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Calendar No. 262
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H.R. 1012
[Report No. 108-138]
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 15, 2003
Received
May 21, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources
August 26, 2003
Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of July 29
(legislative day, July 21), 2003, by Mr. Domenici, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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AN ACT
To establish the Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site in the
District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Carter G. Woodson Home
National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2003''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Dr. Carter G. Woodson, considered the father
of African-American history, founded in 1915 The Association
for the Study of Negro Life and History, renamed as The
Association for the Study of African-American Life and
History.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Through the Association, Dr. Woodson, the son
of slaves who earned a Ph.D. degree from Harvard University,
dedicated his life to educating the American public about the
extensive and positive contributions of African Americans to
the Nation's history and culture.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Under Dr. Woodson's leadership, Negro History
Week was designated in 1926. That designation has since evolved
into Black History Month in February of each year.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) The headquarters and operations of the
Association was Dr. Woodson's home at 1538 Ninth Street,
Northwest, Washington, D.C., where he lived from 1915 to
1950.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) The Carter G. Woodson Home was designated as a
National Historic Landmark in 1976 for its national
significance in African-American cultural heritage.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) A National Park Service study of the Carter G.
Woodson Home dated June 2002, found that the Carter G. Woodson
Home is suitable for designation as a unit of the National Park
System, and is feasible for designation so long as property
adjacent to the home is available for National Park Service
administrative, curatorial, access, and visitor interpretative
needs.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (7) Establishment of the Carter G. Woodson Home
National Historic Site would foster opportunities for
developing and promoting interpretation of African-American
cultural heritage throughout the Shaw area of Washington,
D.C.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to preserve,
protect, and interpret for the benefit, education, and inspiration of
present and future generations, the home of the preeminent historian
and educator Dr. Carter G. Woodson, founder of the organization known
today as The Association for the Study of African-American Life and
History.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> In this Act:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
the Interior.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) The term ``historic site'' means the Carter G.
Woodson Home National Historic Site.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) The term ``map'' means the map entitled
``Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site'', numbered
876/82338 and dated February 10, 2003.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 4. CARTER G. WOODSON HOME NATIONAL HISTORIC
SITE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Establishment.--After the Secretary has acquired, or
agreed to a long-term lease for, the majority of the property described
in subsection (b), the Secretary shall establish as a unit of the
National Park System the Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic
Site.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Boundary.--The historic site shall consist of the
property located at 1538 Ninth Street, Northwest, in the District of
Columbia and three adjoining houses north of that address, as depicted
on the map, if acquired or leased by the Secretary.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Availability of Map.--The map shall be available for
public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park
Service, Department of the Interior.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Acquisition.--The Secretary may acquire lands or
interests in lands, and improvements thereon, within the boundary of
the historic site from willing owners by donation, purchase with
donated or appropriated funds, or exchange.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (e) Administration..--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer
the historic site in accordance with this Act and with laws
generally applicable to units of the National Park System,
including the Act of August 25, 1916 (commonly known as the
National Park Service Organic Act; 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), and
the Act of August 21, 1935 (commonly known as the Historic
Sites, Buildings, and Antiquities Act; 16 U.S.C. 461 et
seq.).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Rehabilitation agreement.--In order to achieve
cost efficiencies in the restoration of property, the Secretary
may enter into an agreement with the Shiloh Community
Development Corporation for the purpose of rehabilitating the
Carter G. Woodson Home and other property within the boundary
of the historic site. The agreement may contain such terms and
conditions as the Secretary deems appropriate.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Operation agreement.--In order to reestablish
the historical connection between the home of Dr. Woodson and
the association he founded and to facilitate interpretation of
Dr. Woodson's achievements, the Secretary may enter into an
agreement with The Association for the Study of African-
American Life and History that allows the association to use a
portion of the historic site for its own administrative
purposes. The agreement may contain such terms and conditions
as the Secretary deems appropriate.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Cooperative agreements.--The Secretary may
enter into cooperative agreements with public and private
entities for the purpose of fostering interpretation of
African-American heritage in the Shaw area of Washington,
D.C.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) General management plan.--The Secretary shall
prepare a general management plan for the historic site within
three years after funds are made available for that
purpose.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are
necessary to carry out this Act.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Carter G. Woodson Home National
Historic Site Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act:
(1) Carter g. woodson home.--The term ``Carter G. Woodson
Home'' means the property located at 1538 Ninth Street,
Northwest, in the District of Columbia, as depicted on the map.
(2) Historic site.--The term ``historic site'' means the
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site.
(3) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Carter
G. Woodson Home National Historic Site'', numbered 876/82338-A
and dated July 22, 2003.
(4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
SEC. 3. CARTER G. WOODSON HOME NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.
(a) Establishment.--Upon acquisition by the Secretary of the Carter
G. Woodson Home, or interests therein, the Secretary shall establish
the historic site as a unit of the National Park System by publication
of a notice to that effect in the Federal Register.
(b) Additions to Historic Site.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may acquire any of the 3
properties immediately north of the Carter G. Woodson Home
located at 1540, 1542, and 1544 Ninth Street, Northwest,
described on the map as ``Potential Additions to National
Historic Site'', for addition to the historic site.
(2) Boundary revision.--Upon the acquisition of any of the
properties described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
revise the boundaries of the historic site to include the
property.
(c) Availability of Map.--The map shall be available for public
inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service,
Department of the Interior.
(d) Acquisition Authority.--The Secretary may acquire the Carter G.
Woodson Home or any of the properties described in subsection (b)(1),
including interests therein, and any improvements to the land by
donation, purchase from a willing seller with donated or appropriated
funds, or exchange.
(e) Administration.--(1) The Secretary shall administer the
historic site in accordance with this Act and with laws generally
applicable to units of the National Park System, including the Act of
August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1, 2-4) and the Act of August 21, 1935 (16
U.S.C. 461 et seq.).
(2) General Management Plan.--The Secretary shall prepare a general
management plan for the historic site not later than three years after
the date on which funds are made available for that purpose.
SEC. 4. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary may enter into cooperative
agreements with public or private entities to provide public
interpretation and education of African-American heritage in the Shaw
area of the District of Columbia.
(b) Rehabilitation.--In order to achieve cost efficiencies in the
restoration of properties within the historic site, the Secretary may
enter into an agreement with public or private entities to restore and
rehabilitate the Carter G. Woodson Home and other properties within the
boundary of the historic site, subject to such terms and conditions as
the Secretary deems necessary.
(c) Agreement With the Association for the Study of African-
American Life and History.--In order to reestablish the historical
connection between the Carter G. Woodson Home and the association Dr.
Woodson founded, and to facilitate interpretation of Dr. Woodson's
achievements, the Secretary may enter into an agreement with The
Association for the Study of African-American Life and History that
allows the association to use a portion of the historic site for its
own administrative purposes. Such agreement shall ensure that the
association's use of a portion of the historic site is consistent with
the administration of the historic site, including appropriate public
access and rent, and such other terms and conditions as the Secretary
deems necessary.
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary
to carry out this Act.
Calendar No. 262
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1012
[Report No. 108-138]
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To establish the Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site in the
District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
August 26, 2003
Reported with an amendment
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