New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park Act of 1994
Latest action. See S.21.
New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park Act of 1994 - Establishes the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park, Louisiana, to be administered in conjunction with the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to complete a national historic landmark evaluation of sites associated with jazz in and around New Orleans. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) designate and acquire appropriate sites as part of the Park; (2) enter into cooperative agreements with property owners for the preservation and interpretation of such property; (3) construct and operate an interpretive center in the Park; (4) provide technical assistance to the city of New Orleans for the designation of certain areas as jazz heritage districts; and (5) provide, in consultation with the New Orleans Jazz Commission, grants or technical assistance to public and private organizations. Directs the Secretary: (1) in administering the Park, to promote a broad range of educational activities relating to jazz and its history; and (2) to prepare a general management plan, meeting specified criteria, for the Park. Establishes the New Orleans Jazz Commission to: (1) advise the Secretary in the preparation of the general management plan, assist in public discussions of planning proposals, and assist the National Park Service in working with individuals, groups, and organizations in determining programs in which the Secretary should participate through cooperative agreements; (2) develop partnerships with educational groups, schools, universities, and other groups, including city-wide organizations, in furtherance of this Act; (3) raise and disperse funds for programs that assist mutual aid and benevolent societies, social and pleasure clubs, and other traditional groups in encouraging the continuation of and enhancement of jazz cultural traditions; (4) acquire or lease property for jazz education, advise on hiring brass bands and musical groups to participate in education programs, and help train young musicians; (5) assist in providing recommendations for the location of the Park's visitor center and other interpretive sites and funds to support research on the origins and early history of jazz in New Orleans; and (6) seek and accept donations to use for providing services, programs, and facilities for jazz education or assisting in the rehabilitation and restoration of structures identified in the national historic landmark study as having outstanding significance to the history of jazz in New Orleans. Authorizes appropriations.
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JOHN JOHNSTON (D-LA) introduced it on October 26, 1993, and 3 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
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- SenateSee S.21.
- HouseNot stated in the latest action
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