[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1340 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1340

    To designate the Quindaro Townsite in Kansas City, Kansas, as a 
                      National Commemorative Site.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 25, 2019

   Ms. Davids of Kansas (for herself, Mr. Cleaver, and Mr. Watkins) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
    To designate the Quindaro Townsite in Kansas City, Kansas, as a 
                      National Commemorative Site.

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

SECTION 1. QUINDARO TOWNSITE NATIONAL COMMEMORATIVE SITE ACT.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Quindaro Townsite 
National Commemorative Site Act''.
    (b) Definition.--In this Act, the term ``Secretary'' means the 
Secretary of the Interior.
    (c) Designation.--The Quindaro Townsite in Kansas City, Kansas, as 
listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is hereby 
designated as the Quindaro Townsite National Commemorative Site. The 
Site shall not be considered a unit of the National Park System.
    (d) Administration.--Nothing in this section shall affect the 
administration of the Quindaro Townsite by Kansas City or the State of 
Kansas.
    (e) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary, in consultation with 
the State of Kansas, Kansas City, Kansas, and affected subdivisions, 
may enter into cooperative agreements with appropriate public or 
private entities, for the purposes of protecting historic resources at 
Quindaro Townsite and providing educational and interpretive programs 
for the public.
    (f) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary may provide technical 
assistance to any entity with which the Secretary has entered into a 
cooperative agreement under subsection (e).
    (g) Effect on Private Property, Local Land Use, and Land 
Acquisition Authority.--Nothing in this Act authorizes the Secretary 
to--
            (1) interfere with private property rights, or any local 
        zoning ordinance or land use plan of the State or any political 
        subdivision of the State; or
            (2) acquire land or interests in land through condemnation 
        or otherwise.
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