Pullman National Historical Park Act

IB Union Calendar No. 423 117TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 2626 [Report No. 117–582] To redesignate the Pullman National Monument in the State of Illinois as the Pullman National Historical Park, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 16, 2021 Ms. KELLY of Illinois (for herself, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. CASTEN, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. RUSH, and Ms. NEWMAN) in- troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Nat- ural Resources NOVEMBER 17, 2022 Additional sponsor: Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois NOVEMBER 17, 2022 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 16, 2021] VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:16 Nov 17, 2022 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H2626.RH H2626 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 2626 RH A BILL To redesignate the Pullman National Monument in the State of Illinois as the Pullman National Historical Park, and for other purposes. VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:16 Nov 17, 2022 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H2626.RH H2626 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 2626 RH Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pullman National His- 4 torical Park Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 6 In this Act: 7 (1) HISTORICAL PARK.—The term ‘‘historical 8 park’’ means the Pullman National Historical Park 9 established in section 3(a). 10 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 11 the Secretary of the Interior. 12 SEC. 3. REDESIGNATION OF PULLMAN NATIONAL MONU- 13 MENT. 14 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is established the Pullman 15 National Historical Park for the purposes set forth in this 16 Act. 17 (b) ABOLISHMENT OF MONUMENT, INCORPORATION OF 18 LANDS, AND AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—The Pullman Na- 19 tional Monument, established by Proclamation Number 20 9233, dated February 19, 2015, is abolished as such, and 21 all lands or interests in land that constitute the Monument 22 (as in existence on the day before the date of enactment of 23 this Act) are incorporated in, and shall be considered to 24 be part of, the historical park. Any funds available for pur- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:16 Nov 17, 2022 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H2626.RH H2626 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 2626 RH poses of the Pullman National Monument shall be available 1 for purposes of the historical park. 2 (c) REFERENCES.—Any references in a law, regula- 3 tion, document, record, map, or other paper of the United 4 States to the Pullman National Monument shall be consid- 5 ered to be a reference to the historical park. 6 SEC. 4. PURPOSES. 7 The purposes of the historical park are to preserve, 8 protect, and interpret Pullman’s nationally significant cul- 9 tural and historical resources associated with— 10 (1) the Nation’s labor history and creation of a 11 national Labor Day holiday; 12 (2) the first planned model industrial commu- 13 nity in the United States; 14 (3) the architecture and landscape design of the 15 planned community; 16 (4) the pivotal role of the Pullman porter in the 17 rise of the African-American middle class; and 18 (5) the entirety of the history, and historic fig- 19 ures discussed in Presidential Proclamation Number 20 9233. 21 SEC. 5. BOUNDARIES. 22 (a) IN GENERAL.—The boundaries of the historical 23 park are as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Pull- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:16 Nov 17, 2022 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H2626.RH H2626 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 5 •HR 2626 RH man National Historical Park’’, numbered 590-125,485, 1 and dated November 2021. 2 (b) ACQUISITION OF LAND.—The Secretary may ac- 3 quire land, including interests in land, within the bound- 4 aries of the historical park by donation, transfer, exchange, 5 or purchase from a willing seller using donated or appro- 6 priated funds. 7 (c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file 8 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of- 9 fices of the National Park Service and the Department of 10 the Interior. 11 SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATION. 12 The Secretary shall administer the land within the 13 boundary of the historical park in accordance with— 14 (1) this Act; and 15 (2) the laws generally applicable to units of the 16 National Park System, including— 17 (A) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and 18 sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753 and 102101 19 of title 54, United States Code; and 20 (B) chapter 3201 of title 54, United States 21 Code. 22 SEC. 7. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. 23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may enter into coop- 24 erative agreements with the State, other public and non- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:16 Nov 17, 2022 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H2626.RH H2626 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 6 •HR 2626 RH profit entities, and other interested parties to identify, in- 1 terpret, and provide technical assistance, including collabo- 2 rative interpretive and educational programs, at— 3 (1) non-Federal historic properties within the 4 boundaries of the historical park; and 5 (2) sites in close proximity to the historical park, 6 but located outside the boundaries of the historical 7 park, including providing for placement of directional 8 and interpretive signage, exhibits, and technology- 9 based interpretive devices. 10 (b) PRESERVATION.—The Secretary may enter into co- 11 operative agreements with the State, other public and non- 12 profit entities, and other interested parties to provide finan- 13 cial assistance to mark, interpret, and restore non-Federal 14 nationally significant historic or cultural properties and re- 15 sources within the historical park as the Secretary deter- 16 mines appropriate to carry out the purposes of this Act. 17 These cooperative agreements will be subject to such terms 18 and conditions that the Secretary determines necessary, and 19 shall provide that— 20 (1) reasonable public access to the property cov- 21 ered by such agreement for the purpose of interpreting 22 them to the public; 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:16 Nov 17, 2022 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H2626.RH H2626 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 7 •HR 2626 RH (2) no changes or alterations shall be made to the 1 exterior of the properties except by mutual agreement 2 of the other parties to the agreements; 3 (3) the Federal share of the total cost of any ac- 4 tivity carried out under the agreement shall be not 5 more than 50 percent, with in-kind contributions or 6 goods or services fairly valued authorized, as appro- 7 priate, for the non-Federal share; and 8 (4) any conversion, use, or disposal of the re- 9 stored property for purposes that are inconsistent 10 with the purposes of this subsection, as determined by 11 the Secretary, shall result in a right of the United 12 States to reimbursement of the greater of— 13 (A) the amount provided by the Secretary 14 to the project; or 15 (B) an amount equal to the increase in the 16 value of the project that is attributable to the 17 funds, as determined by the Secretary at the 18 time of the conversion, use, or disposal. 19 SEC. 8. MANAGEMENT PLAN. 20 Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds 21 are first made available to carry out this Act, the Secretary 22 shall complete a general management plan for the historical 23 park in accordance with section 100502 of title 54. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:16 Nov 17, 2022 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H2626.RH H2626 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS Union Calendar No. 423 117TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 2626 [Report No. 117–582] A BILL To redesignate the Pullman National Monument in the State of Illinois as the Pullman National His- torical Park, and for other purposes. NOVEMBER 17, 2022 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com- mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:16 Nov 17, 2022 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H2626.RH H2626 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS