PUBLIC LAW 99-187—DEC. 18, 1985
99 STAT. 1181
Public Law 99-187 99th Congress An Act To amend the Act of October 15, 1982, entitled "An Act to designate the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House in Washington, District of Columbia, as a national historic site, and for other purposes".
Dec. 18, 1985 [g. 1116]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. BETHUNE MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES. (a) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—Section 3 of the Act of October 15,
1982, entitled "An Act to designate the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House in Washington, District of Columbia, as a national historic site, and for other purposes" (96 Stat. 1615; 16 U.S.C. 461 note), is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 3. In furtherance of the purposes of this Act and the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461-7), the Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to enter into cooperative agreements with the Bethune Museum and Archives. Such agreements may include Historic provisions by which the Secretary will provide technical assistance preservation. to mark, restore, interpret, operate, and maintain the historic site and may also include provisions by which the Secretary will provide financial assistance to mark, interpret, and restore the historic site. Such agreement may also contain provisions that— "(1) the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the National Park Service, shall have right of access at all reasonable times r.j to all public portions of the property covered by such agreement for the purpose of conducting visitors through such properties and interpreting them to the public; and "(2) no changes or alterations shall be made in such properties except by mutual agreement between the Secretary and the other parties to such agreements. No limitation or control of any kind over the use of such properties customarily used for the purposes of the Bethune Museum and Archives shall be imposed by any such agreement.". (b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Section 4 of such Act is amended by striking out "National Council of Negro Women" and inserting in lieu thereof "Bethune Museum and Archives". SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION.
Section 5 of the Act of October 15, 1982, entitled "An Act to designate the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House in Washington, District of Columbia, as a national historic site, and for other purposes" (96 Stat. 1615; 16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended to read as follows: "ASSISTANCE "SEC. 5. (a) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—For purposes of carry- Appropriation ing out the cooperative agreement under section 3, there is authorization. authorized to be appropriated for operation and maintenance of the historic site, not more than $100,000 for the fiscal year 1987,
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