§ 469l-1. — National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom program.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC469l-1]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1A--HISTORIC SITES, BUILDINGS, OBJECTS, AND ANTIQUITIES
SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 469l-1. National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom
program
(a) In general
The Secretary of the Interior (in sections 469l to 469l-2 of this
title referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall establish in the National
Park Service a program to be known as the ``National Underground
Railroad Network to Freedom'' (in sections 469l to 469l-2 of this title
referred to as the ``national network''). Under the program, the
Secretary shall--
(1) produce and disseminate appropriate educational materials,
such as handbooks, maps, interpretive guides, or electronic
information;
(2) enter into appropriate cooperative agreements and memoranda
of understanding to provide technical assistance under subsection
(c) of this section; and
(3) create and adopt an official, uniform symbol or device for
the national network and issue regulations for its use.
(b) Elements
The national network shall encompass the following elements:
(1) All units and programs of the National Park Service
determined by the Secretary to pertain to the Underground Railroad.
(2) Other Federal, State, local, and privately owned properties
pertaining to the Underground Railroad that have a verifiable
connection to the Underground Railroad and that are included on, or
determined by the Secretary to be eligible for inclusion on, the
National Register of Historic Places.
(3) Other governmental and nongovernmental facilities and
programs of an educational, research, or interpretive nature that
are directly related to the Underground Railroad.
(c) Cooperative agreements and memoranda of understanding
To achieve the purposes of sections 469l to 469l-2 of this title and
to ensure effective coordination of the Federal and non-Federal elements
of the national network referred to in subsection (b) of this section
with National Park Service units and programs, the Secretary may enter
into cooperative agreements and memoranda of understanding with, and
provide technical assistance to--
(1) the heads of other Federal agencies, States, localities,
regional governmental bodies, and private entities; and
(2) in cooperation with the Secretary of State, the governments
of Canada, Mexico, and any appropriate country in the Caribbean.
(d) Appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out sections 469l
to 469l-2 of this title not more than $500,000 for each fiscal year. No
amounts may be appropriated for the purposes of sections 469l to 469l-2
of this title except to the Secretary for carrying out the
responsibilities of the Secretary as set forth in subsection (a) of this
section.
(Pub. L. 105-203, Sec. 3, July 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 679.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 469l, 469l-2 of this title.
