,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #efac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #be1 #bjah    
,mr4 ,yoder 7for himself and ,mr4       
,cleaver7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
designate the ,quindaro ,townsite in    
,kansas ,city1 ,kansas1 as a ,national  
,historic ,landmark1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,quindaro ,townsite      
,national ,historic ,landmark ,act  7a7 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,quindaro ,townsite ,national       
,historic ,landmark ,act4  7b7 ,findings
 ,congress finds as follows3  7#a7 ,the 
town of ,quindaro was founded in #aheg1 
in what was then the ,territory of      
,kansas1 with the specific intent of    
aiding the ,free-,state movement in the 
struggle over whether to admit ,kansas  
to the ,union as a free ,state or a     
slave ,state4 ,as a result1 ,quindaro   
played an important role in both the    
history of ,kansas and our ,nation's    

broader debate over slavery4  7#b7      
,quindaro was a key site during the     
,bleeding ,kansas conflict1 serving as a
 safe port of entry into ,kansas on the 
,missouri ,river for those opposed to   
slavery4  7#c7 ,the town of ,quindaro   
also acted as an important piece of the 
,underground ,railroad1 allowing runaway
 slaves to escape to freedom in ,kansas4
  7#d7 ,since the ,quindaro ,townsite's 
first excavation1 it has yielded a      
wealth of important artifacts that have 
contributed to our understanding of the 
town and its place in history4 ,the area
 maintains a high level of              
archaeological integrity1 with the      
potential for additional discoveries at 
the site in the future4  7#e7 ,local    
government1 private entities1 and       
individual stakeholders in the area have
 invested time and resources to further 
the preservation of both ,quindaro's    
physical remains and its historical and 
cultural legacy4  7#f7 ,the ,quindaro   
,townsite fits the ,national ,historic  

,landmark designation's requirement of  
possessing exceptional value in         
illustrating the history of the ,united 
,states1 as well as providing the       
potential to yield new information about
 our past4  7c7 ,designation ,the       
,quindaro ,townsite in ,kansas ,city1   
,kansas1 as listed on the ,national     
,register of ,historic ,places1 is      
hereby designated as the ,quindaro      
,townsite ,national ,historic ,landmark4
  7d7 ,administration ,nothing in this  
section shall affect the administration 
of the ,quindaro ,townsite by ,kansas   
,city or the ,state of ,kansas4  7e7    
,cooperative agreements ,the ,secretary1
 in consultation with the ,state of     
,kansas1 ,kansas ,city1 ,kansas1 and    
affected subdivisions1 may enter into   
cooperative agreements with appropriate 
public or private entities1 for the     
purposes of protecting historic         
resources at ,quindaro ,townsite and    
providing educational and interpretive  
facilities and programs for the public4 

7f7 ,technical and financial assistance 
,the ,secretary may provide technical   
and financial assistance to any entity  
with which the ,secretary has entered   
into a cooperative agreement under      
subsection 7e74  7g7 ,no effect on      
actions of property owners ,designation 
of the ,quindaro ,townsite as a         
,national ,historic ,landmark shall not 
prohibit any actions which may otherwise
 be taken by any property owners1       
including the owners of the ,quindaro   
,townsite ,national ,historic ,landmark1
 with respect to their property4