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[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 112 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 639

103d CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                 S. 112

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To establish the Hudson River Artists National Historical Park in the 
               State of New York, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

           September 27 (legislative day, September 12), 1994

        Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the title

                                                       Calendar No. 639
103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                 S. 112

 To establish the Hudson River Artists National Historical Park in the 
               State of New York, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             January 21 (legislative day, January 5), 1993

 Mr. Moynihan introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

           September 27 (legislative day, September 12), 1994

  Reported by Mr. Johnston, with an amendment and an amendment to the 
                                 title
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
 To establish the Hudson River Artists National Historical Park in the 
               State of New York, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

-S-E-C-T-I-O-N -1-. -S-H-O-R-T -T-I-T-L-E-.

    -T-h-i-s -A-c-t -m-a-y -b-e -c-i-t-e-d -a-s -t-h-e -`-`-H-u-d-s-o-n 
-R-i-v-e-r -A-r-t-i-s-t-s -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -H-i-s-t-o-r-i-c-a-l 
-P-a-r-k -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-9-3-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -2-. -D-E-F-I-N-I-T-I-O-N-S-.

    -A-s -u-s-e-d -i-n -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-:
            -(-1-) -H-u-d-s-o-n -r-i-v-e-r -a-r-t-i-s-t-s-.---T-h-e 
        -t-e-r-m -`-`-H-u-d-s-o-n -R-i-v-e-r -a-r-t-i-s-t-s-'-' 
        -m-e-a-n-s -a-r-t-i-s-t-s -w-h-o -b-e-l-o-n-g-e-d -t-o -t-h-e 
        -H-u-d-s-o-n -R-i-v-e-r -S-c-h-o-o-l -o-f -L-a-n-d-s-c-a-p-e 
        -P-a-i-n-t-i-n-g -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -3-(-a-)-(-1-)-.
            -(-2-) -H-u-d-s-o-n -r-i-v-e-r -v-a-l-l-e-y 
        -r-e-g-i-o-n-.---T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-`-H-u-d-s-o-n -R-i-v-e-r 
        -V-a-l-l-e-y -r-e-g-i-o-n-'-' -m-e-a-n-s -t-h-e 
        -c-o-u-n-t-i-e-s -o-f -A-l-b-a-n-y-, -C-o-l-u-m-b-i-a-, 
        -D-u-t-c-h-e-s-s-, -G-r-e-e-n-e-, -O-r-a-n-g-e-, 
        -S-a-r-a-t-o-g-a-, -P-u-t-n-a-m-, -R-o-c-k-l-a-n-d-, 
        -U-l-s-t-e-r-, -R-e-n-s-s-e-l-a-e-r-, -W-a-s-h-i-n-g-t-o-n-, 
        -B-r-o-n-x-, -N-e-w -Y-o-r-k-, -a-n-d -W-e-s-t-c-h-e-s-t-e-r 
        -i-n -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -o-f -N-e-w -Y-o-r-k-.
            -(-3-) -P-a-r-k-.---T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-`-P-a-r-k-'-' 
        -m-e-a-n-s -t-h-e -H-u-d-s-o-n -R-i-v-e-r -A-r-t-i-s-t-s 
        -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -H-i-s-t-o-r-i-c-a-l -P-a-r-k 
        -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -4-(-b-)-.
            -(-4-) -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-.---T-h-e -t-e-r-m 
        -`-`-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-'-' -m-e-a-n-s -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y 
        -o-f -t-h-e -I-n-t-e-r-i-o-r-.
            -(-5-) -S-i-t-e-.---T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-`-S-i-t-e-'-' 
        -m-e-a-n-s -t-h-e -T-h-o-m-a-s -C-o-l-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -H-i-s-t-o-r-i-c -S-i-t-e -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -b-y 
        -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -4-(-a-)-.

-S-E-C-. -3-. -F-I-N-D-I-N-G-S -A-N-D -P-U-R-P-O-S-E-S-.

    -(-a-) -F-i-n-d-i-n-g-s-.----C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -f-i-n-d-s -t-h-a-t---
            -(-1-) -t-h-e -H-u-d-s-o-n -R-i-v-e-r -S-c-h-o-o-l -o-f 
        -L-a-n-d-s-c-a-p-e -P-a-i-n-t-i-n-g -w-a-s -i-n-s-p-i-r-e-d 
        -b-y -T-h-o-m-a-s -C-o-l-e -a-n-d -w-a-s 
        -c-h-a-r-a-c-t-e-r-i-z-e-d -b-y -a -g-r-o-u-p -o-f -1-9-t-h 
        -c-e-n-t-u-r-y -l-a-n-d-s-c-a-p-e -a-r-t-i-s-t-s -w-h-o 
        -r-e-c-o-r-d-e-d -a-n-d -c-e-l-e-b-r-a-t-e-d -t-h-e 
        -l-a-n-d-s-c-a-p-e -a-n-d -w-i-l-d-e-r-n-e-s-s -o-f 
        -A-m-e-r-i-c-a-, -p-a-r-t-i-c-u-l-a-r-l-y -t-h-e -H-u-d-s-o-n 
        -R-i-v-e-r -V-a-l-l-e-y -r-e-g-i-o-n -i-n -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e 
        -o-f -N-e-w -Y-o-r-k-;
            -(-2-) -T-h-o-m-a-s -C-o-l-e -a-n-d -h-i-s -s-t-u-d-e-n-t 
        -F-r-e-d-e-r-i-c -C-h-u-r-c-h -h-a-v-e -b-e-e-n 
        -r-e-c-o-g-n-i-z-e-d -a-s -A-m-e-r-i-c-a-'-s -m-o-s-t 
        -p-r-o-m-i-n-e-n-t -l-a-n-d-s-c-a-p-e -a-n-d 
        -a-l-l-e-g-o-r-i-c-a-l -p-a-i-n-t-e-r-s -i-n -t-h-e -m-i-d--
        -1-9-t-h -c-e-n-t-u-r-y-;
            -(-3-) -t-h-e -T-h-o-m-a-s -C-o-l-e -H-o-u-s-e -i-n 
        -G-r-e-e-n-e -C-o-u-n-t-y-, -N-e-w -Y-o-r-k-, -a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -O-l-a-n-a -S-t-a-t-e -H-i-s-t-o-r-i-c -S-i-t-e -a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -h-o-m-e -a-n-d -s-t-u-d-i-o -o-f -F-r-e-d-e-r-i-c -C-h-u-r-c-h 
        -i-n -C-o-l-u-m-b-i-a -C-o-u-n-t-y-, -N-e-w -Y-o-r-k-, -a-r-e 
        -l-i-s-t-e-d -o-n -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -R-e-g-i-s-t-e-r -o-f 
        -H-i-s-t-o-r-i-c -P-l-a-c-e-s -a-n-d -a-r-e 
        -d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-d -a-s -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -H-i-s-t-o-r-i-c 
        -L-a-n-d-m-a-r-k-s-;
            -(-4-) -w-i-t-h-i-n -a -1-5---m-i-l-e -a-r-e-a -o-f -t-h-e 
        -T-h-o-m-a-s -C-o-l-e -H-o-u-s-e-, -a-n -a-r-e-a -t-h-a-t 
        -f-o-r-m-s -a -k-e-y -p-a-r-t -o-f -t-h-e -r-i-c-h 
        -c-u-l-t-u-r-a-l -a-n-d -n-a-t-u-r-a-l -h-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -o-f 
        -t-h-e -H-u-d-s-o-n -R-i-v-e-r -V-a-l-l-e-y -r-e-g-i-o-n-, 
        -s-i-g-n-i-f-i-c-a-n-t -l-a-n-d-s-c-a-p-e-s -a-n-d -s-c-e-n-e-s 
        -p-a-i-n-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -H-u-d-s-o-n -R-i-v-e-r 
        -a-r-t-i-s-t-s -s-u-r-v-i-v-e -i-n-t-a-c-t-;
            -(-5-) -c-o-l-l-e-c-t-i-v-e-l-y-, -t-h-e -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s 
        -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-s -(-3-) -a-n-d 
        -(-4-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-e---
                    -(-A-) -o-p-p-o-r-t-u-n-i-t-i-e-s -f-o-r 
                -i-l-l-u-s-t-r-a-t-i-n-g -a-n-d 
                -i-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t-i-n-g -c-u-l-t-u-r-a-l -t-h-e-m-e-s 
                -o-f -t-h-e -h-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d 
                -S-t-a-t-e-s-; -a-n-d
                    -(-B-) -u-n-i-q-u-e -o-p-p-o-r-t-u-n-i-t-i-e-s 
                -f-o-r -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-, -p-u-b-l-i-c -u-s-e-, 
                -a-n-d -e-n-j-o-y-m-e-n-t-; -a-n-d
            -(-6-) -N-e-w -Y-o-r-k -S-t-a-t-e -h-a-s 
        -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -t-h-e -H-u-d-s-o-n -R-i-v-e-r 
        -V-a-l-l-e-y -G-r-e-e-n-w-a-y -t-o -p-r-o-m-o-t-e -t-h-e 
        -p-r-e-s-e-r-v-a-t-i-o-n-, -p-u-b-l-i-c -u-s-e-, -a-n-d 
        -e-n-j-o-y-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -n-a-t-u-r-a-l -a-n-d 
        -c-u-l-t-u-r-a-l -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -H-u-d-s-o-n 
        -R-i-v-e-r -V-a-l-l-e-y -r-e-g-i-o-n-.
    -(-b-) -P-u-r-p-o-s-e-s-.----T-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s 
-A-c-t -a-r-e---
            -(-1-) -t-o -p-r-e-s-e-r-v-e -a-n-d -i-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t 
        -f-o-r -t-h-e -b-e-n-e-f-i-t-, -i-n-s-p-i-r-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d 
        -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -p-e-o-p-l-e -o-f -t-h-e 
        -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -s-i-g-n-i-f-i-c-a-n-t -p-l-a-c-e-s 
        -i-l-l-u-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e -a-n-d -r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e 
        -o-f -t-h-e -l-e-g-a-c-y -o-f -t-h-e -H-u-d-s-o-n -R-i-v-e-r 
        -a-r-t-i-s-t-s-;
            -(-2-) -t-o -h-e-l-p -m-a-i-n-t-a-i-n -t-h-e 
        -i-n-t-e-g-r-i-t-y -o-f -t-h-e -s-e-t-t-i-n-g -i-n -t-h-e 
        -H-u-d-s-o-n -R-i-v-e-r -V-a-l-l-e-y -r-e-g-i-o-n -t-h-a-t 
        -i-n-s-p-i-r-e-d -a-r-t-i-s-t-i-c -e-x-p-r-e-s-s-i-o-n-;
            -(-3-) -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-v-e 
        -m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t-, -t-o -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-e -t-h-e 
        -i-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t-i-v-e-, -p-r-e-s-e-r-v-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d 
        -r-e-c-r-e-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -e-f-f-o-r-t-s -o-f -F-e-d-e-r-a-l-, 
        -S-t-a-t-e-, -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s -i-n -t-h-e 
        -H-u-d-s-o-n -R-i-v-e-r -V-a-l-l-e-y -r-e-g-i-o-n -i-n 
        -o-r-d-e-r -t-o -e-n-h-a-n-c-e -o-p-p-o-r-t-u-n-i-t-i-e-s 
        -f-o-r -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-, -p-u-b-l-i-c -u-s-e-, -a-n-d 
        -e-n-j-o-y-m-e-n-t-; -a-n-d
            -(-4-) -t-o -b-r-o-a-d-e-n -p-u-b-l-i-c 
        -u-n-d-e-r-s-t-a-n-d-i-n-g -o-f -t-h-e -H-u-d-s-o-n -R-i-v-e-r 
        -V-a-l-l-e-y -r-e-g-i-o-n -a-n-d -i-t-s -r-o-l-e -i-n 
        -A-m-e-r-i-c-a-n -p-r-e-h-i-s-t-o-r-y-, -h-i-s-t-o-r-y-, -a-n-d 
        -c-u-l-t-u-r-e-.

-S-E-C-. -4-. -E-S-T-A-B-L-I-S-H-M-E-N-T -O-F -S-I-T-E -A-N-D 
              -P-A-R-K-.

    -(-a-) -T-h-o-m-a-s -C-o-l-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -H-i-s-t-o-r-i-c 
-S-i-t-e-.----T-h-e-r-e -i-s -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d-, -a-s -a -u-n-i-t 
-o-f -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -P-a-r-k -S-y-s-t-e-m-, -t-h-e 
-T-h-o-m-a-s -C-o-l-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -H-i-s-t-o-r-i-c -S-i-t-e---
            -(-1-) -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-i-n-g -o-f -t-h-e -h-o-m-e -a-n-d 
        -s-t-u-d-i-o -o-f -T-h-o-m-a-s -C-o-l-e-, -w-h-i-c-h -i-s 
        -c-o-m-p-r-i-s-e-d -o-f -t-h-e -3-.-4 -a-c-r-e -s-i-t-e -a-n-d 
        -i-m-p-r-o-v-e-m-e-n-t-s -o-n -t-h-e -s-i-t-e -t-h-a-t -a-r-e 
        -l-o-c-a-t-e-d -a-t -2-1-8 -S-p-r-i-n-g -S-t-r-e-e-t-, 
        -V-i-l-l-a-g-e -o-f -C-a-t-s-k-i-l-l-, -S-t-a-t-e -o-f -N-e-w 
        -Y-o-r-k-; -a-n-d
            -(-2-) -a-s -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-l-y -d-e-p-i-c-t-e-d -o-n -t-h-e 
        -m-a-p -e-n-t-i-t-l-e-d -`-`-T-h-o-m-a-s -C-o-l-e 
        -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -H-i-s-t-o-r-i-c -S-i-t-e -B-o-u-n-d-a-r-y 
        -M-a-p-'-'-, -f-o-u-n-d -i-n -f-i-g-u-r-e -3-, -p-a-g-e -1-6 
        -o-f -t-h-e -r-e-p-o-r-t -o-n -t-h-e -T-h-o-m-a-s -C-o-l-e 
        -H-o-u-s-e -F-e-a-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-y-/-S-u-i-t-a-b-i-l-i-t-y 
        -S-t-u-d-y -(-T-C-H-8-0-0-0-2-N-A-R-)-.
    -(-b-) -H-u-d-s-o-n -R-i-v-e-r -A-r-t-i-s-t-s -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
-H-i-s-t-o-r-i-c-a-l -P-a-r-k-.---
            -(-1-) -E-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-m-e-n-t-.---A-t -s-u-c-h -t-i-m-e 
        -a-s -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s -t-h-a-t 
        -s-u-f-f-i-c-i-e-n-t -l-a-n-d-s-, -i-m-p-r-o-v-e-m-e-n-t-s-, 
        -a-n-d -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-s -i-n -l-a-n-d-s -a-n-d 
        -i-m-p-r-o-v-e-m-e-n-t-s -h-a-v-e -b-e-e-n -a-c-q-u-i-r-e-d-, 
        -o-r -a-t -s-u-c-h -t-i-m-e -a-s -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y 
        -h-a-s -e-n-t-e-r-e-d -i-n-t-o -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-v-e 
        -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-s -s-a-t-i-s-f-y-i-n-g -t-h-e 
        -i-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t-i-v-e-, -p-r-e-s-e-r-v-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d 
        -h-i-s-t-o-r-i-c-a-l -o-b-j-e-c-t-i-v-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s 
        -A-c-t-, -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h 
        -t-h-e -H-u-d-s-o-n -R-i-v-e-r -A-r-t-i-s-t-s -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -H-i-s-t-o-r-i-c-a-l -P-a-r-k -i-n -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -o-f 
        -N-e-w -Y-o-r-k -b-y -p-u-b-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -i-n -t-h-e 
        -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -R-e-g-i-s-t-e-r -o-f---
                    -(-A-) -n-o-t-i-c-e -o-f -t-h-e 
                -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-m-e-n-t-; -a-n-d
                    -(-B-) -a -d-e-t-a-i-l-e-d -d-e-s-c-r-i-p-t-i-o-n 
                -o-r -m-a-p -s-e-t-t-i-n-g -f-o-r-t-h -t-h-e -l-a-n-d-s 
                -a-n-d -i-m-p-r-o-v-e-m-e-n-t-s -i-n-c-l-u-d-e-d -i-n 
                -t-h-e -P-a-r-k-.
            -(-2-) -I-n-c-l-u-d-e-d -l-a-n-d-s-.---T-h-e -P-a-r-k 
        -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-n-s-i-s-t -o-f---
                    -(-A-) -t-h-e -S-i-t-e-, -a-s -d-e-p-i-c-t-e-d -i-n 
                -t-h-e -m-a-p -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o -i-n 
                -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-)-(-2-)-; -a-n-d
                    -(-B-) -t-h-e -a-p-p-r-o-x-i-m-a-t-e-l-y 
                -1-9-,-4-7-1 -a-c-r-e-s -o-f -l-a-n-d-s -a-n-d 
                -i-m-p-r-o-v-e-m-e-n-t-s -o-n -t-h-e -l-a-n-d-s 
                -t-h-a-t -a-r-e---
                            -(-i-) -o-w-n-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e 
                        -o-f -N-e-w -Y-o-r-k-;
                            -(-i-i-) -m-a-n-a-g-e-d -a-s -t-h-e 
                        -K-a-a-t-e-r-s-k-i-l-l -W-i-l-d -F-o-r-e-s-t-, 
                        -N-o-r-t-h -M-o-u-n-t-a-i-n -W-i-l-d 
                        -F-o-r-e-s-t-, -B-l-a-c-k-h-e-a-d -R-a-n-g-e 
                        -W-i-l-d -F-o-r-e-s-t-, -N-o-r-t-h-/-S-o-u-t-h 
                        -L-a-k-e -I-n-t-e-n-s-i-v-e -U-s-e -A-r-e-a-, 
                        -R-o-g-e-r-s -I-s-l-a-n-d -W-i-l-d-l-i-f-e 
                        -M-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t -A-r-e-a-, -a-n-d 
                        -R-o-g-e-r-s -I-s-l-a-n-d -O-v-e-r-l-o-o-k 
                        -S-c-e-n-i-c -A-r-e-a-; -a-n-d
                            -(-i-i-i-) -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-e 
                        -j-u-r-i-s-d-i-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
                        -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f 
                        -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l 
                        -C-o-n-s-e-r-v-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e 
                        -o-f -N-e-w -Y-o-r-k-.
    -(-c-) -M-a-p-s-.----T-h-e -m-a-p-s -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o -i-n 
-t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -o-n -f-i-l-e -a-n-d 
-a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -f-o-r -p-u-b-l-i-c -i-n-s-p-e-c-t-i-o-n -i-n 
-a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -o-f-f-i-c-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
-P-a-r-k -S-e-r-v-i-c-e -o-f -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e 
-I-n-t-e-r-i-o-r-.

-S-E-C-. -5-. -A-C-Q-U-I-S-I-T-I-O-N -O-F -R-E-A-L -A-N-D 
              -P-E-R-S-O-N-A-L -P-R-O-P-E-R-T-Y -A-N-D 
              -S-E-R-V-I-C-E-S-.

    -(-a-) -R-e-a-l -P-r-o-p-e-r-t-y-.---
            -(-1-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.---T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y 
        -m-a-y -a-c-q-u-i-r-e---
                    -(-A-) -b-y -d-o-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-n-l-y-, -t-h-e 
                -l-a-n-d-s -a-n-d -i-m-p-r-o-v-e-m-e-n-t-s 
                -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
                -4-(-b-)-(-2-)-(-B-)-; -a-n-d
                    -(-B-) -s-u-c-h -l-a-n-d-s -a-n-d 
                -i-m-p-r-o-v-e-m-e-n-t-s -i-n -C-a-t-s-k-i-l-l-, -N-e-w 
                -Y-o-r-k-, -a-s -a-r-e -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -f-o-r -t-h-e 
                -m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f 
                -t-h-e -S-i-t-e-.
            -(-2-) -S-t-a-t-e -l-a-n-d-s-.---L-a-n-d-s -a-n-d 
        -i-m-p-r-o-v-e-m-e-n-t-s -o-w-n-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -o-f 
        -N-e-w -Y-o-r-k -m-a-y -b-e -a-c-q-u-i-r-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
        -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-n-l-y -b-y -t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r -a-t -n-o 
        -c-o-s-t -t-o -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-.
    -(-b-) -P-e-r-s-o-n-a-l -P-r-o-p-e-r-t-y-.----F-o-r -t-h-e 
-p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -P-a-r-k-, -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y 
-m-a-y -a-c-q-u-i-r-e -h-i-s-t-o-r-i-c -o-b-j-e-c-t-s -a-n-d 
-a-r-t-i-f-a-c-t-s -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r -p-e-r-s-o-n-a-l -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y 
-a-s-s-o-c-i-a-t-e-d -w-i-t-h -a-n-d -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -f-o-r 
-t-h-e -i-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -P-a-r-k-.
    -(-c-) -O-t-h-e-r -P-r-o-p-e-r-t-y-, -F-u-n-d-s-, -a-n-d 
-S-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-.----F-o-r -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f -c-a-r-r-y-i-n-g 
-o-u-t -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y---
            -(-1-) -e-n-t-e-r -i-n-t-o -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-v-e 
        -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-s -w-i-t-h---
                    -(-A-) -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e -o-f -P-a-r-k-s-, 
                -R-e-c-r-e-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -H-i-s-t-o-r-i-c 
                -P-r-e-s-e-r-v-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -o-f 
                -N-e-w -Y-o-r-k-;
                    -(-B-) -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f 
                -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -C-o-n-s-e-r-v-a-t-i-o-n 
                -o-f -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -o-f -N-e-w -Y-o-r-k-; -a-n-d
                    -(-C-) -o-t-h-e-r -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e 
                -S-t-a-t-e-, -c-o-u-n-t-y-, -a-n-d -l-o-c-a-l 
                -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s -a-n-d -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l-s-, 
                -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g---
                            -(-i-) -t-h-e -T-h-o-m-a-s -C-o-l-e 
                        -F-o-u-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-;
                            -(-i-i-) -t-h-e -G-r-e-e-n-e -C-o-u-n-t-y 
                        -H-i-s-t-o-r-i-c-a-l -S-o-c-i-e-t-y-;
                            -(-i-i-i-) -t-h-e -H-u-d-s-o-n -R-i-v-e-r 
                        -V-a-l-l-e-y -G-r-e-e-n-w-a-y -C-o-u-n-c-i-l-; 
                        -a-n-d
                            -(-i-v-) -o-t-h-e-r -p-r-i-v-a-t-e 
                        -m-u-s-e-u-m-s -a-n-d 
                        -i-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n-s-; -a-n-d
            -(-2-) -a-c-c-e-p-t -d-o-n-a-t-e-d -f-u-n-d-s-, 
        -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y-, -a-n-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-.

-S-E-C-. -6-. -A-D-M-I-N-I-S-T-R-A-T-I-O-N -O-F -P-A-R-K-.

    -(-a-) -I-n -G-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l 
-a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-e-r -t-h-e -P-a-r-k -i-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e 
-w-i-t-h---
            -(-1-) -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-; -a-n-d
            -(-2-) -a-l-l -l-a-w-s -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-l-y 
        -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e -t-o -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -h-i-s-t-o-r-i-c 
        -s-i-t-e-s-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -t-h-e -A-c-t-s 
        -e-n-t-i-t-l-e-d---
                    -(-A-) -`-`-A-n -A-c-t -t-o -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -a 
                -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -P-a-r-k -S-e-r-v-i-c-e-, -a-n-d 
                -f-o-r -o-t-h-e-r -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s-'-'-, 
                -a-p-p-r-o-v-e-d -A-u-g-u-s-t -2-5-, -1-9-1-6 -(-1-6 
                -U-.-S-.-C-. -1 -e-t -s-e-q-.-)-; -a-n-d
                    -(-B-) -`-`-A-n -A-c-t -t-o -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -f-o-r 
                -t-h-e -p-r-e-s-e-r-v-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -h-i-s-t-o-r-i-c 
                -A-m-e-r-i-c-a-n -s-i-t-e-s-, -b-u-i-l-d-i-n-g-s-, 
                -o-b-j-e-c-t-s-, -a-n-d -a-n-t-i-q-u-i-t-i-e-s -o-f 
                -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -s-i-g-n-i-f-i-c-a-n-c-e-, -a-n-d 
                -f-o-r -o-t-h-e-r -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s-'-'-, 
                -a-p-p-r-o-v-e-d -A-u-g-u-s-t -2-1-, -1-9-3-5 -(-1-6 
                -U-.-S-.-C-. -4-6-1 -e-t -s-e-q-.-)-.
    -(-b-) -P-r-e-s-e-r-v-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d 
-I-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t-a-t-i-o-n-.---
            -(-1-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.---S-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o 
        -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-2-)-, -i-n -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-e-r-i-n-g 
        -t-h-e -P-a-r-k-, -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l---
                    -(-A-) -p-r-e-s-e-r-v-e -a-n-d -i-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t 
                -t-h-e -S-i-t-e-;
                    -(-B-) -p-r-e-s-e-r-v-e -a-n-d -p-e-r-p-e-t-u-a-t-e 
                -k-n-o-w-l-e-d-g-e -a-n-d -u-n-d-e-r-s-t-a-n-d-i-n-g-, 
                -a-n-d -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -f-o-r -p-u-b-l-i-c 
                -u-n-d-e-r-s-t-a-n-d-i-n-g -a-n-d -e-n-j-o-y-m-e-n-t-, 
                -o-f -t-h-e -l-i-v-e-s -a-n-d -w-o-r-k-s -o-f -t-h-e 
                -H-u-d-s-o-n -R-i-v-e-r -a-r-t-i-s-t-s-; -a-n-d
                    -(-C-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -t-o 
                -p-u-b-l-i-c -a-n-d -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s 
                -i-n -t-h-e -i-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
                -H-u-d-s-o-n -R-i-v-e-r -a-r-t-i-s-t-s-, -t-h-e-i-r 
                -h-o-u-s-e-s -a-n-d -s-t-u-d-i-o-s-, -a-n-d -t-h-e 
                -v-i-s-t-a-s -d-e-p-i-c-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
                -a-r-t-i-s-t-s -t-h-r-o-u-g-h-o-u-t -t-h-e -H-u-d-s-o-n 
                -R-i-v-e-r -V-a-l-l-e-y -r-e-g-i-o-n-.
            -(-2-) -S-t-a-t-e -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-i-e-s-.--
                    -(-A-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.---T-h-e 
                -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -t-a-k-e -n-o 
                -a-c-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -t-h-e 
                -l-a-n-d-s -a-n-d -s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e-s -o-w-n-e-d -b-y 
                -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -o-f -N-e-w -Y-o-r-k -w-i-t-h-i-n 
                -t-h-e -b-o-u-n-d-a-r-i-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -P-a-r-k 
                -e-x-c-e-p-t -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-v-e 
                -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-s -i-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h 
                -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-c-)-.
                    -(-B-) -S-t-a-t-e -f-o-r-e-s-t -p-r-e-s-e-r-v-e-.--
                -W-i-t-h -r-e-g-a-r-d -t-o -l-a-n-d-s -w-i-t-h-i-n 
                -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -F-o-r-e-s-t -P-r-e-s-e-r-v-e-, 
                -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f -a 
                -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-v-e -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t -a-s 
                -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-A-) 
                -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -i-n -s-t-r-i-c-t 
                -c-o-n-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
                -p-e-r-t-i-n-e-n-t -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-e 
                -C-o-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -o-f 
                -N-e-w -Y-o-r-k-.
    -(-c-) -C-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-v-e -A-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-s -W-i-t-h -N-e-w 
-Y-o-r-k -a-n-d -O-t-h-e-r -E-n-t-i-t-i-e-s-.---
            -(-1-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.--
                    -(-A-) -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -o-f 
                -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-.---T-o -f-u-r-t-h-e-r -t-h-e 
                -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -t-h-e 
                -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y -c-o-n-s-u-l-t -w-i-t-h 
                -a-n-d -e-n-t-e-r -i-n-t-o -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-v-e 
                -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-s -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -o-f 
                -N-e-w -Y-o-r-k -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r -p-u-b-l-i-c -a-n-d 
                -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s-.
                    -(-B-) -P-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f 
                -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-s-.---E-a-c-h -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t 
                -s-h-a-l-l---
                            -(-i-) -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-a-t-e -t-h-e 
                        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-, 
                        -p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d 
                        -f-u-n-d-i-n-g -o-f -a-r-t -e-x-h-i-b-i-t-s-, 
                        -r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -a-r-t-i-s-t 
                        -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-, -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r 
                        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s 
                        -r-e-l-a-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e 
                        -p-r-e-s-e-r-v-a-t-i-o-n-, 
                        -i-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t-a-t-i-o-n-, 
                        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-, -a-n-d -u-s-e -o-f 
                        -t-h-e -P-a-r-k-; -a-n-d
                            -(-i-i-) -e-n-c-o-u-r-a-g-e -a-n 
                        -a-p-p-r-e-c-i-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
                        -s-c-e-n-i-c -a-n-d -a-r-t-i-s-t-i-c 
                        -t-r-a-d-i-t-i-o-n -i-n-s-p-i-r-e-d -b-y -t-h-e 
                        -H-u-d-s-o-n -R-i-v-e-r -a-r-t-i-s-t-s-.
                    -(-C-) -T-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e-.--
                -T-h-r-o-u-g-h -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-s-, -t-h-e 
                -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y -p-r-o-v-i-d-e 
                -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -t-o 
                -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s 
                -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-A-) 
                -f-o-r -t-h-e -m-a-r-k-i-n-g-, 
                -i-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t-a-t-i-o-n-, -r-e-s-t-o-r-a-t-i-o-n-, 
                -p-r-e-s-e-r-v-a-t-i-o-n-, -o-r 
                -i-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -a-n-y 
                -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y -l-i-s-t-e-d -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -4-.
                    -(-D-) -I-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t-a-t-i-o-n 
                -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-s-.---T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y 
                -m-a-y -e-n-t-e-r -i-n-t-o -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l 
                -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-v-e -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-s -t-o 
                -p-l-a-n -a-n-d -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-e -t-h-e 
                -i-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
                -c-u-l-t-u-r-a-l -a-n-d -n-a-t-u-r-a-l -h-i-s-t-o-r-y 
                -o-f -t-h-e -H-u-d-s-o-n -R-i-v-e-r -V-a-l-l-e-y 
                -r-e-g-i-o-n-, -w-h-i-c-h -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-s -t-h-e 
                -c-o-n-t-e-x-t -f-o-r -t-h-e -w-o-r-k -o-f -t-h-e 
                -H-u-d-s-o-n -R-i-v-e-r -a-r-t-i-s-t-s-.
            -(-2-) -L-i-b-r-a-r-y -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-.---T-h-e 
        -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y -e-n-t-e-r -i-n-t-o -a 
        -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-v-e -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
        -G-r-e-e-n-e -C-o-u-n-t-y -H-i-s-t-o-r-i-c-a-l -S-o-c-i-e-t-y 
        -t-o -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -f-o-r -t-h-e -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-m-e-n-t 
        -o-f -a -l-i-b-r-a-r-y -a-n-d -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -c-e-n-t-e-r 
        -a-t -t-h-e -S-i-t-e-.
    -(-d-) -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -M-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t -P-l-a-n-.---
            -(-1-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.---N-o-t -l-a-t-e-r -t-h-a-n 
        -t-h-e -e-n-d -o-f -t-h-e -s-e-c-o-n-d -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r 
        -t-h-a-t -b-e-g-i-n-s -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e 
        -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -P-a-r-k-, -t-h-e 
        -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -s-u-b-m-i-t -t-o -t-h-e 
        -C-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e -o-n -E-n-e-r-g-y -a-n-d -N-a-t-u-r-a-l 
        -R-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -S-e-n-a-t-e -a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -C-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e -o-n -I-n-t-e-r-i-o-r -a-n-d -I-n-s-u-l-a-r 
        -A-f-f-a-i-r-s -o-f -t-h-e -H-o-u-s-e -o-f 
        -R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -a -g-e-n-e-r-a-l 
        -m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t -p-l-a-n -f-o-r -t-h-e -S-i-t-e -a-n-d 
        -t-h-e -P-a-r-k-.
            -(-2-) -C-o-n-s-u-l-t-a-t-i-o-n-.---I-n -p-r-e-p-a-r-i-n-g 
        -t-h-e -p-l-a-n-, -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, -a-c-t-i-n-g 
        -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -t-h-e -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -o-f -t-h-e 
        -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -P-a-r-k -S-e-r-v-i-c-e-, -s-h-a-l-l 
        -c-o-n-s-u-l-t -w-i-t-h -a-d-v-i-s-o-r-s -(-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g 
        -r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -o-f -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-n-g 
        -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
        -(-c-)-(-1-)-(-A-)-, -r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -o-f 
        -l-o-c-a-l -a-n-d -m-u-n-i-c-i-p-a-l -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-s-, 
        -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l-l-y -r-e-c-o-g-n-i-z-e-d 
        -h-i-s-t-o-r-i-a-n-s-, -s-c-h-o-l-a-r-s-, -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r 
        -e-x-p-e-r-t-s-) -c-o-n-c-e-r-n-i-n-g -t-h-e 
        -i-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t-a-t-i-o-n-, -p-r-e-s-e-r-v-a-t-i-o-n-, 
        -a-n-d -v-i-s-i-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f-, -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r 
        -i-s-s-u-e-s -p-e-r-t-a-i-n-i-n-g -t-o-, -t-h-e -P-a-r-k -a-n-d 
        -o-t-h-e-r -s-i-t-e-s -o-f -r-e-l-a-t-e-d -h-i-s-t-o-r-i-c-a-l 
        -o-r -s-c-e-n-i-c -s-i-g-n-i-f-i-c-a-n-c-e -i-n -t-h-e 
        -H-u-d-s-o-n -R-i-v-e-r -V-a-l-l-e-y -r-e-g-i-o-n-.
            -(-3-) -R-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s-.---T-h-e -p-l-a-n 
        -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -p-r-e-p-a-r-e-d -i-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e 
        -w-i-t-h---
                    -(-A-) -t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-;
                    -(-B-) -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-(-b-) -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t 
                -e-n-t-i-t-l-e-d -`-`-A-n -A-c-t -t-o -i-m-p-r-o-v-e 
                -t-h-e -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
                -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -p-a-r-k -s-y-s-t-e-m -b-y -t-h-e 
                -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f -t-h-e -I-n-t-e-r-i-o-r-, 
                -a-n-d -t-o -c-l-a-r-i-f-y -t-h-e 
                -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e -t-o -t-h-e 
                -s-y-s-t-e-m-, -a-n-d -f-o-r -o-t-h-e-r 
                -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s-'-'-, -a-p-p-r-o-v-e-d -A-u-g-u-s-t 
                -1-8-, -1-9-7-0 -(-1-6 -U-.-S-.-C-. -1-a---7-)-; -a-n-d
                    -(-C-) -o-t-h-e-r -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e -l-a-w-.
            -(-4-) -C-o-n-t-e-n-t-s-.---T-h-e -p-l-a-n -s-h-a-l-l 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-e---
                    -(-A-) -r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-s -a-n-d 
                -c-o-s-t -e-s-t-i-m-a-t-e-s -f-o-r -t-h-e 
                -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-, -m-a-r-k-i-n-g-, 
                -i-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d 
                -p-r-e-s-e-r-v-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-i-e-s 
                -a-n-d -l-a-n-d-s-c-a-p-e-s -a-s-s-o-c-i-a-t-e-d 
                -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -H-u-d-s-o-n -R-i-v-e-r -a-r-t-i-s-t-s 
                -a-n-d -l-o-c-a-t-e-d -t-h-r-o-u-g-h-o-u-t -t-h-e 
                -H-u-d-s-o-n -R-i-v-e-r -V-a-l-l-e-y -r-e-g-i-o-n 
                -(-t-o -b-e -c-a-r-r-i-e-d -o-u-t -t-h-r-o-u-g-h 
                -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-v-e -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-s -a-n-d 
                -o-t-h-e-r -m-e-a-n-s -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-e-d 
                -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -a-n-d 
                -p-r-a-c-t-i-c-a-b-l-e-)-;
                    -(-B-) -r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-n -w-a-y-s 
                -t-o -b-r-o-a-d-e-n -p-u-b-l-i-c 
                -u-n-d-e-r-s-t-a-n-d-i-n-g -o-f -t-h-e -H-u-d-s-o-n 
                -R-i-v-e-r -V-a-l-l-e-y -r-e-g-i-o-n -a-n-d -i-t-s 
                -r-o-l-e -i-n -A-m-e-r-i-c-a-n -p-r-e-h-i-s-t-o-r-y-, 
                -h-i-s-t-o-r-y-, -a-n-d -c-u-l-t-u-r-e-; -a-n-d
                    -(-C-) -r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-n -w-a-y-s 
                -t-o -f-o-s-t-e-r -r-e-l-e-v-a-n-t -p-u-b-l-i-c 
                -e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n-, -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e 
                -p-r-e-s-e-r-v-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d 
                -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -l-e-v-e-l-s -o-f 
                -r-e-g-i-o-n-a-l -t-o-u-r-i-s-m-.

-S-E-C-. -7-. -A-U-T-H-O-R-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N -O-F 
              -A-P-P-R-O-P-R-I-A-T-I-O-N-S-.

    -T-h-e-r-e -a-r-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o -b-e 
-a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d -s-u-c-h -s-u-m-s -a-s -a-r-e 
-n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Thomas Cole National Historic Site 
Establishment Act of 1994''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this Act, the term--
            (1) ``historic site'' means the Thomas Cole National 
        Historic Site established by section 4 of this Act;
            (2) ``Hudson River artists'' means artists who belonged to 
        the Hudson River school of landscape painting;
            (3) ``plan'' means the general management plan developed 
        pursuant to section 6(d); and
            (4) ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior.

SEC. 3. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) the Hudson River school of landscape painting was 
        inspired by Thomas Cole and was characterized by a group of 
        nineteenth century landscape artists who recorded and 
        celebrated the landscape and wilderness of America, 
        particularly in the Hudson River Valley region in the State of 
        New York;
            (2) Thomas Cole has been recognized as America's most 
        prominent landscape and allegorical painter in the mid-
        nineteenth century;
            (3) the Thomas Cole House in Greene County, New York is 
        listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has been 
        designated as a National Historic Landmark;
            (4) within a fifteen mile radius of the Thomas Cole House, 
        an area that forms a key part of the rich cultural and natural 
        heritage of the Hudson River Valley region, significant 
        landscapes and scenes painted by Thomas Cole and other Hudson 
        River artists survive intact;
            (5) the State of New York has established the Hudson River 
        Valley Greenway to promote the preservation, public use and 
        enjoyment of the natural and cultural resources of the Hudson 
        River Valley region; and
            (6) establishment of the Thomas Cole National Historic Site 
        will provide opportunities for the illustration and 
        interpretation of cultural themes of the heritage of the United 
        States and unique opportunities for education, public use and 
        enjoyment.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to preserve and interpret the home and studio of Thomas 
        Cole for the benefit, inspiration and education of the people 
        of the United States;
            (2) to help maintain the integrity of the setting in the 
        Hudson River Valley region that inspired artistic expression;
            (3) to coordinate the interpretive, preservation, and 
        recreational efforts of Federal, State, and other entities in 
        the Hudson Valley region in order to enhance opportunities for 
        education, public use and enjoyment; and
            (4) to broaden understanding of the Hudson River Valley 
        region and its role in American history and culture.

SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF THOMAS COLE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.

    (a) In General.--There is established, as a unit of the National 
Park System, the Thomas Cole National Historic Site, in the State of 
New York.
    (b) Description.--The historic site shall consist of the home and 
studio of Thomas Cole, comprising approximately 3.4 acres, located at 
218 Spring Street, in the village of Catskill, New York, as generally 
depicted on the boundary map numbered TCH/80002, and dated March 1992.

SEC. 5. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.

    (a) Real Property.--The Secretary is authorized to acquire lands 
and interests therein within the boundaries of the historic site by 
donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange.
    (b) Personal Property.--The Secretary may also acquire by the same 
methods as provided in subsection (a), personal property associated 
with, and appropriate for, the interpretation of the historic site: 
Provided, That the Secretary may acquire works of art associated with 
Thomas Cole and other Hudson River artists only by donation or purchase 
with donated funds.

SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATION OF SITE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall administer the historic site 
in accordance with this Act and all laws generally applicable to units 
of the National Park System, including the Act entitled ``An Act to 
establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes'', approved 
August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1, 2-4), 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.).
    (b) Cooperative Agreements.--(1) To further the purposes of this 
Act, the Secretary may consult with and enter into cooperative 
agreements with the State of New York, the Thomas Cole Foundation, and 
other public and private entities to facilitate public understanding 
and enjoyment of the lives and works of the Hudson River artists 
through the development, presentation, and funding of art exhibits, 
resident artist programs, and other appropriate activities related to 
the preservation, interpretation, and use of the historic site.
    (2) The Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement with the 
Greene County Historical Society to provide for the establishment of a 
library and research center at the historic site.
    (c) Exhibits.--The Secretary may display, and accept for the 
purposes of display, works of art associated with Thomas Cole and other 
Hudson River artists, as may be necessary for the interpretation of the 
historic site.
    (d) General Management Plan.--Not later than 2 complete fiscal 
years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
develop a general management plan for the historic site. Upon its 
completion, such plan shall be submitted to the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the United States Senate and the Committee on 
Natural Resources of the United States House of Representatives. The 
plan shall include recommendations for regional wayside exhibits, to be 
carried out through cooperative agreements with the State of New York 
and other public and private entities. The plan shall be prepared in 
accordance with section 12(b) of the Act entitled ``An Act to improve 
the administration of the national park system by the Secretary of the 
Interior, and to clarify the authorities applicable to the system, and 
for other purposes'', approved August 18, 1970 (16 U.S.C. 1a-1 through 
1a-7).

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this Act.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to establish the 
        Thomas Cole National Historic Site in the State of New York, 
        and for other purposes.''.
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