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Calendar No. 400 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1913 

[Report No. 109–238] 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease a portion of the Dorothy 

Buell Memorial Visitor Center for use as a visitor center for the Indiana 

Dunes National Lakeshore, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 25, 2005 

Mr. LUGAR introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

APRIL 20, 2006 

Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of April 7, 2006, by Mr. 

DOMENICI, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease a portion 

of the Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center for use 

as a visitor center for the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Dorothy Buell Memo3 rial Visitor Center Lease Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

6 (1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 

7 means the Porter County Convention, Recreation 

8 and Visitor Commission. 

9 (2) LAKESHORE.—The term ‘‘Lakeshore’’ 

10 means the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. 

11 (3) LAKESHORE CENTER.—The term ‘‘Lake12 shore Center’’ means the visitor center for the Lake13 shore authorized under section 4(a). 

14 (4) MEMORIAL CENTER.—The term ‘‘Memorial 

15 Center’’ means the Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor 

16 Center located south of the Lakeshore boundary on 

17 Indiana Route 49. 

18 (5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

19 the Secretary of the Interior. 

20 SEC. 3. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may enter into a 

22 memorandum of understanding with the Commission to 

23 establish a joint partnership with respect to the manage24 ment of the Memorial Center. 

25 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The memorandum of under26 standing shall— 


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1 (1) identify the overall goals and purposes of 

2 the Memorial Center; 

3 (2) describe the allocation of management and 

4 operational duties between the Secretary and the 

5 Commission with respect to the Memorial Center; 

6 (3) identify how activities of the Memorial Cen7 ter will be funded; 

8 (4) identify the parties responsible for providing 

9 amenities at the Memorial Center; 

10 (5) establish procedures for changing or dis11 solving the joint partnership; and 

12 (6) address any other issues determined to be 

13 appropriate by the Secretary or the Commission. 

14 SEC. 4. LEASE AGREEMENT. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—After entering into a memo16 randum of understanding under section 3(a), the Sec17 retary may enter into an agreement with the Commission 

18 to lease space in the Memorial Center for use as a visitor 

19 center for the Lakeshore. 

20 (b) STAFF.—The Secretary may use employees of the 

21 Lakeshore to provide visitor information and education at 

22 the Lakeshore Center. 

23 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

24 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec25 retary such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act. 


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1 SECTION 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 The table of contents of this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Table of contents. 

TITLE I—DOROTHY BUELL MEMORIAL VISITOR CENTER 

Sec. 101. Short title. 

Sec. 102. Definitions. 

Sec. 103. Memorandum of understanding. 

Sec. 104. Lease agreement. 

Sec. 105. Authorization of appropriations. 

TITLE II—PUBLIC LAND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS 

Sec. 201. Short title. 

Sec. 202. Gaylord Nelson Wilderness. 

Sec. 203. Arlington House land transfer. 

Sec. 204. Cumberland Island Wilderness. 

Sec. 205. Petrified Forest boundary. 

Sec. 206. Commemorative works. 

Sec. 207. Ojito Wilderness. 

3 TITLE I—DOROTHY BUELL 

4 MEMORIAL VISITOR CENTER 

5 SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 

6 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Dorothy Buell Memorial 

7 Visitor Center Lease Act’’. 

8 SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS. 

9 In this title: 

10 (1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 

11 means the Porter County Convention, Recreation and 

12 Visitor Commission. 

13 (2) LAKESHORE.—The term ‘‘Lakeshore’’ means 

14 the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. 

15 (3) LAKESHORE CENTER.—The term ‘‘Lakeshore 

16 Center’’ means the visitor center for the Lakeshore au17 thorized under section 104(a). 


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1 (4) MEMORIAL CENTER.—The term ‘‘Memorial 

2 Center’’ means the Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor 

3 Center located south of the Lakeshore boundary on In4 diana Route 49. 

5 (5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

6 the Secretary of the Interior. 

7 SEC. 103. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may enter into a 

9 memorandum of understanding with the Commission to es10 tablish a joint partnership with respect to the management 

11 of the Memorial Center. 

12 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The memorandum of under13 standing shall— 

14 (1) identify the overall goals and purposes of the 

15 Memorial Center; 

16 (2) describe the allocation of management and 

17 operational duties between the Secretary and the 

18 Commission with respect to the Memorial Center; 

19 (3) identify how activities of the Memorial Cen20 ter will be funded; 

21 (4) identify the parties responsible for providing 

22 amenities at the Memorial Center; 

23 (5) establish procedures for changing or dis24 solving the joint partnership; and 


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1 (6) address any other issues determined to be ap2 propriate by the Secretary or the Commission. 

3 SEC. 104. LEASE AGREEMENT. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—After entering into a memorandum 

5 of understanding under section 103(a), the Secretary may 

6 enter into an agreement with the Commission to lease space 

7 in the Memorial Center for use as a visitor center for the 

8 Lakeshore. 

9 (b) STAFF.—The Secretary may use employees of the 

10 Lakeshore to provide visitor information and education at 

11 the Lakeshore Center. 

12 SEC. 105. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

13 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec14 retary such sums as are necessary to carry out this title. 

15 TITLE II—PUBLIC LAND 

16 TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS 

17 SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 

18 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Public Land Technical 

19 Amendments Act of 2006’’. 

20 SEC. 202. GAYLORD NELSON WILDERNESS. 

21 (a) REDESIGNATION.—Section 140 of division E of the 

22 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (16 U.S.C. 1132 

23 note; Public Law 108–447), is amended— 

24 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Gaylord A. 

25 Nelson’’ and inserting ‘‘Gaylord Nelson’’; and 


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1 (2) in subsection (c)(4), by striking ‘‘Gaylord A. 

2 Nelson Wilderness’’ and inserting ‘‘Gaylord Nelson 

3 Wilderness’’. 

4 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regu5 lation, document, paper, or other record of the United 

6 States to the ‘‘Gaylord A. Nelson Wilderness’’ shall be 

7 deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Gaylord Nelson Wilder8 ness’’. 

9 SEC. 203. ARLINGTON HOUSE LAND TRANSFER. 

10 Section 2863(h)(1) of Public Law 107–107 (115 Stat. 

11 1333) is amended by striking ‘‘the George Washington Me12 morial Parkway’’ and inserting ‘‘Arlington House, the Rob13 ert E. Lee Memorial,’’. 

14 SEC. 204. CUMBERLAND ISLAND WILDERNESS. 

15 Section 2(a)(1) of Public Law 97–250 (16 U.S.C. 1132 

16 note; 96 Stat. 709) is amended by striking ‘‘numbered 640/ 

17 20,038I, and dated September 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘num18 bered 640/20,038K, and dated September 2005’’. 

19 SEC. 205. PETRIFIED FOREST BOUNDARY. 

20 Section 2(1) of the Petrified Forest National Park Ex21 pansion Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 119 note) is amended by 

22 striking ‘‘numbered 110/80,044, and dated July 2004’’ and 

23 inserting ‘‘numbered 110/80,045, and dated January 

24 2005’’. 


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1 SEC. 206. COMMEMORATIVE WORKS. 

2 Section 8908(b)(1) of title 40, United States Code, is 

3 amended in the second sentence by striking ‘‘House Admin4 istration’’ and inserting ‘‘Resources’’. 

5 SEC. 207. OJITO WILDERNESS. 

6 Section 2(1) of the Ojito Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

7 1132 note; Public Law 109–94) is amended by striking ‘‘Oc8 tober 1, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘January 24, 2006’’. 


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Calendar No. 400 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1913 

[Report No. 109

–238] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease 

poses. Dunes National Lakeshore, and for other purCenter for use as a visitor center for the Indiana a portion of the Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor 

APRIL 20, 2006 

Reported with an amendment 


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