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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 635
To establish the Steel Industry National Historic Park in the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 14, 2001
Mr. DOYLE (for himself and Mr. COYNE) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To establish the Steel Industry National Historic Park in
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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 Na-
tional Historic Park Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS, PURPOSES, AND DEFINITIONS.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:
(1) Certain sites and structures in the Com-
monwealth of Pennsylvania symbolize in physical
form the heritage of the steel industry of the United
States.
(2) A very large proportion of the buildings and
other structures in the Commonwealth of Pennsyl-
vania are nationally significant historical resources,
including the United States Steel Homestead Works,
the Carrie Furnace complex, and the Hot Metal
Bridge.
(3) Despite substantial efforts for cultural pres-
ervation and historical interpretation by the Com-
monwealth of Pennsylvania and by individuals and
public 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 pro-
vide for the preservation, development, interpretation, and
use of the nationally significant historical and cultural
sites and structures as described in subsection (a) for the
benefit and inspiration of present and future generations.
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act:
(1) HISTORIC PARK.—The term ‘‘historic park’’
means the Steel Industry National Historic Park es-
tablished by section 3.
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Interior.
SEC. 3. STEEL INDUSTRY NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania the Steel Industry Na-
tional Historic Park as a unit of the National Park Sys-
tem.
(b) DESCRIPTION.—The historic park shall be com-
prised of the following properties, each of which relate to
the former United States Steel Homestead Works:
(1) The historic location of the Battle of Home-
stead site in the borough of Munhall, Pennsylvania,
consisting of approximately 3 acres of land, includ-
ing 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.
(2) The historic location of the Carrie Furnace
complex in the boroughs of Swissvale and Rankin,
Pennsylvania, consisting of approximately 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.
(3) 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 boroughs of Rankin
and Munhall, Pennsylvania.
(4) All other property included in the historic
park by Federal law or acquired by the Secretary for
inclusion in the historic park pursuant to section 4
or other Federal law.
SEC. 4. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.
To further the purposes of this Act, the Secretary
may acquire, by donation, property for inclusion in the his-
toric park as follows:
(1) Any land or interest in land with respect to
the property identified in paragraphs (1), (2), or (3)
of section 3(b).
(2) Up to 10 acres of land adjacent to or in the
general proximity of the property identified in para-
graphs (1), (2), or (3) of section 3(b), for the devel-
opment of visitor, administrative, museum, curato-
rial, and maintenance facilities.
(3) Personal property associated with, and ap-
propriate for, the interpretation of the historic park.
ance for the preservation of historic structures of, the
maintenance of the cultural landscape of, and local preser-
vation planning for, the historic park.
SEC. 6. GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the last day of the
third fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall, in consultation with the offi-
cials described in subsection (b), prepare a general man-
agement plan for the historic park.
(b) OFFICIALS CONSULTED.—The officials described
in this subsection are—
(1) an appropriate official of each appropriate
political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Penn-
sylvania that has jurisdiction over all or a portion of
the historic park; and
(2) an appropriate official of the Steel Industry
Heritage Corporation.
(c) SUBMISSION OF PLAN TO CONGRESS.—Upon the
completion of the general management plan, the Secretary
shall submit a copy of the plan to the Committee on En-
ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Resources of the House of Representatives.
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