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Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park Establishment Act

From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 2 sections amended and 3 removed between Introduced in House and Reported in House.

Sec. 2 Definitions

changed The purpose of In this Act is to establish the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park—Act:

(1)
changed National heritage corridor— to help preserve, protect, and interpret the nationally significant resources that exemplify the industrial heritage of The term “National Heritage Corridor” means the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley for the benefit and inspiration of future generations;National Heritage Corridor.
(2)
changed Park— to support the preservation, protection, and interpretation of the urban, rural, and agricultural landscape features (including the Blackstone River and Canal) of the region that provide an overarching context for the industrial heritage of The term “Park” means the Blackstone River Valley;Valley National Historical Park established under section 3.
(3)
changed Secretary— to educate The term “Secretary” means the public about—Secretary of the Interior.
(A)
removed the nationally significant sites and districts that convey the industrial history of the Blackstone River Valley; and
(B)
removed the significance of the Blackstone River Valley to the past and present of the United States; and
(4)
changed States— to support and enhance the network of partners in the protection, improvement, management, and operation of related resources and facilities throughout the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor.The term “States” means—
(A)
added the State of Massachusetts; and
(B)
added the State of Rhode Island.

Sec. 3 Blackstone river valley national historical park

(a)
added Establishment— There is established in the States a unit of the National Park System, to be known as the “Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park”.

removed In this Act:

(b)
changed National heritage corridor—Historic sites and districts— The term “National Heritage Corridor” means the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor.Park may include—
(1)
added Blackstone River State Park; and
(2)
added the following resources, as described in Management Option 3 of the study entitled “Blackstone River Valley Special Resource Study—Study Report 2011”:
(A)
added Old Slater Mill National Historic Landmark District.
(B)
added Slatersville Historic District.
(C)
added Ashton Historic District.
(D)
added Whitinsville Historic District.
(E)
added Hopedale Village Historic District.
(F)
added Blackstone River and the tributaries of Blackstone River.
(G)
added Blackstone Canal.
(c)
added Acquisition of land; park boundary—
(1)
added Land acquisition— The Secretary may acquire land or interests in land in the historic sites and districts described in subsection (b)(2) for inclusion in the Park boundary by donation or exchange.
(2)
added Park boundary— On a determination by the Secretary that a sufficient quantity of land or interests in land has been acquired to constitute a manageable park unit, the Secretary may establish a boundary for the Park by publishing a boundary map in the Federal Register.
(3)
added Boundary adjustment— On the acquisition of additional land or interests in land under paragraph (1), the boundary of the Park shall be adjusted to reflect the acquisition by publishing a Park boundary map in the Federal Register.
(4)
added Availability of map— The maps referred to in this subsection shall be available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
(5)
added Written consent of the owner— No non-Federal property may be included in the Park without the written consent of the owner.
(6)
added Limitation— Land owned by the States or a political subdivision of the States may be acquired under this subsection only by donation.
(d)
added Administration—
(1)
added In general— The Secretary shall administer land within the boundary of the Park in accordance with—
(A)
added this section; and
(B)
added the laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System, including—
(i)
added the National Park Service Organic Act (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and
(ii)
added the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.).
(2)
added General management plan—
(A)
added In general— Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall prepare a general management plan for the Park—
(i)
added in consultation with the States and other interested parties; and
(ii)
added in accordance with section 12(b) of the National Park System General Authorities Act (16 U.S.C. 1a–7(b)).
(B)
added Requirements— The plan shall consider ways to use preexisting or planned visitor facilities and recreational opportunities developed in the National Heritage Corridor, including—
(i)
added the Blackstone Valley Visitor Center, Pawtucket, Rhode Island;
(ii)
added the Captain Wilbur Kelly House, Blackstone River State Park, Lincoln, Rhode Island;
(iii)
added the Museum of Work and Culture, Woonsocket, Rhode Island;
(iv)
added the River Bend Farm/Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park, Uxbridge, Massachusetts;
(v)
added the Worcester Blackstone Visitor Center, located at the former Washburn & Moen wire mill facility, Worcester, Massachusetts;
(vi)
added the Route 295 Visitor Center adjacent to Blackstone River State Park; and
(vii)
added the Blackstone River Bikeway.
(3)
added Technical assistance— The Secretary may provide technical assistance to State, local, or tribal governments, organizations, or individuals for the management, interpretation, and historic preservation of historically significant Blackstone River Valley resources not included within the Park.
(4)
added Cooperative agreements—
(A)
added In general— The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements to carry out this Act.
(B)
added Matching requirement— The Secretary shall require that any Federal funds made available under a cooperative agreement entered into under this paragraph are to be matched on a 1-to-1 basis by non-Federal funds.
(C)
added Reimbursement— Any payment made by the Secretary under subparagraph (A) shall be subject to an agreement that the conversion, use, or disposal of the project for purposes that are inconsistent with the purposes of this section, as determined by the Secretary, shall result in a right of the United States to reimbursement of the greater of—
(i)
added the amount provided by the Secretary to the project under subparagraph (A); or
(ii)
added an amount equal to the increase in the value of the project that is attributable to the funds, as determined by the Secretary at the time of the conversion, use, or disposal.
(D)
added Public access— Any cooperative agreement entered into under this paragraph shall provide for reasonable public access to the resources covered by the cooperative agreement.
(e)
added Dedication; memorial—
(1)
added In general— Congress dedicates the Park to John H. Chafee, the former United States Senator from Rhode Island, in recognition of—
(A)
added the role of John H. Chafee in the preservation of the resources of the Blackstone River Valley and the heritage corridor that bears the name of John H. Chafee; and
(B)
added the decades of the service of John H. Chafee to the people of Rhode Island and the United States.
(2)
removed Park— The term “Park” means the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park established under section 4.
(3)
removed Secretary— The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.
(4)
removed States— The term “States” means—
(2)
changed Memorial— The Secretary shall display a memorial at an appropriate location in the State Park that recognizes the role of Massachusetts; andJohn H. Chafee in preserving the resources of the Blackstone River Valley for the people of the United States.
(f)
added No use of condemnation— The Secretary may not acquire by condemnation any land or interest in land under this Act for the purposes of this Act.
(g)
added No buffer zone created— Nothing in this Act, the establishment of the Park, or the management plan for the Park shall be construed to create buffer zones outside of the Park. That activities or uses can be seen, heard, or detected from areas within the Park shall not preclude, limit, control, regulate, or determine the conduct or management of activities or uses outside of the Park.
(B)
removed the State of Rhode Island.

Sec. 4 Blackstone river valley national historical park

removed
(a)
removed Establishment— There is established in the States a unit of the National Park System, to be known as the “Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park”.
(b)
removed Historic sites and districts— The Park shall include—
(1)
removed Blackstone River State Park; and
(2)
removed the following resources, as described in Management Option 3 of the study entitled “Blackstone River Valley Special Resource Study—Study Report 2011”:
(A)
removed Old Slater Mill National Historic Landmark District.
(B)
removed Slatersville Historic District.
(C)
removed Ashton Historic District.
(D)
removed Whitinsville Historic District.
(E)
removed Hopedale Village Historic District.
(F)
removed Blackstone River and the tributaries of Blackstone River.
(G)
removed Blackstone Canal.
(c)
removed Acquisition of land; park boundary—
(1)
removed Land acquisition— The Secretary may acquire land or interests in land that are considered contributing historic resources in the historic sites and districts described in subsection (b)(2) for inclusion in the Park boundary by donation, purchase from a willing seller with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange.
(2)
removed Park boundary— On a determination by the Secretary that a sufficient quantity of land or interests in land has been acquired to constitute a manageable park unit, the Secretary shall establish a boundary for the Park by publishing a boundary map in the Federal Register.
(3)
removed Other resources— The Secretary may include in the Park boundary any resources that are the subject of an agreement with the States or a subdivision of the States entered into under subsection (d)(4).
(4)
removed Boundary adjustment— On the acquisition of additional land or interests in land under paragraph (1), or on entering an agreement under paragraph (3), the boundary of the Park shall be adjusted to reflect the acquisition or agreement by publishing a Park boundary map in the Federal Register.
(5)
removed Availability of map— The maps referred to in this subsection shall be available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
(6)
removed Administrative facilities— The Secretary may acquire not more than 10 acres in Woonsocket, Rhode Island for the development of administrative, curatorial, maintenance, or visitor facilities for the Park.
(7)
removed Limitation— Land owned by the States or a political subdivision of the States may be acquired under this subsection only by donation.
(d)
removed Administration—
(1)
removed In general— The Secretary shall administer land within the boundary of the Park in accordance with—
(A)
removed this section; and
(B)
removed the laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System, including—
(i)
removed the National Park Service Organic Act (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and
(ii)
removed the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.).
(2)
removed General management plan—
(A)
removed In general— Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall prepare a general management plan for the Park—
(i)
removed in consultation with the States and other interested parties; and
(ii)
removed in accordance with section 12(b) of the National Park System General Authorities Act (16 U.S.C. 1a–7(b)).
(B)
removed Requirements— The plan shall consider ways to use preexisting or planned visitor facilities and recreational opportunities developed in the National Heritage Corridor, including—
(i)
removed the Blackstone Valley Visitor Center, Pawtucket, Rhode Island;
(ii)
removed the Captain Wilbur Kelly House, Blackstone River State Park, Lincoln, Rhode Island;
(iii)
removed the Museum of Work and Culture, Woonsocket, Rhode Island;
(iv)
removed the River Bend Farm/Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park, Uxbridge, Massachusetts;
(v)
removed the Worcester Blackstone Visitor Center, located at the former Washburn & Moen wire mill facility, Worcester, Massachusetts;
(vi)
removed the Route 295 Visitor Center adjacent to Blackstone River State Park; and
(vii)
removed the Blackstone River Bikeway.
(3)
removed Related sites— The Secretary may provide technical assistance, visitor services, interpretive tours, and educational programs to sites and resources in the National Heritage Corridor that are located outside the boundary of the Park and associated with the purposes for which the Park is established.
(4)
removed Cooperative agreements—
(A)
removed In general— To further the purposes of this section and notwithstanding chapter 63 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the States, political subdivisions of the States, nonprofit organizations (including Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, Inc.), and other interested parties—
(i)
removed to provide technical assistance, interpretation, and educational programs in the historic sites and districts described in subsection (b)(2); and
(ii)
removed subject to the availability of appropriations and subparagraphs (B) and (C), to provide not more than 50 percent of the cost of any natural, historic, or cultural resource protection project in the Park that is consistent with the general management plan prepared under paragraph (2).
(B)
removed Matching requirement— As a condition of the receipt of funds under subparagraph (A)(ii), the Secretary shall require that any Federal funds made available under a cooperative agreement entered into under this paragraph are to be matched on a 1-to-1 basis by non-Federal funds.
(C)
removed Reimbursement— Any payment made by the Secretary under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be subject to an agreement that the conversion, use, or disposal of the project for purposes that are inconsistent with the purposes of this section, as determined by the Secretary, shall result in a right of the United States to reimbursement of the greater of—
(i)
removed the amount provided by the Secretary to the project under subparagraph (A)(ii); or
(ii)
removed an amount equal to the increase in the value of the project that is attributable to the funds, as determined by the Secretary at the time of the conversion, use, or disposal.
(D)
removed Public access— Any cooperative agreement entered into under this paragraph shall provide for reasonable public access to the resources covered by the cooperative agreement.
(e)
removed Dedication; memorial—
(1)
removed In general— Congress dedicates the Park to John H. Chafee, the former United States Senator from Rhode Island, in recognition of—
(A)
removed the role of John H. Chafee in the preservation of the resources of the Blackstone River Valley and the heritage corridor that bears the name of John H. Chafee; and
(B)
removed the decades of the service of John H. Chafee to the people of Rhode Island and the United States.
(2)
removed Memorial— The Secretary shall display a memorial at an appropriate location in the Park that recognizes the role of John H. Chafee in preserving the resources of the Blackstone River Valley for the people of the United States.

Sec. 5 John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor amendments

removed

removed Public Law 99–647 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; 100 Stat. 3625) is amended—

(1)
removed in the first sentence of section 2 (110 Stat. 4202), by striking “the map entitled “Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Boundary Map”, numbered BRV–80–80,011, and dated May 2, 1993” and inserting “the map entitled “John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor—Proposed Boundary”, numbered 022/111530, and dated November 10, 2011”;
(2)
removed in section 7 (120 Stat. 1858, 125 Stat. 155)—
(A)
removed in the section heading, by striking “termination of commission” and inserting “termination of commission; designation of local coordinating entity”;
(B)
removed by striking “The Commission” and inserting the following:

removed “(a) In general—The Commission”

(C)
removed by adding at the end the following:

removed “(b) Local coordinating entity

removed “(1) Designation—The Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, Inc., shall be the local coordinating entity for the Corridor (referred to in this section as the “local coordinating entity”).

removed “(2) Implementation of management plan—The local coordinating entity shall assume the duties of the Commission for the implementation of the Cultural Heritage and Land Management Plan developed and approved under section 6.

removed “(c) Use of funds—For the purposes of carrying out the management plan, the local coordinating entity may use amounts made available under this Act—

removed “(1) to make grants to the States of Massachusetts and Rhode Island (referred to in this section as the “States”), political subdivisions of the States, nonprofit organizations, and other persons;

removed “(2) to enter into cooperative agreements with or provide technical assistance to the States, political subdivisions of the States, nonprofit organizations, Federal agencies, and other interested parties;

removed “(3) to hire and compensate staff, including individuals with expertise in—

removed “(A) natural, historical, cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational resource conservation;

removed “(B) economic and community development; or

removed “(C) heritage planning;

removed “(4) to obtain funds or services from any source, including funds and services provided under any other Federal law or program;

removed “(5) to contract for goods or services; and

removed “(6) to support activities of partners and any other activities that further the purposes of the Corridor and are consistent with the approved management plan.”

(3)
removed in section 8 (120 Stat. 1858)—
(A)
removed in subsection (b)—
(i)
removed by striking “The Secretary” and inserting the following:

removed “(1) In general—The Secretary”

(ii)
removed by adding at the end the following:

removed “(2) Cooperative agreements—Notwithstanding chapter 63 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the local coordinating entity designated by paragraph (1) and other public or private entities for the purpose of—

removed “(A) providing technical assistance; or

removed “(B) implementing the plan under section 6(c).”

(B)
removed by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:

removed “(d) Transition memorandum of understanding—The Secretary shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the local coordinating entity to ensure—

removed “(1) the appropriate transition of management of the Corridor from the Commission to the local coordinating entity; and

removed “(2) coordination regarding the implementation of the Cultural Heritage and Land Management Plan.”

(4)
removed in section 10 (120 Stat. 1858)—
(A)
removed in subsection (a) by striking “for each year in which the Commission is in existence” and replace with “until September 30, 2016”; and
(B)
removed by striking subsection (c); and
(5)
removed by adding at the end the following:

removed “11. References to the corridor, inc

removed “For purposes of sections 6, 8, 9 and 10 (other than section 8(d)(1)), a reference to the “Commission” shall be considered to be a reference to the local coordinating entity.”

Sec. 6 Authorization of appropriations

removed

removed There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out sections 2 through 4.