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Union Calendar No. 159 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 930 

[Report No. 113–219] 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource 

study of the archeological site and surrounding land of the New Philadelphia town site in the State of Illinois, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 28, 2013 

Mr. SCHOCK (for himself, Mr. CLAY, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. 

KINZINGER of Illinois, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, and Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013 

Additional sponsor: Mr. GUTHRIE

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

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

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 28, 2013] 


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A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 

special resource study of the archeological site and surrounding land of the New Philadelphia town site in the 

State of Illinois, and for other purposes. 


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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘New Philadelphia, Illi5 nois, Study Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds that— 

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

9 his freedom and the freedom of 15 family members by 

10 mining for crude niter in Kentucky caves and proc11 essing the mined material into saltpeter; 

12 (2) New Philadelphia, founded in 1836 by Frank 

13 McWorter, was the first town planned and legally reg14 istered by a free African-American before the Civil 

15 War; 

16 (3) the first railroad constructed in the area of 

17 New Philadelphia bypassed New Philadelphia, which 

18 led to the decline of New Philadelphia; and 

19 (4) the New Philadelphia site— 

20 (A) is a registered National Historic Land21 mark; 

22 (B) is covered by farmland; and 

23 (C) does not contain any original buildings 

24 of the town or the McWorter farm and home that 

25 are visible above ground. 


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1 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

4 the Secretary of the Interior. 

5 (2) STUDY AREA.—The term ‘‘Study Area’’ 

6 means the New Philadelphia archeological site and 

7 the surrounding land in the State of Illinois. 

8 SEC. 4. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY. 

9 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a special re10 source study of the Study Area. 

11 (b) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study under sub12 section (a), the Secretary shall— 

13 (1) evaluate the national significance of the 

14 Study Area; 

15 (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of 

16 designating the Study Area as a unit of the National 

17 Park System; 

18 (3) consider other alternatives for preservation, 

19 protection, and interpretation of the Study Area by— 

20 (A) Federal, State, or local governmental 

21 entities; or 

22 (B) private and nonprofit organizations; 

23 (4) consult with— 

24 (A) interested Federal, State, or local gov25 ernmental entities; 

26 (B) private and nonprofit organizations; or 


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1 (C) any other interested individuals; 

2 (5) identify cost estimates for any Federal acqui3 sition, development, interpretation, operation, and 

4 maintenance associated with the alternatives consid5 ered under paragraph (3); and 

6 (6) determine the effect of the designation of the 

7 Study Area as a unit of the National Park System 

8 on— 

9 (A) existing commercial and recreational 

10 activities, including but not limited to hunting, 

11 fishing, recreational shooting, and on the author12 ization, construction, operation, maintenance or 

13 improvement of energy production and trans14 mission infrastructure; and 

15 (B) the effect of the authority of State and 

16 local governments to manage those activities; and 

17 (7) identify any authorities, including con18 demnation, that will compel or permit the Secretary 

19 to influence or participate in local land use decisions 

20 (such as zoning) or place restrictions on nonfederal 

21 land if the Study Area is designated a unit of the Na22 tional Park System. 

23 (c) APPLICABLE LAW.—The study required under sub24 section (a) shall be conducted in accordance with section 

25 8 of Public Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–5). 


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1 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 

2 on which funds are first made available for the study under 

3 subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 

4 on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and 

5 the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen6 ate a report containing— 

7 (1) the results of the study; and 

8 (2) any conclusions and recommendations of the 

9 Secretary. 


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Union Calendar No. 159 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 930 

[Report No. 113–219] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conother purposes. phia town site in the State of Illinois, and for site and surrounding land of the New Philadel- duct a special resource study of the archeological 

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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