[118th Congress Public Law 235]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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Public Law 118-235
118th Congress

                                 An Act


 
 To designate Holcombe Rucker Park, in Harlem, New York, as a National 
      Commemorative Site, and for other purposes. <<NOTE: Jan. 4, 
                         2025 -  [H.R. 6852]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Holcombe Rucker 
Park National Commemorative Site Act. 54 USC 320101 note.>> 
SECTION 1. 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) <<NOTE: Contracts.>> 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

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                    (C) authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to 
                acquire land or interests in land through condemnation 
                or otherwise.

    Approved January 4, 2025.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 6852:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 118-672 (Comm. on Natural Resources).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 170 (2024):
            Sept. 24, considered and passed House.
            Dec. 20, considered and passed Senate.

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