A bill to improve the administration of the Historic Sites, Buildings and Antiquities Act of 1935 (49 Stat. 666).
PL 96-344 (S.2680), enacted 09/08/1980

PUBLIC LAW 96-344—SEPT. 8, 1980 
94 STAT. 1133 
Public Law 96-344 
96th Congress 
An Act 
To improve the administration of the Historic Sites, Buildings and Antiquities Act 
of 1935 (49 Stat. 666). 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) in further-
ance of the purposes of subsection 2(e) of the Act of August 21,1935 
(49 Stat. 666), the Secretary of the Interior may provide financial 
assistance for the maintenance and protection of the Folger Library 
and the Corcoran Gallery of Art. 
(b) Authority to enter into contracts or cooperative agreements, to 
incur obligations, or to make payments under this Act shall be 
effective only to the extent, and in such amounts, as are provided in 
advance in appropriation Acts. 
SEC. 2. Section 2 of the Joint Resolution entitled, "To provide for 
the preservation and protection of certain lands in Prince Georges 
and Charles Counties, Maryland, and for other purposes", approved 
October 4,1961 (75 Stat. 780,781), as amended, is further amended by 
adding the following after the final period in subsection (c): "The 
Secretary is authorized to cooperate with the Accokeek Foundation 
in the operation and maintenance of the National Colonial Farm, and 
funds appropriated to the Secretary for operation and maintenance 
of the farm may be made available to the Foundation for such 
purposes, subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary may 
prescribe in furtherance of the purpose of this Act.". 
SEC. 3. (a) In order to preserve for the benefit and enjo5mient of 
present and future generations significant properties associated with 
the life and cultural achievements of Georgia O'Keeffe, the Secretary 
may acquire— 
(1) by donation, the site and structures comprising the home 
and studio situated in Abiquiu, New Mexico, and 
(2) by purchase, donation, or exchange not to exceed one acre of 
detached land for off-site support facilities which the Secretary of 
the Interior deems necessary for the purposes of this section. 
The Secretary may also accept the donation of furnishings and other 
personal property in connection with the site. 
O
b
) When the site, structures, and other properties authorized for 
acquisition under subsection (a) have been transferred to the United 
States, the Secretary shall establish the Georgia O'Keeffe National 
Historic Site by publication of notice to that effect in the Federal 
Register. The national historic site established pursuant to this 
section shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with 
this section and the provisions of law generally applicable to the 
administration of units of the national park system, including the Act 
of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1, 2-4), and the Act of 
August 21,1935 (49 Stat. 666; 16 U.S.C. 461-7). 
(c) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, not to 
exceed $40,000 for acquisition and $100,000 for development. 
Sept. 8, 1980 
[S. 2680] 
Historic Sites, 
Buildings 
and Antiquities 
Act, 
administration 
improvement. 
16 u s e 462 note. 
16 u s e 462. 
National 
Colonial Farm, 
operation and 
maintenance. 
Donation of land. 
16 u s e 461 note. 
Georgia 
O'Keeffe 
National 
Historic Site. 
Publication in 
Federal 
Register. 
16 u s e 461-467. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
94 STAT. 1134 
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Plan, 
transmittal 
to congressional 
committees. 
16 u s e 460bb-l. 
16 u s e 460bb-4. 
16 u s e 410z 
note. 
16 u s e 410z. 
Golden Spike 
National 
Historic Site. 
16 u s e 461 note. 
79 Stat. 426. 
Report to 
congressional 
committees. 
(d) Within three complete fiscal years from the effective date of this 
Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Interior and 
Insular Affairs of the United States House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States 
Senate, a comprehensive general management plan for the historic 
site, pursuant to the provisions of section 12(b) of the Act of August 
18,1970 (84 Stat. 825; 16 U.S.C. la-1 et seq.). 
SEC. 4. The Act of October 27,1972 (86 Stat. 1299; 16 U.S.C. 460bb) is 
amended as follows: 
(1) in subsection 2(a), at the end thereof, add the following: "For 
the purposes of this Act, the southern end of the town of 
Marshall shall be considered to be the Marshall Boat Works. The 
following additional lands are also hereby included within the 
boundaries of the recreation area: Marin County Assessor's 
parcel 
numbered 
119-040-04, 
119-040-05, 
119-040-18, 
166-202-03, 166-010-06, 166-010-07, 166-010-24, 166-010-25, 
119-240-19, 166-010-10, 166-010-22, 119-240-03, 119-240-51, 
119-240-52, 
119-240-54, 
166-010-12, 
166-010-13, 
and 
119-235-10.". 
(2) in subsection 5(b), change "three" to "five" and add at the 
end thereof: "Provided, That the terms of those members who 
have been either appointed or reappointed subsequent to Janu-
ary 1, 1979, shall be extended so as to expire not before June 1, 
1985."; and 
(3) in subsection 5(g), change "ten" to "twenty". 
SEC. 5. The Boston National Historical Park Act of 1974 (88 Stat. 
1184) is amended by inserting the following after the first sentence of 
subsection 2(d): "As used in this section, the Charlestown Navy Yard 
shall also include the properties known as the Ropewalk and Tar 
House and the Chain Forge and Round House, designated on such 
map as buildings numbered 58,60, and 105.". 
SEC. 6. Subsection 4(b) of the Act entitled "An Act to designate 
certain lands within units of the National Park System as wilderness; 
to revise the boundaries of certain of those units; and for other 
purposes", approved October 20,1976 (90 Stat. 2692,2694), is amended 
by revising the proviso to the first sentence in paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: "Provided, however, That, except for not more than approxi-
mately three and thirty-five one-hundredths acres designated herein 
as wilderness and approximately eleven and thirteen one-hundredths 
acres designated herein as potential wilderness additions, which may 
be excluded pursuant to an exchange consummated in accordance 
with paragraph (3) of this subsection, lands designated as wilderness 
pursuant to this Act may not be excluded from the monument.". 
SEC. 7. (a) Section 1 of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to acquire lands for, and to develop, operate, 
and maintain, the Golden Spike National Historic Site", approved 
July 30, 1965 (79 Stat. 426) is amended by striking out "Proposed 
Golden Spike National Historic Site, Utah, prepared by the National 
Park Service, Southwest Region, dated February 1963' and inserting 
in lieu thereof "Boundary Map, Golden Spike National Historic Site, 
Utah, numbered 431-80,026, and dated December 6,1978". 
(b) Section 3 of such Act is amended by striking out "$5,422,000, as 
may be necessary for the acquisition of land and interests in land and 
for the development" and inserting in lieu thereof "$348,000 for the 
acquisition of land and interests in land and $5,324,000 for 
development". 
(c) Within two years from the effective date of this section, the 
Secretary shall complete and submit, in writing, to the Committee on 
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94 STAT. 1135 
Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States House of Repre-
sentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the United States Senate, a report on the feasibility of providing 
passenger rail service from the city of Ogden, Utah, to the Golden 
Spike National Historic Site. Said report shall include an assessment 
of existing rail facilities and rolling stock, additional development as 
might be required, as well as alternatives with respective costs for the 
operation of passenger rail service. There is hereby authorized to be 
appropriated not to exceed $100,000 to carry out the provisions of this 
subsection. 
SEC. 8. Section 8 of the Act entitled "An Act to improve the 
administration of the national park system by the Secretary of the 
Interior, and to clarify the authorities applicable to the system, and 
for other purposes", approved August 18,1970 (84 Stat. 825; 16 U.S.C. 
la-1 et seq.), is amended as follows— 
(1) at the end of the second sentence, insert the following new 
sentence: "Each such report shall indicate and elaborate on the 
theme(s) which the area represents as indicated in the National 
Park System Plan."; and 
(2) at the end of the fifth sentence, insert the following new 
sentence: "Accompanying the annual listing of areas shall be a 
synopsis, for each report previously submitted, of the current and 
changed condition of the resource integrity of the area and other 
relevant factors, compiled as a result of continual periodic 
monitoring and embracing the period since the previous such 
submission or initial report submission one year earlier.". 
SEC. 9. The Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (78 
Stat. 987; 16 U.S.C. 4601), is amended— 
(1) in subsection 4(a) by deleting the second sentence of para-
graph (2) and substituting the following: "A 'single visit' means a 
more or less continuous stay within a designated area. Payment 
of a single visit admission fee shall authorize exits from and 
reentries to a single designated area for a period of from one to 
fifteen days, such period to be defined for each designated area by 
the administering Secretary based upon a determination of the 
period of time reasonably and ordinarily necessary for such a 
single visit."; 
(2) by adding at the end of section 4(a) the following new 
paragraph: 
"(5) The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall establish procedures providing for the issuance of a lifetime 
admission permit to any citizen of, or person domiciled in, the United 
States, if such citizen or person applies for such permit, and is blind 
or permanently disabled. Such procedures shall assure that such 
permit shall be issued only to persons who have been medically 
determined to be blind or permanently disabled for purposes of 
receiving benefits under Federal law as a result of said blindness or 
permanent disability as determined by the Secretaries. Such permit 
shall be nontransferable, shall be issued without charge, and shall 
entitle the permittee and any person accompanying him in a single, 
private, noncommercial vehicle, or alternatively, the permittee and 
his spouse and children accompanying him where entry to the area 
is by any means other than private, noncommercial vehicle, to 
general admission into any area designated pursuant to this subsec-
tion."; and 
(3) by amending the last sentence of section 4(b) to read as 
follows: "Any Golden Age Passport permittee, or permittee 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
16 u s e la-5. 
78 Stat. 897; 
16 use 
460/-4. 
"Single visit." 
16 u s e 460/-6a. 
Lifetime 
admission 
permit. 
16 u s e 460/-6a. 
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75 : QL3 
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under paragraph (5) of subsection (a) of this section, shall be 
entitled upon presentation of such permit to utilize such special 
recreation facilities at a rate of 50 per centum of the established 
use fee.". 
SEC. 10. Title III of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the 
establishment of the Lowell National Historical Park in the Com-
monwealth of Massachusetts, and for other purposes", approved 
June 5, 1978 (92 Stat. 290; 16 U.S.C. 410cc et seq.), is amended by 
adding at the end thereof the following new section: 
16USC410CC-37. 
Retention of 
records. 
Audits. 
16 u s e 460CC-2. 
16 u s e 460CC-3. 
Moores ereek 
National 
Battlefield. 
16 u s e 422, 
422a, 
422a-l, 422b, 
422c. 
16 u s e 410ee. 
16 u s e 1244. 
Overmountain 
Victory 
National 
Historic Trail. 
USE OF FUNDS 
"SEC. 307. (a) Any revenues or other assets acquired by the 
Commission by donation, the lease or sale of property or fees for 
services shall be available to the Commission, without fiscal year 
limitation, to be used for any function of the Commission authorized 
under this Act. The Commission shall keep financial records fully 
disclosing the amount and source of revenues and other assets 
acquired by the Commission, and shall keep such other financial 
records as the Secretary may prescribe. 
"(b) The Secretary shall require audits of the financial records of 
the Commission to be conducted not less frequently than once each 
year in order to ensure that revenues and other assets of the 
Commission are being used in a manner authorized under this Act.". 
SEC. 11. The Act of October 27, 1972 (86 Stat. 1308), is amended— 
(1) in subsection 3(b) by deleting the word "constructed" and by 
adding at the end thereof: "To inform the public of the contribu-
tions of Representative Ryan to the creation of the recreation 
area, the Secretary shall provide such signs, markers, maps, 
interpretive materials, literature, and programs as he deems 
appropriate. Not later than December 31, 1980, the Secretary 
shall take such additional actions as he deems appropriate to 
recognize and commemorate the contributions of Representative 
Ryan to the recreation area."; and 
(2) in subsection 4(b), by changing "eleven members" in the 
first sentence to "fifteen members 
and by changing "three 
members" in paragraph (5) to "seven members". 
SEC. 12. The area formerly known as "Moores Creek National 
Military Park", established pursuant to the Act of June 2, 1926 (44 
Stat. 684), shall henceforth be known as the "Moores Creek National 
Battlefield". 
SEC. 13. Section 201(e)(1) of the Act entitled "An Act to amend the 
Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation Act of 1972; to 
provide for the establishment of the San Antonio Missions National 
Historical Park; and for other purposes", approved November 10, 
1978 (92 Stat. 3635), is amended— 
(1) by changing "seven members" in the first sentence to 
"eleven members , and 
(2) by changing "two members" in paragraph (F) to "six 
members". 
SEC. 14. The National Trails System Act (82 Stat. 919; 16 U.S.C. 
1241) is amended by inserting the following new paragraph at the end 
of section 5(a): 
"(9) The Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail, a system 
totaling approximately two hundred seventy-two miles of trail with 
routes from the mustering point near Abingdon, Virginia, to Syca-
more Shoals (near Elizabethton, Tennessee); from Sycamore Shoals to 
Quaker Meadows (near Morganton, North Carolina); from the mus-
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tering point in Surry County, North Carolina, to Quaker Meadows; 
and from Quaker Meadows to Kings Mountain, South Carolina, as 
depicted on the map identified as Map 3—Historic Features—1780 in 
the draft study report entitled 'Overmountain Victory Trail' dated 
December 1979. The map shall be on file and available for public 
inspection in the Office of the Director, National Park Service, 
Washington, District of Columbia. The trail shall be administered by 
the Secretary of the Interior.". 
SEC. 15. The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine appropri-
ate measures to protect and interpret for the benefit and education of 
the public the Falls of the Ohio, including a three-hundred-million-
year-old fossilized coral reef which is exposed along the Ohio River in 
the vicinity of Louisville, Kentucky, and Jeffersonville, Indiana. The 
Secretary shall, in the course of the study, consult with and seek the 
advice of, appropriate scientific organizations and representatives of 
interested municipal. State, and other Federal agencies. Not later 
than two complete fiscal years from the effective date of this section, 
the Secretary shall transmit a report of the study, including the 
estimated costs of alternative measures that may be undertaken to 
protect and interpret the resources of the area for the public, to the 
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Repre-
sentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate, together with his recommendations for such further 
legislation as may be appropriate. 
SEC. 16. Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is amended 
in paragraph (22) by changing "which may be established" in the 
eighth sentence to "which shall be established". 
SEC. 17. In order to provide for the appropriate commemoration of 
George Meany, past president of the American Federation of Labor 
and Congress of Industrial Organizations, and his contributions on 
behalf of the working people of the United States, the Secretary is 
authorized to investigate sites associated with the life and work of 
George Meany and to submit, within two complete fiscal years from 
the effective date of this Act, a report thereon to the Committee on 
Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States House of Repre-
sentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the United States Senate. The Secretary shall consult with repre-
sentatives of the family of George Meany and the President of the 
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organiza-
tions as a part of his investigation. 
SEC. 18. The Secretary shall conduct, in consultation with the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Department of 
Defense, and any other entities considered by the Secretary to be 
appropriate, a study of locations and events associated with the 
historical theme of Man in Space. The purpose of such study shall be 
to identify the possible locations, components, and features of a new 
unit of the national park system commemorative to this theme, with 
special emphasis to be placed on the internationally historic event of 
the first human contact with the surface of the moon. The study shall 
investigate practical methodologies to permanently safeguard from 
change the locations, structures, and at least symbolic instrumenta-
tion features associated with this theme, and to display and interpret 
these for visitor appreciation. Governmental entities controlling 
these locations, structures, and features are hereby requested to 
preserve them from destruction or change during the study and 
congressional review period insofar as is possible. A comprehensive 
report derived from this study, including potential action alterna-
tives, shall be submitted to the Committee on Interior and Insular 
Map, public 
inspection. 
Study. 
Report to 
congressional 
committees. 
16 u s e 1274. 
George Meany 
commemoration. 
Report to 
congressional 
committees. 
Man in Space 
commemoration. 
Study. 
Report to 
congressional 
committees. 
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"Secretary." 
Effective date. 
Affairs of the United States House of Representatives and to the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States 
Senate no later than one complete fiscal year after the effective date 
of this section. 
SEC. 19. As used in this Act, except as otherwise specifically 
provided, the term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 20. Authorizations of moneys to be appropriated under this 
Act shall be effective on October 1,1980. Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this Act, authority to enter into contracts, to incur 
obligations, or to make payments under this Act shall be effective 
only to the extent, and in such amounts, as are provided in advance in 
appropriation Acts. 
Approved September 8, 1980. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
SENATE REPORT No. 96-754 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 126 (1980): 
May 22, considered and passed Senate. 
July 31, considered and passed House, amended. 
Aug. 18, Senate concurred in House amendment.