16 U.S.C. § 410ppp
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective
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The purpose of this section is to establish the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park—
to educate the public about—
In this section:
The term “National Heritage Corridor” means the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor.
The term “Park” means the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park established by subsection (c)(1).
The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.
The term “States” means—
There is established in the States a unit of the National Park System, to be known as the “Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park”.
The Park shall include—
the following resources, as described in Management Option 3 of the study entitled “Blackstone River Valley Special Resource Study—Study Report 2011”:
The Secretary may acquire land or interests in land that are considered contributing historic resources in the historic sites and districts described in paragraph (2)(B) for inclusion in the Park boundary by donation, purchase from a willing seller with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange.
No land or interest in land may be acquired for the Park by condemnation.
On a determination by the Secretary that a sufficient quantity of land or interests in land has been acquired to constitute a manageable park unit, the Secretary shall establish a boundary for the Park by publishing a boundary map in the Federal Register.
The Secretary may include in the Park boundary any resources that are the subject of an agreement with the States or a subdivision of the States entered into under paragraph (4)(D).
On the acquisition of additional land or interests in land under subparagraph (A), or on entering an agreement under subparagraph (C), the boundary of the Park shall be adjusted to reflect the acquisition or agreement by publishing a Park boundary map in the Federal Register.
The maps referred to in this paragraph shall be available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
The Secretary may acquire not more than 10 acres in Woonsocket, Rhode Island 11 So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma. for the development of administrative, curatorial, maintenance, or visitor facilities for the Park.
Land owned by the States or a political subdivision of the States may be acquired under this paragraph only by donation.
The Secretary shall administer land within the boundary of the Park in accordance with—
the laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System, including—
Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this subsection, the Secretary shall prepare a general management plan for the Park—
The plan shall consider ways to use preexisting or planned visitor facilities and recreational opportunities developed in the National Heritage Corridor, including—
The Secretary may provide technical assistance, visitor services, interpretive tours, and educational programs to sites and resources in the National Heritage Corridor that are located outside the boundary of the Park and associated with the purposes for which the Park is established.
To further the purposes of this subsection and notwithstanding chapter 63 of title 31, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the States, political subdivisions of the States, nonprofit organizations (including the local coordinating entity for the National Heritage Corridor), and other interested parties—
As a condition of the receipt of funds under clause (i)(II), 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 1-to-1 basis by non-Federal funds.
Any payment made by the Secretary under clause (i)(ii) 33 So in original. Probably should be “(i)(II)”. shall be subject to an agreement that the conversion, use, or disposal of the project for purposes that are inconsistent with the purposes of this subsection, as determined by the Secretary, shall result in a right of the United States to reimbursement of the greater of—
Any cooperative agreement entered into under this subparagraph shall provide for reasonable public access to the resources covered by the cooperative agreement.
Congress dedicates the Park to John H. Chafee, the former United States Senator from Rhode Island, in recognition of—
The Secretary shall display a memorial at an appropriate location in the Park that recognizes the role of John H. Chafee in preserving the resources of the Blackstone River Valley for the people of the United States.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015