106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2932
AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study
of the Golden Spike/Crossroads of the West National
Heritage Area Study Area and to establish the Cross-
roads of the West Historic District in the State of Utah.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF STUDY.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section:
(1) GOLDEN SPIKE RAIL STUDY.—The term
‘‘Golden Spike Rail Study’’ means the Golden Spike
Rail Feasibility Study, Reconnaissance Survey,
Ogden, Utah to Golden Spike National Historic
Site’’, National Park Service, 1993.
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Interior.
(3) STUDY AREA.—The term ‘‘Study Area’’
means the Golden Spike/Crossroads of the West Na-
tional Heritage Area Study Area, the boundaries of
which are described in subsection (d).
(b) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a
study of the Study Area which includes analysis and docu-
mentation necessary to determine whether the Study
Area—
(1) has an assemblage of natural, historic, and
cultural resources that together represent distinctive
aspects of American heritage worthy of recognition,
conservation, interpretation, and continuing use, and
are best managed through partnerships among pub-
lic and private entities;
(2) reflects traditions, customs, beliefs, and
folk-life that are a valuable part of the national
story;
(3) provides outstanding opportunities to con-
serve natural, historic, cultural, or scenic features;
(4) provides outstanding recreational and edu-
cational opportunities;
(5) contains resources important to the identi-
fied theme or themes of the Study Area that retain
a degree of integrity capable of supporting interpre-
tation;
(6) includes residents, business interests, non-
profit organizations, and local and State govern-
ments who have demonstrated support for the con-
cept of a National Heritage Area; and
(7) has a potential management entity to work
in partnership with residents, business interests,
nonprofit organizations, and local and State govern-
ments to develop a National Heritage Area con-
sistent with continued local and State economic ac-
tivity.
(c) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the study, the
Secretary shall—
(1) consult with the State Historic Preservation
Officer, State Historical Society, and other appro-
priate organizations; and
(2) use previously completed materials, includ-
ing the Golden Spike Rail Study.
(d) BOUNDARIES OF STUDY AREA.—The Study Area
shall be comprised of sites relating to completion of the
first transcontinental railroad in the State of Utah, con-
centrating on those areas identified on the map included
in the Golden Spike Rail Study.
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 3 fiscal years after
funds are first made available to carry out this section,
the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Resources
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on
the findings and conclusions of the study and rec-
ommendations based upon those findings and conclusions.
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such
sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of
this section.
SEC. 2. CROSSROADS OF THE WEST HISTORIC DISTRICT.
(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are—
(1) to preserve and interpret, for the edu-
cational and inspirational benefit of the public, the
contribution to our national heritage of certain his-
toric and cultural lands and edifices of the Cross-
roads of the West Historic District; and
(2) to enhance cultural and compatible eco-
nomic redevelopment within the District.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section:
(1) DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘District’’ means the
Crossroads of the West Historic District established
by subsection (c).
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Interior.
(3) HISTORIC
INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term
‘‘historic infrastructure’’ means the District’s his-
toric buildings and any other structure that the Sec-
retary determines to be eligible for listing on the Na-
tional Register of Historic Places.
(c) CROSSROADS
OF
THE WEST HISTORIC DIS-
TRICT.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the
Crossroads of the West Historic District in the city
of Ogden, Utah.
(2) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of the Dis-
trict shall be the boundaries depicted on the map en-
titled ‘‘Crossroads of the West Historic District’’,
numbered OGGO-20,000, and dated March 22,
2000. The map shall be on file and available for
public inspection in the appropriate offices of the
Department of the Interior.
(d) DEVELOPMENT PLAN.—The Secretary may make
grants and enter into cooperative agreements with the
State of Utah, local governments, and nonprofit entities
under which the Secretary agrees to pay not more than
50 percent of the costs of—
(1) preparation of a plan for the development of
historic, architectural, natural, cultural, and inter-
pretive resources within the District;
(2) implementation of projects approved by the
Secretary under the development plan described in
paragraph (1); and
(3) an analysis assessing measures that could
be taken to encourage economic development and re-
vitalization within the District in a manner con-
sistent with the District’s historic character.
(e) RESTORATION, PRESERVATION, AND INTERPRE-
TATION OF PROPERTIES.—
(1) COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS.—The Sec-
retary may enter into cooperative agreements with
the State of Utah, local governments, and nonprofit
entities owning property within the District under
which the Secretary may—
(A) pay not more than 50 percent of the
cost of restoring, repairing, rehabilitating, and
improving historic infrastructure within the
District;
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry
out this section not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal
year and not more than $5,000,000 total.
Passed the House of Representatives May 2, 2000.
Attest:
Clerk.