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conversion, use, or disposal of the project so assisted for
purposes contrary to the purposes of this Act, as deter-
mined 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.
(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 in-
terests within the boundaries of the park in the World
War II day care centers, the World War II worker
housing, the Kaiser-Permanente Field Hospital, and
Fire Station 67, through donation, 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.
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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.
Calendar No. 891
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4063
[Report No. 106–446]
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.
SEPTEMBER 29, 2000
Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of
September 28 (legislative day, September 22), 2000,
with amendments