§ 410ll. — Establishment.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC410ll]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LIX-J--WOMEN'S RIGHTS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK
Sec. 410ll. Establishment
(a) Congressional declaration of findings
The Congress finds that--
(1) The Women's Rights Convention held at the Wesleyan Methodist
Chapel in Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848 was an event of major
importance in the history of the United States because it marked the
formal beginning of the struggle of women for their equal rights.
(2) The Declaration of Sentiments approved by the 1848 Women's
Rights Convention is a document of enduring relevance, which
expresses the goal that equality and justice should be extended to
all people without regard to sex.
(3) There are nine sites located in Seneca Falls and Waterloo,
New York, associated with the nineteenth century women's rights
movement which should be recognized, preserved, and interpreted for
the benefit of the public.
(b) Statement of purposes
It is the purpose of this section to preserve and interpret for the
education, inspiration, and benefit of present and future generations
the nationally significant historical and cultural sites and structures
associated with the struggle for equal rights for women and to cooperate
with State and local entities to preserve the character and historic
setting of such sites and structures.
(c) Establishment
To carry out the purposes of this section there is hereby
established the Women's Rights National Historical Park (hereinafter in
this section referred to as the ``park''). The park shall consist of the
following designated sites in Seneca Falls and Waterloo, New York:
(1) Stanton House, 32 Washington Street, Seneca Falls;
(2) dwelling, 30 Washington Street, Seneca Falls;
(3) dwelling, 34 Washington Street, Seneca Falls;
(4) lot, 26-28 Washington Street, Seneca Falls;
(5) former Wesleyan Chapel, 126 Fall Street, Seneca Falls;
(6) theater, 128 Fall Street, Seneca Falls;
(7) McClintock House, 16 East Williams Street, Waterloo;
(8) Hunt House, 401 East Main Street, Waterloo;
(9) not to exceed 1 acre, plus improvements, as determined by
the Secretary, in Seneca Falls for development of a maintenance
facility;
(10) dwelling, 1 Seneca Street, Seneca Falls;
(11) dwelling, 10 Seneca Street, Seneca Falls;
(12) parcels adjacent to Wesleyan Chapel Block, including
Clinton Street, Fall Street, and Mynderse Street, Seneca Falls; and
(13) dwelling, 12 East Williams Street, Waterloo.
(d) Acquisition of lands and interests
The Secretary is authorized to acquire by donation, purchase with
donated or appropriated funds, transfer from any other Federal agency,
or exchange lands and interests therein within sites designated as part
of the park. Lands and interests therein owned by a State or political
subdivision thereof may be acquired only by donation.
(e) Cooperative agreements
The Secretary is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements
with the owners of properties designated as part of the park, pursuant
to which the Secretary may mark, interpret, improve, restore, and
provide technical assistance with respect to the preservation and
interpretation of such properties. Such agreements shall contain, but
need not be limited to, provisions that the Secretary shall have the
right of access at reasonable times to public portions of the property
for interpretative and other purposes, and that no changes or
alterations shall be made in the property except by mutual agreement.
(f) State and local participation; financial assistance
The Secretary shall encourage State and local governmental agencies
to develop and implement plans for the preservation and rehabilitation
of sites designated as part of the park and their immediate environs, in
order to preserve the historic character of the setting in which such
sites are located. The Secretary may provide technical and financial
assistance to such agencies in the development and implementation of
such plans, but financial assistance may not exceed 50 per centum of the
cost thereof.
(g) Administration
The Secretary shall administer the park in accordance with the
provisions of this section and the provisions of law generally
applicable to the administration of units of the National Park System,
including sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this title and sections 461 to 467
of this title.
(h) Women's Rights National Historical Park Advisory Commission;
membership; Chair; compensation and expenses; function;
consultation; termination
(1) There is hereby established the Women's Rights National
Historical Park Advisory Commission (hereinafter referred to as the
``Commission''). The Commission shall consist of eleven members, each
appointed by the Secretary for a term of five years as follows:
(A) One member appointed from recommendations submitted by the
Elizabeth Cady Stanton Foundation;
(B) One member appointed from recommendations submitted by the
Women's Hall of Fame;
(C) Two members appointed from recommendations submitted by the
Governor of New York;
(D) One member appointed from recommendations submitted by the
village of Seneca Falls;
(E) One member appointed from recommendations submitted by the
town of Seneca Falls; and
(F) Five members appointed by the Secretary, at least one of
whom shall represent an institution of higher learning and at least
two of whom shall represent national women's rights organizations.
(2) The Secretary shall designate one member to be the Chair of the
Commission. Any vacancy on the Commission shall be filled in the same
manner in which the original appointment was made.
(3) Members of the Commission shall serve without compensation as
such, but the Secretary may pay the expenses reasonably incurred by the
Commission and its members in carrying out their responsibilities under
this section upon presentation of vouchers signed by the Chair of the
Commission.
(4) The function of the Commission shall be to advise the Secretary
with respect to matters relating to the administration of the park and
the carrying out of the provisions of this section. The Secretary shall
consult with the Commission from time to time with respect to his
responsibilities and authorities under this section.
(5) The Commission shall terminate ten years from the effective date
of this section.
(i) Authorization of appropriations
(1) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to carry out the provisions of this section, but not to exceed
$700,000 for acquisition, and $500,000 for development.
(2) In addition to those sums appropriated prior to November 12,
1996, for land acquisition and development, there is hereby authorized
to be appropriated an additional $2,000,000.
(Pub. L. 96-607, title XVI, Sec. 1601, Dec. 28, 1980, 94 Stat. 3546;
Pub. L. 98-402, Aug. 28, 1984, 98 Stat. 1478; Pub. L. 100-475, Sec. 1,
Oct. 6, 1988, 102 Stat. 2303; Pub. L. 104-333, div. I, title V,
Sec. 505, Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4155; Pub. L. 106-258, Sec. 1, Aug.
8, 2000, 114 Stat. 655.)
References in Text
The effective date of this section, referred to in subsec. (h)(5),
probably means the date of enactment of Pub. L. 96-607, which was
approved Dec. 28, 1980.
Amendments
2000--Subsec. (c)(8). Pub. L. 106-258, Sec. 1(b), substituted
``Main'' for ``Williams''.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 106-258, Sec. 1(a), in first sentence struck
out before period at end ``, except that the Secretary may not acquire
the fee simple title to the land comprising the sites designated in
paragraphs (7) and (9) of subsection (c) of this section'' and struck
out last sentence which read as follows: ``Within two years of the
acquisition of the property listed in subsection (c)(8) of this section
the Secretary shall have removed all structures from the property that
are not relevant to the historic integrity of the McClintock House.''
1996--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104-333, Sec. 505(a), inserted heading
and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows:
``To carry out the purpose of this section there is hereby established
the Women's Rights National Historical Park (hereinafter in this section
referred to as the `park'). The park shall consist initially of the
following designated sites in Seneca Falls and Waterloo, New York:
``(1) Stanton House, 32 Washington Street, Seneca Falls;
``(2) dwelling, 30 Washington Street, Seneca Falls;
``(3) dwelling, 34 Washington Street, Seneca Falls;
``(4) lot, 26-28 Washington Street, Seneca Falls;
``(5) former Wesleyan Chapel, 126 Fall Street, Seneca Falls;
``(6) theater, 128 Fall Street, Seneca Falls;
``(7) Bloomer House, 53 East Bayard Street;
``(8) McClintock House and related structures, 14 and 16 East
Williams Street, Waterloo; and
``(9) Hunt House, 401 East Main Street, Waterloo.''
Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 104-333, Sec. 505(b), designated existing
provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).
1988--Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 100-475 substituted ``$700,000'' for
``$490,000''.
1984--Subsec. (c)(8). Pub. L. 98-402, Sec. 1(a), substituted
``McClintock House and related structures, 14 and 16 East Williams
Street'' for ``McClintock House, 16 East Williams Street''.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 98-402, Sec. 1(b), substituted ``paragraphs (7)
and (9)'' for ``paragraphs (7) through (9)'', and inserted ``Within two
years of the acquisition of the property listed in subsection (c)(8) of
this section the Secretary shall have removed all structures from the
property that are not relevant to the historic integrity of the
McClintock House.''
General Management Plans; Submittal to Congressional Committees
Section 501 of Pub. L. 96-607 directed Secretary of the Interior,
within three complete fiscal years from Dec. 28, 1980, to submit to
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
Senate, comprehensive general management plans for the areas established
pursuant to titles XII and XVI of Pub. L. 96-607, pursuant to the
provisions of section 1a-7(b) of this title.
