[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 749 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 749
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Votes for
Women History Trail in the State of New York.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 1, 2003
Mrs. Clinton (for herself, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Landrieu,
Mrs. Murray, Ms. Cantwell, and Ms. Collins) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
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A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Votes for
Women History Trail in the State of New York.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Votes for Women History Trail Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF VOTES FOR WOMEN HISTORY TRAIL.
Public Law 96-607 is amended by inserting after section 1601 (16
U.S.C. 410ll) the following:
``SEC. 1602. VOTES FOR WOMEN HISTORY TRAIL.
``(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
``(1) the women's rights movement is one of the greatest
protest traditions in the history of the United States; and
``(2) there is an opportunity for the Women's Rights
National Historical Park in Seneca Falls and Waterloo, New
York, in partnership with properties that are historically and
thematically related to the women's suffrage movement located
in the corridor between Syracuse and Rochester, New York, to
tell the story of the 72-year fight for women's suffrage.
``(b) Definitions.--
``(1) Park.--The term `Park' means the Women's Rights
National Historical Park located in Seneca Falls and Waterloo,
New York.
``(2) State.--The term `State' means the State of New York.
``(3) Trail.--The term `Trail' means the Votes for Women
History Trail established under subsection (c).
``(c) Establishment of Trail.--The Secretary shall establish an
automobile tour route, to be known as the `Votes for Women History
Trail', to link properties in the State that are historically and
thematically related to the struggle for women's suffrage.
``(d) Administration.--The Secretary shall administer the Trail
through the Park.
``(e) Activities.--To facilitate the establishment of the Trail and
the dissemination of information relating to the Trail, the Secretary
shall--
``(1) produce and disseminate appropriate educational
materials relating to the Trail, such as--
``(A) handbooks;
``(B) maps;
``(C) exhibits;
``(D) signs;
``(E) interpretive guides; and
``(F) electronic information;
``(2) coordinate, in partnership with properties designated
as official stops under subsection (f), other Federal agencies,
and State and local governments, the management, planning, and
standards of the Trail; and
``(3)(A) create and adopt an official, uniform symbol or
device to mark the Trail; and
``(B) issue guidelines for the use of the symbol or device.
``(f) Designated Stops.--The Secretary may, subject to the consent
of the owner of the property or facility, designate as an official stop
on the Trail--
``(1) a unit or program of the Park that relates to the
struggle for women's suffrage;
``(2) a Federal, State, local, or privately owned property
that has a verifiable connection to the struggle for women's
suffrage, as determined by the Secretary; and
``(3) an educational, commemorative, research, or
interpretive facility or program that is directly related to
the struggle for women's suffrage, as determined by the
Secretary.
``(g) Cooperative Agreements and Memoranda of Understanding.--To
facilitate the establishment of the Trail and to ensure the effective
coordination of the Federal and non-Federal properties designated as
official stops under subsection (f), the Secretary may enter into
cooperative agreements and memoranda of understanding with, and provide
technical and financial assistance to, other Federal agencies, the
State, units of local government, regional governmental bodies, and
private entities.
``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--
``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated
to the Secretary to provide financial assistance under
subsection (g) $250,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through
2008.
``(2) Subsequent authorizations.--To the extent that any
amount authorized to be appropriated under this subsection for
any fiscal year is not appropriated for the fiscal year, the
amount is authorized to be appropriated in any subsequent
fiscal year.''.
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