112 STAT. 3396 PUBLIC LAW 105-378—NOV. 12, 1998 (b) PURPOSES. —The purposes of this title are— (1) to ensure the preservation, maintenance, and interpretation of this site and to interpret at the site the themes of immigration, tenement Hfe in the latter half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th centuiy, the housing reform movement, and tenement architecture in the United States; (2) to ensure continued interpretation of the nationally significant immigrant phenomenon associated with New York City's Lower East Side and the Lower East Side's role in the history of immigration to the United States; and (3) to enhance the interpretation of the Castle Clinton, Ellis Island, and Statue of Liberty National Monuments. SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS. As used in this title: . (1) HISTORIC SITE.— The term "historic site" means the Lower East Side Tenement found at 97 Orchard Street on Manhattan Island m the City of New York, State of New York, and designated as a national historic site by section 103. (2) MUSEUM. —The term "Museum" means the Lower East Side Tenement Museum, a nonprofit organization established in the City of New York, State of New York, which owns and operates the tenement building at 97 Orchard Street and manages other properties in the vicinity of 97 Orchard Street as administrative and program support facilities for 97 Orchard Street. (3) SECRETARY.— The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior. SEC. 103. ESTABLISHMENT OF fflSTORIC SITE. (a) IN GENERAL.—To further the purposes of this title and the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the preservation of historic American sites, buildings, objects, and antiquities of national significance, and for other purposes", approved August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.), the Lower East Side Tenement at 97 Orchard Street, in the City of New York, State of New York, is designated a national historic site. (b) COORDINATION WITH NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM. — (1) AFFILIATED SITE.— The historic site shall be an affiliated site of the National Park System. (2) COORDINATION.—The Secretary, in consultation with the Museum, shall coordinate the operation and interpretation of the historic site with the Statue of Liberty National Monument, Ellis Island National Monument, and Castle Clinton National Monument. The historic site's story and interpretation of the immigrant experience in the United States is directly related to the themes and purposes of these National Monuments. (c) OWNERSHIP.—The historic site shall continue to be owned, operated, and managed by the Museum. SEC. 104. MANAGEMENT OF THE HISTORIC SITE. (a) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.— The Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement with the Museum to ensure the marking, interpretation, and preservation of the national historic site designated by section 103(a).
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