Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act

Bill: 115-s-1202
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2017-05-23
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Arkansas

Educational facilities and institutions

Elementary and secondary education

Historic sites and heritage areas

Land transfers

Racial and ethnic relations

U.S. history
Latest action: action_date: 2017-07-19
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-417.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-05-23
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act</b></p> <p>This bill adjusts the boundary of the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site in Arkansas to include the 7 residences on South Park Street in Little Rock, which consist of 1.47 acres of specified land. </p> <p>The Department of the Interior may enter into separate cooperative agreements with the owners of such residences to mark, interpret, improve, restore, and provide technical assistance for the preservation and interpretation of their properties. </p> <p>Such an agreement must include a provision specifying that no changes or alterations shall be made to the exterior of the properties except by mutual agreement. </p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1202 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 23, 2017 Mr. Cotton (for himself and Mr. Leahy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To modify the boundary of the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act . 2. Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site boundary modification Section 2 of Public Law 105–356 (112 Stat. 3268) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) as subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f), respectively; (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: (b) Boundary modification The boundary of the historic site is modified to include the 7 residences on South Park Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, consisting of 1.47 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Central High School National Historic Site Proposed Boundary , numbered 037/80,001, and dated August, 2004. ; and (3) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by paragraph (1))— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking (1) The Secretary and inserting the following: (1) In general The Secretary ; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking (2) The Secretary and inserting the following: (3) Coordination The Secretary ; and (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) Cooperative agreements for the preservation and interpretation of certain properties (A) In general The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the owners of the 7 residences described in section 2(b), pursuant to which the Secretary may use appropriated funds to mark, interpret, improve, restore, and provide technical assistance with respect to the preservation and interpretation of the properties. (B) Inclusions An agreement entered into under subparagraph (A) shall include a provision specifying that no changes or alterations shall be made to the exterior of the properties subject to the agreement, except by the mutual agreement of the parties to the agreement. .