Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site Act of 1998

TITLE I--LOWER EAST SIDE TENEMENT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, NEW YORK.

SEC. 101. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
        (1)(A) immigration, and the resulting diversity of cultural 
    influences, is a key factor in defining the identity of the United 
    States; and
        (B) many United States citizens trace their ancestry to persons 
    born in nations other than the United States;
        (2) the latter part of the 19th century and the early part of 
    the 20th century marked a period in which the volume of immigrants 
    coming to the United States far exceeded that of any time prior to 
    or since that period;
        (3) no single identifiable neighborhood in the United States 
    absorbed a comparable number of immigrants than the Lower East Side 
    neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City;
        (4) the Lower East Side Tenement at 97 Orchard Street in New 
    York City is an outstanding survivor of the vast number of humble 
    buildings that housed immigrants to New York City during the 
    greatest wave of immigration in American history;
        (5) the Lower East Side Tenement is owned and operated as a 
    museum by the Lower East Side Tenement Museum;
        (6) the Lower East Side Tenement Museum is dedicated to 
    interpreting immigrant life within a neighborhood long associated 
    with the immigrant experience in the United States, New York City's 
    Lower East Side, and its importance to United States history; and
        (7)(A) the Director of the National Park Service found the 
    Lower East Side Tenement at 97 Orchard Street to be nationally 
    significant; and
        (B) the Secretary of the Interior declared the Lower East Side 
    Tenement a National Historic Landmark on April 19, 1994; and
        (C) the Director of the National Park Service, through a 
    special resource study, found the Lower East Side Tenement suitable 
    and feasible for inclusion in the National Park System.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this title are--
        (1) to ensure the preservation, maintenance, and interpretation 
    of this site and to interpret at the site the themes of 
    immigration, tenement life in the latter half of the 19th century 
    and the first half of the 20th century, the housing reform 
    movement, and tenement architecture in the United States;
        (2) to ensure continued interpretation of the nationally 
    significant immigrant phenomenon associated with New York City's 
    Lower East Side and the Lower East Side's role in the history of 
    immigration to the United States; and
        (3) to enhance the interpretation of the Castle Clinton, Ellis 
    Island, and Statue of Liberty National Monuments.

SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this title:
        (1) Historic site.--The term ``historic site'' means the Lower 
    East Side Tenement found at 97 Orchard Street on Manhattan Island 
    in the City of New York, State of New York, and designated as a 
    national historic site by section 103.
        (2) Museum.--The term ``Museum'' means the Lower East Side 
    Tenement Museum, a nonprofit organization established in the City 
    of New York, State of New York, which owns and operates the 
    tenement building at 97 Orchard Street and manages other properties 
    in the vicinity of 97 Orchard Street as administrative and program 
    support facilities for 97 Orchard Street.
        (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
    the Interior.

SEC. 103. ESTABLISHMENT OF HISTORIC SITE.

    (a) In General.--To further the purposes of this title and the Act 
entitled ``An Act to provide for the preservation of historic American 
sites, buildings, objects, and antiquities of national significance, 
and for other purposes'', approved August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et 
seq.), the Lower East Side Tenement at 97 Orchard Street, in the City 
of New York, State of New York, is designated a national historic site.
    (b) Coordination With National Park System.--
        (1) Affiliated site.--The historic site shall be an affiliated 
    site of the National Park System.
        (2) Coordination.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
    Museum, shall coordinate the operation and interpretation of the 
    historic site with the Statue of Liberty National Monument, Ellis 
    Island National Monument, and Castle Clinton National Monument. The 
    historic site's story and interpretation of the immigrant 
    experience in the United States is directly related to the themes 
    and purposes of these National Monuments.
    (c) Ownership.--The historic site shall continue to be owned, 
operated, and managed by the Museum.

SEC. 104. MANAGEMENT OF THE HISTORIC SITE.

    (a) Cooperative Agreement.--The Secretary may enter into a 
cooperative agreement with the Museum to ensure the marking, 
interpretation, and preservation of the national historic site 
designated by section 103(a).
    (b) Technical and Financial Assistance.--The Secretary may provide 
technical and financial assistance to the Museum to mark, interpret, 
and preserve the historic site, including making preservation-related 
capital improvements and repairs.
    (c) General Management Plan.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
    Museum, shall develop a general management plan for the historic 
    site that defines the role and responsibility of the Secretary with 
    regard to the interpretation and the preservation of the historic 
    site.
        (2) Integration with national monuments.--The plan shall 
    outline how interpretation and programming for the historic site 
    shall be integrated and coordinated with the Statue of Liberty 
    National Monument, Ellis Island National Monument, and Castle 
    Clinton National Monument to enhance the story of the historic site 
    and these National Monuments.
        (3) Completion.--The plan shall be completed not later than 2 
    years after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (d) Limited Role of Secretary.--Nothing in this title authorizes 
the Secretary to acquire the property at 97 Orchard Street or to assume 
overall financial responsibility for the operation, maintenance, or 
management of the historic site.

SEC. 105. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this title.

                        TITLE II--OTHER MATTERS

SEC. 201. CASA MALPAIS NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK, ARIZONA.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds and declares that--
        (1) the Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark was occupied by 
    one of the largest and most sophisticated Mogollon communities in 
    the United States;
        (2) the landmark includes a 58-room masonry pueblo, including 
    stairways, Great Kiva complex, and fortification walls, a 
    prehistoric trail, and catacomb chambers where the deceased were 
    placed;
        (3) the Casa Malpais was designated as a national historic 
    landmark by the Secretary of the Interior in 1964; and
        (4) the State of Arizona and the community of Springerville are 
    undertaking a program of interpretation and preservation of the 
    landmark.
    (b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to assist in the 
preservation and interpretation of the Casa Malpais National Historic 
Landmark for the benefit of the public.
    (c) Cooperative Agreements.--
        (1) In general.--In furtherance of the purpose of this section, 
    the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to enter into 
    cooperative agreements with the State of Arizona and the town of 
    Springerville, Arizona, pursuant to which the Secretary may provide 
    technical assistance to interpret, operate, and maintain the Casa 
    Malpais National Historic Landmark and may also provide financial 
    assistance for planning, staff training, and development of the 
    Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark, but not including other 
    routine operations.
        (2) Additional provisions.--Any such agreement may also contain 
    provisions that--
            (A) the Secretary, acting through the Director of the 
        National Park Service, shall have right to access at all 
        reasonable times to all public portions of the property covered 
        by such agreement for the purpose of interpreting the landmark; 
        and
            (B) no changes or alterations shall be made in the landmark 
        except by mutual agreement between the Secretary and the other 
        parties to all such agreements.
    (d) Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated such 
sums as may be necessary to provide financial assistance in accordance 
with this section.
    SEC. 202. PROVISION FOR ROADS IN PICTURED ROCKS NATIONAL LAKESHORE.
    Section 6 of the Act of October 15, 1966, entitled ``An Act to 
establish in the State of Michigan the Pictured Rocks National 
Lakeshore, and for other purposes'' (16 U.S.C. 460s-5), is amended as 
follows:
        (1) In subsection (b)(1) by striking ``including a scenic 
    shoreline drive'' and inserting ``including appropriate 
    improvements to Alger County Road H-58''.
        (2) By adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Prohibition of Certain Construction.--A scenic shoreline 
drive may not be constructed in the Pictured Rocks National 
Lakeshore.''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.

Summary: TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site, New York Title II: Other Matters Title I: Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site, New York - Designates the Lower East Side Tenement at 97 Orchard Street, New York, New York, as a national historic site and an affiliated site of the National Park System. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to coordinate the operation and interpretation of the Site with the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and Castle Clinton National Monuments. Provides that the Site shall continue to own, operate, and manage the Lower East Side Tenement Museum. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Museum to ensure the marking, interpretation, and preservation of the Site. Requires the Secretary to develop a general management plan for the Site that: (1) defines the Secretary's role and responsibility with regard to the interpretation and preservation of the Site. And (2) outlines how interpretation and programming for the Site shall be integrated and coordinated with the Statute of Liberty, Ellis Island, and Castle Clinton National Monuments to enhance the story of the Site and Monuments. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Other Matters - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements to provide to Arizona and the town of Springerville, Arizona, technical assistance to interpret, operate, and maintain the Casa Malpais National Historical Landmark and financial assistance for planning, staff training, and development of the Landmark, but not other routine operations. Provides that such agreements may also: (1) grant the Secretary, acting through the National Park Service, access to public portions of the property covered by the agreements for the purpose of interpreting the Landmark. And (2) prohibit changes or alterations to the Landmark except by mutual agreement between the Secretary and the other parties to all such agreements. Authorizes appropriations. Amends Federal law to include in the land and water use management plan for the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan, provisions for appropriate improvements to Alger County Road H-58. Prohibits construction of a scenic shoreline drive in the Lakeshore.