PUBLIC LAW 102-304—JUNE 23, 1992 106 STAT. 257 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION. 16 USC 461 The Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, shall manage the historic site in accordance with this Act and the provisions of law generally applicable to the National Park System, including the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), and the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666). The Secretary shall protect, manage, and administer the his- Conservation, toric site for the purposes of preserving and interpreting the cultural and natural resources of the historic site and providing for the public understanding and appreciation of the historic site in such a msuiner as to perpetuate these quaUties and values for future generations. SEC. 5. LAND ACQUISITION. 16 USC 461 Within the historic site, the Secretary is authorized to acquire lands and interest in lands by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange. Lands or interests in lands owned by the State of Texas or poUtical subdivisions thereof may be acquired only by donation. SEC. 6. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. 16 USC 461 In furtherance of the purposes of this Act, the Secretary is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with the United States of Mexico, in accordance with existing international agreements, and with other owners of Mexican-American War properties within the United States of America for the purposes of conducting joint research and interpretive planning for the historic site and related Mexican-American War sites. Interpretive information and programs shall reflect historical data and perspectives of both countries and the series of historical events associated with the Mexican- American War. SEC. 7. MANAGEMENT PLAN. 16 USC 461 Within 3 years after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop and transmit to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natiu-al Resources of the Senate, a general msuiagement plan for the historic site. The plan shall be consistent with section 12 of the Act of August 18, 1970 (16 U.S.C. la-7) and with the purposes of this Act and shall include (but not be limited to) each of the following: (1) A resource protection program including land acquisition needs. (2) A general visitor use and inteipretive program. (3) A general development plan including such roads, trails, markers, structures, and other improvements and facilities as may be necessary for the accommodation of visitor use in accordance with the purposes of this Act and the need to preserve the integrity of the historic site. (4) A research plan. (5) Identification of appropriate cooperative agreements as identified in section 6. 59-194 0—93 10: QL 3 (Pt. 1)
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