16 U.S.C. § 450jj–7 — Development and management plan for East Saint Louis, Illinois, portion of Memorial

(a) Within two years from August 24, 1984, the Commission had to develop and transmit to the Secretary a development and management plan for the East Saint Louis, Illinois, portion of the Memorial. The plan had to include: (1) measures for preserving the area's resources; (2) indications of the types and general intensities of development — including visitor circulation and transportation patterns, systems, and modes — tied to public enjoyment and use, including general locations, timing of implementation, and cost estimates; (3) identification of any implementation commitments for visitor carrying capacities for all areas; (4) indications of potential modifications to the area's external boundaries, the reasons for them, and cost estimates; (5) measures and commitments for ensuring that development, management, and operation of the Illinois area are compatible with the Missouri portion of the Memorial; (6) opportunities and commitments for cooperative activities in developing, managing, and operating the East Saint Louis portion with other Federal, State, and local agencies and the private sector; and (7) effective and appropriate ways to increase local participation in managing the East Saint Louis portion, to help reduce the National Park Service's day-to-day operational and management responsibilities and to increase local employment opportunities. (b) The plan also had to identify and include: (1) needs, opportunities, and commitments for the aesthetic and economic rehabilitation of the entire East Saint Louis, Illinois, waterfront and adjacent areas, in a manner compatible with and complementary to the Memorial, including the appropriate roles of the Federal, State, and local governments and the private sector; and (2) cost estimates and recommendations for Federal, State, and local administrative and legislative actions. In carrying out its duties under this section, the Commission had to take into account Federal, State, and local plans and studies about the area, including the National Park Service study on the feasibility of a museum of American ethnic culture as part of the Memorial's development plans.