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One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand
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 Representatives 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 Establishment 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, Cali-
fornia, that are associated with the industrial, governmental, and
citizen efforts that led to victory in World War II, there is estab-
lished 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 ‘‘Proposed Boundary
Map, Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Histor-
ical 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 ‘‘Secretary’’) shall admin-
ister the park in accordance with this Act and the provisions
of law generally applicable 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 histories that relate to the
World War II home front theme, and provide technical assist-
ance in the preservation of historic properties that support
this story.
(b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—
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(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 Sta-
tion 67A, pursuant to which the Secretary may mark, interpret,
improve, restore, and provide technical assistance with respect
to the preservation and interpretation of such properties. 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 interpre-
tive 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 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 shipbuilding in Richmond.
(c) EDUCATION CENTER.—The Secretary may establish a World
War II Home Front Education Center in the Ford Assembly
Building. Such center shall include a program that allows for dis-
tance 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 condition of
expending any funds appropriated to the Secretary for the
purposes of the cooperative agreements 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 donation 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 sec-
tion shall be subject to an agreement that conversion, use,
or disposal of the project so assisted for purposes contrary
to the purposes 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, determined at the time
of such conversion, use, or disposal.
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(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 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 Hospital, and Fire Station 67, through dona-
tion, purchase 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 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 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)), popularly 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 Richmond.
(3) ADDITIONAL SITES.—The general management plan shall
include a determination of whether there are additional rep-
resentative sites in Richmond 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 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
VISITOR
SERV-
ICES.—There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as
may be necessary to conduct oral histories and to carry out
the preservation, interpretation, 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 appro-
priated 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 VIC-
TORY.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this
section may be used for the operation, maintenance, or preservation
of the vessel S.S. RED OAK VICTORY.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.