,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hbba  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #aa1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,hurd ( ,texas 7= himself &   
,mr4 ,cuell>7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural
 ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% !    
,blackwell ,s*ool ,national ,hi/oric    
,site 9 ,m>fa1 ,texas1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,blackwell ,s*ool ,national ,hi/oric
 ,site ,act4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is    
,act3 7#a7 ,national hi/oric site ,! t]m
 national hi/oric site means !          
,blackwell ,s*ool1 9 ,m>fa1 ,texas4     
7#b7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! 
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior4  #c4 ,f9d+s     
,congress f9ds z foll[s3 7#a7 ,!        
,blackwell ,s*ool1 locat$ at #eja ,s\?  
,abbott ,/reet1 9 ,m>fa1 ,presidio      
,c\nty1 ,texas1 is associat$ ) ! p]iod (
 racial segregation 9 ,m>fa public      
s*ools & is ! sole extant prop]ty       
directly associat$ ) ,hispanic education
 9 ! community1 ! rema9+ build+s hav+   

be5 torn d[n aft] ! s*ool clos$ 9 #aife4
  7#b7 ,! ,blackwell ,s*ool is a        
tangible rem9d] ( a "t :5 ! practice (  
sep>ate b equal dom9at$ education &     
social sy/ems4 ,despite be+ categoriz$ z
 :ite by ,texas law1 ,mexican ,am]icans 
7 regul>ly exclud$ f comm+l+ ) ,anglos  
at b>b]%ops1 re/aurants1 fun]al homes1  
!at]s1 *ur*es1 & s*ools4  7#c7 ,!       
spectrum ( exp]i5ces ( /ud5ts & tea*]s  
at ! ,blackwell ,s*ool con/itute an     
important record ( life 9 a segregat$   
s*ool 9 ! context ( ! hi/ory ( ,texas & 
,am]ica4  7#d7 ,mexican & ,mexican      
,am]ican culture & hi/ory 9 ,m>fa is ti$
 to ! ,blackwell ,s*ool1 :i* = m ?an #ej
 ye>s s]v$ z a lead+ feature ( !        
,hispanic community1 illu/rat+ ! *all5ge
 ( ma9ta9+ cultural id5tity 9 a dom9ant 
,anglo society4 ,yet today1 ,hispanic   
influ5ces are se5 9 ,m>fa's social &    
religi\s organizations1 bus9ess &       
gov]nm5t in/itutions1 & %>$ exp]i5ces ( 
language1 food1 & music4  7#e7 ,!       
hi/oric ,blackwell ,s*ool build+ is a   

physical record ( ! longevity & beauty (
 ! di/9ctive design & craftsman%ip in=m$
 by bo? traditional te*niques &         
mat]ials1 & ! transition f purely !     
v]nacul> to ! p]iod ( mat]ials1 design1 
& workman%ip made available aft] !      
arrival ( ! railroad4 ,! orig9al hi/oric
 s*ool build+ & gr\nds on :i* x /&s     
provide an au!ntic sett+ to commemorate 
& int]pret ! hi/ory ( ! ,blackwell      
,s*ool4  7#f7 ,! ,blackwell ,s*ool is   
closely associat$ ) ! broad patt]ns (   
local1 ,/ate1 & national hi/ory 9 ! area
 ( s*ool segregation4 ,mexicans & o!r   
memb]s ( ! ,lat9 ,am]ican diaspora h    
plac$ a high value ^u education z a     
means ( economic1 social1 & political   
advancem5t4  7#g7 ,mexican ,am]icans &  
o!r memb]s ( ! ,lat9 ,am]ican diaspora h
 plac$ a high value ^u education z a    
means ( economic1 social1 & political   
advancem5t4 ,h[ev]1 ,hispanics & ,lat9os
 h n always _h equitable opportunities &
 access to quality educational          
facilities 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #d4      

,e/abli%m5t ( ! ,blackwell ,s*ool       
,national ,hi/oric ,site  7a7           
,e/abli%m5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to  
p>agraph 7#b71 !re is e/abli%$ !        
,blackwell ,s*ool ,national ,hi/oric    
,site 9 ! ,/ate ( ,texas z a unit ( !   
,national ,p>k ,sy/em to pres]ve1       
protect & int]pret = ! b5efit ( pres5t &
 future g5]ations ! ,blackwell ,s*ool1  
its role z bo? an academic & cultural   
corn]/one 9 ! community 9 ,m>fa1 ,texas1
 & its function )9 a segregat$ sy/em (  
education 9 ,texas & ! ,unit$ ,/ates f  
#ahhe ?r\gh #aife4  7#b7 ,conditions ,! 
national hi/oric site %all n be e/abli%$
 until ! date on :i* ! ,secret>y has--  
7,a7 ent]$ into a writt5 agreem5t ) !   
,m>fa ,unifi$ ,s*ool ,di/rict provid+ t 
! ,blackwell ,s*ool %all be donat$ to or
 plac$ by agreem5t into co-managem5t ) !
 ,unit$ ,/ates = inclusion 9 a national 
hi/oric site to be manag$ consi/5tly ) !
 purposes ( a national hi/oric site2 &  
7,b7 acquir$ suffici5t l& or int]e/s 9  
l& )9 ! b\nd>ies ( ! national hi/oric   

site to con/itute a manageable unit4    
7b7 ,b\nd>ies ,! b\nd>ies ( ! national  
hi/oric site %all be ! b\nd>ies g5]ally 
depict$ on ! map4  7c7 ,availability (  
map ,! map %all be on file & available =
 public inspection 9 ! appropriate      
(fices ( ! ,national ,p>k ,s]vice4  7d7 
,acquisition ( au?ority ,! ,secret>y may
 only acquire any l& or int]e/ 9 l&     
locat$ )9 ! b\nd>y ( ! national hi/oric 
site by-- 7#a7 donation2  7#b7 pur*ase )
 donat$ funds2 or  7#c7 ex*ange4  7e7   
,adm9i/ration  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!         
,secret>y %all adm9i/] ?is national     
hi/oric site 9 accordance )-- 7,a7 ?is  
,act2 &  7,b7 ! laws g5]ally applicable 
to units ( ! ,national ,p>k ,sy/em4     
7#b7 ,managem5t plan  7,a7 ,n lat] ?an  
#c ye>s aft] ! date on :i* funds are    
fir/ made available to ! ,secret>y = ?is
 purpose1 ! ,secret>y %all prep>e a     
g5]al managem5t plan = ! national       
hi/oric site 9 accordance ) section     
#ajjejb ( title #ed1 ,unit$ ,/ates      
,code4  7,b7 ,^u completion1 ! ,secret>y

 %all submit ! g5]al managem5t plan     
prep>$ pursuant to subp>agraph 7,a7 to !
 ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces ( !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ,committee on 
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate4 
7f7 ,coop]ative agreem5ts ,! ,secret>y  
%all ent] into coop]ative agreem5ts ) ! 
,blackwell ,s*ool ,alliance 7& o!r      
local1 regional1 ,/ate1 academic &      
non-pr(it p>tn]s7 = int]pretive &       
educational programm+1 te*nical         
assi/ance1 & rehabilitation relat$ to ! 
national hi/oric site4  7g7 ,writt5     
cons5t ( own] ,no private prop]ty or    
non-,f$]al public prop]ty %all be       
includ$ )9 ! b\nd>ies ( ! national      
hi/oric site or manag$ z "p ( ! national
 hi/oric site )\t ! writt5 cons5t ( !   
own] ( su* prop]ty4