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as a unit of the National Park System in the 

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 

(b) DESCRIPTION.— 

(1) INCLUSION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY.—Subject to paragraph (2), the historic site shall 

consist of the following properties, each of 

which relate to the former United States 

Steel Homestead Works, as depicted on the 

map entitled ‘‘Steel Industry National Historic Site’’, dated November 2003, and numbered 80,000: 

(A) The historic location of the Battle of 

Homestead site in the borough of Munhall, 

Pennsylvania, consisting of approximately 3 

acres of land, including the pumphouse and 

water tower and related structures, within 

the property bounded by the Monongahela 

River, the CSX railroad, Waterfront Drive, 

and the Damascus-Marcegaglia Steel Mill. 

(B) The historic location of the Carrie Furnace complex in the boroughs of Swissvale 

and Rankin, Pennsylvania, consisting of approximately 35 acres of land, including blast 

furnaces 6 and 7, the ore yard, the cast 

house, the blowing engine house, the AC 

power house, and related structures, within 

the property bounded by the proposed southwesterly right-of-way line needed to accommodate the Mon/Fayette Expressway and the 

relocated CSX railroad right-of-way, the 

Monongahela River, and a property line 

drawn northeast to southwest approximately 

100 yards east of the AC power house. 

(C) The historic location of the Hot Metal 

Bridge, consisting of the Union railroad 

bridge and its approaches, spanning the 

Monongahela River and connecting the mill 

sites in the boroughs of Rankin and Munhall, 

Pennsylvania. 

(2) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map referred to in paragraph (1) shall be available 

for public inspection in an appropriate office 

of the National Park Service. 

(c) ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.—To further 

the purposes of this section, the Secretary of 

the Interior may acquire, only by donation, 

property for inclusion in the historic site as 

follows: 

(1) Any land or interest in land with respect to the property identified in subsection 

(b)(1). 

(2) Up to 10 acres of land adjacent to or in 

the general proximity of the property identified in such subsection, for the development 

of visitor, administrative, museum, curatorial, and maintenance facilities. 

(3) Personal property associated with, and 

appropriate for, the interpretation of the historic site. 

(d) PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTIONS.— 

Nothing in this Act shall be construed— 

(1) to require any private property owner 

to permit public access (including Federal, 

State, or local government access) to the private property; or 

(2) to modify any provision of Federal, 

State, or local law with regard to public access to or use of private property. 

(e) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary of the 

Interior shall administer the historic site in 

accordance with this Act and the provisions 

of law generally applicable to units of the 

National Park System, including the Act of 

August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), and the 

Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.). 

(f) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Until such time as the 

Secretary of the Interior has acquired the 

property identified in subsection (b)(1), as 

depicted on the map referred to in such subsection, the Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement with any interested individual, public or private agency, organization, or institution to further the purposes of 

the historic site. 

(2) CONTRARY PURPOSES.—Any payment 

made by the Secretary pursuant to a cooperative agreement under this subsection shall 

be subject to an agreement that conversion, 

use, or disposal of the project so assisted for 

purposes contrary to the purpose of the historic site, as determined by the Secretary, 

shall result in a right of the United States to 

reimbursement of all funds made available 

to such a project or the proportion of the increased value of the project attributable to 

such funds as determined at the time of such 

conversion, use, or disposal, whichever is 

greater. 

(g) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 

of the Interior may provide technical assistance to any person for— 

(1) the preservation of historic structures 

within the historic site; and 

(2) the maintenance of the natural and cultural landscape of the historic site. 

(h) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

(1) PREPARATION.—Not later than three 

years after the date on which funds are first 

made available to carry out this Act, the 

Secretary of the Interior shall prepare a general management plan for the historic site 

that will incorporate or otherwise address 

substantive comments made during the consultation required by paragraph (2). 

(2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall 

prepare the general management plan in 

consultation with— 

(A) an appropriate official of each appropriate political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that has jurisdiction 

over all or a portion of the lands included in 

the historic site; 

(B) an appropriate official of the Steel Industry Heritage Corporation; and 

(C) private property owners in the vicinity 

of the historic site. 

(3) SUBMISSION OF PLAN TO CONGRESS.— 

Upon the completion of the general management plan, the Secretary shall submit a copy 

of the plan to the Committee on Energy and 

Natural Resources of the Senate and the 

Committee on Resources of the House of 

Representatives. 

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ORDERS FOR SUNDAY, JANUARY 

11, 2009 

Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent 

that when the Senate completes its 

business today, it stand in recess until 

1 p.m. Sunday, January 11; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, 

the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day, 

and the Senate resume consideration of 

the motion to proceed to S. 22, the 

lands bill. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

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PROGRAM 

Mr. REID. Under the previous order, 

at 2 p.m. Sunday, the Senate will proceed to a rollcall vote on the motion to 

invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 22, the lands bill. 

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RECESS UNTIL SUNDAY, JANUARY 

11, 2009, AT 1 P.M. 

Mr. REID. Mr. President, if there is 

no further business to come before the 

Senate, I ask unanimous consent that 

it stand in recess under the previous 

order. 

There being no objection, the Senate, 

at 2:43 p.m., recessed until Sunday, 

January 11, 2009, at 1 p.m. 


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