PUBLIC LAW 105-203-^ULY 21, 1998 112 STAT. 679 (D) establishment of a variety of partnerships between the Federal Government and other levels of government and the private sector would be most appropriate for the protection and interpretation of the Underground Railroad. (5) The National Park Service can play a vital role in facilitating the national commemoration of the Underground Railroad. (6) The story and significgmce of the Underground Railroad can iDest engage the American people through a national program of the National Park Service that links historic buildings, structures, and sites; routes, geographic areas, and corridors; interpretive centers, museums, and institutions; and programs, activities, community projects, exhibits, and multimedia materials, in a manner that is both unified and flexible. (b) PURPOSES.— The purposes of this Act are the following: (1) To recognize the importance of the Underground Railroad, the sacrifices made by those who used the Underground Railroad in search of freedom from tyranny and oppression, and the sacrifices made by the people who helped them. (2) To authorize the National Park Service to coordinate and facilitate Federal and non-Federal activities to commemorate, honor, and interpret the history of the Underground Railroad, its significance as a crucial element in the evolution of the national civil rights movement, and its relevance in fostering the spirit of racial harmony and national reconciliation. SEC. 3. NATIONAL UNDERGROUND RAILROAD NETWORK TO FREEDOM 16 USC 469i-l. PROGRAM. (a) IN GENERAL. — The Secretary of the Interior (in this Act 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 this Act 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 1 memoranda of understanding to provide technical assistance under subsection (c); 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 UNDER- STANDING. —To achieve the purposes of this Act and to ensure 59-194O-98 -23:QL3Part1
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