Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 114 Part 3.djvu/999

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PUBLIC LAW 106-465—NOV. 7, 2000 114 STAT. 2021 (4) BOUNDARY REVISION.— The Secretary may, as necessary, make minor revisions to the boundary of the site in accordance with section 7(c) of the Land and Water Conservation Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 4601-9(c)). SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION. (a) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary shall manage the site in accordance with— (1) this Act; (2) the Act entitled "An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes", approved August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.); (3) the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.); and (4) other laws generally applicable to management of units of the National Park System. (b) MANAGEMENT.— The Secretary shall manage the site— (1) to protect and preserve the site, including— (A) the topographic features that the Secretary determines are important to the site; (B) artifacts and other physical remains of the Sand Creek Massacre; and (C) the cultural landscape of the site, in a manner that preserves, as closely as practicable, the cultural landscape of the site as it appeared at the time of the Sand Creek Massacre; (2)(A) to interpret the natural and cultural resource values associated with the site; and (B) provide for public understanding and appreciation of, and preserve for future generations, those values; and (3) to memorialize, commemorate, and provide information to visitors to the site to— (A) enhance cultural understanding about the site; and (B) assist in minimizing the chances of similar incidents in the future. (c) CONSULTATION AND TRAINING. — (1) IN GENERAL. —In developing the management plan and preparing educational programs for the public about the site, the Secretary shall consult with and solicit advice and recommendations from the tribes and the State. (2) AGREEMENTS. — The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the tribes (including boards, committees, enterprises, and traditional leaders of the tribes) and the State to carry out this Act. SEC. 6. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire land and interests in land within the boundaries of the site— (1) through purchase (including purchase with donated or appropriated funds) only from a willing seller; and (2) by donation, exchsmge, or other means, except that any land or interest in land owned by the State (including a political subdivision of the State) may be acquired only by donation. (b) PRIORITY FOR ACQUISITION. —The Secretary shall give priority to the acquisition of land containing the marker in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, which states "Sand Creek