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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.
People & committees
Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] · D–LA
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See S.21.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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