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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1284 

To authorize the placement of an equestrian statue depicting frontiersman, 

explorer, and missionary Jacob Hamblin on the grounds of the Forest 

Service Kaibab Plateau Visitor Center in Jacob Lake, Arizona, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 14, 2005 

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

on Resources 

A BILL 

To authorize the placement of an equestrian statue depicting 

frontiersman, explorer, and missionary Jacob Hamblin 

on the grounds of the Forest Service Kaibab Plateau 

Visitor Center in Jacob Lake, Arizona, 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. PLACEMENT OF EQUESTRIAN STATUE DEPICT2 ING JACOB HAMBLIN AT FOREST SERVICE 

3 KAIBAB PLATEAU VISITOR CENTER, JACOB 

4 LAKE, ARIZONA. 

5 (a) STATUE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Agri6 culture shall authorize the Jacob Hamblin Legacy Organi7 zation to install a bronze equestrian statue depicting fron8 tiersman, explorer, and missionary Jacob Hamblin on the 

9 grounds of the Forest Service Kaibab Plateau Visitor Cen10 ter in Jacob Lake, Arizona. The authority to install the 

11 statue includes the authority to provide historical informa12 tion regarding the life of Jacob Hamblin, either as part 

13 of the base of the statue or a nearby display. 

14 (b) LOCATION OF STATUE.—The statue authorized 

15 by subsection (a) shall be installed in a prominent location 

16 in front of the visitor center so that the statue is visible 

17 from both Highway 67 and Highway 89 Alt. 

18 (c) DESIGN APPROVALS.—The statue authorized by 

19 subsection (a) shall be at least life size. The actual design 

20 of the statue, and the historical information to be provided 

21 as part of the statue, shall be subject to the approval of 

22 the Secretary. 

23 (d) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR

24 ESTABLISHMENT.—No Federal funds may be expended to 

25 design the statue authorized by subsection (a), to acquire 
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1 the statue, to prepare the site selected for the statue, or 

2 to install the statue. 

3 (e) SUSPENSION FOR MISREPRESENTATION IN

4 FUNDRAISING.—The Secretary may suspend the authority 

5 of the Jacob Hamblin Legacy Organization to place the 

6 statue at the visitor center if the Secretary determines 

7 that fundraising efforts relating to the statue have mis8 represented an affiliation of the Jacob Hamblin Legacy 

9 Organization with the Federal Government. 

10 (f) ANNUAL REPORT.—Until the statue authorized 

11 by subsection (a) is installed, the Jacob Hamblin Legacy 

12 Organization shall submit to the Secretary an annual re13 port of operations related to fundraising efforts for the 

14 statue and progress on the placement of the statue at the 

15 visitor center. 

16 (g) MAINTENANCE.—Upon installation of the statue 

17 authorized by subsection (a) at the visitor center, the Sec18 retary shall assume responsibility for the maintenance of 

19 the statue. The Secretary may accept contributions for the 

20 maintenance of the statue from the Jacob Hamblin Leg21 acy Organization or other persons. Amounts accepted 

22 under this subsection shall be merged with other funds 

23 available to the Secretary for the operation and mainte24 nance of the visitor center. 

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