,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ghh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #ae1 #bjac 
,mr4 ,nadler introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,natural ,resources  ,a   
,,bill  ,to authorize the ,secretary of 
the ,interior to enter into an agreement
 with the ,battery ,conservancy to      
construct and operate a performance     
facility at ,castle ,clinton ,national  
,monument1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,castle ,clinton ,national ,monument
 and ,battery ,castle ,clinton ,national
 ,monument and ,battery ,conservancy    
,partnership ,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,in
 this ,act3  7#a7 ,secretary ,the term  
,secretary means the ,secretary of the  
,interior1 acting through the ,director 
of the ,national ,park ,service4  7#b7  
,battery ,conservancy ,the term ,battery
 ,conservancy means the battery         
,conservancy of ,new ,york ,city1 ,new  
,york1 a #eja7;c77#c7 organization1 or a

 successor not-for-profit organization4 
7#c7 ,monument ,the term ,monument means
 the ,castle ,clinton ,national         
,monument in ,new ,york ,city1 ,new     
,york4  7#d7 ,facility ,the term        
,facility means the proposed performance
 facility and associated structures and 
fixtures described in the #aiig ,general
 ,management ,pan for the ,castle       
,clinton ,national ,monument4  #c4      
,agreement  7a7 ,in general ,the        
,secretary is authorized to enter into  
one or more agreements with the ,battery
 ,conservancy providing for the design1 
construction1 maintenance1 and operation
 of the ,facility4  7b7 ,terms and      
conditions ,any agreement entered into  
under subsection 7a7 shall assure that--
  7#a7 the ,battery ,conservancy is     
solely responsible for all costs of     
design and construction of the          
,facility2  7#b7 the ,battery           
,conservancy is solely responsible for  
all costs of operating and maintaining  
the ,facility1 except as may be         

otherwise agreed to by the ,secretary2  
7#c7 the ,battery ,conservancy shall    
reimburse the ,national ,park ,service  
for all ,national ,park ,service costs  
incurred in association with the        
,battery ,conservancy's activities at   
the ,facility1 including the cost of    
providing security1 utilities1 and      
inspections2  7#d7 the ,battery         
,conservancy may conduct1 or allow      
others to conduct1 performances and     
educational programs at the ,facility1  
as the ,secretary determines            
appropriate2  7#e7 the ,battery         
,conservancy may sell performance       
tickets and conduct related             
revenue-generating activities at the    
,monument such as sales of food1        
beverages1 and merchandise in such a    
manner and at such rates as the         
,secretary determines appropriate2  7#f7
 any proceeds received by the ,battery  
,conservancy from the revenue-generating
 activities described in this subsection
 shall be1 as determined by the         

,secretary in consultation with the     
,battery ,conservancy--  7,a7 used by   
the ,battery ,conservancy for operation 
and maintenance of the ,facility2  7,b7 
held in reserve1 in an interest-bearing 
account1 by the ,battery ,conservancy to
 pay future operational and maintenance 
costs2  7,c7 used by the ,battery       
,conservancy for other ,monument-related
 activities2 or  7,d7 transferred to the
 ,national ,park ,service for use in    
operating1 maintaining1 enhancing1 or   
interpreting the ,monument2  7#g7 the   
,national ,park ,service has exclusive  
use of the ,facility during normal      
,monument operating hours1 except as    
otherwise agreed to by the ,secretary2  
and  7#h7 the resources of the          
,monument1 and the public interest1 are 
protected through any terms and         
conditions that the ,secretary deems    
necessary4  #d4 ,retention of funds for 
park purposes ,the ,secretary is        
authorized to retain and use until      
expended1 without further appropriation1

 any funds that are received by the     
,secretary from the ,battery            
,conservancy in accordance with this    
,act1 for the purposes of operating1    
maintaining1 enhancing1 or interpreting 
the ,monument4  #e4 ,interpretive and   
educational programs ,notwithstanding   
the ,federal ,grant and ,cooperative    
,agreement ,act of #aigg 7#ca ,u4,s4,c4 
#fcja-fcjh71 the ,secretary may enter   
into a cooperative agreement with the   
,battery ,conservancy for interpretive  
and educational programming related to  
the ,monument1 which may include        
operation and maintenance costs of the  
,facility related to such programming4  
#f4 ,ownership and administration of    
facility  7a7 ,ownership ,the ,facility 
shall be owned by the ,united ,states   
and at no time shall the ,battery       
,conservancy have any ownership         
interest1 leasehold interest1 or other  
right or interest in the ,facility4  7b7
 ,administration ,the ,facility shall be
 administered by the ,national ,park    

,service as part of the ,monument and   
shall be subject to all laws1           
regulations1 and policies applicable to 
the ,monument except as otherwise       
provided this ,act4