§ 450hh. — Saint Croix Island International Historic Site; establishment; acceptance of land; size.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC450hh]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LXI--NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS
Sec. 450hh. Saint Croix Island International Historic Site;
establishment; acceptance of land; size
For the purpose of establishing a Federal area of national
historical importance for the benefit of the people of the United
States, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept, for
national monument purposes, on behalf of the United States, the donation
of all non-Federal lands and interests in land situated on Saint Croix
(Dochet) Island, located in the Saint Croix River, in the State of
Maine. The Secretary is authorized to acquire, in such manner as he may
consider to be in the public interest, not to exceed fifty acres of land
or interests therein situated on the mainland, such property to be used
for general administrative purposes and for a landing dock in order to
provide a suitable approach and ready access to the island.
(June 8, 1949, ch. 180, Sec. 1, 63 Stat. 158.)
Authorization of Appropriations
Section 4 of act June 8, 1949, provided that: ``There are hereby
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out
the provisions of this Act [sections 450hh to 450hh-2 of this title].''
Saint Croix Island Heritage Center
Pub. L. 106-529, Nov. 22, 2000, 114 Stat. 2524, provided that:
``SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
``This Act may be cited as the `Saint Croix Island Heritage Act'.
``SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
``(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
``(1) Saint Croix Island is located in the Saint Croix River, a
river that is the boundary between the State of Maine and Canada;
``(2) the Island is the only international historic site in the
National Park System;
``(3) in 1604, French nobleman Pierre Dugua Sieur de Mons,
accompanied by a courageous group of adventurers that included
Samuel Champlain, landed on the Island and began the construction of
a settlement;
``(4) the French settlement on the Island in 1604 and 1605 was
the initial site of the first permanent settlement in the New World,
predating the English settlement of 1607 at Jamestown, Virginia;
``(5) many people view the expedition that settled on the Island
in 1604 as the beginning of the Acadian culture in North America;
``(6) in October, 1998, the National Park Service completed a
general management plan to manage and interpret the Saint Croix
Island International Historic Site;
``(7) the plan addresses a variety of management alternatives,
and concludes that the best management strategy entails developing
an interpretive trail and ranger station at Red Beach, Maine, and a
regional heritage center in downtown Calais, Maine, in cooperation
with Federal, State, and local agencies;
``(8) a 1982 memorandum of understanding, signed by the
Department of the Interior and the Canadian Department for the
Environment, outlines a cooperative program to commemorate the
international heritage of the Saint Croix Island site and
specifically to prepare for the 400th anniversary of the settlement
in 2004; and
``(9) only 4 years remain before the 400th anniversary of the
settlement at Saint Croix Island, an occasion that should be
appropriately commemorated.
``(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to direct the Secretary
of the Interior to take all necessary and appropriate steps to work with
Federal, State, and local agencies, historical societies, and nonprofit
organizations to facilitate the development of a regional heritage
center in downtown Calais, Maine[,] before the 400th anniversary of the
settlement of Saint Croix Island.
``SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
``In this Act:
``(1) Island.--The term `Island' means Saint Croix Island,
located in the Saint Croix River, between Canada and the State of
Maine.
``(2) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of
the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park
Service.
``SEC. 4. SAINT CROIX ISLAND REGIONAL HERITAGE CENTER.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall provide assistance in
planning, constructing, and operating a regional heritage center in
downtown Calais, Maine, to facilitate the management and interpretation
of the Saint Croix Island International Historic Site.
``(b) Cooperative Agreements.--To carry out subsection (a), in
administering the Saint Croix Island International Historic Site, the
Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements under appropriate terms
and conditions with other Federal agencies, State and local agencies and
nonprofit organizations--
``(1) to provide exhibits, interpretive services (including
employing individuals to provide such services), and technical
assistance;
``(2) to conduct activities that facilitate the dissemination of
information relating to the Saint Croix Island International
Historic Site;
``(3) to provide financial assistance for the construction of
the regional heritage center in exchange for space in the center
that is sufficient to interpret the Saint Croix Island International
Historic Site; and
``(4) to assist with the operation and maintenance of the
regional heritage center.
``SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
``(a) Design and Construction.--
``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this Act (including the design and construction of the
regional heritage center) $2,000,000.
``(2) Expenditure.--Paragraph (1) authorizes funds to be
appropriated on the condition that any expenditure of those funds
shall be matched on a dollar-for-dollar basis by funds from non-
Federal sources.
``(b) Operation and Maintenance.--There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as are necessary to maintain and operate
interpretive exhibits in the regional heritage center.''
