I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5305 
To establish the Ste. Genevieve National Historic Site in the State of 
Missouri, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 23, 2016 
Mr. SMITH of Missouri introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To establish the Ste. Genevieve National Historic Site in 
the State of Missouri, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ste. Genevieve Na-
tional Historic Site Establishment Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) HISTORIC DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘Historic 
District’’ means the Ste. Genevieve Historic District 
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National Historic Landmark, as generally depicted 
on the Map. 
(2) HISTORIC SITE.—The term ‘‘Historic Site’’ 
means the Ste. Genevieve National Historic Site es-
tablished by section 3(a). 
(3) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Ste. Genevieve National Historic Site Pro-
posed Boundary’’, numbered 571/132,626, and 
dated May 2016. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Missouri. 
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE STE. GENEVIEVE NA-
TIONAL HISTORIC SITE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
there is established the Ste. Genevieve National His-
toric Site in the State as a unit of the National Park 
System to preserve, protect, and interpret for the 
benefit of present and future generations the themes 
of French settlement, vernacular architecture, and 
community form and farming on the frontier associ-
ated with Ste. Genevieve. 
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(2) CONDITIONS
FOR
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Historic Site shall not be established until the date 
on which the Secretary determines that— 
(A) sufficient land has been acquired for 
the Historic Site to constitute a manageable 
unit; and 
(B) the Secretary has entered into a writ-
ten agreement providing that land owned by the 
State, the City of Ste. Genevieve, or other enti-
ty within the Historic District shall be managed 
consistent with the purposes of this Act. 
(b) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of the Historic 
Site shall be the boundaries generally depicted on the 
Map. 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The Map shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in the appropriate of-
fices of the National Park Service. 
(d) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire 
any land or interest in land located within the 
boundary of the Historic Site or any nationally sig-
nificant property identified in the special resource 
study within the Historic District by— 
(A) donation; 
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(B) purchase with donated or appropriated 
funds; or 
(C) exchange. 
(2) BOUNDARY REVISION.—On the acquisition 
of any property within the Historic District under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall revise the bound-
ary of the Historic Site to include the property. 
(e) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister the Historic Site in accordance with— 
(A) this Act; and 
(B) the laws generally applicable to units 
of the National Park System, including— 
(i) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, 
and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, 
and 102101 of title 54, United States 
Code; and 
(ii) chapter 3201 of title 54, United 
States Code. 
(2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date on which funds are made avail-
able to prepare a general management plan for 
the Historic Site, the Secretary shall prepare 
the general management plan in accordance 
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with section 100502 of title 54, United States 
Code. 
(B) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On com-
pletion of the general management plan under 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
the general management plan. 
(3) RELATED SITES.—The Secretary may pro-
vide interpretative tours and educational programs 
at related historic and cultural sites within the His-
toric District associated with the purposes for which 
the Historic Site is established. 
(f) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide 
technical assistance and enter into cooperative 
agreements with the owner of a nationally signifi-
cant property within the Historic Site or the His-
toric District, to identify, mark, interpret, improve, 
and restore the property. 
(2) RIGHT OF ACCESS.—A cooperative agree-
ment entered into under paragraph (1) shall provide 
that the Secretary, acting through the Director of 
the National Park Service, shall have the right of 
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access at all reasonable times to all public portions 
of the property covered by the agreement for the 
purposes of— 
(A) conducting visitors through the prop-
erty; and 
(B) interpreting the property for the pub-
lic. 
(3) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.— 
(A) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share 
of the total cost of any activity carried out 
under a cooperative agreement entered into 
under this subsection shall be not more than 50 
percent. 
(B) FORM OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The 
non-Federal share of an activity carried out 
under a cooperative agreement entered into 
under this subsection may be in the form of do-
nated property, goods, or services fairly valued. 
(4) CHANGES OR ALTERATIONS.—No changes 
or alterations shall be made to any property covered 
by a cooperative agreement entered into under para-
graph (1) unless the Secretary and the other party 
to the agreement agree to the changes or alterations. 
(5) CONVERSION, USE, OR
DISPOSAL.—Any 
payment by the Secretary under this subsection shall 
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be subject to an agreement that the conversion, use, 
or disposal of a property for purposes contrary to 
the purposes of this section, as determined by the 
Secretary, shall entitle the United States to reim-
bursement in any amount equal to the greater of— 
(A) the amounts made available to the 
property by the United States; or 
(B) the portion of the increased value of 
the property attributable to the amounts made 
available under this subsection, as determined 
at the time of the conversion, use, or disposal. 
(g) LIMITED ROLE OF THE SECRETARY.—Nothing in 
this Act authorizes the Secretary to assume overall finan-
cial responsibility for the operation, maintenance, or man-
agement of the Historic District. 
SEC. 4. LAND ACQUISITION; NO BUFFER ZONES. 
(a) LAND ACQUISITION.—The Secretary is author-
ized to acquire land and interests in land within the 
boundaries of the Historic Site and Historic District by 
donation or exchange only (and in the case of an exchange, 
no payment may be made by the Secretary to any land-
owner). The Secretary may not acquire by condemnation 
any land or interest in land within the boundaries of the 
Historic Site and Historic District. No private property 
or non-Federal public property shall be included within the 
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boundaries of the Historic Site and Historic District with-
out the written consent of the owner of such property. 
(b) NO BUFFER ZONES.—Nothing in this Act, the 
establishment of the Historic Site and Historic District, 
or the management of the Historic Site and Historic Dis-
trict shall be construed to create buffer zones outside of 
the Historic Site and Historic District. That an activity 
or use can be seen or heard from within the Historic Site 
and Historic District shall not preclude the conduct of 
that activity or use outside the Historic Site and Historic 
District. 
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