Quindaro Townsite National Commemorative Site Act

Bill: 116-hr-1340
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]
Introduced: 2019-02-25
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Archaeology and anthropology

Historic sites and heritage areas

Historical and cultural resources

Kansas
Latest action: action_date: 2019-03-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-02-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Quindaro Townsite National Commemorative Site Act</b></p> <p>This bill designates the Quindaro Townsite in Kansas City, Kansas, which is associated with the the Bleeding Kansas conflict of 1854-1861 and the Underground Railroad, as the Quindaro Townsite National Commemorative Site. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1340 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 25, 2019 Ms. Davids of Kansas (for herself, Mr. Cleaver , and Mr. Watkins ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To designate the Quindaro Townsite in Kansas City, Kansas, as a National Commemorative Site.

1. Quindaro townsite national commemorative site act (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Quindaro Townsite National Commemorative Site Act . (b) Definition In this Act, the term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (c) Designation The Quindaro Townsite in Kansas City, Kansas, as listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is hereby designated as the Quindaro Townsite National Commemorative Site. The Site shall not be considered a unit of the National Park System. (d) Administration Nothing in this section shall affect the administration of the Quindaro Townsite by Kansas City or the State of Kansas. (e) Cooperative agreements The Secretary, in consultation with the State of Kansas, Kansas City, Kansas, and affected subdivisions, may enter into cooperative agreements with appropriate public or private entities, for the purposes of protecting historic resources at Quindaro Townsite and providing educational and interpretive programs for the public. (f) Technical assistance The Secretary may provide technical assistance to any entity with which the Secretary has entered into a cooperative agreement under subsection (e). (g) Effect on private property, local land use, and land acquisition authority Nothing in this Act authorizes the Secretary to— (1) interfere with private property rights, or any local zoning ordinance or land use plan of the State or any political subdivision of the State; or (2) acquire land or interests in land through condemnation or otherwise.