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history of the Underground Railroad, its significance as a crucial ele-
ment in the evolution of the national civil rights movement, and its rel-
evance in fostering the spirit of racial harmony and national reconcili-
ation. 
§ 207702.
Definition 
In this chapter, the term ‘‘national network’’ means the National Under-
ground Railroad Network to Freedom established under section 207703 of 
this title. 
§ 207703. Program 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT; RESPONSIBILITIES OF SECRETARY.—The Secretary 
shall establish in the Service a program to be known as the National Under-
ground Railroad Network to Freedom. Under the program, the Secretary 
shall— 
(1) produce and disseminate appropriate educational materials, such 
as handbooks, maps, interpretive guides, or electronic information; 
(2) enter into appropriate cooperative agreements and memoranda of 
understanding to provide technical assistance under subsection (c); and 
(3) create and adopt an official, uniform symbol or device for the 
national network and issue regulations for its use. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The national network shall encompass the following ele-
ments: 
(1) All System units and programs of the Service determined by the 
Secretary to pertain to the Underground Railroad. 
(2) Other Federal, State, local, and privately owned properties per-
taining to the Underground Railroad that have a verifiable connection 
to the Underground Railroad and that are included on, or determined 
by the Secretary to be eligible for inclusion on, the National Register 
of Historic Places. 
(3) Other governmental and nongovernmental facilities and programs 
of an educational, research, or interpretive nature that are directly re-
lated to the Underground Railroad. 
(c) 
COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS
AND
MEMORANDA
OF
UNDER-
STANDING.—To achieve the purposes of this chapter and to ensure effective 
coordination of the Federal and non-Federal elements of the national net-
work with System units and programs of the Service, the Secretary may 
enter into cooperative agreements and memoranda of understanding with, 
and provide technical assistance— 
(1) to the heads of other Federal agencies, States, localities, regional 
governmental bodies, and private entities; and 
(2) in cooperation with the Secretary of State, to the governments 
of Canada, Mexico, and any appropriate country in the Caribbean. 
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§ 207704. Preservation of historic sites or structures 
(a) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.—The Secretary may make grants in 
accordance with this section for the preservation and restoration of historic 
buildings or structures associated with the Underground Railroad, and for 
related research and documentation to sites, programs, or facilities that 
have been included in the national network. 
(b) GRANT CONDITIONS.—Any grant made under this section shall pro-
vide that— 
(1) no change or alteration may be made in property for which the 
grant is used except with the agreement of the property owner and the 
Secretary; 
(2) the Secretary shall have the right of access at reasonable times 
to the public portions of the property for interpretive and other pur-
poses; and 
(3) conversion, use, or disposal of the property for purposes contrary 
to the purposes of this chapter, as determined by the Secretary, shall 
result in a right of the United States to compensation equal to all Fed-
eral funds made available to the grantee under this chapter. 
(c) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary may obligate funds made 
available for a grant under this section only if the grantee agrees to match, 
from funds derived from non-Federal sources, the amount of the grant with 
an amount that is equal to or greater than the grant. The Secretary may 
waive the requirement if the Secretary determines that an extreme emer-
gency exists or that a waiver is in the public interest to ensure the preserva-
tion of historically significant resources. 
§ 207705. Authorization of appropriations 
(a) AMOUNTS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
chapter $2,500,000 for each fiscal year, to be allocated as follows: 
(1) $2,000,000 is to be used for the purposes of section 207703 of 
this title. 
(2) $500,000 is to be used for the purposes of section 207704 of 
this title. 
(b) RESTRICTIONS.—No amounts may be appropriated for the purposes 
of this chapter except to the Secretary for carrying out the responsibilities 
of the Secretary as set forth in this chapter. 
CHAPTER 2079—NATIONAL WOMEN’S RIGHTS HISTORY 
PROJECT 
Sec. 
207901.
National women’s rights history project national registry. 
207902.
National women’s rights history project partnerships network. 
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§ 207901. National women’s rights history project national 
registry 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make annual grants to State his-
toric preservation offices for not more than 5 years to assist the State his-
toric preservation offices in surveying, evaluating, and nominating to the 
National Register of Historic Places women’s rights history properties. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—In making grants under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall give priority to grants relating to properties associated with the mul-
tiple facets of the women’s rights movement, such as politics, economics, 
education, religion, and social and family rights. 
(c) UPDATES.—The Secretary shall ensure that the National Register 
travel itinerary website entitled ‘‘Places Where Women Made History’’ is 
updated to contain— 
(1) the results of the inventory conducted under subsection (a); and 
(2) any links to websites related to places on the inventory. 
(d) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.—The Federal share of the cost of any 
activity carried out using any assistance made available under this section 
shall be 50 percent. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $1,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2009 through 2013. 
§ 207902. National women’s rights history project partner-
ships network 
(a) GRANTS.—The Secretary may make matching grants and give tech-
nical assistance for development of a network of governmental and non-
governmental entities (referred to in this section as the ‘‘network’’), the pur-
pose of which is to provide interpretive and educational program develop-
ment of national women’s rights history, including historic preservation. 
(b) MANAGEMENT OF NETWORK.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Through a competitive process, the Secretary 
shall designate a nongovernmental managing network to manage the 
network. 
(2) COORDINATION.—The nongovernmental managing entity des-
ignated under paragraph (1) shall work in partnership with the Direc-
tor and State historic preservation offices to coordinate operation of the 
network. 
(c) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the cost of any activity car-
ried out using any assistance made available under this section shall 
be 50 percent. 
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(2) STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICES.—Matching grants for 
historic preservation specific to the network may be made available 
through State historic preservation offices. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $1,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2009 through 2013. 
CHAPTER 2081—PRESERVATION OF HISTORICAL AND 
ARCHAEOLOGICAL DATA 
Sec. 
208101.
Purpose. 
208102.
Definition. 
208103.
Notice of dam construction. 
208104.
Threat of irreparable loss or destruction of significant scientific, prehistorical, histor-
ical, or archaeological data by Federal construction projects. 
208105.
Survey and recovery by Secretary. 
208106.
Progress reports by Secretary on surveys and work undertaken as result of surveys. 
208107.
Administration. 
208108.
Assistance to Secretary by Federal agencies responsible for construction projects; 
availability of appropriations. 
§ 208101. Purpose 
It is the purpose of this chapter to further the policy set forth in chapter 
2001 of this title by specifically providing for the preservation of historical 
and archaeological data (including relics and specimens) that might other-
wise be irreparably lost or destroyed as the result of— 
(1) flooding, the building of access roads, the erection of worker’s 
communities, the relocation of railroads and highways, and other alter-
ations of the terrain caused by the construction of a dam by any— 
(A) Federal agency; or 
(B) private person or corporation holding a license issued by 
any Federal agency; or 
(2) any alteration of the terrain caused as a result of any Federal 
construction project or federally licensed activity or program. 
§ 208102. Definition 
In this chapter, the term ‘‘State’’ includes a State, the District of Colum-
bia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the 
Northern Mariana Islands. 
§ 208103. Notice of dam construction 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Before any Federal agency undertakes the construc-
tion of a dam, or issues a license to any private individual or corporation 
for the construction of a dam, it shall give written notice to the Secretary 
setting forth the site of the proposed dam and the approximate area to be 
flooded and otherwise changed if construction is undertaken. 
(b) DAMS WITH CERTAIN DETENTION CAPACITY OR RESERVOIR.—With 
respect to any flood water retarding dam that provides fewer than 5,000 
acre-feet of detention capacity, and with respect to any other type of dam 
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