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(1) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—
(A) the New Bedford National Historic Landmark
District and associated historic sites as described in sub-
section (c)(2), including the Schooner Ernestina, are
National Historic Landmarks and are listed on the National
Register of Historic Places as historic sites associated with
the history of whaling in the United States;
(B) the city of New Bedford was the 19th century
capital of the world’s whaling industry and retains signifi-
cant 
architectural 
features, 
archival 
materials, 
and
museum collections illustrative of this period;
(C) New Bedford’s historic resources provide unique
opportunities 
for 
illustrating 
and 
interpreting 
the
whaling industry’s contribution to the economic, social, and
environmental history of the United States and provide
opportunities for public use and enjoyment; and
(D) during the nineteenth century, over two thousand
whaling voyages sailed out of New Bedford to the Arctic
region of Alaska, and joined Alaska Natives from Barrow,
Alaska and other areas in the Arctic region in subsistence
whaling activities; and
(E) the National Park System presently contains no
sites commemorating whaling and its contribution to
American history.
(2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are—
(A) to help preserve, protect, and interpret the
resources within the areas described in subsection (c)(2),
including architecture, setting, and associated archival and
museum collections;
(B) to collaborate with the city of New Bedford and
with associated historical, cultural, and preservation
organizations to further the purposes of the park estab-
lished under this section; and
(C) to provide opportunities for the inspirational benefit
and education of the American people.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section—
(1) the term ‘‘park’’ means the New Bedford Whaling
National Historical Park established by subsection (c); and
(2) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the
Interior.
(c) NEW BEDFORD WHALING NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—In order to preserve for the benefit
and inspiration of the people of the United States as a national
historical park certain districts structures, and relics located
in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and associated with the history
of whaling and related social and economic themes in America,
there is established the New Bedford Whaling National
Historical Park.
(2) BOUNDARIES.—(A) The boundaries of the park shall
be those generally depicted on the map numbered NAR–P49–
80,000–4 and dated June 1994. Such map shall be on file
and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices
of the National Park Service. In case of any conflict between
the descriptions set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) and such
map, such map shall govern. The park shall include the
following:
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(i) The area included with the New Bedford National
Historic Landmark District, known as the Bedford Landing
Waterfront Historic District, as listed within the National
Register of Historic Places and in the Massachusetts State
Register of Historic Places.
(ii) 
The 
National 
Historic 
Landmark 
Schooner
Ernestina, with its home port in New Bedford.
(iii) The land along the eastern boundary of the New
Bedford National Historic Landmark District over the east
side of MacArthur Drive from the Route 6 overpass on
the north to an extension of School Street on the south.
(iv) The land north of Elm Street in New Bedford,
bounded by Acushnet Avenue on the west, Route 6 (ramps)
on the north, MacArthur Drive on the east, and Elm Street
on the south.
(B) In addition to the sites, areas, and relics referred to
in subparagraph (A), the Secretary may assist in the interpreta-
tion and preservation of each of the following:
(i) The southwest corner of the State Pier.
(ii) Waterfront Park, immediately south of land
adjacent to the State Pier.
(iii) The Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden Museum,
located at 396 County Street.
(iv) The Wharfinger Building, located on Piers 3
and 4.
(v) The Bourne Counting House, located on Merrill’s
Wharf.
(d) RELATED FACILITIES.—To ensure that the contribution of
Alaska Natives to the history of whaling in the United States
is fully recognized, the Secretary shall provide—
(1) financial and other assistance to establish links between
the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park and the
North Slope Borough Cultural Center, located in Barrow,
Alaska; and
(2) to provide appropriate assistance and funding for the
North Slope Borough Cultural Center.
(e) ADMINISTRATION OF PARK.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The park shall be administered by the
Secretary in accordance with this section and 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’’, approved
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).
(2) COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS.—(A) The Secretary may
consult and enter into cooperative agreements with interested
entities and individuals to provide for the preservation, develop-
ment, interpretation, and use of the park.
(B) Any payment made by the Secretary pursuant to a
cooperative agreement under this paragraph shall be subject
to an agreement that conversion, use, or disposal of the project
so assisted for purposes contrary to the purposes of this section,
as determined by the Secretary, shall result in a right of
the United States to reimbursement of all funds made available
to such project or the proportion of the increased value of
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the project attributable to such funds as determined at the
time of such conversion, use, or disposal, whichever is greater.
(3) NON-FEDERAL
MATCHING
REQUIREMENTS.—(A) Funds
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for the purposes
of—
(i) cooperative agreements under paragraph (2) shall
be expended in the ratio of one dollar of Federal funds
for each four dollars of funds contributed by non-Federal
sources; and
(ii) construction, restoration, and rehabilitation of visi-
tors and interpretive facilities (other than annual operation
and maintenance costs) shall be expended in the ratio
of one dollar of Federal funds for each one dollar of funds
contributed by non-Federal sources.
(B) For the purposes of this paragraph, the Secretary is
authorized to accept from non-Federal sources, and to utilize
for purposes of this section, any money so contributed. With
the approval of the Secretary, any donation of property, serv-
ices, or goods from a non-Federal source may be considered
as a contribution of funds from a non-Federal source for the
purposes of this paragraph.
(4) ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY.—For the purposes of
the park, the Secretary may acquire only by donation such
lands, interests in lands, and improvements thereon within
the park as are needed for essential visitor contact and interpre-
tive facilities.
(5) OTHER PROPERTY, FUNDS, AND SERVICES.—The Secretary
may accept donated funds, property, and services to carry out
this section.
(e) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Not later than the end of
the second fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of
this Act, 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 general management plan
for the park and shall implement such plan as soon as practically
possible. The plan shall be prepared in accordance with section
12(b) of the Act of August 18, 1970 (16 U.S.C. 1a–7(b)) and other
applicable law.
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), there
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to carry out annual operations and maintenance with
respect to the park and to carry out the activities under section
3(D).
(2) EXCEPTIONS.—In carrying out this section—
(A) not more than $2,000,000 may be appropriated
for construction, restoration, and rehabilitation of visitor
and interpretive facilities, and directional and visitor
orientation signage;
(B) none of the funds authorized to be appropriated
by this section may be used for the operation or mainte-
nance of the Schooner Ernestina; and
(C) not more than $50,000 annually of Federal funds
may be used for interpretive and education programs for
the Schooner Ernestina pursuant to cooperative grants
under subsection (d)(2).
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SEC. 512. NICODEMUS NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.
(a) FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.—
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
(A) the town of Nicodemus, in Kansas, has national
significance as the only remaining western town estab-
lished by African-Americans during the Reconstruction
period following the Civil War;
(B) the town of Nicodemus is symbolic of the pioneer
spirit of Afican-Americans who dared to leave the only
region they had been familiar with to seek personal freedom
and the opportunity to develop their talents and capabili-
ties; and
(C) the town of Nicodemus continues to be a valuable
African-American community.
(2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are—
(A) to preserve, protect, and interpret for the benefit
and enjoyment of present and future generations, the
remaining structures and locations that represent the his-
tory (including the settlement and growth) of the town
of Nicodemus, Kansas; and
(B) to interpret the historical role of the town of
Nicodemus in the Reconstruction period in the context
of the experience of westward expansion in the United
States.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) HISTORIC
SITE.—The term ‘‘historic site’’ means the
Nicodemus National Historic Site established by subsection
(c).
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF NICODEMUS NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Nicodemus
National Historic Site in Nicodemus, Kansas.
(2) DESCRIPTION.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The historic site shall consist of the
first Baptist Church, the St. Francis Hotel, the Nicodemus
School District Number 1, the African Methodist Episcopal
Church, and the Township Hall located within the approxi-
mately 161.35 acres designated as the Nicodemus National
Landmark in the Township of Nicodemus, Graham County,
Kansas, as registered on the National Register of Historic
Places pursuant to section 101 of the National Historic
Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470a), and depicted on a map
entitled ‘‘Nicodemus National Historic Site’’, numbered
80,000 and dated August 1994.
(B) MAP
AND
BOUNDARY
DESCRIPTION.—The map
referred to in subparagraph (A) and accompanying bound-
ary description shall be on file and available for public
inspection in the office of the Director of the National
Park Service and any other office of the National Park
Service that the Secretary determines to be an appropriate
location for filing the map and boundary description.
(d) ADMINISTRATION OF THE HISTORIC SITE.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall administer the
historic site in accordance with this section and the provisions
of law generally applicable to units of the National Park Sys-
tem, including the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish a National