Part A - Establishment of Park and Preservation District

16 USC 410cc - Congressional statement of findings and purpose

(a) The Congress finds that

(1) certain sites and structures in Lowell, Massachusetts, historically and culturally the most significant planned industrial city in the United States, symbolize in physical form the Industrial Revolution;

(2) the cultural heritage of many of the ethnic groups that immigrated to the United States during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries is still preserved in Lowells neighborhoods;

(3) a very large proportion of the buildings, other structures, and districts in Lowell date to the period of the Industrial Revolution and are nationally significant historical resources, including the five-and-six-tenths-mile power canal system, seven original mill complexes, and significant examples of early housing, commercial structures, transportation facilities, and buildings associated with labor and social institutions; and

(4) despite the expenditure of substantial amounts of money by the city of Lowell and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for historical and cultural preservation and interpretation in Lowell, the early buildings and other structures in Lowell may be lost without the assistance of the Federal Government.

(b) It is the purpose of this subchapter to preserve and interpret the nationally significant historical and cultural sites, structures, and districts in Lowell, Massachusetts, for the benefit and inspiration of present and future generations by implementing to the extent practicable the recommendations in the report of the Lowell Historic Canal District Commission.

16 USC 410cc1 - Definitions

For purposes of this subchapter

(1) the term park means the Lowell National Historical Park, established by section 410cc–11 (a)(1) of this title;

(2) the term preservation district means the Lowell Historic Preservation District, established by section 410cc–11 (a)(1) of this title;

(3) the term Commission means the Lowell Historic Preservation Commission established by section 410cc–31 (a) of this title;

(4) the term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior; and

(5) the term report of the Lowell Historic Canal District Commission means the report submitted to the Congress by the Lowell Historic Canal District Commission pursuant to an Act entitled An Act to provide for a plan for the preservation, interpretation development and use of the historic, cultural, and architectural resources of the Lowell Historic Canal District in Lowell, Massachusetts, and for other purposes, approved January 4, 1975 (88 Stat. 2330).

16 USC 410cc11 - Establishment of Lowell National Historical Park

(a) Establishment and administration of Lowell Historic Preservation District

(1) To carry out the purpose of this subchapter, there is established as a unit of the National Park System in the city of Lowell, Massachusetts, the Lowell National Historical Park. There is further established in an area adjacent to the park the Lowell Historic Preservation District, which will be administered by the Secretary and by the Commission in accordance with this subchapter. The boundaries of the park and preservation district shall be the boundaries depicted on the map entitled Lowell National Historical Park, Massachusetts, dated March 1978, and numbered Lowe80,008A. Such map shall be on file and available for inspection in the office of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, and in the office of the city clerk, city of Lowell.

(2) The Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register, as soon as practicable after June 5, 1978, a detailed description and map of the boundaries established under paragraph (1) of this subsection.

(3) The boundaries of the park are modified to include five parcels of land identified on the map entitled Boundary Adjustment, Lowell National Historical Park, numbered 475/81,424B and dated September 2004, and as delineated in section 410cc–22 (a)(2)(G) of this title.

(b) Boundary revisions; publication
The Secretary may make minor revisions of the park and preservation district boundaries established under subsection (a)(1) of this section, after consulting with the Commission and the city manager of Lowell, by publication of a revised drawing or other boundary description in the Federal Register; but no waters, lands, or other property outside of the park or preservation district boundaries established under such subsection may be added to the park or preservation district without the consent of the city manager of Lowell and the city council of Lowell. A boundary revision made under this subsection shall be effective only after timely notice in writing is given to the Congress.

16 USC 410cc12 - Consultations, cooperation, and conduct of activities by Federal entities; issuance of licenses or permits by Federal entities

(a) Activities directly affecting park
Any Federal entity conducting or supporting activities directly affecting the park or preservation district shall

(1) consult with, cooperate with, and to the maximum extent practicable, coordinate its activities with the Secretary and with the Commission; and

(2) conduct or support such activities in a manner which

(A) to the maximum extent practicable is consistent with the standards and criteria established pursuant to section 410cc–32 (e) of this title, and

(B) will not have an adverse effect on the resources of the park or preservation district.

(b) Determination as to proposed activities
No Federal entity may issue any license or permit to any person to conduct an activity within the park or preservation district unless such entity determines that the proposed activity will be conducted in a manner consistent with the standards and criteria established pursuant to section 410cc–32 (e) of this title and will not have an adverse effect on the resources of the park or preservation district.

16 USC 410cc13 - Authorization of appropriations

(a) General authority; maximum amounts
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this subchapter, except that

(1) the total of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of acquisition and development under the park management plan established pursuant to section 410cc–21 (b) of this title and emergency assistance under section 410cc–25 (a)(1) of this title shall not exceed $19,800,000; and

(2) the total of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out section 410cc–32 (b)(2) of this title, for the payment of grants and loans under section 410cc–33 of this title, for the acquisition of property under section 410cc–34 of this title, and for carrying out any transportation program and any educational and cultural program described in section 410cc–32 (c) of this title shall not exceed $33,600,000.

(b) Commencement date
No funds shall be authorized pursuant to this section prior to October 1, 1978.

(c) Availability of appropriations
Funds appropriated under subsection (a) of this section shall remain available until expended.

(d) Aggregate amount of money expended; certifying statement to Congress as limiting availability of appropriated amounts

(1) Within 60 days after June 5, 1978, and on each subsequent October 1 and March 1, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a statement certifying the aggregate amount of money expended by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the city of Lowell, and by any nonprofit">nonprofit entity for activities in the city of Lowell consistent with the purpose of this subchapter during the period beginning on January 1, 1974, and ending on the date such statement is submitted.

(2) The aggregate amount of funds made available by the Secretary to the Commission from funds appropriated under subsection (a)(2) of this section may not exceed the amount certified by the Secretary in the most recent statement submitted to the Congress under paragraph (1) of this subsection.

16 USC 410cc14 - Funding limitations

Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, no authority to enter into agreements or to make payments under this subchapter shall be effective except to the extent, or in such amounts, as may be provided in advance in appropriation Acts.