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[CITE: 16USC410ll]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
   CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
 
        SUBCHAPTER LIX-J--WOMEN'S RIGHTS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK
 
Sec. 410ll. Establishment


(a) Congressional declaration of findings

    The Congress finds that--
        (1) The Women's Rights Convention held at the Wesleyan Methodist 
    Chapel in Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848 was an event of major 
    importance in the history of the United States because it marked the 
    formal beginning of the struggle of women for their equal rights.
        (2) The Declaration of Sentiments approved by the 1848 Women's 
    Rights Convention is a document of enduring relevance, which 
    expresses the goal that equality and justice should be extended to 
    all people without regard to sex.
        (3) There are nine sites located in Seneca Falls and Waterloo, 
    New York, associated with the nineteenth century women's rights 
    movement which should be recognized, preserved, and interpreted for 
    the benefit of the public.

(b) Statement of purposes

    It is the purpose of this section to preserve and interpret for the 
education, inspiration, and benefit of present and future generations 
the nationally significant historical and cultural sites and structures 
associated with the struggle for equal rights for women and to cooperate 
with State and local entities to preserve the character and historic 
setting of such sites and structures.

(c) Establishment

    To carry out the purposes of this section there is hereby 
established the Women's Rights National Historical Park (hereinafter in 
this section referred to as the ``park''). The park shall consist of the 
following designated sites in Seneca Falls and Waterloo, New York:
        (1) Stanton House, 32 Washington Street, Seneca Falls;
        (2) dwelling, 30 Washington Street, Seneca Falls;
        (3) dwelling, 34 Washington Street, Seneca Falls;
        (4) lot, 26-28 Washington Street, Seneca Falls;
        (5) former Wesleyan Chapel, 126 Fall Street, Seneca Falls;
        (6) theater, 128 Fall Street, Seneca Falls;
        (7) McClintock House, 16 East Williams Street, Waterloo;
        (8) Hunt House, 401 East Main Street, Waterloo;
        (9) not to exceed 1 acre, plus improvements, as determined by 
    the Secretary, in Seneca Falls for development of a maintenance 
    facility;
        (10) dwelling, 1 Seneca Street, Seneca Falls;
        (11) dwelling, 10 Seneca Street, Seneca Falls;
        (12) parcels adjacent to Wesleyan Chapel Block, including 
    Clinton Street, Fall Street, and Mynderse Street, Seneca Falls; and
        (13) dwelling, 12 East Williams Street, Waterloo.

(d) Acquisition of lands and interests

    The Secretary is authorized to acquire by donation, purchase with 
donated or appropriated funds, transfer from any other Federal agency, 
or exchange lands and interests therein within sites designated as part 
of the park. Lands and interests therein owned by a State or political 
subdivision thereof may be acquired only by donation.

(e) Cooperative agreements

    The Secretary is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements 
with the owners of properties designated as part of the park, pursuant 
to which the Secretary may mark, interpret, improve, restore, and 
provide technical assistance with respect to the preservation and 
interpretation of such properties. Such agreements shall contain, but 
need not be limited to, provisions that the Secretary shall have the 
right of access at reasonable times to public portions of the property 
for interpretative and other purposes, and that no changes or 
alterations shall be made in the property except by mutual agreement.

(f) State and local participation; financial assistance

    The Secretary shall encourage State and local governmental agencies 
to develop and implement plans for the preservation and rehabilitation 
of sites designated as part of the park and their immediate environs, in 
order to preserve the historic character of the setting in which such 
sites are located. The Secretary may provide technical and financial 
assistance to such agencies in the development and implementation of 
such plans, but financial assistance may not exceed 50 per centum of the 
cost thereof.

(g) Administration

    The Secretary shall administer the park in accordance with the 
provisions of this section and the provisions of law generally 
applicable to the administration of units of the National Park System, 
including sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this title and sections 461 to 467 
of this title.

(h) Women's Rights National Historical Park Advisory Commission; 
        membership; Chair; compensation and expenses; function; 
        consultation; termination

    (1) There is hereby established the Women's Rights National 
Historical Park Advisory Commission (hereinafter referred to as the 
``Commission''). The Commission shall consist of eleven members, each 
appointed by the Secretary for a term of five years as follows:
        (A) One member appointed from recommendations submitted by the 
    Elizabeth Cady Stanton Foundation;
        (B) One member appointed from recommendations submitted by the 
    Women's Hall of Fame;
        (C) Two members appointed from recommendations submitted by the 
    Governor of New York;
        (D) One member appointed from recommendations submitted by the 
    village of Seneca Falls;
        (E) One member appointed from recommendations submitted by the 
    town of Seneca Falls; and
        (F) Five members appointed by the Secretary, at least one of 
    whom shall represent an institution of higher learning and at least 
    two of whom shall represent national women's rights organizations.

    (2) The Secretary shall designate one member to be the Chair of the 
Commission. Any vacancy on the Commission shall be filled in the same 
manner in which the original appointment was made.
    (3) Members of the Commission shall serve without compensation as 
such, but the Secretary may pay the expenses reasonably incurred by the 
Commission and its members in carrying out their responsibilities under 
this section upon presentation of vouchers signed by the Chair of the 
Commission.
    (4) The function of the Commission shall be to advise the Secretary 
with respect to matters relating to the administration of the park and 
the carrying out of the provisions of this section. The Secretary shall 
consult with the Commission from time to time with respect to his 
responsibilities and authorities under this section.
    (5) The Commission shall terminate ten years from the effective date 
of this section.

(i) Authorization of appropriations

    (1) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out the provisions of this section, but not to exceed 
$700,000 for acquisition, and $500,000 for development.
    (2) In addition to those sums appropriated prior to November 12, 
1996, for land acquisition and development, there is hereby authorized 
to be appropriated an additional $2,000,000.

(Pub. L. 96-607, title XVI, Sec. 1601, Dec. 28, 1980, 94 Stat. 3546; 
Pub. L. 98-402, Aug. 28, 1984, 98 Stat. 1478; Pub. L. 100-475, Sec. 1, 
Oct. 6, 1988, 102 Stat. 2303; Pub. L. 104-333, div. I, title V, 
Sec. 505, Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4155; Pub. L. 106-258, Sec. 1, Aug. 
8, 2000, 114 Stat. 655.)

                       References in Text

    The effective date of this section, referred to in subsec. (h)(5), 
probably means the date of enactment of Pub. L. 96-607, which was 
approved Dec. 28, 1980.


                               Amendments

    2000--Subsec. (c)(8). Pub. L. 106-258, Sec. 1(b), substituted 
``Main'' for ``Williams''.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 106-258, Sec. 1(a), in first sentence struck 
out before period at end ``, except that the Secretary may not acquire 
the fee simple title to the land comprising the sites designated in 
paragraphs (7) and (9) of subsection (c) of this section'' and struck 
out last sentence which read as follows: ``Within two years of the 
acquisition of the property listed in subsection (c)(8) of this section 
the Secretary shall have removed all structures from the property that 
are not relevant to the historic integrity of the McClintock House.''
    1996--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104-333, Sec. 505(a), inserted heading 
and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: 
``To carry out the purpose of this section there is hereby established 
the Women's Rights National Historical Park (hereinafter in this section 
referred to as the `park'). The park shall consist initially of the 
following designated sites in Seneca Falls and Waterloo, New York:
        ``(1) Stanton House, 32 Washington Street, Seneca Falls;
        ``(2) dwelling, 30 Washington Street, Seneca Falls;
        ``(3) dwelling, 34 Washington Street, Seneca Falls;
        ``(4) lot, 26-28 Washington Street, Seneca Falls;
        ``(5) former Wesleyan Chapel, 126 Fall Street, Seneca Falls;
        ``(6) theater, 128 Fall Street, Seneca Falls;
        ``(7) Bloomer House, 53 East Bayard Street;
        ``(8) McClintock House and related structures, 14 and 16 East 
    Williams Street, Waterloo; and
        ``(9) Hunt House, 401 East Main Street, Waterloo.''
    Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 104-333, Sec. 505(b), designated existing 
provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).
    1988--Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 100-475 substituted ``$700,000'' for 
``$490,000''.
    1984--Subsec. (c)(8). Pub. L. 98-402, Sec. 1(a), substituted 
``McClintock House and related structures, 14 and 16 East Williams 
Street'' for ``McClintock House, 16 East Williams Street''.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 98-402, Sec. 1(b), substituted ``paragraphs (7) 
and (9)'' for ``paragraphs (7) through (9)'', and inserted ``Within two 
years of the acquisition of the property listed in subsection (c)(8) of 
this section the Secretary shall have removed all structures from the 
property that are not relevant to the historic integrity of the 
McClintock House.''


     General Management Plans; Submittal to Congressional Committees

    Section 501 of Pub. L. 96-607 directed Secretary of the Interior, 
within three complete fiscal years from Dec. 28, 1980, to submit to 
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate, comprehensive general management plans for the areas established 
pursuant to titles XII and XVI of Pub. L. 96-607, pursuant to the 
provisions of section 1a-7(b) of this title.
