Calendar No. 440

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 150

[Report No. 103–269]

A BILL

To provide for assistance in the preservation of

purposes.Taliesin in the State of Wisconsin, and for other

MAY 25 (legislative day, MAY 16), 1994

Reported with an amendment
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Calendar No. 440

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 150

[Report No. 103–269]

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

Wisconsin, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JANUARY 21 (legislative day, JANUARY 5), 1993

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

the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

MAY 25 (legislative day, MAY 16), 1994

Reported by Mr. JOHNSTON, with an amendment

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

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. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Taliesin Preservation

5 Act of 1993’’.
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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

2 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that the nationally

3 significant land, improvements, and landscapes in the

4 State of Wisconsin that comprise the complex known as

5 ‘‘Taliesin’’—

6 (1) was the home and studio of America’s most

7 important artist of this century, architect Frank

8 Lloyd Wright, from 1911 until 1959;

9 (2) was designated as a National Historic

10 Landmark on January 7, 1976;

11 (3) includes other projects designed by Wright,

12 including—

13 (A) the Romeo and Juliet Windmill, de14 signed in 1897;

15 (B) the Hillside Home School, designed in

16 1901;

17 (C) the Tan-y-deri residence, designed in

18 1907;

19 (D) the Midway Farm, designed in 1937;

20 and

21 (E) 600 acres of landscape;

22 (4) includes the adjoining—

23 (A) Unity Chapel, which Wright worked on

24 in 1887 for architect Joseph Silsbee; and

25 (B) Michels Farm property, which was the

26 farm of Wright’s uncle Thomas (Jones);
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1 (5) is the preeminent single site in the world for

2 interpreting the life, work, and ideas of Wright; and

3 (6) can best achieve the goals of the National

4 Park Service by becoming an affiliated area of the

5 National Park System, while remaining under pri6 vate ownership and management.

7 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to provide

8 for the preservation and interpretation by the Secretary

9 of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Na10 tional Park Service, of the complex in Wisconsin known

11 as the ‘‘Taliesin’’, for the benefit of present and future

12 generations.

13 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

14 As used in this Act:

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

16 or operator’’ means the owner or operator of the

17 Taliesin site.

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

19 the Secretary of the Interior.

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

21 means the properties described in section 2.

22 SEC. 4. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AND PLAN.

23 (a) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the pur25 pose of this Act, and after approving a comprehen-
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1 sive plan in accordance with subsection (b), the Sec2 retary may enter into one or more cooperative agree3 ments containing the provisions described in para4 graph (3) with the owner or operator to provide as5 sistance in accordance with paragraph (2).

6 (2) ASSISTANCE.—Pursuant to a cooperative

7 agreement described in paragraph (1), in accordance

8 with the comprehensive plan described in subsection

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

10 may provide technical and financial assistance for

11 the protection, restoration, and interpretation of the

12 Taliesin site.

13 (3) PROVISIONS.—Each agreement shall pro14 vide that the owner or operator—

15 (A) shall permit public access to the

16 Taliesin site at reasonable times through con17 ducted tours that interpret the culturally sig18 nificant portions of the Taliesin site; and

19 (B) may make no change or alteration of

20 the Taliesin site that is not consistent with the

21 comprehensive plan.

22 (b) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.—

23 (1) PREPARATION AND ADOPTION.—As a condi24 tion of entering into a cooperative agreement under

25 subsection (a), the owner or operator shall prepare
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1 and adopt a comprehensive plan for the continued

2 preservation and public use of the Taliesin site and

3 submit the plan to the Secretary for approval.

4 (2) APPROVAL.—The Secretary shall approve

5 the comprehensive plan if the plan is consistent

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

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

8 or revised from time to time, but no assistance, fi9 nancial or otherwise, may be made available pursu10 ant to any cooperative agreement unless the amend11 ment or revision is approved by the Secretary in ac12 cordance with this subsection.

13 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), there

15 are authorized to be appropriated $8,000,000 to carry out

16 this Act.

17 (b) MATCHING FUNDS.—As a condition of the avail18 ability of funds pursuant to this Act, the funds must be

19 supplemented with matching non-Federal funds on a one20 to-one basis. The non-Federal matching funds shall come

21 from both State and private funding sources.

22 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

23 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Taliesin Preservation

24 Act of 1994’’.
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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

2 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—

3 (1) ‘‘Taliesin’’, the nationally significant 600-

4 acre site located in the State of Wisconsin, together

5 with its structures and improvements, was the home

6 and studio of the exceptionally gifted and outstanding

7 artist, architect Frank Lloyd Wright, from 1911 until

8 1959, and was designated as a National Historic

9 Landmark in 1976; and

10 (2) Taliesin is the preeminent single site in the

11 Nation for interpreting the life, work, and ideas of

12 Wright, and can best be protected and interpreted

13 through designation as an affiliated area of the Na14 tional Park System, while remaining under private

15 ownership and management.

16 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to provide

17 for the preservation and interpretation of the Taliesin site

18 by the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as

19 the ‘‘Secretary’’), for the benefit of present and future

20 generations.

21 SEC. 3. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AND PLAN.

22 (a) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—(1) In furtherance

23 of this Act, the Secretary is authorized to enter into cooper24 ative agreements with the owner or operator of the Taliesin

25 site, pursuant to which agreements the Secretary may

26 mark, interpret, restore, and provide technical assistance
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1 for the preservation of the site, in accordance with the com2 prehensive plan described in subsection (b).

3 (2) Each cooperative agreement shall provide that the

4 Secretary shall have the right of access at reasonable times

5 to all public portions of the property covered by the agree6 ment, for the purpose of conducting visitors through such

7 properties and interpreting them to the public.

8 (3) Such cooperative agreements shall provide that no

9 changes or alterations shall be made in the property covered

10 by the agreement except by mutual agreement between the

11 Secretary and the other party to the agreement.

12 (b) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.—(1) As a condition of en13 tering into cooperative agreements and receiving financial

14 assistance under this Act, the owner or operator shall pre15 pare and adopt a comprehensive plan for the continued

16 preservation and public use of the Taliesin site and submit

17 such plan to the Secretary for approval.

18 (2) The plan may be amended or revised from time

19 to time, but no assistance, financial or otherwise, in con20 junction with this Act, may be made available by the Sec21 retary pursuant to any cooperative agreement unless the

22 amendment or revision is approved by the Secretary.

23 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

24 There are authorized to be appropriated not more than

25 $8,000,000 to carry out the purpose of this Act: Provided,
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1 That with respect to the cooperative agreements authorized

2 in subsection 3(a), the Secretary may not provide more

3 than one-third of the aggregate cost of implementing those

4 agreements. The remainder of the cost shall be borne by

5 State and private entities.