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Union Calendar No. 57 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 285 
[Report No. 110–92] 
To establish the Steel Industry National Historic Site in the State of 
Pennsylvania. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 5, 2007 
Mr. DOYLE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
APRIL 17, 2007 
Additional sponsor: Mr. ALTMIRE 
APRIL 17, 2007 
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 January 5, 2007] 
A BILL 
To establish the Steel Industry National Historic Site in 
the State of Pennsylvania. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Steel Industry National 
Historic Site Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following: 
(1) Certain sites and structures in the Common-
wealth of Pennsylvania symbolize in physical form 
the heritage of the steel industry of the United States. 
(2) Certain buildings and other structures in the 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania are nationally sig-
nificant historical resources, including the United 
States Steel Homestead Works, the Carrie Furnace 
complex, and the Hot Metal Bridge. 
(3) Despite substantial efforts for cultural preser-
vation and historical interpretation by the Common-
wealth of Pennsylvania and by individuals and pub-
lic and private entities in the Commonwealth, these 
buildings and other structures may be lost without the 
assistance of the Federal Government. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are to ensure 
the preservation, interpretation, visitor enjoyment, and 
maintenance of the nationally significant historical and 
cultural sites and structures described in subsection (a) for 
the benefit and inspiration of present and future genera-
tions. 
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SEC. 3. STEEL INDUSTRY NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, PENN-
SYLVANIA. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Steel Industry National 
Historic Site is hereby established as a unit of the National 
Park System in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 
(b) DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) INCLUSION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY.—Subject 
to paragraph (2), the historic site shall consist of the 
following properties, each of which relate to the 
former United States Steel Homestead Works, as de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘Steel Industry National 
Historic Site’’, dated November 2003, and numbered 
80,000: 
(A) The historic location of the Battle of 
Homestead site in the borough of Munhall, Penn-
sylvania, consisting of approximately 3 acres of 
land, including the pumphouse and water tower 
and related structures, within the property 
bounded by the Monongahela River, the CSX 
railroad, Waterfront Drive, and the Damascus- 
Marcegaglia Steel Mill. 
(B) The historic location of the Carrie Fur-
nace complex in the boroughs of Swissvale and 
Rankin, Pennsylvania, consisting of approxi-
mately 35 acres of land, including blast furnaces 
6 and 7, the ore yard, the cast house, the blowing 
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engine house, the AC power house, and related 
structures, within the property bounded by the 
proposed southwesterly right-of-way line needed 
to accommodate the Mon/Fayette Expressway 
and the relocated CSX railroad right-of-way, the 
Monongahela River, and a property line drawn 
northeast to southwest approximately 100 yards 
east of the AC power house. 
(C) The historic location of the Hot Metal 
Bridge, consisting of the Union railroad bridge 
and its approaches, spanning the Monongahela 
River and connecting the mill sites in the bor-
oughs of Rankin and Munhall, Pennsylvania. 
(2) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map referred to 
in paragraph (1) shall be available for public inspec-
tion in an appropriate office of the National Park 
Service. 
(c) ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.—To further the pur-
poses of this section, the Secretary of the Interior may ac-
quire, only by donation, property for inclusion in the his-
toric site as follows: 
(1) Any land or interest in land with respect to 
the property identified in subsection (b)(1). 
(2) Up to 10 acres of land adjacent to or in the 
general proximity of the property identified in such 
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subsection, for the development of visitor, administra-
tive, museum, curatorial, and maintenance facilities. 
(3) Personal property associated with, and ap-
propriate for, the interpretation of the historic site. 
(d) PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTIONS.—Nothing in 
this Act shall be construed— 
(1) to require any private property owner to per-
mit public access (including Federal, State, or local 
government access) to the private property; or 
(2) to modify any provision of Federal, State, or 
local law with regard to public access to or use of pri-
vate property. 
(e) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall administer the historic site in accordance with this 
Act and the provisions of law generally applicable to units 
of the National Park System, including the Act of August 
25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), and the Act of August 21, 
1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.). 
(f) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Until such time as the Sec-
retary of the Interior has acquired the property iden-
tified in subsection (b)(1), as depicted on the map re-
ferred to in such subsection, the Secretary may enter 
into a cooperative agreement with any interested in-
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