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New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park Act of 1993

Introduced: October 28, 1993 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 27, 1994
See S.21.
Jun 21, 1994
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jan 31, 1994
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Jan 21, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Oct 28, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Oct 28, 1993
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park Act of 1993 - Establishes the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park, Louisiana, (Park) to be administered and managed as a unit of the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve.

Requires the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a general management plan 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 in encouraging the continuation of and enhancement of jazz cultural traditions; (4) acquire or lease property for jazz education, and advising 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.

What's happening now July 27, 1994

See S.21.

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