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 98 STAT. 1462

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PUBLIC LAW 98-398—AUG. 24, 1984

and engineering structures in the corridor and the archaeological and geological resources and sites in the corridor— (A) by consulting with the Secretary with respect to inventories to be completed by the Secretary under section 112(1); (B) by encouraging private owners of structures, sites, and resources identified in such inventories to adopt voluny tary measures for the preservation of such structures, sites, and resources; or (C) by cooperating with the State or any political subdivision of the State in acquiring, on a willing seller basis, any structure, site, or resource so identified. (6) The Commission may assist the State, any political subdivision of the State, or any nonprofit organization in the restoration of any historic building in the corridor. Such assistance may include providing technical staff assistance for historic preservation and revitalization efforts. (7) The Commission shall assist in the interpretation of the cultural and natural resources of the corridor— (A) by consulting with the Secretary with respect to the implementation of the Secretary's duties under section 112(2); (B) by establishing visitor orientation centers in the corridor; (C) by encouraging voluntary cooperation and coordination between the Federal Government, the State, political subdivisions of the State, and nonprofit organizations with respect to ongoing interpretative services in the corridor; and (D) by encouraging the State, political subdivisions of the State, and nonprofit organizations to undertake new interpretative initiatives with respect to the corridor. (8) The Commission shall assist in establishing recognition for the corridor by actively promoting the cultural, historical, natural, and recreational resources of the corridor on a community, regional, statewide, national, and international basis. (b)

ENCOURAGEMENT OF ECONOMIC AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOP-

MENT.—The Commission shall encourage, by appropriate means, enhanced economic and industrial development in the corridor consistent with the goals of the plan. (c) ACCESS ROUTES AND TRAFFIC.—The Commission shall take appropriate action to ensure that— (1) access routes to the canal and related sites are clearly identified; and (2) traffic in the corridor is routed away from industrial access routes and sites. (d) PROTECTIVE FEATURES.—(1) The Commission may finance the installation of a fence, warning sign, or other protective feature in the corridor by the State, by any political subdivision of the State, or by any person if such fence, sign, or other feature is approved by the Commission, any affected governmental body, and the owner and any user of property located adjacent to the property on which such fence, sign, or other feature is to be installed. (2) The Commission shall not require the installation of any fence, warning sign, or other protective feature. (e) REDUCING EXCESSIVE LIABILITY.—The Commission shall encourage the State to take appropriate action to ensure that owners and

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