A renewed effort to create a National Historical Park in Auburn increases the potential funding by the federal government to $11 million.

U.S. senators Charles Schumer and Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday re-introduced legislation to create a national park preserving and promoting the life of Harriet Tubman, who was a key player in the anti-slavery resistance network known as the Underground Railroad.

The Harriet Tubman National Historical Park and The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historic Park Act call for the establishment of two parks, one in Auburn and one in Maryland. The Auburn branch would focus on Tubman's later years where she was active in the suffrage movement and where she established one of the first incorporated homes for aged African Americans.

The National Historic Park in Maryland will trace her life on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, where she was one of the leaders on the Underground Railroad.

“This legislation will make the Harriet Tubman house in Auburn a must-see place for all those interested in American History and greatly enhance our regional tourism industry,” Schumer said in a news release.

In New York, the bill authorizes $11million in grants for the preservation, rehabilitation, and restoration of the properties. Schumer and Clinton worked to increase the funding in the bill from $7.5 million in the last congress.

The allocation of these monies will be determined by a locally driven planning process after the passage of the bill.The Harriet Tubman National Historical Park would include important historical structures in Auburn, New York. They include Tubman's home, the Home for the Aged that she established, the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Zion Church and Fort Hill Cemetery where she is buried.