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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1787

To establish the Steel Industry National Historic Site in the Commonwealth 

of Pennsylvania. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 28, 2003

Mr. SPECTER introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL

To establish the Steel Industry National Historic Site in 

the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

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 ‘‘Steel Industry Na5 tional Historic Site Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 

7 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—

8 (1) certain sites and structures in the Common9 wealth of Pennsylvania symbolize in physical form 

10 the heritage of the United States steel industry; 
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1 (2) a very large proportion of the buildings and 

2 other structures in the Commonwealth are nationally 

3 significant historical resources, including the United 

4 States Steel Homestead Works, the Carrie Furnace 

5 complex, and the Hot Metal Bridge; and 

6 (3) despite substantial efforts by the Common7 wealth, as well as individuals and public and private 

8 entities in the Commonwealth, to preserve and inter9 pret these significant historical and cultural build10 ings and structures, such buildings and structures 

11 may be lost without the assistance of the Federal 

12 Government. 

13 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are to pro14 vide for the preservation, interpretation, visitor enjoyment, 

15 and maintenance of the nationally significant historical 

16 and cultural sites and structures described in subsection 

17 (a) for the benefit and inspiration of present and future 

18 generations. 

19 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

20 In this Act: 

21 (1) COMMONWEALTH.—The term ‘‘Common22 wealth’’ means the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 

23 (2) HISTORIC SITE.—The term ‘‘historic site’’ 

24 means the Steel Industry National Historic Site es25 tablished by section 4. 
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1 (3) PLAN.—The term ‘‘plan’’ means the man2 agement plan for the historic site required under 

3 section 7. 

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

5 the Secretary of the Interior. 

6 SEC. 4. STEEL INDUSTRY NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE. 

7 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established as a unit 

8 of the National Park System the Steel Industry National 

9 Historic Site in the Commonwealth. 

10 (b) COMPONENTS.—The historic site shall consist of 

11 land and interests in land relating to the former United 

12 States Steel Homestead Works, including—

13 (1) the Battle of Homestead site in the borough 

14 of Munhall, Pennsylvania, consisting of approxi15 mately 3 acres of land, including the pumphouse and 

16 water tower and related structures, within the prop17 erty bounded by the Monongahela River, the CSX 

18 railroad, Waterfront Drive, and the Damascus19 Marcegaglia Steel Mill; 

20 (2) the Carrie Furnace complex in the boroughs 

21 of Swissvale and Rankin, Pennsylvania, consisting of 

22 approximately 35 acres of land, including blast fur23 naces 6 and 7, the ore yard, the cast house, the 

24 blowing engine house, the AC power house, and re25 lated structures, within the property bounded by the 
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1 proposed southwesterly right-of-way line needed to 

2 accommodate the Mon/Fayette Expressway and the 

3 relocated CSX railroad right-of-way, the 

4 Monongahela River, and a property line drawn 

5 northeast to southwest approximately 100 yards east 

6 of the AC power house; 

7 (3) the Hot Metal Bridge, consisting of the 

8 Union railroad bridge and its approaches, spanning 

9 the Monongahela River and connecting the mill sites 

10 in the boroughs of Rankin and Munhall; and 

11 (4) all other property included in the historic 

12 site—

13 (A) by Federal law; or 

14 (B) acquired by the Secretary for inclusion 

15 in the historic site under section 5 or other 

16 Federal law. 

17 SEC. 5. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY. 

18 (a) REAL PROPERTY.—To further the purposes of 

19 this Act, the Secretary may acquire for inclusion in the 

20 historic site—

21 (1) land and interests in land described in para22 graphs (1), (2), or (3) of section 4(b); and 

23 (2) not more than 10 acres of land adjacent to, 

24 or in the general vicinity of, the property described 

25 in paragraphs (1), (2), or (3) of section 4(b), for the 
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1 development of visitor, administrative, museum, cu2 ratorial, and maintenance facilities. 

3 (b) PERSONAL PROPERTY.—The Secretary may ac4 quire personal property associated with, and appropriate 

5 for, the interpretation of the historic site. 

6 (c) MEANS.—An acquisition of real property or per7 sonal property shall be made by donation. 

8 SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATION. 

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

10 the historic site in accordance with this Act and the provi11 sions of law generally applicable to units of the National 

12 Park System, including—

13 (1) the Act of August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 

14 et seq.); and 

15 (2) the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 

16 et seq.). 

17 (b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may enter 

19 into a cooperative agreement with any interested in20 dividual, public or private agency, organization, or 

21 institution to further the purposes of the historic 

22 site. 

23 (2) REIMBURSEMENT.—A payment made by 

24 the Secretary under the terms of a cooperative 

25 agreement entered into under this subsection shall 
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1 be subject to an agreement that if at any time the 

2 project assisted is converted, used, or disposed of in 

3 a manner that is contrary to the purposes of this 

4 Act, as determined by the Secretary, the interested 

5 entity or individual shall reimburse the Secretary for 

6 the greater of—

7 (A) the amount of assistance provided for 

8 the project; or 

9 (B) the portion of the increased value of 

10 the project that is attributable to that assist11 ance, determined as of the date of the conver12 sion, use, or disposal. 

13 (c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may 

14 provide to any person technical assistance for—

15 (1) preserving historic structures of the historic 

16 site; 

17 (2) maintaining the natural and cultural land18 scape of the historic site; and 

19 (3) local preservation planning for the historic 

20 site. 

21 SEC. 7. GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 fiscal years after 

23 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—

24 (1) prepare a plan for the historic site; and 
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1 (2) submit the plan to the Committee on En2 ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the 

3 Committee on Resources of the House of Represent4 atives. 

5 (b) CONSULTATION WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS.—In 

6 preparing the plan under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary 

7 shall consult with—

8 (1) a representative of each political subdivision 

9 of the Commonwealth that has jurisdiction over all 

10 or a portion of the historic site; and 

11 (2) a representative of the Steel Industry Herit12 age Corporation.

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