,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bhie  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bb1      
#bjah,mr4 ,roberts introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
designate the ,quindaro ,townsite       
,national ,historic ,landmark1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,quindaro      
,townsite ,national ,historic ,landmark 
,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds    
that-- 7#a7 the town of ,quindaro was   
founded in #aheg1 in 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 ,state2  7#b7 as a result of the  
circumstances described in paragraph    
7#a71 the town of ,quindaro played an   
important role in the history of ,kansas
 and the broader debate over slavery in 
the ,united ,states2  7#c7 the town of  

,quindaro was a key site during the     
conflict1 known as the ,bleeding ,kansas
 conflict1 serving as a safe port of    
entry into ,kansas on the ,missouri     
,river for people opposed to slavery2   
7#d7 the town of ,quindaro also acted as
 an important piece of the ,underground 
,railroad1 allowing runaway slaves to   
escape to freedom in ,kansas2  7#e7     
since the first excavation of the       
,quindaro ,townsite1 the area has       
yielded a wealth of important artifacts 
that have contributed to the            
understanding of the town and the place 
of the town in history2  7#f7 the       
,quindaro ,townsite maintains a high    
level of archaeological integrity1 with 
the potential for additional discoveries
 at the townsite in the future2  7#g7   
local government1 private entities1 and 
individual stakeholders in the area have
 invested time and resources to further 
the preservation of the physical remains
 of the town and the historical and     
cultural legacy of the town2 and  7#h7  

the ,quindaro ,townsite fits the        
requirements for ,national ,historic    
,landmark designation of-- 7,a7         
possessing exceptional value in         
illustrating the history of the ,united 
,states2 and  7,b7 providing the        
potential to yield new information about
 the history of the ,united ,states4    
#c4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7    
,landmark ,the term ,landmark means the 
,quindaro ,townsite ,national ,historic 
,landmark designated by section #d7;a74 
7#b7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary    
means the ,secretary of the ,interior4  
7#c7 ,state ,the term ,state means the  
,state of ,kansas4  #d4 ,quindaro       
,townsite ,national ,historic ,landmark 
7a7 ,designation ,the ,quindaro         
,townsite in ,kansas ,city1 ,kansas1 as 
listed on the ,national ,register of    
,historic ,places1 is designated as the 
,quindaro ,townsite ,national ,historic 
,landmark4  7b7 ,cooperative agreements 
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary1 in    
consultation with the ,state1 ,kansas   

,city1 ,kansas1 and affected            
subdivisions of the ,state1 may enter   
into cooperative agreements with        
appropriate public or private entities1 
for the purposes of-- 7,a7 protecting   
historic resources at the ,landmark2 and
  7,b7 providing educational and        
interpretive facilities and programs at 
the ,landmark for the public4  7#b7     
,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 paragraph   
7#a74  7c7 ,no effect on actions of     
property owners ,designation of the     
,quindaro ,townsite as a ,national      
,historic ,landmark shall not prohibit  
any actions that may otherwise be taken 
by a property owner 7including any owner
 of the ,landmark7 with respect to the  
property of the owner4  7d7 ,no effect  
on administration ,nothing in this      
section affects the administration of   
the ,landmark by ,kansas ,city1 ,kansas1

 or the ,state4