Ludlow Massacre National Historic Landmark Act - Designates the Ludlow Tent Colony Site (a site where striking miners and their families lived during the 1913-1914 Colorado coal strike) in Las Animas County, Colorado, as the "Ludlow Massacre National Historic Landmark."
[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]
[H.R. 5871 Introduced in House (IH)]
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5871
To designate the Ludlow Massacre National Historic Landmark in the
State of Colorado, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 22, 2008
Mr. Salazar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
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A BILL
To designate the Ludlow Massacre National Historic Landmark in the
State of Colorado, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ludlow Massacre National Historic
Landmark Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the 1913-1914 Colorado coal strike was 1 of the most
visible and violent labor conflicts of the early 20th century;
(2) the coal strike began in September 1913, when coal
miners walked out of southern Colorado coal mines to protest
for--
(A) higher wages;
(B) enforcement of State mining and labor laws; and
(C) union recognition;
(3) striking miners and their families, evicted from
company towns, lived in tent colonies, including the Ludlow
Tent Colony, near the entrances to the canyons that led to the
mines;
(4) on April 20, 1914, a day-long battle between strikers
and the Colorado National Guard erupted at the Ludlow Tent
Colony, which resulted in multiple deaths, including the deaths
of 2 women and 11 children who were trapped in a shelter under
a tent that was engulfed in flames when the colony was set on
fire;
(5) in response to the violence, President Woodrow Wilson
dispatched the United States Army to the strike zone;
(6) the United Mine Workers of America declared an end to
the strike on December 10, 1914;
(7) the events of April 20, 1914--
(A) were dubbed the ``Ludlow Massacre''; and
(B) stirred national outrage, including protests by
citizens and investigations by Congress and the U.S.
Commission on Industrial Relations;
(8) following the Ludlow Massacre, the Colorado Fuel and
Iron Company, the largest coal producer in southern Colorado,
undertook several actions, including--
(A) launching the first major public relations
campaigns by a company in the history of the United
States; and
(B) creating a company union, which was outlawed in
1935 under the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C.
191 et seq.);
(9) the 1913-1914 Colorado coal strike and the Ludlow
Massacre have been, and continue to be, the focus of historical
and archaeological inquiries, including a book by the Honorable
George McGovern and Herbert Guttridge entitled ``The Great
Coalfield War'';
(10) since the 1918 dedication of the Ludlow Massacre
Memorial at the Ludlow Tent Colony Site, the United Mine
Workers of America has--
(A) maintained the Ludlow Massacre Memorial; and
(B) held an annual memorial service to honor the
memory of the people who died in the strike;
(11) the Ludlow Massacre Memorial continues to function as
a site of memory, at which thousands of visitors from around
the world record their reactions as well as personal and family
stories of the 1913-1914 strike; and
(12) the Ludlow Tent Colony Site has been listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in recognition of--
(A) the national significance of the history of the
site;
(B) the importance of the site as a memorial site;
and
(C) the archaeological resources of the site.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Landmark.--The term ``Landmark'' means the Ludlow
Massacre National Historic Landmark designated by section 4(a).
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(3) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Colorado.
SEC. 4. LUDLOW MASSACRE NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK.
(a) Designation.--The Ludlow Tent Colony Site in Las Animas County,
Colorado, as listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is
designated as the ``Ludlow Massacre National Historic Landmark''.
(b) Administration.--Consistent with part 65 of title 36, Code of
Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), designation of the
Ludlow Tent Colony Site as a National Historic Landmark shall not
prohibit any actions that may otherwise be taken by the owner of the
Landmark with respect to the Landmark under Federal law (including
regulations).
(c) Cooperative Agreements.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
State, may enter into cooperative agreements with appropriate
public or private entities for the purposes of--
(A) protecting historic resources at the Landmark;
and
(B) providing educational and interpretive
facilities and programs at the Landmark for the public.
(2) Technical and financial assistance.--The Secretary may
provide technical and financial assistance to any entity with
which the Secretary has entered into a cooperative agreement
under paragraph (1) to carry out the cooperative agreement.
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary
to carry out this Act.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
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