vation of the park. Each cooperative agreement shall pro-
vide—
(1) that the owners will hold and preserve the
historic property of the park and will not undertake
or permit the alteration or removal of historic fea-
tures or the erection of markers, structures, or
buildings without the prior concurrence of the Sec-
retary; and
(2) that the public will have reasonable access
to those portions of the property to which access is
necessary in the judgment of the Secretary for the
proper appreciation and interpretation of its histori-
cal and architectural value.
(b) TECHNICAL ADVICE.—The Secretary may provide
technical advice to the owners of a park in carrying out
this Act.
(c) DONATIONS.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Secretary may accept and expend dona-
tions of funds, property, or services from individuals, foun-
dations, corporations, or public entities for the purpose of
providing services and facilities which he deems consistent
with the purposes of this Act.
(d) INTERPRETIVE CENTERS.—Pursuant to such co-
operative agreements and notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, the Secretary may, directly or by contract,
construct interpretive facilities on real property not in
Federal ownership and may maintain and operate pro-
grams in connection therewith as the Secretary deems ap-
propriate in carrying out this Act.
SEC. 5. RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL.
(a) NOTIFICATION
OF INTENTION TO TRANSFER
PARK.—If an owner of a park intends to transfer or other-
wise dispose of the park, the owner shall notify the Sec-
retary in writing of such intention.
(b) EXERCISE OF FIRST REFUSAL.—Within the six-
month period after receipt of notice under subsection (a),
the Secretary shall respond in writing as to his interest
in exercising a right of first refusal to acquire the park
under section 6. If, within such period, the Secretary de-
clines to respond in writing or expresses no interest in ex-
ercising such right, the owner may proceed to transfer
such interests. If the Secretary responds in writing within
such period and expresses an interest and intention to ex-
ercise a right of first refusal, the Secretary shall initiate
an action to exercise such right within six months after
the date of the Secretary’s response. If the Secretary fails
to initiate action to exercise such right within such six
months, the owner may proceed to otherwise transfer such
interests.
SEC. 6. ACQUISITION OF NATIONAL HISTORIC BALL PARKS
BY THE UNITED STATES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, after receiving rec-
ommendations of the Advisory Commission pursuant to
section 7, may, subject to the availability of funds, acquire
land, interests in land, and improvements thereon within
the boundaries of a park by donation or purchase with
donated or appropriated funds. Land may not be acquired
under this section without the consent of the owner there-
of. Each park acquired by the United States under this
Act shall be added to and administered as a unit of the
National Park System.
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister each park acquired by the United States under this
Act in accordance with this Act and with the provisions
of law generally applicable to units of the National Park
System, including the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish
a National Park Service, and for other purposes’’, ap-
proved August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1, 2,
3, and 4) and the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666;
16 U.S.C. 461–467).
(c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH STATE.—In
administering each park acquired by the United States
under this Act, the Secretary is authorized to enter into
cooperative agreements with the State in which the park
is located, or any political subdivision thereof, for the ren-
dering, on a reimbursable basis, of rescue, firefighting,
and law enforcement services and cooperative assistance
by nearby law enforcement and fire preventive agencies
and for other appropriate purposes.
SEC. 7. NATIONAL HISTORIC BALL PARK ACQUISITION AD-
VISORY COMMISSION.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—
(1) INITIAL ESTABLISHMENT.—There is estab-
lished a National Historic Ball Park Acquisition Ad-
visory Commission for the purpose specified in sub-
section (b)(1).
(2) SUBSEQUENT
REESTABLISHMENTS.—After
the termination of the Advisory Commission estab-
lished pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary,
upon determining in the discretion of the Secretary
that a situation described in paragraph (3) exists,
shall notify the Speaker and minority leader of the
House of Representatives and the majority and mi-
nority leaders of the Senate and publish notice of
such determination in the Federal Register. Upon
publication of such notice, the National Historic Ball
Park Acquisition Advisory Commission is reestab-
lished for the purpose specified in subsection (b)(2).
(3) SITUATIONS
REQUIRING
THE
ESTABLISH-
MENT OF ADVISORY COMMISSION.—Situations which
require the reestablishment of an Advisory Commis-
sion under this section include the following:
(A) Notification by the owner or owners of
the park of the desire to sell the park.
(B) The park is subject to, or threatened
with, uses which are having, or would have, an
adverse impact on the park.
(b) PURPOSE
AND DUTIES.—Not later than six
months after members are appointed to the Advisory Com-
mission under subsection (c), the Advisory Commission—
(1) established under subsection (a)(1) shall
conduct a study and submit a report to the Sec-
retary and to the Congress with recommendations
concerning methods of financing the acquisition of a
park by the United States under section 6; and
(2) reestablished under section (a)(2) shall, for
the purpose of advising the Secretary on the pur-
chase of a park under this Act, conduct a study con-
cerning the acquisition of the park pursuant to this
Act and advise the Secretary on whether to acquire
the park and matters relating thereto, including—
(A) how the park can best be used for pub-
lic purposes in a manner compatible with the
National Park System, taking into account the