PUBLIC LAW 106-516—NOV. 13, 2000
114 STAT. 2405
(D) Harriet Tubman Home for the Aged and William
Henry Seward's home in Auburn are national historic landmarks.
SEC. 3. STUDY CONCERNING SITES IN AUBURN, NEW YORK, ASSOCI-
ATED WITH HARRIET TUBMAN.
(a) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary of the Interior shall conduct
a special resource study of the national significance, feasibility
of long-term preservation, and public use of the following sites
associated with Harriet Tubman:
(1) Harriet Tubman's birthplace, located on Greenbriar
Road, off of Route 50, in Dorchester County, Maryland.
(2) Bazel Church, located 1 mile South of Greenbriar Road
in Cambridge, Maryland.
(3) Harriet Tubman's home, located at 182 South Street,
Auburn, New York.
(4) The Harriet Tubman Home for the Aged, located at
180 South Street, Auburn, New York.
(5) The Thompson Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church, located
at 33 Parker Street, Auburn, New York.
(6) Harriet Tubman's grave at Fort Hill Cemetery, located
at 19 Fort Street, Auburn, New York.
(7) William Henry Seward's home, located at 33 South Street,
Auburn, New York.
(b) INCLUSION OF SITES IN THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM.—
The study under subsection (a) shall include an analysis and any
recommendations of the Secretary concerning the suitability and
feasibility of—
(1) designating one or more of the sites specified in subsection
(a) as units of the National Park System; and
(2) establishing a national heritage corridor that incorporates
the sites specified in subsection (a) and any other sites associated with Harriet Tubman.
(c) STUDY GUIDELINES. —In conducting the study authorized
by this Act, the Secretary shall use the criteria for the study
of areas for potential inclusion in the National Park System contained in section 8 of Public Law 91-383, as amended by section
303 of the National Park Omnibus Management Act (P.L. 105-
391; 112 Stat. 3501).
(d) CONSULTATION.— In preparing and conducting the study
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with—
(1) the Governors of the States of Maryland and New York;
(2) a member of the Board of County Commissioners of Dorchester County, Maryland;
(3) the Mayor of the city of Auburn, New York;
(4) the owner of the sites specified in subsection (a); and
(5) the appropriate representatives of—
(A) the Thompson Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church;
(B) the Bazel Church;
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(C) the Harriet Tubman Foundation; and
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(D) the Harriet Tubman Organization, Inc.
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