Holcombe Rucker Park National Commemorative Site Act Public Law 118–235 Holcombe Rucker Park National Commemorative Site Act 235 118–235 Statute Compilation United States House of Representatives Office of the Legislative Counsel text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Statute Compilations USLM converter, version 20240419 2025-02-07 Holcombe Rucker Park National Commemorative Site Act 18016 118 2025-01-04 Holcombe Rucker Park National Commemorative Site Act [(Public Law 118–235)] [This law has not been amended] [Currency: This publication is a compilation of the text of Public Law 118–235. It was last amended by the public law listed in the As Amended Through note above and below at the bottom of each page of the pdf version and reflects current law through the date of the enactment of the public law listed at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/comps/] [Note: While this publication does not represent an official version of any Federal statute, substantial efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of its contents. The official version of Federal law is found in the United States Statutes at Large and in the United States Code. The legal effect to be given to the Statutes at Large and the United States Code is established by statute (1 U.S.C. 112, 204).]
AN ACTTo designate Holcombe Rucker Park, in Harlem, New York, as a National Commemorative Site, 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. [54 U.S.C. 320101 note] SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the “Holcombe Rucker Park National Commemorative Site Act”.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL COMMEMORATIVE SITE. (a) Designation.—Holcombe Rucker Park, in Harlem, New York, is hereby designated as the “Holcombe Rucker Park National Commemorative Site” (referred to in this section as the “Commemorative Site”). (b) Administration.— (1) Cooperative agreements.—The Secretary of the Interior may enter into cooperative agreements with appropriate public or private entities, including the Mayor of New York City or the Mayor’s designee, for interpretive and educational purposes related to the Commemorative Site, including installing a plaque, interpretive exhibit, or other marker, as appropriate, at the Commemorative Site, with the written consent of the owner of the Commemorative Site, to memorialize the achievements of Holcombe Rucker and to provide recognition of the historic role of Holcombe Rucker Park in the development of the game of basketball and of many of its most talented players. (2) Effect of designation.—The Commemorative Site shall not be a unit of the National Park System. (3) Limitations.—Nothing in this Act— (A) authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to interfere with the rights of any person with respect to private property or any local zoning ordinance or land use plan of the State of New York or any political subdivision thereof, including prohibiting any actions that may otherwise be taken by a property owner (including any owner of the Commemorative Site) with respect to the property of the owner; (B) affects the administration of the Commemorative Site by New York City or the State of New York; or (C) authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land or interests in land through condemnation or otherwise.