[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 66 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.66
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the sixth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine
An Act
To preserve the cultural resources of the Route 66 corridor and to
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) Route 66 corridor.--The term ``Route 66 corridor'' means
structures and other cultural resources described in paragraph (3),
including--
(A) lands owned by the Federal Government and lands owned
by a State or local government within the immediate vicinity of
those portions of the highway formerly designated as United
States Route 66; and
(B) private land within that immediate vicinity that is
owned by persons or entities that are willing to participate in
the programs authorized by this Act.
(2) Cultural resource programs.--The term ``Cultural Resource
Programs'' means the programs established and administered by the
National Park Service for the benefit of and in support of
preservation of the Route 66 corridor, either directly or
indirectly.
(3) Preservation of the route 66 corridor.--The term
``preservation of the Route 66 corridor'' means the preservation or
restoration of structures or other cultural resources of
businesses, sites of interest, and other contributing resources
that--
(A) are located within the land described in para-
graph (1);
(B) existed during the route's period of outstanding
historic significance (principally between 1926 and 1970), as
defined by the study prepared by the National Park Service and
entitled ``Special Resource Study of Route 66'', dated July
1995; and
(C) remain in existence as of the date of the enactment of
this Act.
(4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
the Interior, acting through the Cultural Resource Programs at the
National Park Service.
(5) State.--The term ``State'' means a State in which a portion
of the Route 66 corridor is located.
SEC. 2. MANAGEMENT.
(a) In General.--The Secretary, in collaboration with the entities
described in subsection (c), shall facilitate the development of
guidelines and a program of technical assistance and grants that will
set priorities for the preservation of the Route 66 corridor.
(b) Designation of Officials.--The Secretary shall designate
officials of the National Park Service stationed at locations
convenient to the States to perform the functions of the Cultural
Resource Programs under this Act.
(c) General Functions.--The Secretary shall--
(1) support efforts of State and local public and private
persons, nonprofit Route 66 preservation entities, Indian tribes,
State Historic Preservation Offices, and entities in the States for
the preservation of the Route 66 corridor by providing technical
assistance, participating in cost-sharing programs, and making
grants;
(2) act as a clearinghouse for communication among Federal,
State, and local agencies, nonprofit Route 66 preservation
entities, Indian tribes, State historic preservation offices, and
private persons and entities interested in the preservation of the
Route 66 corridor; and
(3) assist the States in determining the appropriate form of
and establishing and supporting a non-Federal entity or entities to
perform the functions of the Cultural Resource Programs after those
programs are terminated.
(d) Authorities.--In carrying out this Act, the Secretary may--
(1) enter into cooperative agreements, including (but not
limited to) cooperative agreements for study, planning,
preservation, rehabilitation, and restoration related to the Route
66 corridor;
(2) accept donations of funds, equipment, supplies, and
services as appropriate;
(3) provide cost-share grants for projects for the preservation
of the Route 66 corridor (but not to exceed 50 percent of total
project costs) and information about existing cost-share
opportunities;
(4) provide technical assistance in historic preservation and
interpretation of the Route 66 corridor; and
(5) coordinate, promote, and stimulate research by other
persons and entities regarding the Route 66 corridor.
(e) Preservation Assistance.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide assistance in the
preservation of the Route 66 corridor in a manner that is
compatible with the idiosyncratic nature of the Route 66 corridor.
(2) Planning.--The Secretary shall not prepare or require
preparation of an overall management plan for the Route 66
corridor, but shall cooperate with the States and local public and
private persons and entities, State historic preservation offices,
nonprofit Route 66 preservation entities, and Indian tribes in
developing local preservation plans to guide efforts to protect the
most important or representative resources of the Route 66
corridor.
SEC. 3. RESOURCE TREATMENT.
(a) Technical Assistance Program.--
(1) Program required.--The Secretary shall develop a program of
technical assistance in the preservation of the Route 66 corridor
and interpretation of the Route 66 corridor.
(2) Program guidelines.--As part of the technical assistance
program under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall establish
guidelines for setting priorities for preservation needs for the
Route 66 corridor. The Secretary shall base the guidelines on the
Secretary's standards for historic preservation.
(b) Program for Coordination of Activities.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall coordinate a program of
historic research, curation, preservation strategies, and the
collection of oral and video histories of events that occurred
along the Route 66 corridor.
(2) Design.--The program under paragraph (1) shall be designed
for continuing use and implementation by other organizations after
the Cultural Resource Programs are terminated.
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for the period
of fiscal years 2000 through 2009 to carry out the purposes of this
Act.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.