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Calendar No. 298 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1287 

[Report No. 111–148] 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

MARCH 2, 2010 

Reported by Mr. BINGAMAN, without amendment 

AN ACT 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into 

a partnership with the Porter County Convention, Recreation and Visitor Commission regarding the use of the 

Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center 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. DOROTHY BUELL MEMORIAL VISITOR CENTER. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 

3 ‘‘Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center Partnership 

4 Act’’. 

5 (b) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—The Sec6 retary of the Interior may enter into a memorandum of 

7 understanding to establish a joint partnership with the 

8 Porter County Convention, Recreation and Visitor Com9 mission. The memorandum of understanding shall— 

10 (1) identify the overall goals and purpose of the 

11 Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center; 

12 (2) establish how management and operational 

13 duties will be shared; 

14 (3) determine how exhibits, signs, and other in15 formation are developed; 

16 (4) indicate how various activities will be fund17 ed; 

18 (5) identify who is responsible for providing site 

19 amenities; 

20 (6) establish procedures for changing or dis21 solving the joint partnership; and 

22 (7) address any other issues deemed necessary 

23 by the Secretary or the Porter County Convention, 

24 Recreation and Visitor Commission. 

25 (c) DEVELOPMENT OF EXHIBITS.—The Secretary 

26 may plan, design, construct, and install exhibits in the 


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1 Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center related to the use 

2 and management of the resources at Indiana Dunes Na3 tional Lakeshore, at a cost not to exceed $1,500,000. 

4 (d) NATIONAL LAKESHORE PRESENCE.—The Sec5 retary may use park staff from Indiana Dunes National 

6 Lakeshore in the Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center 

7 to provide visitor information and education. 

8 SEC. 2. INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE. 

9 Section 19 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for 

10 the establishment of the Indiana Dunes National Lake11 shore, and for other purposes’’ (16 U.S.C. 460u–19) is 

12 amended— 

13 (1) by striking ‘‘After notifying’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘(a) After notifying’’; and 

15 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(b) CONTIGUOUS CLARIFIED.—For purposes of sub17 section (a), lands may be considered contiguous to other 

18 lands if the lands touch the other lands, or are separated 

19 from the other lands by only a public or private right20 of-way, such as a road, railroad, or utility corridor.’’. 


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Calendar No. 298 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1287 

[Report No. 111–148] 

AN ACT 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter 

poses. Dunes National Lakeshore, and for other purVisitor Center as a visitor center for the Indiana garding the use of the Dorothy Buell Memorial vention, Recreation and Visitor Commission reinto a partnership with the Porter County ConMARCH 2, 2010 

Reported without amendment 


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