,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #eah #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gjf ,report ,no4 #aac-fhg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #ad1 #bjac ,mr4 ,cicilline 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,langevin1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 and ,mr4 ,neal7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources ,december #bb1 #bjad ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed ,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,february #ad1 #bjac ,a ,,bill ,to establish the ,blackstone ,river ,valley ,national ,historical ,park1 to dedicate the ,park to ,john ,h4 ,chafee1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,blackstone ,river ,valley ,national ,historical ,park ,establishment ,act4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,national heritage corridor ,the term ,national ,heritage ,corridor means the ,john ,h4 ,chafee ,blackstone ,river ,valley ,national ,heritage ,corridor4 7#b7 ,park ,the term ,park means the ,blackstone ,river ,valley ,national ,historical ,park established under section #c4 7#c7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of the ,interior4 7#d7 ,states ,the term ,states means-- 7,a7 the ,state of ,massachusetts2 and 7,b7 the ,state of ,rhode ,island4 #c4 ,blackstone river valley national historical park 7a7 ,establishment ,there is established in the ,states a unit of the ,national ,park ,system1 to be known as the ,blackstone ,river ,valley ,national ,historical ,park4 7b7 ,historic sites and districts ,the ,park may include-- 7#a7 ,blackstone ,river ,state ,park2 and 7#b7 the following resources1 as described in ,management ,option #c of the study entitled ,blackstone ,river ,valley ,special ,resource ,study--,study ,report #bjaa3 7,a7 ,old ,slater ,mill ,national ,historic ,landmark ,district4 7,b7 ,slatersville ,historic ,district4 7,c7 ,ashton ,historic ,district4 7,d7 ,whitinsville ,historic ,district4 7,e7 ,hopedale ,village ,historic ,district4 7,f7 ,blackstone ,river and the tributaries of ,blackstone ,river4 7,g7 ,blackstone ,canal4 7c7 ,acquisition of land2 park boundary 7#a7 ,land acquisition ,the ,secretary may acquire land or interests in land in the historic sites and districts described in subsection 7b77#b7 for inclusion in the ,park boundary by donation or exchange4 7#b7 ,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 unit1 the ,secretary may establish a boundary for the ,park by publishing a boundary map in the ,federal ,register4 7#c7 ,boundary adjustment ,on the acquisition of additional land or interests in land under paragraph 7#a71 the boundary of the ,park shall be adjusted to reflect the acquisition by publishing a ,park boundary map in the ,federal ,register4 7#d7 ,availability of map ,the maps referred to in this subsection shall be available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the ,national ,park ,service4 7#e7 ,written consent of the owner ,no non-,federal property may be included in the ,park without the written consent of the owner4 7#f7 ,limitation ,land owned by the ,states or a political subdivision of the ,states may be acquired under this subsection only by donation4 7d7 ,administration 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall administer land within the boundary of the ,park in accordance with-- 7,a7 this section2 and 7,b7 the laws generally applicable to units of the ,national ,park ,system1 including-- 7i7 the ,national ,park ,service ,organic ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #a et seq472 and 7ii7 the ,act of ,august #ba1 #aice 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dfa et seq474 7#b7 ,general management plan 7,a7 ,in general ,not later than #c years after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this section1 the ,secretary shall prepare a general management plan for the ,park-- 7i7 in consultation with the ,states and other interested parties2 and 7ii7 in accordance with section #ab7;b7 of the ,national ,park ,system ,general ,authorities ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #a;a-#g7;b774 7,b7 ,requirements ,the plan shall consider ways to use preexisting or planned visitor facilities and recreational opportunities developed in the ,national ,heritage ,corridor1 including-- 7i7 the ,blackstone ,valley ,visitor ,center1 ,pawtucket1 ,rhode ,island2 7ii7 the ,captain ,wilbur ,kelly ,house1 ,blackstone ,river ,state ,park1 ,lincoln1 ,rhode ,island2 7iii7 the ,museum of ,work and ,culture1 ,woonsocket1 ,rhode ,island2 7iv7 the ,river ,bend ,farm_/,blackstone ,river and ,canal ,heritage ,state ,park1 ,uxbridge1 ,massachusetts2 7v7 the ,worcester ,blackstone ,visitor ,center1 located at the former ,washburn ,moen wire mill facility1 ,worcester1 ,massachusetts2 7vi7 the ,route #bie ,visitor ,center adjacent to ,blackstone ,river ,state ,park2 and 7vii7 the ,blackstone ,river ,bikeway4 7#c7 ,technical assistance ,the ,secretary may provide technical assistance to ,state1 local1 or tribal governments1 organizations1 or individuals for the management1 interpretation1 and historic preservation of historically significant ,blackstone ,river ,valley resources not included within the ,park4 7#d7 ,cooperative agreements 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary may enter into cooperative agreements to carry out this ,act4 7,b7 ,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 #a-to-#a basis by non-,federal funds4 7,c7 ,reimbursement ,any payment made by the ,secretary under subparagraph 7,a7 shall be subject to an agreement that the conversion1 use1 or disposal of the project for purposes that are inconsistent with the purposes of this section1 as determined by the ,secretary1 shall result in a right of the ,united ,states to reimbursement of the greater of-- 7i7 the amount provided by the ,secretary to the project under subparagraph 7,a72 or 7ii7 an amount equal to the increase in the value of the project that is attributable to the funds1 as determined by the ,secretary at the time of the conversion1 use1 or disposal4 7,d7 ,public access ,any cooperative agreement entered into under this paragraph shall provide for reasonable public access to the resources covered by the cooperative agreement4 7e7 ,dedication2 memorial 7#a7 ,in general ,congress dedicates the ,park to ,john ,h4 ,chafee1 the former ,united ,states ,senator from ,rhode ,island1 in recognition of-- 7,a7 the role of ,john ,h4 ,chafee in the preservation of the resources of the ,blackstone ,river ,valley and the heritage corridor that bears the name of ,john ,h4 ,chafee2 and 7,b7 the decades of the service of ,john ,h4 ,chafee to the people of ,rhode ,island and the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,memorial ,the ,secretary shall display a memorial at an appropriate location in the ,park that recognizes the role of ,john ,h4 ,chafee in preserving the resources of the ,blackstone ,river ,valley for the people of the ,united ,states4 7f7 ,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 ,act4 7g7 ,no buffer zone created ,nothing in this ,act1 the establishment of the ,park1 or the management plan for the ,park shall be construed to create buffer zones outside of the ,park4 ,that activities or uses can be seen1 heard1 or detected from areas within the ,park shall not preclude1 limit1 control1 regulate1 or determine the conduct or management of activities or uses outside of the ,park4 ,december #bb1 #bjad ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed