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Calendar No. 534 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3141 

[Report No. 117–183] 

To establish the New Philadelphia National Historical Park in the State 

of Illinois as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 2, 2021 

Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Ms. DUCKWORTH) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

OCTOBER 18, 2022 

Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of October 14, 2022, by 

Mr. MANCHIN, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To establish the New Philadelphia National Historical Park 

in the State of Illinois as a unit of the National Park 

System, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘New Philadelphia Na3 tional Historical Park Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

5 Congress finds that— 

6 (1) Frank McWorter, an enslaved man, bought 

7 his freedom and the freedom of 15 family members 

8 by— 

9 (A) mining for crude niter in Kentucky 

10 caves and processing the mined material into 

11 saltpeter; 

12 (B) hiring his time to other settlers; and 

13 (C) selling lots in New Philadelphia, which 

14 was— 

15 (i) the town founded by Frank 

16 McWorter; and 

17 (ii) the first town planned and legally 

18 registered by a free African American be19 fore the Civil War; 

20 (2) the first railroad constructed in the area of 

21 New Philadelphia bypassed New Philadelphia, which 

22 led to the decline of New Philadelphia; and 

23 (3) the site of New Philadelphia is a registered 

24 National Historic Landmark. 

25 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

26 In this Act: 


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1 (1) PARK.—The term ‘‘Park’’ means the New 

2 Philadelphia National Historical Park established by 

3 section 4(a). 

4 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

5 the Secretary of the Interior. 

6 (3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

7 of Illinois. 

8 SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW PHILADELPHIA NA9 TIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. 

10 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 

11 State as a unit of the National Park System the New 

12 Philadelphia National Historical Park. 

13 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Park are— 

14 (1) to protect, preserve, and interpret the many 

15 significant aspects of the Park; and 

16 (2) to the extent feasible, to coordinate preser17 vation and interpretation activities with the State 

18 and other public and nonpublic entities through co19 operative agreements entered into under section 

20 5(c). 

21 (c) BOUNDARY.—The Park shall consist of the ap22 proximately 124.33 acres of land within the boundary gen23 erally depicted as ‘‘Legislative Boundary’’ on the map pre24 pared by the National Park Service entitled ‘‘New PhilaVerDate Sep 11 2014 21:09 Oct 18, 2022 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6401 E:\BILLS\S3141.RS S3141

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1 delphia National Historic Site Proposed Boundary’’, num2 bered 591/176,516, and dated July 2021. 

3 SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall administer 

5 land within the boundary of the Park in accordance 

6 with— 

7 (1) this Act; and 

8 (2) the laws generally applicable to units of the 

9 National Park System, including— 

10 (A) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and 

11 sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 

12 102101 of title 54, United States Code; and 

13 (B) chapter 3201 of title 54, United States 

14 Code. 

15 (b) MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS.—The Lincoln 

16 Home National Historic Site shall be responsible for the 

17 management and operations of the Park. 

18 (c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary 

19 may enter into cooperative agreements with the State or 

20 other public and nonpublic entities under which the Sec21 retary may identify, interpret, and provide assistance for 

22 the preservation of non-Federal land within the bound23 aries of the Park and at sites in close proximity to the 

24 Park but located outside the boundaries of the Park, in25 cluding providing for— 


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1 (1) the placement of directional and interpretive 

2 signage; 

3 (2) exhibits; and 

4 (3) technology-based interpretive devices. 

5 (d) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

7 the Secretary may acquire land and interests in land 

8 (including any buildings or structures) for inclusion 

9 in the Park by— 

10 (A) donation; 

11 (B) purchase with donated or appropriated 

12 funds; or 

13 (C) exchange. 

14 (2) LIMITATION.—Any land owned by the State 

15 or a political subdivision of the State may be ac16 quired for inclusion in the Park only by donation. 

17 (e) TECHNICAL AND PRESERVATION ASSISTANCE.— 

18 The Secretary may provide public interpretation and tech19 nical assistance for the preservation of historic structures 

20 of, the maintenance of the cultural landscape of, and local 

21 preservation planning for, related historic and cultural re22 sources within the boundaries of the Park. 

23 (f) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Not later than 3 fiscal 

24 years after the date on which funds are first made avail25 able to carry out this Act, the Secretary, in consultation 


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1 with the State, shall complete a general management plan 

2 for the Park in accordance with— 

3 (1) section 100502 of title 54, United States 

4 Code; and 

5 (2) any other applicable laws. 

6 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

7 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘New Philadelphia Na8 tional Historical Park Act’’. 

9 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

10 In this Act: 

11 (1) PARK.—The term ‘‘Park’’ means the New 

12 Philadelphia National Historical Park established by 

13 section 3(a). 

14 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

15 the Secretary of the Interior. 

16 (3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

17 of Illinois. 

18 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW PHILADELPHIA NATIONAL 

19 HISTORICAL PARK. 

20 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 

21 State as a unit of the National Park System the New Phila22 delphia National Historical Park. 

23 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Park is to protect, 

24 preserve, and interpret the historic resources associated with 

25 the town of New Philadelphia, the first town in the United 


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1 States planned and legally registered by a free African 

2 American before the Civil War. 

3 (c) BOUNDARY.—The Park shall consist of the approxi4 mately 124.33 acres of land within the boundary generally 

5 depicted as ‘‘Proposed Boundary’’ on the map prepared by 

6 the National Park Service entitled ‘‘New Philadelphia Na7 tional Historic Site Proposed Boundary’’, numbered 591/ 

8 176,516, and dated July 2021. 

9 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall administer 

11 land within the boundary of the Park in accordance with— 

12 (1) this Act; and 

13 (2) the laws generally applicable to units of the 

14 National Park System, including— 

15 (A) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and 

16 sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 

17 of title 54, United States Code; and 

18 (B) chapter 3201 of title 54, United States 

19 Code. 

20 (b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may enter into 

22 cooperative agreements with the State or other public 

23 and private entities— 

24 (A) to coordinate preservation and interpre25 tation activities within the Park; and 


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1 (B) to identify, interpret, and provide as2 sistance for the preservation and interpretation 

3 of non-Federal land within the boundary of the 

4 Park and at sites in close proximity to the Park 

5 that are located outside the boundary of the 

6 Park. 

7 (2) PUBLIC ACCESS.—Any cooperative agreement 

8 entered into under paragraph (1) to provide assist9 ance to non-Federal land shall provide for reasonable 

10 public access to the non-Federal land. 

11 (c) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the 

13 Secretary may acquire land and interests in land for 

14 inclusion in the Park by— 

15 (A) donation; 

16 (B) purchase with donated or appropriated 

17 funds; or 

18 (C) exchange. 

19 (2) LIMITATION.—Any land owned by the State 

20 or a political subdivision of the State may be ac21 quired for inclusion in the Park only by donation. 

22 (d) TECHNICAL AND PRESERVATION ASSISTANCE.— 

23 The Secretary may provide public interpretation and tech24 nical assistance for the preservation of historic structures 

25 of, the maintenance of the cultural landscape of, and local 


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1 preservation planning for, related historic and cultural re2 sources within the boundaries of the Park. 

3 (e) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Not later than 3 fiscal years 

4 after the date on which funds are first made available to 

5 carry out this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the 

6 State, shall complete a general management plan for the 

7 Park in accordance with— 

8 (1) section 100502 of title 54, United States 

9 Code; and 

10 (2) any other applicable laws. 


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Calendar No. 534 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3141 

[Report No. 117–183] 

A BILL 

To establish the New Philadelphia National HistorNational Park System, and for other purposes. ical Park in the State of Illinois as a unit of the 

OCTOBER 18, 2022 

Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of 

October 14, 2022, with an amendment 


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