article: 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 born 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 American 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 associated 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 Secretary 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. (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 life in the latter half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, 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 in 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 HISTORIC 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 significance, 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 Monument, 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 Monuments. (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 designated by section 103(a). (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 preservation-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 historic site shall be integrated and coordinated with the Statue of Liberty National Monument, Ellis Island National Monument, and Castle Clinton National Monument to enhance 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 authorizes 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 Mogollon 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 Secretary may provide technical assistance to interpret, operate, and maintain the Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark and may also provide financial assistance for planning, staff training, and development of the Casa Malpais National Historic Landmark, but not including other routine operations. (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 Secretary 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 shoreline 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 shoreline drive may not be constructed in the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.''. Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
summary: TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site, New York Title II: Other Matters Title I: Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site, New York - Designates the Lower East Side Tenement at 97 Orchard Street, New York, New York, as a national historic site and an affiliated site of the National Park System. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to coordinate the operation and interpretation of the Site with the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and Castle Clinton National Monuments. Provides that the Site shall continue to own, operate, and manage the Lower East Side Tenement Museum. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Museum to ensure the marking, interpretation, and preservation of the Site. Requires the Secretary to develop a general management plan for the Site that: (1) defines the Secretary's role and responsibility with regard to the interpretation and preservation of the Site; and (2) outlines how interpretation and programming for the Site shall be integrated and coordinated with the Statute of Liberty, Ellis Island, and Castle Clinton National Monuments to enhance the story of the Site and Monuments. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Other Matters - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements to provide to Arizona and the town of Springerville, Arizona, technical assistance to interpret, operate, and maintain the Casa Malpais National Historical Landmark and financial assistance for planning, staff training, and development of the Landmark, but not other routine operations. Provides that such agreements may also: (1) grant the Secretary, acting through the National Park Service, access to public portions of the property covered by the agreements for the purpose of interpreting the Landmark; and (2) prohibit changes or alterations to the Landmark except by mutual agreement between the Secretary and the other parties to all such agreements. Authorizes appropriations. Amends Federal law to include in the land and water use management plan for the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan, provisions for appropriate improvements to Alger County Road H-58. Prohibits construction of a scenic shoreline drive in the Lakeshore.