106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 66
AN ACT
To preserve the cultural resources of the Route 66
corridor and to authorize the Secretary of the In-
terior to provide assistance.
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 66
AN ACT
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) lands owned by the Federal Govern-
ment and lands owned by a State or local gov-
ernment within the immediate vicinity 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 1926 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, including
(but not limited to) cooperative agreements for
study, planning, preservation, rehabilitation, and
restoration related to the Route 66 corridor;
(2) accept donations of funds, equipment, sup-
plies, and services as appropriate;
(3) provide cost-share grants for projects for
the preservation of the Route 66 corridor (but not
to exceed 50 percent of total project costs) and in-
formation about existing cost-share opportunities;
(4) provide technical assistance in historic pres-
ervation and interpretation of the Route 66 corridor;
and
(5) coordinate, promote, and stimulate research
by other persons and entities regarding the Route 66
corridor.
(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