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SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the town of Nicodemus, in Kansas, has national
significance as the only remaining western town established by
African-Americans during the Reconstruction period following
the Civil War;
(2) the town of Nicodemus is symbolic of the pioneer spirit
of African-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 capabilities; and
(3) the town of Nicodemus continues to be a viable African-
American community.
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to preserve, protect, and interpret for the benefit and
enjoyment of present and future generations, the remaining
structures and locations that represent the history (including
the settlement and growth) of the town of Nicodemus, Kansas;
and
(2) 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.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Historic site.--The term ''historic site'' means the
Nicodemus National Historic Site established by section 3.
(2) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF NICODEMUS NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.

(a) Establishment.--There is established the Nicodemus National
Historic Site in Nicodemus, Kansas.
(b) Description.--
(1) 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 approximately
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.
(2) Map and boundary description.--The map referred to in
paragraph (1) and an accompanying boundary 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.

SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION OF THE HISTORIC SITE.

(a) In General.--The Secretary shall administer the historic site
in accordance with--
(1) this Act; and
(2) 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 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), and the Act of
August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666, chapter 593; 16 U.S.C. 461 et
seq.).
(b) Cooperative Agreements.--To further the purposes specified in
section 1(b), the Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement with
any interested individual, public or private agency, organization, or
institution.
(c) Technical and Preservation Assistance.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may provide to any eligible
person described in paragraph (2) technical assistance for the
preservation of historic structures of, the maintenance of the
cultural landscape of, and local preservation planning for, the
historic site.
(2) Eligible persons.--The eligible persons described in
this paragraph are--
(A) an owner of real property within the boundary
of the historic site, as described in section 3(b); and
(B) any interested individual, agency,
organization, or institution that has entered into an
agreement with the Secretary pursuant to subsection
(b).

SEC. 5. ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY.

(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary is
authorized to acquire by donation, exchange, or purchase with funds
made available by donation or appropriation, such lands or interests in
lands as may be necessary to allow for the interpretation,
preservation, or restoration of the First Baptist Church, the St.
Francis Hotel, the Nicodemus School District Number 1, the African
Methodist Episcopal Church, or the Township Hall, as described in
section 3(b)(1), or any combination thereof.
(b) Limitations.--
(1) Acquisition of property owned by the state of kansas.--
Real property that is owned by the State of Kansas or a
political subdivision of the State of Kansas that is acquired
pursuant to subsection (a) may only be acquired by donation.
(2) Consent of owner required.--No real property may be
acquired under this section without the consent of the owner of
the real property.

SEC. 6. GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.

(a) In General.--Not later than the last day of the third full
fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall, in consultation with the officials described in
subsection (b), prepare a general management plan for the historic
site.
(b) Consultation.--In preparing the general management plan, the
Secretary shall consult with an appropriate official of each of the
following:
(1) The Nicodemus Historical Society.
(2) The Kansas Historical Society.
(3) Appropriate political subdivisions of the State of
Kansas that have jurisdiction over all or a portion of the
historic site.
(c) Submission of Plan to Congress.--Upon the completion of the
general management plan, the Secretary shall submit a copy of the plan
to--
(1) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Resources of the House of
Representatives.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of the
Interior such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act.
Establishes the Nicodemus National Historic Site in Nicodemus, Kansas.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) provide technical assistance for the preservation of historic structures, the maintenance of the cultural landscape, and local preservation planning; and (2) acquire certain real property in connection with the Site.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) prepare a general management plan for the Site; and (2) submit a copy of the plan to specified congressional committees.
Authorizes appropriations.