Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park Establishment Act of 2000
Became Public Law No: 106-352.
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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Mar 22, 2000
Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park Establishment Act of 2000 - Establishes the Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, California, including certain sites, structures, and areas associated with the industrial, governmental, and citizen efforts that led to victory in World War II.Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, in administering the Park, to enter into cooperative agreements with interested persons to assist in the interpretation of the Rosie the Riveter Memorial, Vincent Park, the Shimada Peace Memorial Park, Westshore Park, the Ford Assembly Building, Sheridan Observation Point Park, the Bay Trail-Esplanade, the intact dry docks-basin docks and five historic structures at Richmond Shipyard #3, the vessel S.S. RED OAK VICTORY (and Whirley Cranes associated with ship building in Richmond), the Kaiser Permanente Field Hospital, World War II Child Development Centers, Atchison Housing, and Fire Station 67.Authorizes the Secretary to establish a World War II Home Front Education Center in the Ford Assembly Building, including a program that allows for distance learning.Requires 50 percent matching non-Federal funds under the cooperative agreements.Requires the Secretary to submit to specified congressional committees a general management plan, which shall include a determination of whether there are additional representative sites in the United States relating to industrial, governmental, and citizen efforts during World War II that should be linked to and interpreted at the park.Authorizes appropriations (but not for the operation or maintenance of the vessel S.S. RED OAK VICTORY).
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S10008-10009)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S10008-10009)
Committee amendments withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S10008-10009)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 891.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski under authority of the order of the Senate of 09/28/2000 with amendments. With written report No. 106-446.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski under authority of the order of the Senate of 09/28/2000 with amendments. With written report No. 106-446.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Committee consideration held.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5792-5793)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5792-5793)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4063.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5792-5796)
Mr. Hansen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 407.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 106-723.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 106-723.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E379)
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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