Establishes the Thomas Cole National Historic Site in Catskill, New York. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire by donation land, improvements thereon, and associated personal property within such Site.
Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with the State of New York and other public and private entities to further the purposes of this Act.
Requires the Secretary, in consultation with a group of historians, scholars, and other experts, to report to specified House and Senate committees on issues related to such Site and other historic sites in the Hudson River Valley no later than two years after enactment of this Act.
Establishes the Thomas Cole Advisory Commission to advise the Secretary on the management and development of the Site.
Requires the Secretary, within five years, to submit to specified House and Senate committees a general management plan for the preservation and use of the Site and other historic sites in the Hudson River Valley.
Authorizes appropriations.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
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