,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hbbd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #aa1 #bjbj
 ,mr4 ,la,hood introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,natural ,resources  ,a   
,,bill  ,to establish the ,new          
,philadelphia ,national ,historical     
,park in the ,state of ,illinois as a   
unit of the ,national ,park ,system1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,new     
,philadelphia ,national ,historical     
,park ,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress    
finds that--  7#a7 ,frank ,mc,worter1 an
 enslaved man1 bought his freedom and   
the freedom of #ae family members by    
mining for crude niter in ,kentucky     
caves and processing the mined material 
into saltpeter1 by hiring his time to   
other settlers1 and by selling lots in  
,new ,philadelphia1 the town he founded2
  7#b7 ,new ,philadelphia1 founded in   
#ahcf by ,frank ,mc,worter1 was the     
first town planned and legally          

registered by a free ,african ,american 
before the ,civil ,war2  7#c7 the first 
railroad constructed in the area of ,new
 ,philadelphia bypassed ,new            
,philadelphia1 which led to the decline 
of ,new ,philadelphia2 and  7#d7 the    
,new ,philadelphia site is a registered 
,national ,historic ,landmark4  #c4     
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,park  
,the term ,park means the ,new          
,philadelphia ,historical ,park         
established by this ,act4  7#b7         
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of the ,interior4  7#c7  
,state ,the term ,state means the ,state
 of ,illinois4  #d4 ,establishment of   
,new ,philadelphia  7a7 ,establishment  
,there is established in the ,state a   
unit of the ,national ,park ,system to  
be known as the ,new ,philadelphia      
,historical ,park to coordinate-- 7#a7  
preservation1 protection1 and           
interpretation efforts of the ,park by  
the ,federal ,government1 the ,state1   
units of local government1 and private  

and nonprofit organizations2 and  7#b7  
appropriate management options necessary
 to ensure the protection1 preservation1
 and interpretation of the many         
significant aspects of the ,park4  7b7  
,boundary ,the ,park shall consist of   
the approximately  acres generally      
depicted as  on the map titled  and     
dated 4  #e4 ,administration  7a7 ,in   
general ,the ,secretary shall administer
 land within the boundary of the ,park  
in accordance with-- 7#a7 this ,act2 and
  7#b7 the laws generally applicable to 
units of the ,national ,park ,system1   
including-- 7,a7 section #ajjaja7;a71   
chapter #ajjc1 and sections #ajjgea7;a71
 #ajjgeb1 #ajjgec1 and #ajbaja of title 
#ed1 ,united ,states ,code2 and  7,b7   
chapter #cbja of title #ed1 ,united     
,states ,code4  7b7 ,cooperative        
agreements ,the ,secretary may enter    
into cooperative agreements with the    
,state or other public and nonpublic    
entities1 under which the ,secretary may
 identify1 interpret1 and provide       

assistance for the preservation of      
non-,federal land within the boundaries 
of the ,park and at sites in close      
proximity to the ,park1 but located     
outside the boundaries of the ,park1    
including providing for placement of    
directional and interpretive signage1   
exhibits1 and technology-based          
interpretive devices4  7c7 ,acquisition 
of land ,the ,secretary may acquire for 
inclusion in the ,park any land         
7including interests in land71          
buildings1 or structures owned by the   
,state or any other political1 private1 
or nonprofit entity by donation1        
transfer1 exchange1 or purchase from a  
willing seller4  7d7 ,technical and     
preservation assistance ,the ,secretary 
may provide public interpretation and   
technical assistance for the            
preservation of historic structures of1 
the maintenance of the cultural         
landscape of1 and local preservation    
planning for1 related historic and      
cultural resources within the boundaries

 of the ,park4  7e7 ,management plan    
,not later than #c fiscal years after   
the date on which funds are first made  
available to carry out this ,act1 the   
,secretary1 in consultation with the    
,state1 shall complete a general        
management plan for the ,park in        
accordance with-- 7#a7 section #ajjejb  
of title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code2 and
  7#b7 any other applicable laws4  7f7  
,no buffer zone created ,nothing in this
 ,act1 the acquisition of the land or an
 interest in land authorized by this    
,act1 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 the acquired land shall
 not preclude1 limit1 control1 regulate1
 or determine the conduct or management 
of activities or uses outside of the    
,park4  7g7 ,eminent domain or          
condemnation ,in carrying out this ,act1
 the ,secretary of the ,interior may not
 use eminent domain or condemnation4    

7h7 ,effect ,nothing in this ,act       
modifies any authority of the ,federal  
,government to carry out ,federal laws  
on ,federal land located in the ,park4