H. R. 66
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the sixth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine
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 Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) ROUTE
CORRIDOR.—The term ‘‘Route 66 corridor’’
means structures and other cultural resources 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 des-
ignated as United States Route 66; and
(B) private land within that immediate vicinity that
is owned by persons or entities that are willing to partici-
pate in the programs authorized 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 preservation of the Route 66 corridor, either
directly or indirectly.
(3) PRESERVATION OF THE ROUTE 66 CORRIDOR.—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 para-
graph (1);
(B) existed during the route’s period of outstanding
historic significance (principally between 1926 and 1970),
as defined by the study prepared by the National Park
Service and entitled ‘‘Special Resource Study of Route 66’’,
dated July 1995; and
(C) remain in existence as of the date of the 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 located.
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SEC. 2. MANAGEMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in collaboration with the enti-
ties described in subsection (c), shall facilitate the development
of guidelines and a program of technical assistance and grants
that will set priorities for the preservation of the Route 66 corridor.
(b) DESIGNATION OF OFFICIALS.—The Secretary shall designate
officials of the National Park Service stationed at locations conven-
ient 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 entities, Indian tribes,
State Historic Preservation Offices, and entities in the States
for the preservation of the Route 66 corridor by providing
technical assistance, participating in cost-sharing programs,
and making grants;
(2) act as a clearinghouse for communication among Fed-
eral, 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 appropriate form
of and establishing and supporting a non-Federal entity or
entities to perform the functions of the Cultural Resource Pro-
grams after those programs are terminated.
(d) AUTHORITIES.—In carrying out this Act, the Secretary 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, supplies, and
services as appropriate;
(3) provide cost-share grants for projects for the preserva-
tion of the Route 66 corridor (but not to exceed 50 percent
of total project costs) and information about existing cost-share
opportunities;
(4) provide technical assistance in historic preservation
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, 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.
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SEC. 3. RESOURCE TREATMENT.
(a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—
(1) PROGRAM
REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall develop a
program of technical assistance in the preservation of the Route
66 corridor and interpretation of the Route 66 corridor.
(2) PROGRAM GUIDELINES.—As part of the technical assist-
ance program under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall establish
guidelines for setting priorities for preservation needs for the
Route 66 corridor. The Secretary shall base the guidelines
on the Secretary’s standards for historic preservation.
(b) PROGRAM FOR COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall coordinate a program
of historic research, curation, preservation 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 implementation by other
organizations after the Cultural Resource Programs are termi-
nated.
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.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.