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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1287 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 3, 2009 

Mr. VISCLOSKY (for himself and Mr. DONNELLY of Indiana) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. DOROTHY BUELL MEMORIAL VISITOR CENTER. 

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

5 ‘‘Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center Partnership 

6 Act’’. 


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1 (b) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—The Sec2 retary of the Interior may enter into a memorandum of 

3 understanding to establish a joint partnership with the 

4 Porter County Convention, Recreation and Visitor Com5 mission. The memorandum of understanding shall— 

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

7 Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center; 

8 (2) establish how management and operational 

9 duties will be shared; 

10 (3) determine how exhibits, signs, and other in11 formation are developed; 

12 (4) indicate how various activities will be fund13 ed; 

14 (5) identify who is responsible for providing site 

15 amenities; 

16 (6) establish procedures for changing or dis17 solving the joint partnership; and 

18 (7) address any other issues deemed necessary 

19 by the Secretary or the Porter County Convention, 

20 Recreation and Visitor Commission. 

21 (c) DEVELOPMENT OF EXHIBITS.—The Secretary 

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

23 Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center related to the use 

24 and management of the resources at Indiana Dunes Na25 tional Lakeshore, at a cost not to exceed $1,500,000. 


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1 (d) NATIONAL LAKESHORE PRESENCE.—The Sec2 retary may use park staff from Indiana Dunes National 

3 Lakeshore in the Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center 

4 to provide visitor information and education. 

5 SEC. 2. INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE. 

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

7 the establishment of the Indiana Dunes National Lake8 shore, and for other purposes’’ (16 U.S.C. 460u–19) is 

9 amended— 

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

11 ‘‘(a) After notifying’’; and 

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

13 ‘‘(b) CONTIGUOUS CLARIFIED.—For purposes of sub14 section (a), lands may be considered contiguous to other 

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

16 from the other lands by only a public or private right17 of-way, such as a road, railroad, or utility corridor.’’. 

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