Rosie the Riveter National Historic Site Expansion Act

Bill: 117-hr-1117
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11]
Introduced: 2021-02-18
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: California

Conflicts and wars

Educational facilities and institutions

Elementary and secondary education

Historic sites and heritage areas

Land use and conservation

Manufacturing

Military history

U.S. history

Women's employment
Latest action: action_date: 2021-12-07
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-02-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Rosie the Riveter National Historic Site Expansion Act</b></p> <p>This bill adds to the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park in California Nystrom Elementary School--The Maritime Building and other areas as the Department of the Interior deems appropriate.</p> <p>Within the boundaries of the park, Interior may acquire lands, improvements, waters, or interests therein by donation, purchase, exchange, or transfer. Any lands, or interests therein, owned by California or any political subdivision of California may be acquired only by donation.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1117 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 18, 2021 Mr. DeSaulnier introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park Establishment Act of 2000 to provide for additional areas to be added to the park, and for other purposes.

1. Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park Additions (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Rosie the Riveter National Historic Site Expansion Act . (b) Additions The Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park Establishment Act of 2000 ( 16 U.S.C. 410ggg et seq.) is amended as follows: (1) In section 2(b), by adding at the end the following: Not later than 180 days after areas are added to the park administratively or by Federal law, the Secretary shall update the map to include the added areas. . (2) By adding at the end of section 2, the following: (c) Additional areas included In addition to areas included under subsection (b), the park shall include the following: (1) The Nystrom Elementary School–The Maritime Building, as listed on the National Register of Historic Places. (2) Such other areas as the Secretary deems appropriate. . (3) By amending section 3(e)(2) to read as follows: (2) Other property Within the boundaries of the park, the Secretary may acquire lands, improvements, waters, or interests therein, by donation, purchase, exchange or transfer. Any lands, or interests therein, owned by the State of California or any political subdivision thereof, may be acquired only by donation. When any tract of land is only partly within such boundaries, the Secretary may acquire all or any portion of the land outside of such boundaries in order to minimize the payment of severance costs. Land so acquired outside of the boundaries may be exchanged by the Secretary for non-Federal lands within the boundaries. Any portion of land acquired outside the boundaries and not used for exchange shall be reported to the General Services Administration for disposal for not less than fair market value under chapter 1 of title 40, United States Code. .