IIB
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4063
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JULY 12, 2000
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources
AN ACT
To establish the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front
National Historical Park in the State of California, and
for other purposes.
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 ‘‘Rosie the Riveter/
World War II Home Front National Historical Park Es-
tablishment Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. ROSIE THE RIVETER/WORLD WAR II HOME FRONT
NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—In order to preserve for the
benefit and inspiration of the people of the United States
as a national historical park certain sites, structures, and
areas located in Richmond, California, that are associated
with the industrial, governmental, and citizen efforts that
led to victory in World War II, there is established the
Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National
Historical Park (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘park’’).
(b) AREAS INCLUDED.—The boundaries of the park
shall be those generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Pro-
posed Boundary Map, Rosie the Riveter/World War II
Home Front National Historical Park’’ numbered 963/
80000 and dated May 2000. The map shall be on file and
available for public inspection in the appropriate offices
of the National Park Service.
SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATION OF THE NATIONAL HISTORICAL
PARK.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) GENERAL
ADMINISTRATION.—The Sec-
retary of the Interior (in this Act referred to as the
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‘‘Secretary’’) shall administer the park in accordance
with this Act and the provisions of law generally ap-
plicable to units of the National Park System, in-
cluding the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish a Na-
tional Park Service, and for other purposes,’’ ap-
proved August 35, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1
through 4), and the Act of August 21, 1935 (49
Stat. 666; 16 U.S.C. 461–467).
(2) SPECIFIC
AUTHORITIES.—The Secretary
may interpret the story of Rosie the Riveter and the
World War II home front, conduct and maintain
oral histories that relate to the World War II home
front theme, and provide technical assistance in the
preservation of historic properties that support this
story.
(b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—
(1) GENERAL
AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary
may enter into cooperative agreements with the own-
ers of the World War II Child Development Centers,
the World War II worker housing, the Kaiser-
Permanente Field Hospital, and Fire Station 67A,
pursuant to which the Secretary may mark, inter-
pret, improve, restore, and provide technical assist-
ance with respect to the preservation and interpreta-
tion of such properties. Such agreements shall con-
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tain, but need not be limited to, provisions under
which the Secretary shall have the right of access at
reasonable times to public portions of the property
for interpretive and other purposes, and that no
changes or alterations shall be made in the property
except by mutual agreement.
(2) LIMITED
AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary
may consult and enter into cooperative agreements
with interested persons for interpretation and tech-
nical assistance with the preservation of—
(A) the Ford Assembly Building;
(B) the intact dry docks/basin docks and
five historic structures at Richmond Shipyard
#3;
(C) the Shimada Peace Memorial Park;
(D) Westshore Park;
(E) the Rosie the Riveter Memorial;
(F) Sheridan Observation Point Park;
(G) the Bay Trail/Esplanade;
(H) Vincent Park; and
(I) the vessel S.S. RED OAK VICTORY,
and Whirley Cranes associated with ship-
building in Richmond.
(c) EDUCATION CENTER.—The Secretary may estab-
lish a World War II Home Front Education Center in the
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Ford Assembly Building. Such center shall include a pro-
gram that allows for distance learning and linkages to
other representative sites across the country, for the pur-
pose of educating the public as to the significance of the
site and the World War II Home Front.
(d) USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.—
(1) NON-FEDERAL MATCHING.—(A) As a condi-
tion of expending any funds appropriated to the Sec-
retary for the purposes of the cooperative agree-
ments under subsection (b)(2), the Secretary shall
require that such expenditure must be matched by
expenditure of an equal amount of funds, goods,
services, or in-kind contributions provided by non-
Federal sources.
(B) With the approval of the Secretary, any do-
nation of property, services, or goods from a non-
Federal source may be considered as a contribution
of funds from a non-Federal source for purposes of
this paragraph.
(2) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—Any payment
made by the Secretary pursuant to a cooperative
agreement under this section shall be subject to an
agreement that conversion, use, or disposal of the
project so assisted for purposes contrary to the pur-
poses of this Act, as determined by the Secretary,
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shall entitle the United States to reimbursement of
the greater of—
(A) all funds paid by the Secretary to such
project; or
(B) the proportion of the increased value
of the project attributable to such payments,
determined at the time of such conversion, use,
or disposal.
(e) ACQUISITION.—
(1) FORD
ASSEMBLY
BUILDING.—The Sec-
retary may acquire a leasehold interest in the Ford
Assembly Building for the purposes of operating a
World War II Home Front Education Center.
(2) OTHER
FACILITIES.—The Secretary may
acquire, from willing sellers, lands or interests in the
World War II day care centers, the World War II
worker housing, the Kaiser-Permanente Field Hos-
pital, and Fire Station 67, through donation, pur-
chase with donated or appropriated funds, transfer
from any other Federal Agency, or exchange.
(3) ARTIFACTS.—The Secretary may acquire
and provide for the curation of historic artifacts that
relate to the park.
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(f) DONATIONS.—The Secretary may accept and use
donations of funds, property, and services to carry out this
Act.
(g) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 complete
fiscal years after the date funds are made available,
the Secretary shall prepare, in consultation with the
City of Richmond, California, and transmit to the
Committee on Resources of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate a general management plan
for the park in accordance with the provisions of
section 12(b) of the Act of August 18, 1970 (16
U.S.C. 1a–7(b)), popularly known as the National
Park System General Authorities Act, and other ap-
plicable law.
(2) PRESERVATION OF SETTING.—The general
management plan shall include a plan to preserve
the historic setting of the Rosie the Riveter/World
War II Home Front National Historical Park, which
shall be jointly developed and approved by the City
of Richmond.
(3) ADDITIONAL SITES.—The general manage-
ment plan shall include a determination of whether
there are additional representative sites in Richmond
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that should be added to the park or sites in the rest
of the United States that relate to the industrial,
governmental, and citizen efforts during World War
II that should be linked to and interpreted at the
park. Such determination shall consider any infor-
mation or findings developed in the National Park
Service study of the World War II Home Front
under section 4.
SEC. 4. WORLD WAR II HOME FRONT STUDY.
The Secretary shall conduct a theme study of the
World War II home front to determine whether other sites
in the United States meet the criteria for potential inclu-
sion in the National Park System in accordance with Sec-
tion 8 of Public Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–5).
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) ORAL HISTORIES, PRESERVATION, AND VIS-
ITOR SERVICES.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated such sums as may be necessary to conduct
oral histories and to carry out the preservation, in-
terpretation, education, and other essential visitor
services provided for by this Act.
(2) ARTIFACTS.—There are authorized to be
appropriated $1,000,000 for the acquisition and
curation of historical artifacts related to the park.
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(b) PROPERTY ACQUISITION.—There are authorized
to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to acquire
the properties listed in section 3(e)(2).
(c) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR S.S. RED
OAK VICTORY.—None of the funds authorized to be ap-
propriated by this section may be used for the operation,
maintenance, or preservation of the vessel S.S. RED OAK
VICTORY.
Passed the House of Representatives July 11, 2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.