,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cada  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #b1  
#bjba,mr4 ,durbin introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,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-- 7,a7 mining for 
crude niter in ,kentucky caves and      
processing the mined material into      
saltpeter2  7,b7 hiring his time to     
other settlers2 and  7,c7 selling lots  
in ,new ,philadelphia1 which was-- 7i7  
the town founded by ,frank ,mc,worter2  
and  7ii7 the first town planned and    

legally registered by a free ,african   
,american before the ,civil ,war2  7#b7 
the first railroad constructed in the   
area of ,new ,philadelphia bypassed ,new
 ,philadelphia1 which led to the decline
 of ,new ,philadelphia2 and  7#c7 the   
site of ,new ,philadelphia is a         
registered ,national ,historic          
,landmark4  #c4 ,definitions ,in this   
,act3 7#a7 ,park ,the term ,park means  
the ,new ,philadelphia ,national        
,historical ,park established by section
 #d7;a74  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    
,national ,historical ,park  7a7        
,establishment ,there is established in 
the ,state as a unit of the ,national   
,park ,system the ,new ,philadelphia    
,national ,historical ,park4  7b7       
,purposes ,the purposes of the ,park    
are-- 7#a7 to protect1 preserve1 and    
interpret the many significant aspects  

of the ,park2 and  7#b7 to the extent   
feasible1 to coordinate preservation and
 interpretation activities with the     
,state and other public and nonpublic   
entities through cooperative agreements 
entered into under section #e7;c74  7c7 
,boundary ,the ,park shall consist of   
the approximately #abd4cc acres of land 
within the boundary generally depicted  
as ,legislative ,boundary on the map    
prepared by the ,national ,park ,service
 entitled ,new ,philadelphia ,national  
,historic ,site ,proposed ,boundary1    
numbered #eia_/agf1eaf1 and dated ,july 
#bjba4  #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 ,management and     
operations ,the ,lincoln ,home ,national
 ,historic ,site shall be responsible   
for the management and operations of the
 ,park4  7c7 ,cooperative agreements    
,the ,secretary may enter into          
cooperative agreements with the ,state  
or other public and nonpublic entities  
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 ,park
 but located outside the boundaries of  
the ,park1 including providing for--    
7#a7 the placement of directional and   
interpretive signage2  7#b7 exhibits2   
and  7#c7 technology-based interpretive 
devices4  7d7 ,acquisition of land  7#a7
 ,in general ,subject to paragraph 7#b71
 the ,secretary may acquire land and    
interests in land 7including any        
buildings or structures7 for inclusion  
in the ,park by-- 7,a7 donation2  7,b7  
purchase with donated or appropriated   

funds2 or  7,c7 exchange4  7#b7         
,limitation ,any land owned by the      
,state or a political subdivision of the
 ,state may be acquired for inclusion in
 the ,park only by donation4  7e7       
,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  7f7       
,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