H.R. 286 – To amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 to add sites to…

111th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 286

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 7, 2009

Mr. Turner (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, and Mr. Austria) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL

To amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 to add sites to the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, and for other purposes.

Additional areas included in Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park

101.

Additional areas included in park

Section 101 of the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 410ww) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(c)

Additional sites

In addition to the sites described in subsection (b), the park shall consist of the following sites, as generally depicted on a map titled Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, numbered 362/80,013 and dated May 2008:

(1)

Hawthorn Hill, Oakwood, Ohio.

(2)

The Wright Company factory and associated land and buildings, Dayton, Ohio.

102.

Protection of historic properties

Section 102 of the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 410ww-1) is amended—

(1)

in subsection (a), by inserting Hawthorn Hill, the Wright Company factory, after , acquire;

(2)

in subsection (b), by striking Such agreements and inserting:

(d)

Conditions

Cooperative agreements under this section

;

(3)

by inserting before subsection (d) (as added by paragraph 2) the following:

(c)

Cooperative agreements

The Secretary is authorized to enter into a cooperative agreement with a partner or partners, including the Wright Family Foundation, to operate and provide programming for Hawthorn Hill and charge reasonable fees notwithstanding any other provision of law, which may be used to defray the costs of park operation and programming.

; and

(4)

by striking Commission and inserting Aviation Heritage Foundation.

Grant Assistance and technical corrections

201.

Grant Assistance and technical corrections

Section 108 of the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 410ww–7) is amended—

(1)

by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and

(2)

by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection:

(b)

Grant Assistance

The Secretary is authorized to make grants to the parks’ partners, including the Aviation Trail, Inc., the Ohio Historical Society, and Dayton History, for projects not requiring Federal involvement other than providing financial assistance, subject to the availability of appropriations in advance identifying the specific partner grantee and the specific project. Projects funded through these grants shall be limited to construction and development on non-Federal property within the boundaries of the park. Any project funded by such a grant shall support the purposes of the park, shall be consistent with the park’s general management plan, and shall enhance public use and enjoyment of the park.

202.

National aviation heritage area

Title V of division J of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 108–447), is amended—

(1)

in section 503(3), by striking 104 and inserting 504;

(2)

in section 503(4), by striking 106 and inserting 506;

(3)

in section 504, by striking subsection (b)(2) and by redesignating subsection (b)(3) as subsection (b)(2); and

(4)

in section 505(b)(1), by striking 106 and inserting 506.

To amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 to add sites to the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, and for other purposes.

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