16 USC 410cccc-3 - Golden Spike National Historical Park

U.S Code last checked for updates: May 02, 2024

§ 410cccc–3.

Golden Spike National Historical Park

(a)

Definitions

In this section:

(1)

Park

(2)

Program

(3)

Secretary

(4)

Transcontinental railroad

(b)

Redesignation

(1)

Redesignation

(2)

References

(c)

Transcontinental Railroad commemoration and program

(1)

In general

(2)

Study

Before establishing the Program, the Secretary shall conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the Transcontinental Railroad that includes—

(A)

a historical assessment of the Transcontinental Railroad;

(B)

the identification of—

(i)

existing National Park System land and affiliated areas, land managed by other Federal agencies, and Federal programs that may be related to preserving, commemorating, and interpreting the Transcontinental Railroad;

(ii)

any properties relating to the Transcontinental Railroad—

(I)

that are designated as, or could meet the criteria for designation as, National Historic Landmarks; or

(II)

that are included, or eligible for inclusion, on the National Register of Historic Places;

(iii)

any objects relating to the Transcontinental Railroad that have educational, research, or interpretative value; and

(iv)

any governmental programs and nongovernmental programs of an educational, research, or interpretive nature relating to the Transcontinental Railroad; and

(C)

recommendations for—

(i)

incorporating the resources identified under subparagraph (B) into the Program; and

(ii)

other appropriate ways to enhance historical research, education, interpretation, and public awareness of the Transcontinental Railroad.

(3)

Report

(4)

Freight railroad operations

The Program shall not include any properties that are—

(A)

used in active freight railroad operations (or other ancillary purposes); or

(B)

reasonably anticipated to be used for freight railroad operations in the future.

(5)

Elements of the program

In carrying out the Program under this subsection, the Secretary—

(A)

shall produce and disseminate appropriate education materials relating to the history, construction, and legacy of the Transcontinental Railroad, such as handbooks, maps, interpretive guides, or electronic information;

(B)

may enter into appropriate cooperative agreements and memoranda of understanding and provide technical assistance to the heads of other Federal agencies, States, units of local government, regional governmental bodies, and private entities to further the purposes of the Program and this section; and

(C)

may—

(i)

create and adopt an official, uniform symbol or device to identify the Program; and

(ii)

issue guidance for the use of the symbol or device created and adopted under clause (i).

(d)

Programmatic agreement

(1)

In general

(2)

Development and consultation

The programmatic agreement entered into under paragraph (1) shall be developed—

(A)

in accordance with applicable laws (including regulations); and

(B)

in consultation with adjacent landowners, Indian Tribes, and other interested parties.

(3)

Approval

The Secretary shall—

(A)

consider any application for uses covered by the programmatic agreement; and

(B)

not later than 60 days after the receipt of an application described in subparagraph (A), approve the application, if the Secretary determines the application is consistent with—

(i)

the programmatic agreement entered into under paragraph (1); and

(ii)

applicable laws (including regulations).

(e)

Invasive species

(Pub. L. 116–9, title II, § 2205, Mar. 12, 2019, 133 Stat. 738.)

cite as: 16 USC 410cccc-3