(A) were dubbed the ‘‘Ludlow Massacre’’; 
and 
(B) stirred national outrage, including pro-
tests by citizens and investigations by Congress 
and the U.S. Commission on Industrial Rela-
tions; 
(8) following the Ludlow Massacre, the Colo-
rado Fuel and Iron Company, the largest coal pro-
ducer in southern Colorado, undertook several ac-
tions, including— 
(A) launching the first major public rela-
tions campaigns by a company in the history of 
the United States; and 
(B) creating a company union, which was 
outlawed in 1935 under the National Labor Re-
lations Act (29 U.S.C. 191 et seq.); 
(9) the 1913–1914 Colorado coal strike and the 
Ludlow Massacre have been, and continue to be, the 
focus of historical and archaeological inquiries, in-
cluding a book by the Honorable George McGovern 
and Herbert Guttridge entitled ‘‘The Great Coalfield 
War’’; 
(10) since the 1918 dedication of the Ludlow 
Massacre Memorial at the Ludlow Tent Colony Site, 
the United Mine Workers of America has— 
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(A) maintained the Ludlow Massacre Me-
morial; and 
(B) held an annual memorial service to 
honor the memory of the people who died in the 
strike; 
(11) the Ludlow Massacre Memorial continues 
to function as a site of memory, at which thousands 
of visitors from around the world record their reac-
tions as well as personal and family stories of the 
1913–1914 strike; and 
(12) the Ludlow Tent Colony Site has been list-
ed on the National Register of Historic Places in 
recognition of— 
(A) the national significance of the history 
of the site; 
(B) the importance of the site as a memo-
rial site; and 
(C) the archaeological resources of the site. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) LANDMARK.—The term ‘‘Landmark’’ means 
the Ludlow Massacre National Historic Landmark 
designated by section 4(a). 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
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(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Colorado. 
SEC. 4. LUDLOW MASSACRE NATIONAL HISTORIC LAND-
MARK. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The Ludlow Tent Colony Site in 
Las Animas County, Colorado, as listed on the National 
Register of Historic Places, is designated as the ‘‘Ludlow 
Massacre National Historic Landmark’’. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—Consistent with part 65 of 
title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regula-
tions), designation of the Ludlow Tent Colony Site as a 
National Historic Landmark shall not prohibit any actions 
that may otherwise be taken by the owner of the Land-
mark with respect to the Landmark under Federal law 
(including regulations). 
(c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the State, may enter into cooperative 
agreements with appropriate public or private enti-
ties for the purposes of— 
(A) protecting historic resources at the 
Landmark; and 
(B) providing educational and interpretive 
facilities and programs at the Landmark for the 
public. 
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(2) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 
The Secretary may provide technical and financial 
assistance to any entity with which the Secretary 
has entered into a cooperative agreement under 
paragraph (1) to carry out the cooperative agree-
ment. 
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as are necessary to carry out this Act. 
Æ 
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