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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 517

To provide for assistance in the preservation of Taliesin in the State of

Wisconsin, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JANUARY 21, 1993

Mr. KLUG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee

on Natural Resources

A BILL

To provide for assistance in the preservation of Taliesin

in the State of Wisconsin, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. PURPOSE.

4 The purpose of this Act is to provide for assistance

5 by the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Direc6 tor of the National Park Service, in the preservation and

7 interpretation, for the benefit of present and future gen8 erations, of—

9 (1) the nationally significant land, improve10 ments, and landscapes in the State of Wisconsin
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1 that comprise the complex known as ‘‘Taliesin’’,

2 which was the home and studio of architect Frank

3 Lloyd Wright from 1911 to 1959 and which was

4 designated as a National Historic Landmark on

5 January 7, 1976; and

6 (2) the adjoining Unity Chapel and Michel’s

7 Farm properties.

8 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

9 As used in this Act:

10 (1) OWNER OR OPERATOR.—The term ‘‘owner

11 or operator’’ means the owner or operator of the

12 Taliesin site.

13 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means

14 the Secretary of the Interior.

15 (3) TALIESIN SITE.—The term ‘‘Taliesin site’’

16 means the properties described in section 1.

17 SEC. 3. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AND PLAN.

18 (a) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the pur20 pose of this Act, and after approving a comprehen21 sive plan in accordance with subsection (b), the Sec22 retary may enter into one or more cooperative agree23 ments containing the provisions described in para24 graph (3) with the owner or operator to provide as25 sistance in accordance with paragraph (2).
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1 (2) ASSISTANCE.—Pursuant to a cooperative

2 agreement described in paragraph (1), in accordance

3 with the comprehensive plan described in subsection

4 (b), and for the benefit of the public, the Secretary

5 may provide technical and financial assistance for

6 the protection, restoration, and interpretation of the

7 Taliesin site.

8 (3) PROVISIONS.—Each agreement shall pro9 vide that the owner or operator—

10 (A) shall permit public access to the

11 Taliesin site at reasonable times through con12 ducted tours that interpret the culturally sig13 nificant portions of the Taliesin site; and

14 (B) may make no change or alteration of

15 the Taliesin site that is not consistent with the

16 comprehensive plan.

17 (b) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.—

18 (1) PREPARATION AND ADOPTION.—As a condi19 tion of entering into a cooperative agreement under

20 subsection (a), the owner or operator shall prepare

21 and adopt a comprehensive plan for the continued

22 preservation and public use of the Taliesin site and

23 submit the plan to the Secretary for approval.
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1 (2) APPROVAL.—The Secretary shall approve

2 the comprehensive plan if the plan is consistent

3 with, and in furtherance of, the purpose of this Act.

4 (3) AMENDMENT.—The plan may be amended

5 or revised from time to time, but no assistance, fi6 nancial or otherwise, may be made available pursu7 ant to any cooperative agreement unless the amend8 ment or revision is approved by the Secretary in ac9 cordance with this subsection.

10 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro12 priated not to exceed $8,000,000 to carry out this Act.

13 (b) CONDITION.—As a condition of the availability of

14 funds pursuant to this Act, the funds must be supple15 mented with matching non-Federal funds on a one-to-one

16 basis.

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