113 STAT. 224 PUBLIC LAW 106-45—AUG. 10, 1999 Public Law 106-45 106th Congress An Act Aug. 10, 1999 To preserve the cultural resources of the Route 66 corridor and to authorize the [HR 66] Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of Historic the United States of America in Congress assembled, preservation. 16 USC 461 note. SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act, the following definitions apply: (1) ROUTE ee CORRIDOR.—The term "Route 66 corridor" means structures and other cultural resources described in paragraph (3), including— (A) lands owned by the Federal Government and lands owned by a State or local government within the immediate vicinity of those portions of the highway formerly designated as United States Route 66; and (B) private land within that immediate vicinity that is owned by persons or entities that are willing to participate in the programs authorized by this Act. (2) CULTURAL RESOURCE PROGRAMS.—The term "Cultural Resource Programs" means the programs established and administered by the National Park Service for the benefit of and in support of preservation of the Route 66 corridor, either directly or indirectly. (3) PRESERVATION OF THE ROUTE ee CORRIDOR.—The term "preservation of the Route 66 corridor" means the preservation or restoration of structures or other cultural resources of businesses, sites of interest, and other contributing resources that— (A) are located within the land described in paragraph (1); (B) existed during the route's period of outstanding historic significance (principally between 1926 and 1970), as defined by the study prepared by the National Park Service and entitled "Special Resource Study of Route 66", dated July 1995; and (C) remain in existence as of the date of the enactment of this Act. (4) SECRETARY.—The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Cultural Resource Programs at the National Park Service. (5) STATE.— The term "State" means a State in which a portion of the Route 66 corridor is located.
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