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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 66
To preserve the cultural resources of the Route 66 corridor and to authorize
the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 6, 1999
Mrs. WILSON (for herself, Mr. SKEEN, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, and Mr.
WATKINS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Resources
A BILL
To preserve the cultural resources of the Route 66 corridor
and to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide
assistance.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) ROUTE 66 CORRIDOR.—The term ‘‘Route 66
corridor’’ means structures and other cultural re-
sources described in paragraph (3), including—
(A) public land within the immediate vicin-
ity of those portions of the highway formerly
designated as United States Route 66; and
(B) private land within that immediate vi-
cinity that is owned by persons or entities that
are willing to participate in the programs au-
thorized by this Act.
(2) CULTURAL
RESOURCE
PROGRAMS.—The
term ‘‘Cultural Resource Programs’’ means the pro-
grams established and administered by the National
Park Service for the benefit of and in support of
preservation of the Route 66 corridor, either directly
or indirectly.
(3) PRESERVATION
OF
THE
ROUTE
COR-
RIDOR.—The term ‘‘preservation of the Route 66
corridor’’ means the preservation or restoration of
structures or other cultural resources of businesses,
sites of interest, and other contributing resources
that—
(A) are located within the land described
in paragraph (1);
(B) existed during the route’s period of
outstanding historic significance (principally be-
tween 1933 and 1970), as defined by the study
prepared by the National Park Service and en-
titled ‘‘Special Resource Study of Route 66’’,
dated July 1995; and
(C) remain in existence as of the date of
enactment of this Act.
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the
Cultural Resource Programs at the National Park
Service.
(5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means a State
in which a portion of the Route 66 corridor is lo-
cated.
SEC. 2. MANAGEMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in collaboration
with the entities described in subsection (c), shall facilitate
the development of guidelines and a program of technical
assistance and grants that will set priorities for the preser-
vation of the Route 66 corridor.
(b) DESIGNATION
OF OFFICIALS.—The Secretary
shall designate officials of the National Park Service sta-
tioned at locations convenient to the States to perform the
functions of the Cultural Resource Programs under this
Act.
(c) GENERAL FUNCTIONS.—The Secretary shall—
(1) support efforts of State and local public and
private persons, nonprofit Route 66 preservation en-
tities, Indian tribes, State Historic Preservation Of-
fices, and entities in the States for the preservation
of the Route 66 corridor by providing technical as-
sistance, participating in cost-sharing programs, and
making grants;
(2) act as a clearinghouse for communication
among Federal, State, and local agencies, nonprofit
Route 66 preservation entities, Indian tribes, State
historic preservation offices, and private persons and
entities interested in the preservation of the Route
66 corridor; and
(3) assist the States in determining the appro-
priate form of and establishing and supporting a
non-Federal entity or entities to perform the func-
tions of the Cultural Resource Programs after those
programs are terminated.
(d) AUTHORITIES.—In carrying out this Act, the Sec-
retary may—
(1) enter into cooperative agreements, includ-
ing, but not limited to study, planning, preservation,
rehabilitation and restoration;
(2) accept donations;
(3) provide cost-share grants and information;
(4) provide technical assistance in historic pres-
ervation; and
(5) conduct research.
(e) PRESERVATION ASSISTANCE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide
assistance in the preservation of the Route 66 cor-
ridor in a manner that is compatible with the idio-
syncratic nature of the Route 66 corridor.
(2) PLANNING.—The Secretary shall not pre-
pare or require preparation of an overall manage-
ment plan for the Route 66 corridor, but shall co-
operate with the States and local public and private
persons and entities, State historic preservation of-
fices, nonprofit Route 66 preservation entities, and
Indian tribes in developing local preservation plans
to guide efforts to protect the most important or
representative resources of the Route 66 corridor.
SEC. 3. RESOURCE TREATMENT.
(a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop
a program of technical assistance in the preservation
of the Route 66 corridor.
(2) GUIDELINES FOR PRESERVATION NEEDS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—As part of the program
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall estab-
lish guidelines for setting priorities for preser-
vation needs.
(B) BASIS.—The guidelines under sub-
paragraph (A) may be based on national reg-
ister standards, modified as appropriate to meet
the needs for preservation of the Route 66 cor-
ridor.
(b) PROGRAM FOR COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall coordi-
nate a program of historic research, curation, pres-
ervation strategies, and the collection of oral and
video histories of events that occurred along the
Route 66 corridor.
(2) DESIGN.—The program under paragraph
(1) shall be designed for continuing use and imple-
mentation by other organizations after the Cultural
Resource Programs are terminated.
(c) GRANTS.—The Secretary shall—
(1) make cost-share grants for preservation of
the Route 66 corridor available for resources that
meet the guidelines under subsection (a); and
(2) provide information about existing cost-
share opportunities.
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000
for the period of fiscal years 2000 through 2009 to carry
out the purposes of this Act.
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