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 ‘‘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. 
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 
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 
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-
dividual, public or private agency, organization, or 
institution to further the purposes of the historic site. 
(2) CONTRARY PURPOSES.—Any payment made 
by the Secretary pursuant to a cooperative agreement 
under this subsection shall be subject to an agreement 
that conversion, use, or disposal of the project so as-
sisted for purposes contrary to the purpose of the his-
toric site, as determined by the Secretary, shall result 
in a right of the United States to reimbursement of 
all funds made available to such a project or the pro-
portion of the increased value of the project attrib-
utable to such funds as determined at the time of such 
conversion, use, or disposal, whichever is greater. 
(g) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of the In-
terior may provide technical assistance to any person for—
(1) the preservation of historic structures within 
the historic site; and 
(2) the maintenance of the natural and cultural 
landscape of the historic site. 
(h) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.—
(1) PREPARATION.—Not later than three years 
after the date on which funds are first made available
to carry out this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall prepare a general management plan for the his-
toric site that will incorporate or otherwise address 
substantive comments made during the consultation 
required by paragraph (2). 
(2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall pre-
pare the general management plan in consultation 
with—
(A) an appropriate official of each appro-
priate political subdivision of the Commonwealth 
of Pennsylvania that has jurisdiction over all or 
a portion of the lands included in the historic 
site; 
(B) an appropriate official of the Steel In-
dustry Heritage Corporation; and 
(C) private property owners in the vicinity 
of the historic site. 
(3) SUBMISSION OF PLAN TO CONGRESS.—Upon 
the completion of the general management plan, the 
Secretary shall submit a copy of the plan to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Resources of the House of 
Representatives.
Union Calendar No. 210
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 521
[Report No. 108–360] 
A BILL 
To establish the Steel Industry National Historic 
Site in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 
NOVEMBER 17, 2003
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed