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[S. 2133 Reported in Senate (RS)]






                                                       Calendar No. 622
105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2133

To designate former United States Route 66 as ``America's Main Street'' 
   and authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                 June 4 (legislative day, June 2), 1998

 Mr. Domenici (for himself and Mr. Bingaman) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

                           September 25, 1998

              Reported by Mr. Murkowski, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
To designate former United States Route 66 as ``America's Main Street'' 
   and authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In this Act:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Route 66.--The term ``Route 66'' means--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) portions of the highway formerly 
                designated as United States Route 66 that remain in 
                existence as of the date of enactment of this Act; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) public and private land in the 
                vicinity of the highway.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Preservation office.--The term ``Preservation 
        Office'' means the Office for the Preservation of America's 
        Main Street established by the Secretary under section 
        3.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Preservation of route 66.--The term 
        ``preservation of Route 66'' means the preservation or 
        restoration of portions of the highway, businesses and sites of 
        interest or potentially of interest to the public along the 
        highway, or other resources of the highway.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the 
        Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the 
        National Park Service.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) State.--The term ``State'' means a State in 
        which a portion of Route 66 is located.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. DESIGNATION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Route 66 is designated as ``America's Main 
Street''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. MANAGEMENT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Establishment of Office.--The Secretary shall 
establish an office, to be known as the ``Office for the Preservation 
of America's Main Street''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Designation of Officials.--The Secretary shall 
designate officials of the National Park Service stationed at locations 
convenient to the States and interested persons in the States, to 
perform the functions of the Preservation Office under this 
Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) General Functions.--The Preservation Office shall--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) support efforts of State and local public and 
        private persons and entities in the States to preserve Route 66 
        by providing technical assistance, participating in cost-
        sharing programs, and making grants and loans;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) act as a clearinghouse for communication among 
        Federal, State, and local agencies and private persons and 
        entities interested in the preservation of Route 66; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) assist the States in determining the 
        appropriate form of and establishing and supporting a non-
        Federal entity or entities to perform the functions of the 
        Preservation Office after the Preservation Office is 
        terminated.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Authorities.--In carrying out this Act, the 
Preservation Office may--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) enter into cooperative agreements;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) accept donations;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) provide cost-share grants;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) provide technical assistance in historic 
        preservation and fundraising; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) conduct research.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Road Signs.--The Preservation Office shall sponsor a 
road sign program on Route 66 to be implemented on a cost-sharing basis 
with State and local organizations.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (f) Preservation Assistance.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The Preservation Office shall 
        provide assistance in the preservation of Route 66 in a manner 
        that is compatible with the idiosyncratic nature of the 
        highway.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Planning.--The Preservation Office shall not 
        prepare or require preparation of an overall management plan 
        for Route 66, but shall cooperate with the States and local 
        public and private persons and entities in developing local 
        preservation plans to guide efforts to protect the most 
        important or representative resources of Route 66.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 4. RESOURCE TREATMENT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Technical Assistance Program.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The Preservation Office shall 
        develop a program of technical assistance in the preservation 
        of Route 66.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Guidelines for preservation needs.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--As part of the program 
                under paragraph (1), the Preservation Office shall 
                establish guidelines for setting priorities for 
                preservation needs.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Basis.--The guidelines under 
                subparagraph (A) may be based on national register 
                standards, modified as appropriate to meet the needs of 
                Route 66 so as to allow for the preservation of the 
                spirit of Route 66 by including more modern resources 
                that are integral to the evolution of the Route 66 
                experience.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Program for Coordination of Activities.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The Preservation Office shall 
        coordinate a program of historic research, curation, 
        preservation strategies, and the collection of oral and video 
        histories of Route 66.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Design.--The program under paragraph (1) shall 
        be designed for continuing use and implementation by other 
        organizations after the Preservation Office is 
        terminated.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Cost-share Grants.--Cost-share grants for preservation 
of Route 66 shall be available for resources that meet the guidelines 
under subsection (a).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are 
necessary to carry out this Act.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 6. TERMINATION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The Preservation Office shall terminate on the date that 
is 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Route 66.--The term ``Route 66'' means--
                    (A) portions of the highway formerly designated as 
                United States Route 66 that remain in existence as of 
                the date of enactment of this Act; and
                    (B) public and private land in the vicinity of the 
                highway.
            (2) Cultural resource programs.--The term ``Cultural 
        Resource Programs'' means the programs established and 
        administered by the National Park Service for the benefit of 
        and in support of cultural resources related to Route 66, 
        either directly or indirectly.
            (3) Preservation of route 66.--The term ``preservation of 
        Route 66'' means the preservation or restoration of portions of 
        the highway, businesses and sites of interest and other 
        contributing resources along the highway commemorating Route 66 
        during its period of outstanding historic significance 
        (principally between 1933 and 1970), as defined by the July 
        1995 National Park Service ``Special Resource Study of Route 
        66''.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior, acting through the Cultural Resource Programs 
        at the National Park Service.
            (5) State.--The term ``State'' means a State in which a 
        portion of Route 66 is located.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION.

    Route 66 is designated as ``Route 66 National Historic Highway''.

SEC. 3. MANAGEMENT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary, in collaboration with the entities 
described in subsection (c), shall facilitate the development of 
guidelines and a program of technical assistance and grants that will 
set priorities for the preservation of Route 66.
    (b) Designation of Officials.--The Secretary shall designate 
officials of the National Park Service stationed at locations 
convenient to the States to perform the functions of the Cultural 
Resource Programs under this Act.
    (c) General Functions.--The Secretary shall--
            (1) support efforts of State and local public and private 
        persons, nonprofit Route 66 preservation entities, Indian 
        Tribes, State Historic Preservation Offices, and entities in 
        the States to preserve Route 66 by providing technical 
        assistance, participating in cost-sharing programs, and making 
        grants;
            (2) act as a clearinghouse for communication among Federal, 
        State, and local agencies, nonprofit Route 66 preservation 
        entities, Indian Tribes, State historic Preservation Offices, 
        and private persons and entities interested in the preservation 
        of Route 66; and
            (3) assist the States in determining the appropriate form 
        of and establishing and supporting a non-Federal entity or 
        entities to perform the functions of the Cultural Resource 
        Programs after those programs are terminated.
    (d) Authorities.--In carrying out this Act, the Secretary may--
            (1) collaborate with the Secretary of Transportation to--
                    (A) address transportation factors that may 
                conflict with preservation efforts in such a way as to 
ensure ongoing preservation, interpretation and management of Route 66 
National Historic Highway; and
                    (B) take advantage, to the maximum extent possible, 
                of existing programs, such as the Scenic Byways program 
                under section 162 of title 23, United States Code.
            (2) enter into cooperative agreements, including, but not 
        limited to study, planning, preservation, rehabilitation and 
        restoration;
            (3) accept donations;
            (4) provide cost-share grants and information;
            (5) provide technical assistance in historic preservation; 
        and
            (6) conduct research.
    (e) Road Signs.--The Secretary may sponsor a road sign program on 
Route 66 to be implemented on a cost-sharing basis with State and local 
organizations.
    (f) Preservation Assistance.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide assistance in 
        the preservation of Route 66 in a manner that is compatible 
        with the idiosyncratic nature of the highway.
            (2) Planning.--The Secretary shall not prepare or require 
        preparation of an overall management plan for Route 66, but 
        shall cooperate with the States and local public and private 
        persons and entities, State Historic Preservation Offices, 
        nonprofit Route 66 preservation entities, and Indian Tribes in 
        developing local preservation plans to guide efforts to protect 
        the most important or representative resources of Route 66.

SEC. 4. RESOURCE TREATMENT.

    (a) Technical Assistance Program.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall develop a program of 
        technical assistance in the preservation of Route 66.
            (2) Guidelines for preservation needs.--
                    (A) In general.--As part of the program under 
                paragraph (1), the Secretary shall establish guidelines 
                for setting priorities for preservation needs.
                    (B) Basis.--The guidelines under subparagraph (A) 
                may be based on national register standards, modified 
                as appropriate to meet the needs of Route 66 so as to 
                allow for the preservation of Route 66.
    (b) Program for Coordination of Activities.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall coordinate a program 
        of historic research, curation, preservation strategies, and 
        the collection of oral and video histories of Route 66.
            (2) Design.--The program under paragraph (1) shall be 
        designed for continuing use and implementation by other 
        organizations after the Cultural Resource Programs are 
        terminated.
    (c) Grants.--The Secretary shall--
            (1) make cost-share grants for preservation of Route 66 
        available for resources that meet the guidelines under 
        subsection (a); and
            (2) provide information about existing cost-share 
        opportunities.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for the period 
of fiscal years 2000 through 2009 to carry out the purposes of this 
Act.




                                                       Calendar No. 622

105th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 2133

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To designate former United States Route 66 as ``America's Main Street'' 
   and authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 25, 1998

                       Reported with an amendment