IIB 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 930 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 29, 2014 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

AN ACT 

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. 

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, Illi3 nois, Study 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 mining for crude niter in Kentucky caves and 

9 processing the mined material into saltpeter; 

10 (2) New Philadelphia, founded in 1836 by 

11 Frank McWorter, was the first town planned and le12 gally registered by a free African-American before 

13 the Civil War; 

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

15 New Philadelphia bypassed New Philadelphia, which 

16 led to the decline of New Philadelphia; and 

17 (4) the New Philadelphia site— 

18 (A) is a registered National Historic Land19 mark; 

20 (B) is covered by farmland; and 

21 (C) does not contain any original buildings 

22 of the town or the McWorter farm and home 

23 that are visible above ground. 

24 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

25 In this Act: 


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

2 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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

4 means the New Philadelphia archeological site and 

5 the surrounding land in the State of Illinois. 

6 SEC. 4. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY. 

7 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a special 

8 resource study of the Study Area. 

9 (b) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study under sub10 section (a), the Secretary shall— 

11 (1) evaluate the national significance of the 

12 Study Area; 

13 (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of 

14 designating the Study Area as a unit of the National 

15 Park System; 

16 (3) consider other alternatives for preservation, 

17 protection, and interpretation of the Study Area 

18 by— 

19 (A) Federal, State, or local governmental 

20 entities; or 

21 (B) private and nonprofit organizations; 

22 (4) consult with— 

23 (A) interested Federal, State, or local gov24 ernmental entities; 

25 (B) private and nonprofit organizations; or 


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1 (C) any other interested individuals; 

2 (5) identify cost estimates for any Federal ac3 quisition, development, interpretation, operation, and 

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

6 (6) determine the effect of the designation of 

7 the Study Area as a unit of the National Park Sys8 tem on— 

9 (A) existing commercial and recreational 

10 activities, including but not limited to hunting, 

11 fishing, recreational shooting, and on the au12 thorization, construction, operation, mainte13 nance or improvement of energy production and 

14 transmission infrastructure; and 

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

16 local governments to manage those activities; 

17 and 

18 (7) identify any authorities, including con19 demnation, that will compel or permit the Secretary 

20 to influence or participate in local land use decisions 

21 (such as zoning) or place restrictions on nonfederal 

22 land if the Study Area is designated a unit of the 

23 National Park System. 


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1 (c) APPLICABLE LAW.—The study required under 

2 subsection (a) shall be conducted in accordance with sec3 tion 8 of Public Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–5). 

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

5 on which funds are first made available for the study 

6 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the 

7 Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep8 resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 

9 Resources of the Senate a report containing— 

10 (1) the results of the study; and 

11 (2) any conclusions and recommendations of the 

12 Secretary. 

Passed the House of Representatives April 28, 2014. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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