Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park Establishment Act of 2000
PL 106-352 (H.R.4063), enacted 10/24/2000

114 STAT. 1370 
PUBLIC LAW 106-352—OCT. 24, 2000 
Public Law 106-352 
106th Congress 
Oct. 24, 2000 
IH.R. 4063] 
Rosie the Riveter/ 
World War II 
Home Front 
Nationd 
Historical Park 
Establishment 
Act of 2000. 
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An Act 
To estabUsh the Rosie the Riveter/World Weir II Home Front National Historical 
Park in the State of California, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the "Rosie the Riveter/World War 
II Home Front National Historical Park Establishment Act of 2000". 
SEC. 2. ROSIE THE RIVETER/WORLD WAR 11 HOME FRONT NATIONAL 
HISTORICAL PARK. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT,—In order to preserve for the benefit and 
inspiration of the people of the United States as a national historical 
park certain sites, structures, and areas located in Richmond, Cali-
fornia, that are associated with the industrial, governmental, and 
citizen efforts that led to victory in World War II, there is estab-
lished the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National 
Historical Park (in this Act referred to as the "park"), 
(b) AREAS INCLUDED,—The boundaries of the park shall be 
those generally depicted on the map entitled "Proposed Boundary 
Map, Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Histor-
ical Park" numbered 963/80000 and dated May 2000. The map 
shall be on file and available for pubUc inspection in the appropriate 
oflRces of the National Park Service. 
SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATION OF THE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) 
GENERAL 
ADMINISTRATION.—The 
Secretary 
of 
the 
Interior (in this Act referred to as the "Secretary") shall admin-
ister the park in accordance with this Act and the provisions 
of law generally applicable to units of the National Park 
System, including the Act entitled "An Act to establish a 
National Park Service, and for other purposes", approved 
August 35, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1 through 4), and 
the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666; 16 U.S.C, 461-
467). 
(2) SPECIFIC AUTHORITIES.—The Secretary may interpret 
the story of Rosie the Riveter and the World War II home 
fi*ont, conduct and maintain oral histories that relate to the 
World War II home fi*ont theme, and provide technical assist-
ance in the preservation of historic properties that support 
this story, 
(b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 
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(1) GENERAL AGREEMENTS.—^The Secretary may enter into 
cooperative agreements with the owners of the World War 
II Child Development Centers, the World War II worker 
housing, the Kaiser-Permanente Field Hospital, and Fire Sta-
tion 6 
7A, pursuant to which the Secretary may mark, interpret, 
improve, restore, and provide technical assistance with respect 
to the preservation and interpretation of such properties. Such 
agreements shall contain, but need not be limited to, provisions 
under which the Secretary shall have the right of access at 
reasonable times to public portions of the property for interpre-
tive and other purposes, and that no changes or alterations 
shall be made in the property except by mutual agreement. 
(2) LIMITED AGREEMENTS.—^The Secretary may consult and 
enter into cooperative agreements with interested persons for 
interpretation and technical assistance with the preservation 
of— 
(A) the Ford Assembly Building; 
(B) the intact dry docks/basin docks and five historic 
structures at Richmond Shipyard #3; 
(C) the Shimada Peace Memorial Park; 
(D) Westshore Park; 
(E) the Rosie the Riveter Memorial; 
(F) Sheridan Observation Point Park; 
(G) the Bay Trail/Esplanade; 
(H) Vincent Park; and 
(I) the vessel S.S. RED OAK VICTORY, and Whirley 
Cranes associated with shipbuilding in Richmond. 
(c) EDUCATION CENTER.—^The Secretary may establish a World 
War II Home Front Education Center in the Ford Assembly 
Building. Such center shall include a program that allows for dis-
tance learning and linkages to other representative sites across 
the country, for the purpose of educating the public as to the 
significance of the site and the World War II Home Front. 
(d) USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.— 
(1) 
NON-FEDERAL 
MATCHING.—(A) As 
a 
condition 
of 
expending any funds appropriated to the Secretary for the 
purposes of the cooperative agreements under subsection (b)(2), 
the Secretary shall require that such expenditure must be 
matched by expenditure of an equal amount of funds, goods, 
services, or in-kind contributions provided by non-Federal 
sources. 
(B) With the approval of the Secretary, any donation of 
property, services, or goods from a non-Federal source may 
be considered as a contribution of funds from a non-Federal 
source for purposes of this paragraph. 
(2) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—^Any pajnnent made by the 
Secretary pursuant to a cooperative agreement under this sec-
tion shall be subject to an agreement that conversion, use, 
or disposal of the project so assisted for purposes contrary 
to the purposes of this Act, as determined 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 pa5mients, determined at the time 
of such conversion, use, or disposal. 
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(e) ACQUISITION.— 
(1) FORD ASSEMBLY BUILDING.—The Secretary 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 the World War II day 
care centers, the World War II worker housing, the Kaiser-
Permanente Field Hospital, and Fire Station 67, through dona-
tion, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, transfer 
from any other Federsil agency, or exchange. 
(3) ARTIFACTS.—The Secretary may acquire and provide 
for the curation of historic artifacts that relate to the park. 
(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 Representatives 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. la-7(b)), popularly known 
as the National Park System General Authorities Act, and 
other applicable 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 management plan shall 
include a determination of whether there are additional rep-
resentative sites in Richmond 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 information 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 inclusion in the National 
Park System in accordance with section 8 of Public Law 91-383 
(16 U.S.C. la-5). 
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) 
ORAL HISTORIES, PRESERVATION, AND VISITOR SERV-
ICES.—There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
may be necessary to conduct oral histories and to carry out 
the preservation, interpretation, 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 appro-
priated such sums as are necessary to acquire the properties Usted 
in section 3(e)(2). 
(c) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR S.S. RED OAK VIC-
TORY.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
section may be used for the operation, maintenance, or preservation 
of the vessel S.S. RED OAK VICTORY. 
Approved October 24, 2000. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4063: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 106-723 (Comm. on Resources). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 106-446 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 146 (2000): 
July 11, considered and passed House. 
Oct. 5, considered and passed Senate.