Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site Act of 1998
PL 105-378 (S.1408), enacted 11/12/1998

PUBLIC LAW 105-378—NOV. 12, 1998 
112 STAT. 3395 
Public Law 105-378 
105th Congress 
An Act 
To establish the Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site, and for other 
Nov. 12, 1998 
purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
TITLE I—LOWER EAST SIDE TENEMENT 
NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, NEW YORK. 
SEC. 101. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1)(A) immigration, and the resulting diversity of cultural 
influences, is a key factor in defining the identity of the United 
States; and 
(B) many United States citizens trace their ancestry to 
persons bom in nations other than the United States; 
(2) the latter part of the 19th century and the early part 
of the 20th century marked a period in which the volume 
of immigrants coming to the United States far exceeded that 
of any time prior to or since that period; 
(3) no single identifiable neighborhood in the United States 
absorbed a comparable number of immigrants than the Lower 
East Side neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City; 
(4) the Lower East Side Tenement at 97 Orchard Street 
in New York City is an outstanding survivor of the vast number 
of humble buildings that housed immigrants to New York City 
during the greatest wave of immigration in Americ£in history; 
(5) the Lower East Side Tenement is owned and operated 
as a museum by the Lower East Side Tenement Museum; 
(6) the Lower East Side Tenement Museum is dedicated 
to interpreting immigrant life within a neighborhood long asso-
ciated with the immigrant experience in the United States, 
New York City's Lower East Side, and its importance to United 
States history; and 
(7)(A) the Director of the National Park Service found 
the Lower East Side Tenement at 97 Orchard Street to be 
nationally significant; and 
(B) the Secretsiry of the Interior declared the Lower East 
Side Tenement a National Historic Landmark on April 19, 
1994; and 
(C) the Director of the National Park Service, through 
a special resource study, found the Lower East Side Tenement 
suitable and feasible for inclusion in the National Park System. 
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(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this title are— 
(1) 
to 
ensure 
the 
preservation, 
maintenance, 
and 
interpretation of this site and to interpret at the site the 
themes of immigration, tenement Hfe in the latter half of the 
19th century and the first half of the 20th centuiy, the housing 
reform movement, and tenement architecture in the United 
States; 
(2) to ensure continued interpretation of the nationally 
significant immigrant phenomenon associated with New York 
City's Lower East Side and the Lower East Side's role in 
the history of immigration to the United States; and 
(3) to enhance the interpretation of the Castle Clinton, 
Ellis Island, and Statue of Liberty National Monuments. 
SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS. 
As used in this title: 
. 
(1) HISTORIC SITE.—The term "historic site" means the 
Lower East Side Tenement found at 97 Orchard Street on 
Manhattan Island m the City of New York, State of New 
York, and designated as a national historic site by section 
103. 
(2) MUSEUM.—The term "Museum" means the Lower East 
Side Tenement Museum, a nonprofit organization established 
in the City of New York, State of New York, which owns 
and operates the tenement building at 97 Orchard Street and 
manages other properties in the vicinity of 97 Orchard Street 
as administrative and program support facilities for 97 Orchard 
Street. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term "Secretary" means the Secretary 
of the Interior. 
SEC. 103. ESTABLISHMENT OF fflSTORIC SITE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To further the purposes of this title and 
the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the preservation of historic 
American sites, buildings, objects, and antiquities of national signifi-
cance, and for other purposes", approved August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 
461 et seq.), the Lower East Side Tenement at 97 Orchard Street, 
in the City of New York, State of New York, is designated a 
national historic site. 
(b) COORDINATION WITH NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM.— 
(1) AFFILIATED SITE.—The historic site shall be an affiliated 
site of the National Park System. 
(2) COORDINATION.—The Secretary, in consultation with 
the Museum, shall coordinate the operation and interpretation 
of the historic site with the Statue of Liberty National Monu-
ment, Ellis Island National Monument, and Castle Clinton 
National Monument. The historic site's story and interpretation 
of the immigrant experience in the United States is directly 
related to the themes and purposes of these National Monu-
ments. 
(c) OWNERSHIP.—The historic site shall continue to be owned, 
operated, and managed by the Museum. 
SEC. 104. MANAGEMENT OF THE HISTORIC SITE. 
(a) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—The Secretary may enter into 
a cooperative agreement with the Museum to ensure the marking, 
interpretation, and preservation of the national historic site des-
ignated by section 103(a). 
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(b) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may 
provide technical and financial assistance to the Museum to mark, 
interpret, and preserve the historic site, including making preserva-
tion-related capital improvements and repairs. 
(c) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with the 
Museum, shall develop a general management plan for the 
historic site that defines the role and responsibility of the 
Secretary with regard to the interpretation and the preservation 
of the historic site. 
(2) INTEGRATION WITH NATIONAL MONUMENTS.—The plan 
shall outline how interpretation and programming for the his-
toric site shall be integrated and coordinated with the Statue 
of Liberty National Monument, Ellis Island National Monu-
ment, and Castle Clinton National Monument to enheince the 
story of the historic site and these National Monuments. 
(3) COMPLETION.—The plan shall be completed not later 
than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(d) LIMITED ROLE OF SECRETARY.—Nothing in this title author-
izes the Secretary to acquire the property at 97 Orchard Street 
or to assume overall financial responsibility for the operation, 
maintenance, or management of the historic site. 
SEC. 105. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are 
necessary to carry out this title. 
TITLE II—OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 201. CASA MALPAIS NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK, ARIZONA. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds and declares that— 
(1) the Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark was 
occupied by one of the largest and most sophisticated MogoUon 
communities in the United States; 
(2) the landmark includes a 58-room masonry pueblo, 
including stairways. Great Kiva complex, and fortification 
walls, a prehistoric trail, and catacomb chambers where the 
deceased were placed; 
(3) the Casa Malpais was designated as a national historic 
landmark by the Secretary of the Interior in 1964; and 
(4) the State of Arizona and the community of Springerville 
are undertaking a program of interpretation and preservation 
of the landmark. 
(b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to assist in 
the preservation and interpretation of the Casa Malpais National 
Historic Landmark for the benefit of the public. 
(c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the purpose of this 
section, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to enter 
into cooperative agreements with the State of Arizona and 
the town of Springerville, Arizona, pursuant to which the Sec-
retary may provide technical assistance to interpret, operate, 
and maintain the Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark 
and may also provide financial assistance for plginning, staff" 
training, and development of the Casa Malpais National His-
toric Landmark, but not including other routine operations. 
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(2) ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS.—^Any such agreement may also 
contain provisions that— 
(A) the Secretary, acting through the Director of the 
National Park Service, shall have right to access at all 
reasonable times to all public portions of the property 
covered by such agreement for the purpose of interpreting 
the landmark; and 
(B) no changes or alterations shall be made in the 
landmark except by mutual agreement between the Sec-
retary and the other parties to all such agreements. 
(d) APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated 
such sums as may be necessary to provide financial assistance 
in accordance with this section. 
SEC. 202. PROVISION FOR ROADS IN PICTURED ROCKS NATIONAL 
LAKESHORE. 
Section 6 of the Act of October 15, 1966, entitled "An Act 
to establish in the State of Michigan the Pictured Rocks National 
Lakeshore, and for other purposes" (16 U.S.C. 460s-5), is amended 
as follows: 
(1) In subsection (b)(1) by striking "including a scenic shore-
line drive" and inserting "including appropriate improvements 
to Alger County Road H-58". 
(2) By adding at the end the following new subsection: 
"(c) PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN CONSTRUCTION.—^A scenic shore-
line drive may not be constructed in the Pictured Rocks National 
Lakeshore.". 
Approved November 12, 1998. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1408: 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 105-303 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 144 (1998): 
Oct. 2, considered and passed Senate. 
Oct. 10, considered and passed House, amended. 
Oct. 14, Senate concurred in House amendment.