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Calendar No. 622

105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2133

To designate former United States Route 66 as ‘‘America’s Main Street’’

and authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JUNE 4 (legislative day, JUNE 2), 1998

Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. BINGAMAN) introduced the following bill;

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

SEPTEMBER 25, 1998

Reported by Mr. MURKOWSKI, with an amendment

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

A BILL

To designate former United States Route 66 as ‘‘America’s

Main Street’’ and authorize the Secretary of the Interior

to provide assistance.

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

3 SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.

4 In this Act:

5 (1) ROUTE 66.—The term ‘‘Route 66’’ means—
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1 (A) portions of the highway formerly des2 ignated as United States Route 66 that remain

3 in existence as of the date of enactment of this

4 Act; and

5 (B) public and private land in the vicinity

6 of the highway.

7 (2) PRESERVATION OFFICE.—The term ‘‘Pres8 ervation Office’’ means the Office for the Preserva9 tion of America’s Main Street established by the

10 Secretary under section 3.

11 (3) PRESERVATION OF ROUTE 66.—The term

12 ‘‘preservation of Route 66’’ means the preservation

13 or restoration of portions of the highway, businesses

14 and sites of interest or potentially of interest to the

15 public along the highway, or other resources of the

16 highway.

17 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means

18 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di19 rector of the National Park Service.

20 (5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means a State

21 in which a portion of Route 66 is located.

22 SEC. 2. DESIGNATION.

23 Route 66 is designated as ‘‘America’s Main Street’’.
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1 SEC. 3. MANAGEMENT.

2 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.—The Secretary

3 shall establish an office, to be known as the ‘‘Office for

4 the Preservation of America’s Main Street’’.

5 (b) DESIGNATION OF OFFICIALS.—The Secretary

6 shall designate officials of the National Park Service sta7 tioned at locations convenient to the States and interested

8 persons in the States, to perform the functions of the

9 Preservation Office under this Act.

10 (c) GENERAL FUNCTIONS.—The Preservation Office

11 shall—

12 (1) support efforts of State and local public and

13 private persons and entities in the States to preserve

14 Route 66 by providing technical assistance, partici15 pating in cost-sharing programs, and making grants

16 and loans;

17 (2) act as a clearinghouse for communication

18 among Federal, State, and local agencies and private

19 persons and entities interested in the preservation of

20 Route 66; and

21 (3) assist the States in determining the appro22 priate form of and establishing and supporting a

23 non-Federal entity or entities to perform the func24 tions of the Preservation Office after the Preserva25 tion Office is terminated.
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1 (d) AUTHORITIES.—In carrying out this Act, the

2 Preservation Office may—

3 (1) enter into cooperative agreements;

4 (2) accept donations;

5 (3) provide cost-share grants;

6 (4) provide technical assistance in historic pres7 ervation and fundraising; and

8 (5) conduct research.

9 (e) ROAD SIGNS.—The Preservation Office shall

10 sponsor a road sign program on Route 66 to be imple11 mented on a cost-sharing basis with State and local orga12 nizations.

13 (f) PRESERVATION ASSISTANCE.—

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Preservation Office

15 shall provide assistance in the preservation of Route

16 66 in a manner that is compatible with the idiosyn17 cratic nature of the highway.

18 (2) PLANNING.—The Preservation Office shall

19 not prepare or require preparation of an overall

20 management plan for Route 66, but shall cooperate

21 with the States and local public and private persons

22 and entities in developing local preservation plans to

23 guide efforts to protect the most important or rep24 resentative resources of Route 66.
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1 SEC. 4. RESOURCE TREATMENT.

2 (a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Preservation Office

4 shall develop a program of technical assistance in

5 the preservation of Route 66.

6 (2) GUIDELINES FOR PRESERVATION NEEDS.—

7 (A) IN GENERAL.—As part of the program

8 under paragraph (1), the Preservation Office

9 shall establish guidelines for setting priorities

10 for preservation needs.

11 (B) BASIS.—The guidelines under sub12 paragraph (A) may be based on national reg13 ister standards, modified as appropriate to meet

14 the needs of Route 66 so as to allow for the

15 preservation of the spirit of Route 66 by includ16 ing more modern resources that are integral to

17 the evolution of the Route 66 experience.

18 (b) PROGRAM FOR COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES.—

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Preservation Office

20 shall coordinate a program of historic research,

21 curation, preservation strategies, and the collection

22 of oral and video histories of Route 66.

23 (2) DESIGN.—The program under paragraph

24 (1) shall be designed for continuing use and imple25 mentation by other organizations after the Preserva26 tion Office is terminated.
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1 (c) COST-SHARE GRANTS.—Cost-share grants for

2 preservation of Route 66 shall be available for resources

3 that meet the guidelines under subsection (a).

4 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

5 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums

6 as are necessary to carry out this Act.

7 SEC. 6. TERMINATION.

8 The Preservation Office shall terminate on the date

9 that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act.

10 SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.

11 In this Act:

12 (1) ROUTE 66.—The term ‘‘Route 66’’ means—

13 (A) portions of the highway formerly des14 ignated as United States Route 66 that remain

15 in existence as of the date of enactment of this

16 Act; and

17 (B) public and private land in the vicinity

18 of the highway.

19 (2) CULTURAL RESOURCE PROGRAMS.—The term

20 ‘‘Cultural Resource Programs’’ means the programs

21 established and administered by the National Park

22 Service for the benefit of and in support of cultural

23 resources related to Route 66, either directly or indi24 rectly.
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1 (3) PRESERVATION OF ROUTE 66.—The term

2 ‘‘preservation of Route 66’’ means the preservation or

3 restoration of portions of the highway, businesses and

4 sites of interest and other contributing resources along

5 the highway commemorating Route 66 during its pe6 riod of outstanding historic significance (principally

7 between 1933 and 1970), as defined by the July 1995

8 National Park Service ‘‘Special Resource Study of

9 Route 66’’.

10 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means

11 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Cul12 tural Resource Programs at the National Park Serv13 ice.

14 (5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means a State in

15 which a portion of Route 66 is located.

16 SEC. 2. DESIGNATION.

17 Route 66 is designated as ‘‘Route 66 National Historic

18 Highway’’.

19 SEC. 3. MANAGEMENT.

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in collaboration

21 with the entities described in subsection (c), shall facilitate

22 the development of guidelines and a program of technical

23 assistance and grants that will set priorities for the preser24 vation of Route 66.
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1 (b) DESIGNATION OF OFFICIALS.—The Secretary shall

2 designate officials of the National Park Service stationed

3 at locations convenient to the States to perform the func4 tions of the Cultural Resource Programs under this Act.

5 (c) GENERAL FUNCTIONS.—The Secretary shall—

6 (1) support efforts of State and local public and

7 private persons, nonprofit Route 66 preservation enti8 ties, Indian Tribes, State Historic Preservation Of9 fices, and entities in the States to preserve Route 66

10 by providing technical assistance, participating in

11 cost-sharing programs, and making grants;

12 (2) act as a clearinghouse for communication

13 among Federal, State, and local agencies, nonprofit

14 Route 66 preservation entities, Indian Tribes, State

15 historic Preservation Offices, and private persons and

16 entities interested in the preservation of Route 66;

17 and

18 (3) assist the States in determining the appro19 priate form of and establishing and supporting a

20 non-Federal entity or entities to perform the functions

21 of the Cultural Resource Programs after those pro22 grams are terminated.

23 (d) AUTHORITIES.—In carrying out this Act, the Sec24 retary may—
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1 (1) collaborate with the Secretary of Transpor2 tation to—

3 (A) address transportation factors that may

4 conflict with preservation efforts in such a way

5 as to ensure ongoing preservation, interpretation

6 and management of Route 66 National Historic

7 Highway; and

8 (B) take advantage, to the maximum extent

9 possible, of existing programs, such as the Scenic

10 Byways program under section 162 of title 23,

11 United States Code.

12 (2) enter into cooperative agreements, including,

13 but not limited to study, planning, preservation, re14 habilitation and restoration;

15 (3) accept donations;

16 (4) provide cost-share grants and information;

17 (5) provide technical assistance in historic pres18 ervation; and

19 (6) conduct research.

20 (e) ROAD SIGNS.—The Secretary may sponsor a road

21 sign program on Route 66 to be implemented on a cost22 sharing basis with State and local organizations.

23 (f) PRESERVATION ASSISTANCE.—

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide

25 assistance in the preservation of Route 66 in a man-
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1 ner that is compatible with the idiosyncratic nature

2 of the highway.

3 (2) PLANNING.—The Secretary shall not prepare

4 or require preparation of an overall management

5 plan for Route 66, but shall cooperate with the States

6 and local public and private persons and entities,

7 State Historic Preservation Offices, nonprofit Route

8 66 preservation entities, and Indian Tribes in devel9 oping local preservation plans to guide efforts to pro10 tect the most important or representative resources of

11 Route 66.

12 SEC. 4. RESOURCE TREATMENT.

13 (a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop a

15 program of technical assistance in the preservation of

16 Route 66.

17 (2) GUIDELINES FOR PRESERVATION NEEDS.—

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—As part of the program

19 under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall estab20 lish guidelines for setting priorities for preserva21 tion needs.

22 (B) BASIS.—The guidelines under subpara23 graph (A) may be based on national register

24 standards, modified as appropriate to meet the
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1 needs of Route 66 so as to allow for the preserva2 tion of Route 66.

3 (b) PROGRAM FOR COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES.—

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall coordi5 nate a program of historic research, curation, preser6 vation strategies, and the collection of oral and video

7 histories of Route 66.

8 (2) DESIGN.—The program under paragraph (1)

9 shall be designed for continuing use and implementa10 tion by other organizations after the Cultural Re11 source Programs are terminated.

12 (c) GRANTS.—The Secretary shall—

13 (1) make cost-share grants for preservation of

14 Route 66 available for resources that meet the guide15 lines under subsection (a); and

16 (2) provide information about existing cost-share

17 opportunities.

18 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

19 There are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000

20 for the period of fiscal years 2000 through 2009 to carry

21 out the purposes of this Act.
Calendar No. 622

105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2133

A BILL

To designate former United States Route 66 as

retary of the Interior to provide assistance.‘‘America’s Main Street’’ and authorize the SecSEPTEMBER 25, 1998

Reported with an amendment