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Union Calendar No. 407
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4063
[Report No. 106–723]
To establish the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National
Historical Park in the State of California, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 22, 2000
Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. DIXON, Mr. BROWN of
Ohio, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Ms. DELAURO, Mr.
EVANS, Mr. FROST, Mr. KIND, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Ms. DANNER, Mr.
BONIOR, Ms. LEE, and Mr. VENTO) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Resources
JULY 11, 2000
Additional sponsors: Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. HANSEN, and Mr. UNDERWOOD
JULY 11, 2000
Reported with amendments, 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 March 22, 2000]
A BILL
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,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Rosie the Riveter/World
War II Home Front National Historical Park Establish-
ment 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 Secretary
of the Interior (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) shall administer the park in accordance with
this Act and the provisions of law generally applica-
ble to units of the National Park System, including
the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish a National Park
Service, and for other purposes,’’ approved 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 his-
tories that relate to the World War II home front
theme, and provide technical assistance in the preser-
vation of historic properties that support this story.
(b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—
(1) GENERAL AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may
enter into cooperative agreements with the owners 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, interpret, improve,
restore, and provide technical assistance with respect
to the preservation and interpretation of such prop-
erties. Such agreements shall contain, 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 technical as-
sistance 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 shipbuilding
in Richmond.
(c) EDUCATION CENTER.—The Secretary may estab-
lish a World War II Home Front Education Center in the
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 purpose 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 agreements
under subsection (b)(2), the Secretary shall require
that such expenditure must be matched by expendi-
ture 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-Fed-
eral 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,
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, deter-
mined at the time of such conversion, use, or dis-
posal.
(e) ACQUISITION.—
(1) FORD ASSEMBLY BUILDING.—The Secretary
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 ac-
quire, 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.
(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 fis-
cal years after the date funds are made available, the
Secretary shall prepare, in consultation with the city
of Richmond, California, and transmit to the Com-
mittee on Resources of the House of Representatives
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)), pop-
ularly known as the National Park System General
Authorities Act, and other applicable 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 Rich-
mond.
(3) ADDITIONAL
SITES.—The general manage-
ment plan shall include a determination of whether
there are additional representative sites in Richmond
that should be added to the park or sites in the rest
of the United States that relate to the industrial, gov-
ernmental, and citizen efforts during World War II
that should be linked to and interpreted at the park.
Such determination shall consider any information 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 inclusion in
the National Park System in accordance with Section 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, inter-
pretation, education, and other essential visitor serv-
ices provided for by this Act.
(2) ARTIFACTS.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated $1,000,000 for the acquisition and
curation of historical artifacts related to the park.
(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.
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to establish
the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front Na-
tional Historical Park in the State of California, and for
other purposes.’’.