16 U.S.C. § 410cccc–3 — Golden Spike National Historical Park

(a) Definitions. "Park" means the Golden Spike National Historical Park created by subsection (b)(1). "Program" means the Transcontinental Railroad commemoration program created by subsection (c). "Secretary" means the Secretary acting through the National Park Service Director. "Transcontinental Railroad" means the roughly 1,912-mile railroad built between 1863 and 1869 from Council Bluffs, Iowa, to San Francisco, California.

(b) Redesignation. (1) The Golden Spike National Historic Site, designated April 2, 1957, and run by the National Park Service under sections 410cccc through 410cccc–2, is renamed the "Golden Spike National Historical Park." (2) Any reference to the Golden Spike National Historic Site in a federal law, map, regulation, or record now means the Golden Spike National Historical Park.

(c) Transcontinental Railroad commemoration and program. (1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary must create a National Park Service program to commemorate and interpret the Transcontinental Railroad. (2) Before creating the Program, the Secretary must study alternatives, including: (A) a historical assessment of the railroad; (B) identifying (i) existing park system land, other agencies' land, and federal programs related to preserving and interpreting the railroad, (ii) railroad-related properties that are, or could be, National Historic Landmarks or listed on (or eligible for) the National Register of Historic Places, (iii) railroad-related objects with educational, research, or interpretive value, and (iv) related government and non-government educational, research, or interpretive programs; and (C) recommending how to fold these resources into the Program and other ways to boost research, education, interpretation, and public awareness. (3) Within 3 years of funding becoming available for the study, the Secretary must report the study's findings and recommendations to the House Natural Resources Committee and Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. (4) The Program cannot include properties used in active freight railroad operations, or reasonably expected to be used for freight in the future. (5) In running the Program, the Secretary: (A) must produce and share educational materials on the railroad's history, construction, and legacy; (B) may enter cooperative agreements and give technical assistance to other agencies, states, local and regional governments, and private groups; and (C) may create an official symbol for the Program and issue guidance for using it.

(d) Programmatic agreement. (1) Within 180 days of March 12, 2019, the Secretary must try to sign a programmatic agreement with Utah's State Historic Preservation Officer, adding certain low-impact uses of park land to the list eligible for streamlined federal review under section 306108 of title 54. (2) That agreement must be developed under applicable law and in consultation with neighboring landowners, Indian Tribes, and other interested parties. (3) The Secretary must consider any application for a use covered by the agreement and, within 60 days of receiving it, approve it if it's consistent with the agreement and applicable law.

(e) Invasive species. The Secretary must consult and try to coordinate with neighboring landowners to address invasive species near and inside the park's boundaries.