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[CITE: 16USC469l-1]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
     CHAPTER 1A--HISTORIC SITES, BUILDINGS, OBJECTS, AND ANTIQUITIES
 
                    SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
Sec. 469l-1. National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom 
        program
        

(a) In general

    The Secretary of the Interior (in sections 469l to 469l-2 of this 
title referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall establish in the National 
Park Service a program to be known as the ``National Underground 
Railroad Network to Freedom'' (in sections 469l to 469l-2 of this title 
referred to as the ``national network''). Under the program, the 
Secretary shall--
        (1) produce and disseminate appropriate educational materials, 
    such as handbooks, maps, interpretive guides, or electronic 
    information;
        (2) enter into appropriate cooperative agreements and memoranda 
    of understanding to provide technical assistance under subsection 
    (c) of this section; and
        (3) create and adopt an official, uniform symbol or device for 
    the national network and issue regulations for its use.

(b) Elements

    The national network shall encompass the following elements:
        (1) All units and programs of the National Park Service 
    determined by the Secretary to pertain to the Underground Railroad.
        (2) Other Federal, State, local, and privately owned properties 
    pertaining to the Underground Railroad that have a verifiable 
    connection to the Underground Railroad and that are included on, or 
    determined by the Secretary to be eligible for inclusion on, the 
    National Register of Historic Places.
        (3) Other governmental and nongovernmental facilities and 
    programs of an educational, research, or interpretive nature that 
    are directly related to the Underground Railroad.

(c) Cooperative agreements and memoranda of understanding

    To achieve the purposes of sections 469l to 469l-2 of this title and 
to ensure effective coordination of the Federal and non-Federal elements 
of the national network referred to in subsection (b) of this section 
with National Park Service units and programs, the Secretary may enter 
into cooperative agreements and memoranda of understanding with, and 
provide technical assistance to--
        (1) the heads of other Federal agencies, States, localities, 
    regional governmental bodies, and private entities; and
        (2) in cooperation with the Secretary of State, the governments 
    of Canada, Mexico, and any appropriate country in the Caribbean.

(d) Appropriations

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out sections 469l 
to 469l-2 of this title not more than $500,000 for each fiscal year. No 
amounts may be appropriated for the purposes of sections 469l to 469l-2 
of this title except to the Secretary for carrying out the 
responsibilities of the Secretary as set forth in subsection (a) of this 
section.

(Pub. L. 105-203, Sec. 3, July 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 679.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 469l, 469l-2 of this title.
