,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #efac  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #be1 #bjah ,mr4
 ,yod] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,cleav]7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces  ,a 
,,bill  ,to designate ! ,qu9d>o ,t[nsite
 9 ,kansas ,city1 ,kansas1 z a ,national
 ,hi/oric ,l&m>k1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,qu9d>o ,t[nsite ,national ,hi/oric    
,l&m>k ,act  7a7 ,%ort title ,?is ,act  
may be cit$ z ! ,qu9d>o ,t[nsite        
,national ,hi/oric ,l&m>k ,act4  7b7    
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds z foll[s3  7#a7 ,!
 t[n ( ,qu9d>o 0 f\nd$ 9 #aheg1 9 :at 0 
!n ! ,t]ritory ( ,kansas1 ) ! specific  
int5t ( aid+ ! ,free-,/ate movem5t 9 !  
/ruggle ov] :e!r to admit ,kansas to !  
,union z a free ,/ate or a slave ,/ate4 
,z a result1 ,qu9d>o play$ an important 
role 9 bo? ! hi/ory ( ,kansas & our     
,nation's broad] debate ov] slav]y4     
7#b7 ,qu9d>o 0 a key site dur+ ! ,ble$+ 
,kansas conflict1 s]v+ z a safe port (  
entry into ,kansas on ! ,miss\ri ,riv] =

 ^? oppos$ to slav]y4  7#c7 ,! t[n (    
,qu9d>o also act$ z an important piece (
 ! ,und]gr\nd ,railroad1 all[+ runaway  
slaves to escape to fre$om 9 ,kansas4   
7#d7 ,s9ce ! ,qu9d>o ,t[nsite's fir/    
excavation1 x has yield$ a weal? (      
important artifacts t h contribut$ to   
our und]/&+ ( ! t[n & its place 9       
hi/ory4 ,! area ma9ta9s a high level (  
ar*aeological integrity1 ) ! pot5tial = 
additional discov]ies at ! site 9 !     
future4  7#e7 ,local gov]nm5t1 private  
entities1 & individual /akehold]s 9 !   
area h inve/$ "t & res\rces to fur!r !  
pres]vation ( bo? ,qu9d>o's physical    
rema9s & its hi/orical & cultural       
legacy4  7#f7 ,! ,qu9d>o ,t[nsite fits !
 ,national ,hi/oric ,l&m>k designation's
 requirem5t ( possess+ exceptional value
 9 illu/rat+ ! hi/ory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1
 z well z provid+ ! pot5tial to yield   
new in=mation ab\t our pa/4  7c7        
,designation ,! ,qu9d>o ,t[nsite 9      
,kansas ,city1 ,kansas1 z li/$ on !     
,national ,regi/] ( ,hi/oric ,places1 is

 h]eby designat$ z ! ,qu9d>o ,t[nsite   
,national ,hi/oric ,l&m>k4  7d7         
,adm9i/ration ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all  
affect ! adm9i/ration ( ! ,qu9d>o       
,t[nsite by ,kansas ,city or ! ,/ate (  
,kansas4  7e7 ,coop]ative agreem5ts ,!  
,secret>y1 9 consultation ) ! ,/ate (   
,kansas1 ,kansas ,city1 ,kansas1 &      
affect$ subdivisions1 may ent] into     
coop]ative agreem5ts ) appropriate      
public or private entities1 = ! purposes
 ( protect+ hi/oric res\rces at ,qu9d>o 
,t[nsite & provid+ educational &        
int]pretive facilities & programs = !   
public4  7f7 ,te*nical & f9ancial       
assi/ance ,! ,secret>y may provide      
te*nical & f9ancial assi/ance to any    
entity ) :i* ! ,secret>y has ent]$ into 
a coop]ative agreem5t "u subsection 7e74
  7g7 ,no effect on actions ( prop]ty   
own]s ,designation ( ! ,qu9d>o ,t[nsite 
z a ,national ,hi/oric ,l&m>k %all n    
prohibit any actions :i* may o!rwise be 
tak5 by any prop]ty own]s1 includ+ !    
own]s ( ! ,qu9d>o ,t[nsite ,national    

,hi/oric ,l&m>k1 ) respect to _!        
prop]ty4