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 PUBLIC LAW 106-563 —DEC. 23, 2000 114 STAT. 2809 Public Law 106-563 106th Congress An Act To reqiiire the Secretary of the Interior to undertake a study regarding methods Dec. 23, 2000 to commemorate the national significance of the United States roadways that [H.R. 2570] comprise the Lincoln Highway, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Lincoln Highway Study Act of SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 2000. This Act may be cited as the "Lincoln Highway Study Act of 2000". SEC. 2. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STUDY AND REPORT REGARDING THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY. (a) FINDINGS. — The Congress finds the following: (1) The Lincoln Highway, established in 1913, comprises more than 3,000 miles of roadways from New York, New York, to San Francisco, California, and encompasses United States Routes 1, 20, 30 (including 30N and 30S), 40, 50, and 530 and Interstate Route 80. (2) The Lincoln Highway played a historically significant role as the first United States transcontinental highway, providing motorists a paved route and allowing vast portions of the country to be accessible by automobile. (3) The Lincoln Highway transverses the States of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, and California. (4) Although some parts of the Lincoln Highway have disappeared or have been realigned, the many historic, cultural, and engineering features and characteristics of the route still remain. (5) Given the interest by organized groups and State governments in the preservation of features associated with the Lincoln Highway, the route's history, and its role in American popular culture, a coordinated evaluation of preservation options should be undertaken. (b) STUDY REQUIRED. —The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, shall coordinate a comprehensive study of routes comprising the Lincoln Highway. The study shall include an evaluation of the significance of the Lincoln Highway in American history, options for preservation and use of remaining segments of the Lincoln Highway, and options for the preservation and interpretation of significant features associated with the Lincoln Highway. The study shall also consider private sector preservation alternatives.

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