John Hansen: “I rise in support of H.R. 4063, as amended, introduced by the gentleman from California (Mr. George Miller), the ranking…”

“I rise in support of H.R. 4063, as amended, introduced by the gentleman from California (Mr. George Miller), the ranking minority member from the Committee on Resources. The gentleman from California deserves a lot of credit for crafting this bill, which establishes the Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park in the State of California. The historical park would commemorate the industrial, governmental and citizen efforts that eventually led the United States to victory in World War II, and includes sites, structures, and areas that are associated with the home front efforts. The historical park would be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a unit of the National Park System. The bill also allows the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements for the acquisition and curation of historic artifacts and materials related to the park along with providing for the preservation and interpretation of the park and sites selected by the Secretary as representative of the World War II home front. H.R. 4063 also stipulates that any Federal funds used in the cooperative agreements must be matched by an equal amount of funds from non-Federal sources. I am pleased to be a cosponsor of this bill. This bill creates a park unit which interprets an important part of the history of World War II. I urge all my colleagues to support H.R. 4063, as amended.”