I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 521
To establish the Steel Industry National Historic Site in the Commonwealth 
of Pennsylvania. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2003
Mr. DOYLE (for himself, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. 
ENGLISH, Ms. HART, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. GERLACH, 
Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. 
SHERWOOD, Mr. MURTHA, Mr. HOEFFEL, Mr. PITTS, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. 
MURPHY, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. RYAN
of Ohio, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. 
LATOURETTE, Mr. FROST, Mr. LAHOOD, Ms. KAPTUR, and Mr. 
KUCINICH) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Resources 
A BILL 
To establish the Steel Industry National Historic Site 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 Site Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 
(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 en-
sure 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 
generations.
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 Na-
tional Park System in the Commonwealth of Pennsyl-
vania. 
(b) DESCRIPTION.—The historic site shall consist 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 
site by Federal law or acquired by the Secretary of 
the Interior for inclusion in the historic site pursu-
ant to subsection (c) or other Federal law. 
(c) ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.— To further the 
purposes of this section, the Secretary of the Interior may 
acquire, by donation, property for inclusion in the historic 
site as follows: 
(1) Any land or interest in land with respect to 
the property identified in paragraphs (1), (2), or (3) 
of subsection (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 subsection (b), for the de-
velopment of visitor, administrative, museum, cura-
torial, and maintenance facilities. 
(3) Personal property associated with, and ap-
propriate for, the interpretation of the historic site.
(d) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall administer the historic site in accordance with this 
section 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.). 
(e) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—To further the purposes of 
the historic site, the Secretary of the Interior may 
enter into a cooperative agreement with any inter-
ested individual, public or private agency, organiza-
tion, or institution. 
(2) CONTRARY PURPOSES.—Any payment made 
by the Secretary pursuant to a cooperative agree-
ment under this subsection shall be subject to an 
agreement that conversion, use, or disposal of the 
project so assisted for purposes contrary to the pur-
pose of the historic site, as determined by the Sec-
retary, shall result in a right of the United States 
to reimbursement of all funds made available to such 
a project or the proportion of the increased value of 
the project attributable to such funds as determined 
at the time of such conversion, use, or disposal, 
whichever is greater.
(f) TECHNICAL AND PRESERVATION ASSISTANCE.—
The Secretary of the Interior may provide technical assist-
ance to any person for—
(1) the preservation of historic structures with-
in the historic site; 
(2) the maintenance of the natural and cultural 
landscape of the historic site; and 
(3) local preservation planning for the historic 
site. 
(g) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.—
(1) PREPARATION.—Not later than the last day 
of the third fiscal year beginning after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall prepare a general management plan for 
the historic site. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall pre-
pare the general management plan in consultation 
withl 
(A) an appropriate official of each appro-
priate political subdivision of the Common-
wealth of Pennsylvania that has jurisdiction 
over all or a portion of the lands included in the 
historic site; and 
(B) an appropriate official of the Steel In-
dustry Heritage Corporation.
(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 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of 
the House of Representatives.
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