(2) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Fort Presque Isle was a frontier out-
post located on Garrison Hill in the area of 
present-day Erie, Pennsylvania, which was the 
site of the American installations built in 1795 
and 1796 and in the War of 1812. 
(B) General Anthony Wayne was a Revolu-
tionary War hero who served under General 
George Washington and, at one point, was com-
manding general of the United States Army. 
He first arrived in the area of Presque Isle in 
1786. 
(C) Legend has it that General Wayne was 
nicknamed ‘‘Mad’’ by his troops, not for being 
rash or foolish, but for his leadership and brav-
ery on and off the battlefield. 
(D) The original blockhouse of Fort 
Presque Isle was built in 1795 by 200 Federal 
troops from General Wayne’s army, under the 
direction of Captain John Grubb. It was the 
first blockhouse used as part of a defensive sys-
tem established to counter Native American 
uprisings. It was also used during the War of 
1812. 
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(E) General Wayne was stricken ill at Fort 
Presque Isle and died there in 1796. At his re-
quest, his body was buried under the flagpole of 
the northwest blockhouse of the fort. 
(F) The original blockhouse of Fort 
Presque Isle burned in 1852, and the existing 
structure was built by the Commonwealth of 
Pennsylvania in 1880 as a memorial to General 
Wayne. 
(G) The Pennsylvania Historical and Mu-
seum Commission has recognized the recon-
structed blockhouse as eligible for placement on 
the National Register of Historic Places. 
(3) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section 
are the following: 
(A) To provide for reconstruction of the 
frontier fort at Presque Isle for the benefit, in-
spiration, and education of the people of the 
United States. 
(B) To preserve the original grave site of 
General ‘‘Mad’’ Anthony Wayne at Fort 
Presque Isle. 
(C) To broaden understanding of the his-
torical significance of Fort Presque Isle. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) HISTORIC SITE.—The term ‘‘historic site’’ 
means the Fort Presque Isle National Historic Site 
established by subsection (c). 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF FORT PRESQUE ISLE NA-
TIONAL HISTORIC SITE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established as 
a unit of the National Park System the Fort 
Presque Isle National Historic Site in Erie, Pennsyl-
vania. 
(2) DESCRIPTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The historic site shall 
consist of land and improvements comprising 
the historic location of Fort Presque Isle, in-
cluding the existing blockhouse replica at that 
location, as depicted on a map entitled 
‘‘llll’’, numbered llll and dated 
llll, comprising approximately llll 
acres. 
(B) MAP AND BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION.— 
The map referred to in subparagraph (A) and 
accompanying boundary description shall be on 
file and available for public inspection in the of-
fice of the Director of the National Park Serv-
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ice and any other office of the National Park 
Service that the Secretary determines to be an 
appropriate location for filing the map and 
boundary description. 
(d) ADMINISTRATION OF THE HISTORIC SITE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister the historic site in accordance with this section 
and the provisions of law generally applicable to 
units of the National Park System, including the Act 
of August 25, 1916 (commonly known as the Na-
tional Park Service Organic Act; 16 U.S.C. 1 et 
seq.), and the Act of August 21, 1935 (commonly 
known as the Historic Sites, Buildings, and Antiq-
uities Act; 16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.). 
(2) COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS.—To further 
the purposes of this section, the Secretary may enter 
into a cooperative agreement with any interested in-
dividual, public or private agency, organization, or 
institution. 
(3) TECHNICAL
AND
PRESERVATION
ASSIST-
ANCE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
provide to any eligible person described in sub-
paragraph (B) technical assistance for the pres-
ervation of historic structures of, the mainte-
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nance of the cultural landscape of, and local 
preservation planning for, the historic site. 
(B) ELIGIBLE PERSONS.—The eligible per-
sons described in this subparagraph are— 
(i) an owner of real property within 
the boundary of the historic site, as de-
scribed in subsection (c)(2); and 
(ii) any interested individual, agency, 
organization, or institution that has en-
tered into an agreement with the Secretary 
pursuant to paragraph (2) of this sub-
section. 
(e) ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY.—The Sec-
retary may acquire by donation, exchange, or purchase 
with funds made available by donation or appropriation, 
such lands or interests in lands as may be necessary to 
allow for the interpretation, preservation, or restoration 
of the historic site. 
(f) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the last day 
of the third full fiscal year beginning after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, in con-
sultation with the officials described in paragraph 
(2), prepare a general management plan for the his-
toric site. 
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