Rosie the Riveter National Historical Park Expansion Act
S. 1718117th Congress

Rosie the Riveter National Historical Park Expansion Act

Introduced in the SenateSen. Alex Padilla (D-CA)24 sections · 2 min read
Version: Reported to Senate · Oct 18, 2022

(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.

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Rosie the Riveter National Historical Park Expansion Act.

Section 2. Nystrom Elementary School addition

Section 2 of the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park Establishment Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 410ggg) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:

(1) In general

The boundaries of the park shall include—

(i) the areas generally depicted on the map entitled Proposed Boundary Map, Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park, numbered 963/80,000, and dated May 2000; and

(ii) the areas depicted as the Proposed Boundary Addition on the map entitled Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park Proposed Boundary Addition, numbered 499/168,353, and dated May 2020; and

(B) any other historic properties identified by the Secretary as appropriate for addition to the park, subject to the requirement that a historic property proposed for addition to the park shall—

(i) be determined to be eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places;

(ii) have a direct connection to World War II home front themes in Richmond, California; and

(iii) relate to the purpose, significance, and interpretive themes of the park.

(2) Availability of maps

The maps referred to in paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.

Section 3. Administration

Section 3(a) of the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park Establishment Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 410ggg–1(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(3) Nystrom elementary school

Nothing in this Act affects the authority of the West Contra Costa Unified School District to administer Nystrom Elementary School.

Section 4. Cooperative agreements

Section 3(b) of the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park Establishment Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 410ggg–1(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(A) In general

The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the West Contra Costa Unified School District and other appropriate public and private agencies, organizations, and institutions to carry out the purposes of this Act.

(B) Visitor interpretation

The Secretary shall coordinate visitor interpretation of the Nystrom Elementary School site with the West Contra Costa Unified School District.

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