79–010 

Calendar No. 372 

115TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! SENATE 2d Session 115–224 

ABRAHAM LINCOLN NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA 

AMENDMENT ACT 

APRIL 11, 2018.—Ordered to be printed 

Ms. MURKOWSKI, from the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources, submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany S. 1160] 

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] 

The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to which was 

referred the bill (S. 1160) to include Livingston County, the city of 

Jonesboro in Union County, and the city of Freeport in Stephenson 

County, Illinois, to the Lincoln National Heritage Area, and for 

other purposes, having considered the same, reports favorably 

thereon without amendment and recommends that the bill do pass. 

PURPOSE

The purpose of S. 1160 is to include Livingston County, the City 

of Jonesboro in Union County, and the city of Freeport in Stephenson County, Illinois, in the Lincoln National Heritage Area (NHA). 

BACKGROUND AND NEED

The Abraham Lincoln NHA was established in 2008 and preserves the rich legacy of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of 

the United States. The region includes 42 counties across central 

Illinois, stretching from the Indiana border to the Mississippi 

River, and is one of the largest heritage areas in the nation. President Lincoln spent 30 years of his life in central Illinois (1831– 

1861), accomplishing a body of work that still resonates today in 

the state’s historic sites, artifacts, landscapes, buildings, and folklore. 

While the 42 counties that make up the NHA provide opportunities for all people to explore Lincoln’s history in Illinois, there are 


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three additional areas (one county and two cities) that are currently not among this network that are key to the Lincoln heritage. 

Livingston County, the city of Jonesboro in Union County, and the 

city of Freeport in Stephenson County are pivotal to his legacy, as 

these areas are where Lincoln developed his legal career within the 

Eighth Judicial District. These areas also served as the sites of the 

historic Lincoln-Douglas debates. This boundary expansion to include these counties will increase opportunities for Illinois visitors 

and residents alike to experience the full measure of Lincoln’s legacy. 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

Senators Duckworth and Durbin introduced S. 1160 on May 17, 

2017. On February 14, 2018, the Subcommittee on National Parks 

held a legislative hearing on S. 1160. Similar language is also included in S. 1460, the Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017, 

which is on the Senate Calendar (Cal. 162). 

Companion legislation, H.R. 1161, was introduced in the House 

of Representatives on February 16, 2017, and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources. 

In the 114th Congress, similar legislation, S. 1662 was introduced by Senators Kirk and Durbin on June 24, 2015. The Subcommittee on National Parks held a hearing on the bill on June 15, 

2016. At its business meeting on July 13, 2016, the Committee on 

Energy and Natural Resources ordered S. 1662 favorably reported 

(S. Rept. 114–316). 

The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources met in open 

business session on March 8, 2018, and ordered S. 1160 favorably 

reported. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, in 

open business session on March 8, 2018, by a majority voice vote 

of a quorum present, recommends that the Senate pass S. 1160. 

Senator Lee asked to be recorded as voting no. 

SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS

Section 1. Short title 

Section 1 contains the short title. 

Section 2. Adjustment of boundaries of Lincoln National Heritage 

Area 

Section 2(a) amends section 443(b)(1) of the Consolidated Natural 

Resources Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–229) to adjust the boundary 

of the Lincoln NHA to include Livingston County, the city of 

Jonesboro in Union County, and the city of Freeport in Stephenson 

County. 

Subsection (b) requires the Secretary to update the map to reflect 

the boundary adjustment. 

COST AND BUDGETARY CONSIDERATIONS

The following estimate of the costs of this measure has been provided by the Congressional Budget Office: 


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S. 1160 would modify the boundary of the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area in Illinois to include an additional county and 

two cities. 

The boundary adjustment may require the National Park Service 

to update maps, handouts, and signage. Based on the costs of similar activities, CBO estimates that those costs would be insignificant; such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds. 

Enacting S. 1160 would not affect direct spending or revenues; 

therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply. 

CBO estimates that enacting S. 1160 would not increase net direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 

10-year periods beginning in 2028. 

S. 1160 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act. 

The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Janani Shankaran. 

The estimate was approved by H. Samuel Papenfuss, Deputy Assistant Director for Budget Analysis. 

REGULATORY IMPACT EVALUATION

In compliance with paragraph 11(b) of rule XXVI of the Standing 

Rules of the Senate, the Committee makes the following evaluation 

of the regulatory impact which would be incurred in carrying out 

S. 1160. The bill is not a regulatory measure in the sense of imposing Government-established standards or significant economic responsibilities on private individuals and businesses. 

No personal information would be collected in administering the 

program. Therefore, there would be no impact on personal privacy. 

Little, if any, additional paperwork would result from the enactment of S. 1160, as ordered reported. 

CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING

S. 1160, as ordered reported, does not contain any congressionally directed spending items, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff 

benefits as defined in rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate. 

EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS

The testimony provided by the Department of the Interior at the 

February 14, 2018, hearing on S. 1160 follows: 

STATEMENT OF P. DANIEL SMITH, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, EXERCISING THE AUTHORITY OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, 

BEFORE THE SENATE ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL PARKS, CONCERNING S. 

1160, S. 1472, S. 2225 AND S. 2238, BILLS PROVIDING

REVISED AUTHORITIES FOR THE LINCOLN NATIONAL HER- ITAGE AREA, THE TENNESSEE CIVIL WAR HERITAGE AREA, 

THE BLUE RIDGE NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA, AND THE

OHIO AND ERIE NATIONAL HERITAGE CANALWAY

Chairman Daines, Ranking Member King, and members 

of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to 


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present the Department of the Interior’s views on S. 1160, 

S. 1472, S. 2225 and S. 2238, bills providing revised authorities for the Lincoln National Heritage Area, the Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area, the Blue Ridge National 

Heritage Area, and the Ohio and Erie National Heritage 

Canalway, respectively. 

The Department recognizes that each of these entities 

serves an important role in preserving, interpreting, and 

promoting the unique natural and cultural characteristics 

that led to their designation as national heritage areas by 

Congress. However, in order to focus resources on reducing 

the National Park Service’s $11.6 billion deferred maintenance backlog and addressing other critical national park 

needs, funding for national heritage areas is not a priority 

in the Administration’s FY 2018 or FY 2019 budget. Under 

these circumstances, we believe it would be unwise to extend the authorization of funding, remove funding limitations, or expand the boundaries of national heritage areas 

at this time. 

S. 1160 would add Livingston County, the city Jonesboro 

in Union County and the city Freeport in Stephenson 

County to the Lincoln National Heritage Area, which was 

established in 2008 in the State of Illinois. These areas 

help tell the stories of the places that President Abraham 

Lincoln lived for almost 30 years. 

S. 1472 would extend the authorization for funding for 

the Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area for fiscal years 

2018 to 2021. This national heritage area tells the story of 

how warfare, occupation, emancipation, and Reconstruction impacted the State of Tennessee. 

S. 2225 would extend the authorization for funding for 

the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area for fiscal years 

2019 to 2022. The national heritage area consists of 25 

counties in Western North Carolina encompassing cultural 

and natural assets. 

S. 2238 would eliminate the $17 million funding ceiling 

for the Ohio & Erie National Heritage Canalway. This heritage area includes the 110-mile long Ohio & Erie Canal, 

from Cleveland to New Philadelphia, Ohio. 

Mr. Chairman, this concludes my statement. I would be 

pleased to answer any questions you or other members of 

the Subcommittee may have. 

CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW

In compliance with paragraph 12 of rule XXVI of the Standing 

Rules of the Senate, changes in existing law made by the original 

bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law proposed to be 

omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new matter is printed in 

italic, existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in 

roman): 


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THE CONSOLIDATED NATURAL 

RESOURCES ACT OF 2008 

Public Law 110–229 

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Consolidated 

Natural Resources Act of 2008’’. 

(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of this Act is as 

follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

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TITLE IV—NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS 

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Subtitle C—Abraham Lincoln National Heritage 

Area 

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SEC. 443. DESIGNATION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN NATIONAL HERITAGE 

AREA. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established the Abraham 

Lincoln National Heritage Area. 

(b) BOUNDARIES.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The National Heritage Area shall consist of 

sites as designated by the management plan within a core area 

located in Central Illinois, consisting of Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Coles, Cumberland, 

Dewitt, Douglas, Edgar, Fayette, Fulton, Greene, Hancock, 

Henderson, Jersey, Knox, LaSalle, Livingston, Logan, Macon, 

Macoupin, Madison, Mason, McDonough, McLean, Menard, 

Montgomery, Morgan, Moultrie, Peoria, Piatt, Pike, Sangamon, 

Schuyler, Scott, Shelby, Tazewell, Vermillion, Warren and 

Woodford counties, the city of Jonesboro in Union County, and 

the city of Freeport in Stephenson County. 

(2) MAP.—The boundaries of the National Heritage Area 

shall be as generally depicted on the map titled ‘‘Proposed 

Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area’’, and numbered 338/ 

80,000, and dated July 2007. The map shall be on file and 

available to the public in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service and the local coordinating entity. 

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