[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[H.R. 2570 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 547
106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2570

                          [Report No. 106-912]

To require the Secretary of the Interior to undertake a study regarding 
 methods to commemorate the national significance of the United States 
  roadways that comprise the Lincoln Highway, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 20, 1999

Mr. Regula (for himself, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
  Ney, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Holt, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
Souder, Mr. Oxley, and Mr. Evans) introduced the following bill; which 
               was referred to the Committee on Resources

                           September 28, 2000

     Additional sponsors: Mr. Gekas, Mr. Goodling, and Mr. Mascara

                           September 28, 2000

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Secretary of the Interior to undertake a study regarding 
 methods to commemorate the national significance of the United States 
  roadways that comprise the Lincoln Highway, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Lincoln Highway Study Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STUDY AND REPORT REGARDING THE LINCOLN 
              HIGHWAY.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Lincoln Highway, established in 1913, comprises 
        more than 3,000 miles of roadways from New York, New York, to 
        San Francisco, California, and encompasses United States Routes 
        1, 20, 30 (including 30N and 30S), 40, 50, and 530 and 
        Interstate Route 80.
            (2) The Lincoln Highway played a historically significant 
        role as the first United States transcontinental highway, 
        providing motorists a paved route and allowing vast portions of 
        the country to be accessible by automobile.
            (3) The Lincoln Highway transverses the States of New York, 
        New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, 
        Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, and 
        California.
            (4) Although some parts of the Lincoln Highway have 
        disappeared or have been realigned, the many historic, 
        cultural, and engineering features and characteristics of the 
        route still remain.
            (5) Given the interest by organized groups and State 
        governments in the preservation of features associated with the 
        Lincoln Highway, the route's history, and its role in American 
        popular culture, a coordinated evaluation of preservation 
        options should be undertaken.
    (b) Study Required.--The Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
the Director of the National Park Service, shall coordinate a 
comprehensive study of routes comprising the Lincoln Highway. The study 
shall include an evaluation of the significance of the Lincoln Highway 
in American history, options for preservation and use of remaining 
segments of the Lincoln Highway, and options for the preservation and 
interpretation of significant features associated with the Lincoln 
Highway. The study shall also consider private sector preservation 
alternatives.
    (c) Cooperative Effort.--The study under subsection (b) shall 
provide for the participation of representatives from each State 
traversed by the Lincoln Highway, State historic preservation offices, 
representatives of associations interested in the preservation of the 
Lincoln Highway and its features, and persons knowledgeable in American 
history, historic preservation, and popular culture.
    (d) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which funds 
are first made available for the study under subsection (b), the 
Secretary of the Interior shall submit a report to Congress containing 
the results of the study.
    (e) Limitation.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior or the National Park Service to 
assume responsibility for the maintenance of any of the routes 
comprising the Lincoln Highway.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated $500,000 to carry out this section.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 547

106th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 2570

                          [Report No. 106-912]

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                                 A BILL

To require the Secretary of the Interior to undertake a study regarding 
 methods to commemorate the national significance of the United States 
  roadways that comprise the Lincoln Highway, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 28, 2000

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed