Calendar No. 396

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1586

[Report No. 103–242]

A BILL

To establish the New Orleans Jazz National Hisother purposes. torical Park in the State of Louisiana; and for

MARCH 25 (legislative day, FEBRUARY 22), 1994

Reported with an amendment
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Calendar No. 396

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1586

[Report No. 103–242]

To establish the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park in the State

of Louisiana; and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

OCTOBER 26 (legislative day, OCTOBER 13), 1993

Mr. JOHNSTON (for himself, Mr. BREAUX, Ms. MOSELEY-BRAUN, and Mr.

COCHRAN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

MARCH 25 (legislative day, FEBRUARY 22), 1994

Reported by Mr. JOHNSTON, with an amendment

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

A BILL

To establish the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park

in the State of Louisiana; and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘New Orleans Jazz Na5 tional Historical Park Act of 1993’’.
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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

2 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—

3 (1) jazz is the United States’ most widely rec4 ognized indigenous music and art form. Congress

5 previously recognized jazz in 1987 through Senate

6 Concurrent Resolution 57 as a rare and valuable na7 tional treasure of international importance.

8 (2) the city of New Orleans is widely recognized

9 as the birthplace of jazz. In and around this city,

10 cultural and musical elements blended to form the

11 unique American music that is known as New Orle12 ans jazz, which is an expression of the cultural di13 versity of the lower Mississippi Delta Region.

14 (3) Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and

15 Preserve was established to commemorate the cul16 tural diversity of the lower Mississippi Delta Region

17 including a range of cultural expressions like jazz.

18 (b) PURPOSE.—In furtherance of the need to recog19 nize the value and importance of jazz, it is the purpose

20 of this Act to establish a New Orleans Jazz National His21 torical Park, together with associated educational pro22 grams, as a unit of the Jean Lafitte National Historical

23 Park and Preserve which is headquartered in New Orle24 ans, Louisiana. The historical park shall preserve the ori25 gins and early history of jazz; provide visitors with oppor26 tunities to experience the sights, sounds, and places where
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1 jazz evolved; and implement innovative ways of establish2 ing jazz educational partnerships that will help to ensure

3 that jazz continues as a vital element of the culture of

4 New Orleans and our Nation.

5 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT.

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—In order to assist in the preserva7 tion, education, and interpretation of jazz as it has evolved

8 in New Orleans, and to provide technical assistance to a

9 broad range of organizations involved with jazz music and

10 its history, there is hereby established the New Orleans

11 Jazz National Historical Park (hereinafter referred to as

12 the ‘‘historical park’’). The historical park shall be admin13 istered and managed as a unit of the Jean Lafitte Na14 tional Historical Park and Preserve, which was established

15 to preserve and interpret the cultural and natural re16 sources of the lower Mississippi Delta Region.

17 (b) AREA INCLUDED.—The historical park shall con18 sist of lands and interests therein as follows:

19 (1) lands which the Secretary of the Interior

20 (hereinafter referred to as ‘‘the Secretary’’) may

21 designate for an interpretive visitor center complex;

22 (2) sites that are the subject of cooperative

23 agreements with the National Park Service for the

24 purposes of interpretive demonstrations and pro25 grams associated with the purposes of this Act; and
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1 (3)(A) sites designated by the Secretary as pro2 vided in subparagraph (B).

3 (B)(i) The Secretary is directed to undertake a

4 national historic landmark evaluation of sites associ5 ated with jazz in and around New Orleans as identi6 fied in the document entitled ‘‘New Orleans Jazz

7 Special Resource Study’’, prepared by the National

8 Park Service pursuant to Public Law 101–499. In

9 undertaking the evaluation, the Secretary shall, to

10 the extent practicable, utilize existing information

11 relating to such sites.

12 (ii) If any of the sites evaluated are found to

13 meet the standards of the National Historic Land14 mark program and National Park Service tests of

15 suitability and feasibility, and offer outstanding op16 portunities to further the purposes of this Act, the

17 Secretary may designate such sites as part of the

18 historical park, following consultation with the city

19 of New Orleans, the Smithsonian Institution, and

20 the Delta Region Preservation Commission, and no21 tification to the Committee on Energy and Natural

22 Resources of the United States Senate and the Com23 mittee on Natural Resources of the United States

24 House of Representatives.
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1 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION.

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall administer

3 the historical park in accordance with this Act and with

4 provisions of law generally applicable to units of the Na5 tional Park System, including the Act entitled ‘‘An Act

6 to establish a National Park Service, and for other pur7 poses,’’ approved August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16

8 U.S.C. 1, 2–4); the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666,

9 16 U.S.C. 461–467); and title IX of Public Law 95–625,

10 the enabling Act for Jean Lafitte National Historical Park

11 and Preserve, as amended (16 U.S.C. 230). The Secretary

12 shall manage the historical park in such a manner as will

13 preserve and perpetuate knowledge and understanding of

14 the history of jazz and its continued evolution as a true

15 American art form.

16 (b) DONATIONS.—The Secretary may accept and re17 tain donations of funds, property, or services from individ18 uals, foundations, corporations, or other public entities for

19 the purposes of providing services, programs, and facilities

20 that further the purposes of this Act.

21 (c) INTERPRETIVE CENTER.—The Secretary is au22 thorized to lease, construct, operate, or maintain an inter23 pretive center in New Orleans. Programs at the center

24 may include live jazz interpretive and educational pro25 grams, and shall provide visitors with information about

26 jazz-related programs, performances, and opportunities.
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1 (d) JAZZ HERITAGE DISTRICTS.—The Secretary may

2 provide technical assistance to the city of New Orleans and

3 other appropriate entities for the designation of certain

4 areas in and around New Orleans as jazz heritage dis5 tricts. Such districts shall include those areas with an ex6 ceptional concentration of jazz historical sites and estab7 lished community traditions of jazz street parades.

8 (e) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, GRANTS, AND

9 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—In furtherance of the purposes

10 of this Act—

11 (1) the Secretary, after consultation with the

12 New Orleans Jazz Commission established pursuant

13 to section 7, is authorized to enter into cooperative

14 agreements with owners of properties that are des15 ignated pursuant to section 3(b)(3) which provide

16 outstanding educational and interpretive opportuni17 ties relating to the evolution of jazz in New Orleans.

18 The Secretary may assist in the rehabilitation and

19 restoration of, mark, interpret, and provide technical

20 assistance for the preservation and interpretation of

21 such properties. Such agreements shall contain, but

22 need not be limited to, provisions that the National

23 Park Service will have reasonable rights of access

24 for operational and visitor use needs, that rehabilita25 tion and restoration will meet the Secretary’s stand-
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1 ards for rehabilitation of historic buildings, and that

2 specify the roles and responsibilities of the Secretary

3 for each site or structure;

4 (2) the Secretary is authorized to enter into co5 operative agreements with the city of New Orleans,

6 the State of Louisiana, and other appropriate public

7 and private organizations under which the other par8 ties to the agreement may contribute to the acquisi9 tion, construction, operation, and maintenance of the

10 interpretive center and to the operation of edu11 cational and interpretive programs to further the

12 purposes of this Act; and

13 (3) the Secretary, in consultation with the Com14 mission, is authorized to provide grants or technical

15 assistance to public and private organizations.

16 (f) JAZZ EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.—The Secretary

17 shall, in the administration of the historical park, promote

18 a broad range of educational activities relating to jazz and

19 its history. The Secretary shall cooperate with schools,

20 universities, and organizations supporting jazz education

21 to develop educational programs that provide expanded

22 public understanding of jazz and enhanced opportunities

23 for public appreciation. The Secretary may assist appro24 priate entities in the development of an information base
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1 including archival material, audiovisual records, and ob2 jects that relate to the history of jazz.

3 SEC. 5. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.

4 (a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may ac5 quire lands and interests therein within the sites des6 ignated pursuant to section 3(b) (1) and (3) by donation

7 or purchase with donated or appropriated funds: Provided,

8 That sites designated pursuant to section 3(b)(3) shall

9 only be acquired with the consent of the owner thereof.

10 (b) STATE AND LOCAL PROPERTIES.—Lands and in11 terests in lands which are owned by the State of Louisi12 ana, or any political subdivision thereof, may be acquired

13 only by donation.

14 SEC. 6. GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.

15 Within 3 years after the date funds are made avail16 able therefor and concurrent with the national landmark

17 study referenced in section 3(b)(3), the Secretary, in con18 sultation with the New Orleans Jazz Commission, shall

19 prepare a general management plan for the historical

20 park. The plan shall include, but need not be limited to—

21 (1) a visitor use plan indicating programs and

22 facilities associated with park programs that will be

23 made available to the public;

24 (2) preservation and use plans for any struc25 tures and sites that are identified through the his-
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1 toric landmark study for inclusion within the histori2 cal park;

3 (3) the location and associated cost of public fa4 cilities that are proposed for inclusion within the his5 torical park, including a visitor center;

6 (4) identification of programs that the Sec7 retary will implement or be associated with through

8 cooperative agreements with other groups and orga9 nizations;

10 (5) a transportation plan that addresses visitor

11 use access needs to sites, facilities, and programs

12 central to the purpose of the historical park;

13 (6) plans for the implementation of an archival

14 system for materials, objects, and items of impor15 tance relating to the history of jazz; and

16 (7) guidelines for the application of cooperative

17 agreements that will be used to assist in the man18 agement of historical park facilities and programs.

19 SEC. 7. ESTABLISHMENT TO THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ COM20 MISSION.

21 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—To assist in implementing the

22 purposes of this Act and the document entitled ‘‘New Or23 leans Jazz Special Resource Study,’’ there is established

24 the New Orleans Jazz Commission (hereinafter referred

25 to as the ‘‘Commission’’).
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1 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Commission shall consist of

2 15 members to be appointed no later than 6 months after

3 the date of enactment of this Act. The Commission shall

4 be appointed by the Secretary as follows:

5 (1) one member recommended by the Mayor of

6 New Orleans;

7 (2) two members who have recognized experi8 ence in music education programs that emphasize

9 jazz;

10 (3) one member, with experience and knowledge

11 of tourism in the greater New Orleans area, from

12 recommendations submitted by local businesses;

13 (4) one member recommended by the Board of

14 the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation;

15 (5) one member, with experience and knowledge

16 of historic preservation within the New Orleans area;

17 (6) two members who are recognized musicians

18 with knowledge and experience in the development of

19 jazz in New Orleans;

20 (7) one member with recognized expertise in

21 jazz and folklore preservation and interpretation,

22 recommended by the Director of the Louisiana State

23 Museum;
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1 (8) two members who represent local neighbor2 hood groups or other local associations, rec3 ommended by the Mayor of New Orleans;

4 (9) one member representing local social and

5 pleasure clubs, recommended by the Mayor of New

6 Orleans;

7 (10) one member recommended by the Governor

8 of the State of Louisiana, who shall be a member of

9 the Louisiana State Music Commission;

10 (11) the Chairman of the Delta Regional Pres11 ervation Commission, ex officio; and

12 (12) the Director of the National Park Service,

13 or the Director’s designee, ex officio.

14 (c) DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.—The Commission

15 shall—

16 (1) advise the Secretary in the preparation of

17 the general management plan for the historical park;

18 assist in public discussions of planning proposals;

19 and assist the National Park Service in working

20 with individuals, groups, and organizations including

21 economic and business interests in determining pro22 grams in which the Secretary should participate

23 through cooperative agreements;

24 (2) in consultation and cooperation with the

25 Secretary, develop partnerships with educational
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1 groups, schools, universities, and other groups to

2 furtherance of the purposes of this Act;

3 (3) in consultation and cooperation with the

4 Secretary, develop partnerships with city-wide orga5 nizations, and raise and disperse funds for programs

6 that assist mutual aid and benevolent societies in en7 couraging the continuation of and enhancement of

8 jazz cultural traditions;

9 (4) acquire or lease property for jazz education,

10 and advising on hiring brass bands and musical

11 groups to participate in education programs and

12 help train young musicians;

13 (5) in consultation and cooperation with the

14 Secretary, provide recommendations for the location

15 of the visitor center and other interpretive sites;

16 (6) assist the Secretary in providing funds to

17 support research on the origins and early history of

18 jazz in New Orleans; and

19 (7) notwithstanding any other provision of law,

20 seek and accept donations of funds, property, or

21 services from individuals, foundations, corporations,

22 or other public or private entities and expend and

23 use the same for the purposes of providing services,

24 programs, and facilities for jazz education, or assist25 ing in the rehabilitation and restoration of struc-
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1 tures identified in the national historic landmark

2 study referenced in section 3(b)(3) as having out3 standing significance to the history of jazz in New

4 Orleans.

5 (d) APPOINTMENT.—Members of the Commission

6 shall be appointed for staggered terms of 3 years, as des7 ignated by the Secretary at the time of the initial appoint8 ment.

9 (e) CHAIRMAN.—The Commission shall elect a chair10 man from among its members. The term of the chairman

11 shall be for 3 years. The Chairman of the Commission

12 shall serve as an ex-officio member of the Delta Regional

13 Preservation Commission.

14 (f) TERMS.—Any member of the Commission ap15 pointed by the Secretary for a 3-year term may serve after

16 the expiration of his or her term until a successor is ap17 pointed. Any vacancy shall be filled in the same manner

18 in which the original appointment was made. Any member

19 appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder

20 of the term for which the predecessor was appointed.

21 (g) PER DIEM EXPENSES.—Members of the Commis22 sion shall serve without compensation. Members shall be

23 entitled to travel expenses under section 5703, title 5,

24 United States Code, when engaged in Commission busi-
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1 ness, including per diem in lieu of subsistence in the same

2 manner as persons employed intermittently.

3 (h) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The Secretary shall

4 provide the Commission with assistance in obtaining such

5 personnel, equipment, and facilities as may be needed by

6 the Commission to carry out its duties.

7 (i) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Commission shall submit

8 an annual report to the Secretary identifying its expenses

9 and income and the entities to which any grants or tech10 nical assistance were made during the year for which the

11 report is made.

12 SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

13 There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as

14 may be necessary to carry out this Act.

15 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

16 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘New Orleans Jazz Na17 tional Historical Park Act of 1994’’.

18 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

19 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that:

20 (1) Jazz is the United States’ most widely recog21 nized indigenous music and art form. Congress pre22 viously recognized jazz in 1987 through Senate Con23 current Resolution 57 as a rare and valuable national

24 treasure of international importance.
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1 (2) The city of New Orleans is widely recognized

2 as the birthplace of jazz. In and around this city, cul3 tural and musical elements blended to form the

4 unique American music that is known as New Or5 leans jazz, which is an expression of the cultural di6 versity of the lower Mississippi Delta Region.

7 (3) Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and

8 Preserve was established to commemorate the cultural

9 diversity of the lower Mississippi Delta Region in10 cluding a range of cultural expressions like jazz.

11 (b) PURPOSE.—In furtherance of the need to recognize

12 the value and importance of jazz, it is the purpose of this

13 Act to establish a New Orleans Jazz National Historical

14 Park to preserve the origins, early history, development and

15 progression of jazz; provide visitors with opportunities to

16 experience the sights, sounds, and places where jazz evolved;

17 and implement innovative ways of establishing jazz edu18 cational partnerships that will help to ensure that jazz con19 tinues as a vital element of the culture of New Orleans and

20 our Nation.

21 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT.

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—In order to assist in the preserva23 tion, education, and interpretation of jazz as it has evolved

24 in New Orleans, and to provide technical assistance to a

25 broad range of organizations involved with jazz music and
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1 its history, there is hereby established the New Orleans Jazz

2 National Historical Park (hereinafter referred to as the

3 ‘‘historical park’’). The historical park shall be adminis4 tered in conjunction with the Jean Lafitte National Histor5 ical Park and Preserve, which was established to preserve

6 and interpret the cultural and natural resources of the

7 lower Mississippi Delta Region.

8 (b) AREA INCLUDED.—The historical park shall con9 sist of lands and interests therein as follows:

10 (1) Lands which the Secretary of the Interior

11 (hereinafter referred to as ‘‘the Secretary’’) may des12 ignate for an interpretive visitor center complex.

13 (2) Sites that are the subject of cooperative agree14 ments with the National Park Service for the pur15 poses of interpretive demonstrations and programs as16 sociated with the purposes of this Act.

17 (3)(A) Sites designated by the Secretary as pro18 vided in subparagraph (B).

19 (B)(i) No later than 18 months after the date of

20 enactment of this Act, the Secretary is directed to

21 complete a national historic landmark evaluation of

22 sites associated with jazz in and around New Orleans

23 as identified in the document entitled ‘‘New Orleans

24 Jazz Special Resource Study’’, prepared by the Na25 tional Park Service pursuant to Public Law 101–499.
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1 In undertaking the evaluation, the Secretary shall, to

2 the extent practicable, utilize existing information re3 lating to such sites.

4 (ii) If any of the sites evaluated are found to

5 meet the standards of the National Historic Land6 mark program and National Park Service tests of

7 suitability and feasibility, and offer outstanding op8 portunities to further the purposes of this Act, the

9 Secretary may designate such sites as part of the his10 torical park, following consultation with the owners of

11 such sites, the city of New Orleans, the Smithsonian

12 Institution, and the New Orleans Jazz Commission,

13 and notification to the Committee on Energy and

14 Natural Resources of the United States Senate and

15 the Committee on Natural Resources of the United

16 States House of Representatives.

17 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION.

18 (a)(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall administer

19 the historical park in accordance with this Act and with

20 provisions of law generally applicable to units of the Na21 tional Park System, including the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to

22 establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes’’,

23 approved August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1, 2–

24 4); and the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666; 16 U.S.C.

25 461–467). The Secretary shall manage the historical park
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1 in such a manner as will preserve and perpetuate knowl2 edge and understanding of the history of jazz and its contin3 ued evolution as a true American art form.

4 (2) To minimize operational costs associated with the

5 management and administration of the historical park and

6 to avoid duplication of effort, the Secretary shall, to the

7 maximum extent practicable, utilize the facilities, adminis8 trative staff and other services of the Jean Lafitte National

9 Historical Park and Preserve.

10 (b) DONATIONS.—The Secretary may accept and re11 tain donations of funds, property, or services from individ12 uals, foundations, corporations, or other public entities for

13 the purposes of providing services, programs, and facilities

14 that further the purposes of this Act.

15 (c) INTERPRETIVE CENTER.—The Secretary is author16 ized to construct, operate, and maintain an interpretive

17 center in the historical park on lands identified by the Sec18 retary pursuant to section 3(b)(1). Programs at the center

19 shall include, but need not be limited to, live jazz interpre20 tive and educational programs, and shall provide visitors

21 with information about jazz-related programs, perform22 ances, and opportunities.

23 (d) JAZZ HERITAGE DISTRICTS.—The Secretary may

24 provide technical assistance to the city of New Orleans and

25 other appropriate entities for the designation of certain
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1 areas in and around New Orleans as jazz heritage districts.

2 Such districts shall include those areas with an exceptional

3 concentration of jazz historical sites and established com4 munity traditions of jazz street parades.

5 (e) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, GRANTS AND TECH6 NICAL ASSISTANCE.—In furtherance of the purposes of this

7 Act—

8 (1) the Secretary, after consultation with the

9 New Orleans Jazz Commission established pursuant

10 to section 7, is authorized to enter into cooperative

11 agreements with owners of properties that are des12 ignated pursuant to section 3(b)(3) which provide

13 outstanding educational and interpretive opportuni14 ties relating to the evolution of jazz in New Orleans.

15 The Secretary may assist in rehabilitating, restoring,

16 marking, and interpreting and may provide technical

17 assistance for the preservation and interpretation of

18 such properties. Such agreements shall contain, but

19 need not be limited to, provisions that the National

20 Park Service will have reasonable rights of access for

21 operational and visitor use needs, that rehabilitation

22 and restoration will meet the Secretary’s standards

23 for rehabilitation of historic buildings, and that speci24 fy the roles and responsibilities of the Secretary for

25 each site or structure;
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1 (2) the Secretary is authorized to enter into co2 operative agreements with the city of New Orleans,

3 the State of Louisiana, and other appropriate public

4 and private organizations under which the other par5 ties to the agreement may contribute to the acquisi6 tion, construction, operation, and maintenance of the

7 interpretive center and to the operation of educational

8 and interpretive programs to further the purposes of

9 this Act; and

10 (3) the Secretary, in consultation with the New

11 Orleans Jazz Commission, is authorized to provide

12 grants or technical assistance to public and private

13 organizations.

14 (f) JAZZ EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.—The Secretary

15 shall, in the administration of the historical park, promote

16 a broad range of educational activities relating to jazz and

17 its history. The Secretary shall cooperate with schools, uni18 versities, and organizations supporting jazz education to

19 develop educational programs that provide expanded public

20 understanding of jazz and enhanced opportunities for pub21 lic appreciation. The Secretary may assist appropriate en22 tities in the development of an information base including

23 archival material, audiovisual records, and objects that re24 late to the history of jazz.
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1 SEC. 5. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.

2 (a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may ac3 quire lands and interests therein within the sites designated

4 pursuant to section 3(b)(1) and (3) by donation or purchase

5 with donated or appropriated funds or long term lease: Pro6 vided, That sites designated pursuant to section 3(b)(3)

7 shall only be acquired with the consent of the owner thereof.

8 (b) STATE AND LOCAL PROPERTIES.—Lands and in9 terests in lands which are owned by the State of Louisiana,

10 or any political subdivision thereof, may be acquired only

11 by donation.

12 SEC. 6. GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.

13 Within 3 years after the date funds are made available

14 therefor and concurrent with the national landmark study

15 referenced in section 3(b)(3), the Secretary, in consultation

16 with the New Orleans Jazz Commission, shall prepare a

17 general management plan for the historical park. The plan

18 shall include, but need not be limited to—

19 (1) a visitor use plan indicating programs and

20 facilities associated with park programs that will be

21 made available to the public;

22 (2) preservation and use plans for any structures

23 and sites that are identified through the historic land24 mark study for inclusion within the historical park;
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1 (3) the location and associated cost of public fa2 cilities that are proposed for inclusion within the his3 torical park, including a visitor center;

4 (4) identification of programs that the Secretary

5 will implement or be associated with through coopera6 tive agreements with other groups and organizations;

7 (5) a transportation plan that addresses visitor

8 use access needs to sites, facilities, and programs

9 central to the purpose of the historical park;

10 (6) plans for the implementation of an archival

11 system for materials, objects, and items of importance

12 relating to the history of jazz; and

13 (7) guidelines for the application of cooperative

14 agreements that will be used to assist in the manage15 ment of historical park facilities and programs.

16 SEC. 7. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ

17 COMMISSION.

18 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—To assist in implementing the

19 purposes of this Act and the document entitled ‘‘New Orle20 ans Jazz Special Resource Study’’, there is established the

21 New Orleans Jazz Commission (hereinafter referred to as

22 the ‘‘Commission’’).

23 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Commission shall consist of

24 17 members to be appointed no later than 6 months after
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1 the date of enactment of this Act. The Commission shall

2 be appointed by the Secretary as follows:

3 (1) One member from recommendations submit4 ted by the Mayor of New Orleans.

5 (2) Two members who have recognized expertise

6 in music education programs that emphasize jazz.

7 (3) One member, with experience in and knowl8 edge of tourism in the greater New Orleans area, from

9 recommendations submitted by local businesses.

10 (4) One member from recommendations submit11 ted by the Board of the New Orleans Jazz and Herit12 age Foundation.

13 (5) One member, with experience in and knowl14 edge of historic preservation within the New Orleans

15 area.

16 (6) Two members, one from recommendations

17 submitted by the Secretary of the Smithsonian Insti18 tution and one member from recommendations sub19 mitted by the Chairman of the National Endowment

20 of the Arts, who are recognized musicians with knowl21 edge and experience in the development of jazz in New

22 Orleans.

23 (7) Two members, one from recommendations

24 submitted by the Secretary of the Smithsonian Insti25 tution and one member from recommendations sub-
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1 mitted by the Director of the Louisiana State Mu2 seum with recognized expertise in the interpretation

3 of jazz history or traditions related to jazz in New

4 Orleans.

5 (8) Two members who represent local neighbor6 hood groups or other local associations; from rec7 ommendations submitted by the Mayor of New

8 Orleans.

9 (9) One member representing local mutual aid

10 and benevolent societies as well as local social and

11 pleasure clubs, from recommendations submitted by

12 the Board of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage

13 Foundation.

14 (10) One member from recommendations submit15 ted by the Governor of the State of Louisiana, who

16 shall be a member of the Louisiana State Music Com17 mission.

18 (11) One member representing the New Orleans

19 Jazz Club from recommendations submitted by the

20 club.

21 (12) One member who is a recognized local ex22 pert on the history, development and progression of

23 jazz in New Orleans and is familiar with existing ar24 chival materials from recommendations submitted by

25 the Librarian of Congress.
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1 (13) The Director of the National Park Service,

2 or the Director’s designee, ex officio.

3 (c) DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.—The Commission

4 shall—

5 (1) advise the Secretary in the preparation of the

6 general management plan for the historical park; as7 sist in public discussions of planning proposals; and

8 assist the National Park Service in working with in9 dividuals, groups, and organizations including eco10 nomic and business interests in determining pro11 grams in which the Secretary should participate

12 through cooperative agreement;

13 (2) in consultation and cooperation with the

14 Secretary, develop partnerships with educational

15 groups, schools, universities, and other groups to fur16 therance of the purposes of this Act;

17 (3) in consultation and cooperation with the

18 Secretary, develop partnerships with city-wide orga19 nizations, and raise and disperse funds for programs

20 that assist mutual aid and benevolent societies, social

21 and pleasure clubs and other traditional groups in

22 encouraging the continuation of and enhancement of

23 jazz cultural traditions;

24 (4) acquire or lease property for jazz education,

25 and advise on hiring brass bands and musical groups
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1 to participate in education programs and help train

2 young musicians;

3 (5) in consultation and cooperation with the

4 Secretary, provide recommendations for the location

5 of the visitor center and other interpretive sites;

6 (6) assist the Secretary in providing funds to

7 support research on the origins and early history of

8 jazz in New Orleans; and

9 (7) notwithstanding any other provision of law,

10 seek and accept donations of funds, property, or serv11 ices from individuals, foundations, corporations, or

12 other public or private entities and expend and use

13 the same for the purposes of providing services, pro14 grams, and facilities for jazz education, or assisting

15 in the rehabilitation and restoration of structures

16 identified in the national historic landmark study

17 referenced in section 3(b)(3) as having outstanding

18 significance to the history of jazz in New Orleans.

19 (d) APPOINTMENT.—Members of the Commission shall

20 be appointed for staggered terms of 3 years, as designated

21 by the Secretary at the time of the initial appointment.

22 (e) CHAIRMAN.—The Commission shall elect a chair23 man from among its members. The term of the chairman

24 shall be for 3 years.
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1 (f) TERMS.—Any member of the Commission ap2 pointed by the Secretary for a 3-year term may serve after

3 the expiration of his or her term until a successor is ap4 pointed. Any vacancy shall be filled in the same manner

5 in which the original appointment was made. Any member

6 appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder

7 of the term for which the predecessor was appointed.

8 (g) PER DIEM EXPENSES.—Members of the Commis9 sion shall serve without compensation. Members shall be en10 titled to travel expenses under section 5703, title 5, United

11 States Code, when engaged in Commission business, includ12 ing per diem in lieu of subsistence in the same manner as

13 persons employed intermittently.

14 (h) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The Secretary shall

15 provide the Commission with assistance in obtaining such

16 personnel, equipment, and facilities as may be needed by

17 the Commission to carry out its duties.

18 (i) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Commission shall submit

19 an annual report to the Secretary identifying its expenses

20 and income and the entities to which any grants or tech21 nical assistance were made during the year for which the

22 report is made.

23 SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

24 There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as

25 may be necessary to carry out this Act.