Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park Establishment Act

Bill: 113-hr-706
Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2013-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Dams and canals
Historic sites and heritage areas
Industrial facilities
Lakes and rivers
Massachusetts
Members of Congress
Monuments and memorials
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Rhode Island
Senate

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: 
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park Establishment Act - Establishes the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park in Massachusetts and Rhode Island as a unit of the National Park System. 
 
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire up to 10 acres in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, for the development of administrative, curatorial, or visitor facilities for the Park. 
 
Requires the Secretary to prepare a general management plan for the Park. 
 
Dedicates the Park to former Senator John H. Chafee from Rhode Island in recognition of: (1) his role in the preservation of the resources of the Blackstone River Valley and the heritage corridor that bears his name, and (2) his decades of service to the people of Rhode Island and the United States. 
 
Requires a memorial to be displayed at a location in the Park that recognizes Senator Chafee's role in the preservation of the resources of the Blackstone River Valley for the people of the United States. 
 
Adjusts the boundary of the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor. 
 
Designates the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, Inc., as the local coordinating entity for the Corridor.

action_date: 2014-12-22
text: 
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park Establishment Act - (Sec. 3) Establishes the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park in Massachusetts and Rhode Island as a unit of the National Park System. 
 
Requires the Secretary to prepare a general management plan for the Park that considers ways to use preexisting or planned visitor facilities and recreational opportunities developed in the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor. 
 
Dedicates the Park to former Senator John H. Chafee from Rhode Island in recognition of: (1) his role in the preservation of the resources of the Blackstone River Valley and the heritage corridor that bears his name, and (2) his decades of service to the people of Rhode Island and the United States. 
 
Requires a memorial to be displayed at a location in the Park that recognizes Senator Chafee's role in the preservation of the resources of the Blackstone River Valley for the people of the United States. 
 
Prohibits the use of condemnation to acquire land or interests in land under this Act. Prohibits anything in this Act from: (1) creating buffer zones outside the Park; or (2) restricting an activity because it can be seen, heard, or detected within the Park from being conducted outside its boundaries. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-22
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 518.
action_date: 2014-12-22
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-687.
action_date: 2014-12-22
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-687.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
action_date: 2013-07-23
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2013-02-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-02-14
text: Introduced in House