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Union Calendar No. 76
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 66
[Report No. 106–137]
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
MAY 13, 1999
Additional sponsors: Mr. LEWIS of California, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. PASTOR, Ms.
BERKLEY, Mr. BILBRAY, and Mr. STUMP
MAY 13, 1999
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 6, 1999]
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) lands owned by the Federal Government
and lands owned by a State or local government
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 programs
established and administered by the National Park
Service for the benefit of and in support of preserva-
tion of the Route 66 corridor, either directly or indi-
rectly.
(3) PRESERVATION
OF
THE
ROUTE
COR-
RIDOR.—The term ‘‘preservation of the Route 66 cor-
ridor’’ means the preservation or restoration of struc-
tures 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 out-
standing historic significance (principally be-
tween 1926 and 1970), as defined by the study
prepared by the National Park Service and enti-
tled ‘‘Special Resource Study of Route 66’’, dated
July 1995; and
(C) remain in existence as of the date of en-
actment of this Act.
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Cul-
tural Resource Programs at the National Park Serv-
ice.
(5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means a State in
which a portion of the Route 66 corridor is located.
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 stationed
at locations convenient to the States to perform the func-
tions 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 enti-
ties, Indian tribes, State Historic Preservation Of-
fices, and entities in the States for the preservation
of the Route 66 corridor by providing technical assist-
ance, 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 functions
of the Cultural Resource Programs after those pro-
grams 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 restora-
tion 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 ex-
ceed 50 percent of total project costs) and information
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 corridor
in a manner that is compatible with the idiosyncratic
nature of the Route 66 corridor.
(2) PLANNING.—The Secretary shall not prepare
or require preparation of an overall management
plan for the Route 66 corridor, but shall cooperate
with the States and local public and private persons
and entities, State historic preservation offices, non-
profit 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) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall
develop a program of technical assistance in the pres-
ervation of the Route 66 corridor and interpretation
of the Route 66 corridor.
(2) PROGRAM GUIDELINES.—As part of the tech-
nical assistance program under paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall establish guidelines for setting prior-
ities for preservation needs for the Route 66 corridor.
The Secretary shall base the guidelines on the Sec-
retary’s standards for historic preservation.
(b) PROGRAM FOR COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall coordi-
nate a program of historic research, curation, preser-
vation 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 implementa-
tion by other organizations after the Cultural Re-
source Programs are terminated.
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.
Union Calendar No. 76
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 66
[Report No. 106–137]
A BILL
To preserve the cultural resources of the Route 66
corridor and to authorize the Secretary of the In-
terior to provide assistance.
MAY 13, 1999
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed