S. 1408

One Hundred Fifth Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE SECOND SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,

the twenty-seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight

An Act

To establish the Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site, and for other

purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of

the United States of America in Congress assembled,

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.
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(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).
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(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.
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(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.