PUBLIC LAW 106-146—DEC. 9, 1999 113 STAT. 1715 listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has been designated as a National Historic Landmark. (4) Within a 15 mile radius of the Thomas Cole House, an area that forms a key part of the rich cultural and natural heritage of the Hudson River Valley region, significant landscapes and scenes painted by Thomas Cole and other Hudson River artists, such as Frederic Church, survive intact. (5) The State of New York has established the Hudson River Valley Greenway to promote the preservation, public use, and enjoyment of the natural and cultural resources of the Hudson River Valley region. (6) Establishment of the Thomas Cole National Historic Site will provide opportunities for the illustration and interpretation of cultural themes of the heritage of the United States and unique opportunities for education, public use, and enjoyment. (b) PURPOSES. — The purposes of this Act are— (1) to preserve and interpret the home and studio of Thomas Cole for the benefit, inspiration, and education of the people of the United States; (2) to help maintain the integrity of the setting in the Hudson River Valley region that inspired artistic expression; (3) to coordinate the interpretive, preservation, and recreational efforts of Federal, State, and other entities in the Hudson Valley region in order to enhance opportunities for education, public use, and enjoyment; and (4) to broaden understanding of the Hudson River Valley region and its role in American history and culture. SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF THOMAS COLE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE. (a) ESTABLISHMENT. —T here is established, as an affiliated area of the National Park System, the Thomas Cole National Historic Site in the State of New York. (b) DESCRIPTION. — The historic site shall consist of the home and studio of Thomas Cole, comprising approximately 3.4 acres, located at 218 Spring Street, in the village of Catskill, New York, as generally depicted on the boundary map numbered TCH/80002, and dated March 1992. SEC. 5. RETENTION OF OWNERSHIP AND MANAGEMEIVT OF HISTORIC SITE BY GREENE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. The Greene County Historical Society of Greene County, New York, shall continue to own, administer, manage, and operate the historic site. SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATION OF HISTORIC SITE. (a) APPLICABILITY OF NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM LAWS.—The historic site shall be administered in a manner consistent with this Act and all laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System, including the Act of August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.; commonly known as the National Park Service Organic Act), and the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.; commonly known as the Historic Sites, Buildings, and Antiquities Act). (b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— (1) ASSISTANCE TO SOCIETY.— The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the Society to preserve the Thomas Cole House and other structures in the historic site and to
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