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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5733 

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue coins commemorating the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Glacier National 

Park, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 8, 2008 

Mr. REHBERG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Financial Services 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue 

coins commemorating the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Glacier National Park, 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 ‘‘Glacier National Park 

5 Commemorative Coin Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 The Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) On May 11, 1910, President William How2 ard Taft signed a bill establishing Glacier National 

3 Park; the Nation’s 10th national park. 

4 (2) In 1931, members of the Rotary Clubs of 

5 Alberta and Montana suggested joining Glacier Na6 tional Park with its adjacent cross-border Canadian 

7 national park, Waterton Lakes National Park, as a 

8 symbol of peace and friendship between the two na9 tions. 

10 (3) In 1932, the United States and Canadian 

11 governments agreed to jointly designate the two 

12 parks as Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, 

13 the world’s first. 

14 (4) Both parks are biosphere reserves, and were 

15 named as a World Heritage Site in 1995, high16 lighting the importance of the parks, not just to the 

17 United States and Canada, but to the entire world. 

18 (5) Glacier National Park’s rugged and soaring 

19 mountains, pristine forests, watchable wildlife, alpine 

20 meadows, and spectacular lakes have inspired gen21 erations of people to explore and experience nature. 

22 (6) Known as ‘‘The Crown of the Continent’’, 

23 Glacier National Park, with its awe-inspiring beauty, 

24 majesty and grandeur, is an incredible national 

25 treasure. 


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1 (7) 2010 will mark the 100th anniversary of 

2 the establishment of Glacier National Park. 

3 SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 

4 (a) DENOMINATION.—In commemoration of the 

5 100th anniversary of the establishment of Glacier Na6 tional Park, the Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in 

7 this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall mint and 

8 issue not more than 200,000 $1 coins, each of which 

9 shall— 

10 (1) weigh 26.73 grams; 

11 (2) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and 

12 (3) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent 

13 copper. 

14 (b) LEGAL TENDER.—The coins minted under this 

15 Act shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of 

16 title 31, United States Code. 

17 (c) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of sections 

18 5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all coins 

19 minted under this Act shall be considered to be numis20 matic items. 

21 SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS. 

22 (a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The design of the coins 

24 minted under this Act shall be emblematic of Glacier 

25 National Park, its natural features, and wildlife. 


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1 (2) DESIGNATION AND INSCRIPTIONS.—On 

2 each coin minted under this Act there shall be— 

3 (A) a designation of the value of the coin; 

4 (B) an inscription of the year ‘‘2010’’; and 

5 (C) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, 

6 ‘‘In God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of Amer7 ica’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’. 

8 (b) SELECTION.—The design for the coins minted 

9 under this Act shall be— 

10 (1) selected by the Secretary after consultation 

11 with the Glacier National Park Fund and the Com12 mission of Fine Arts; and 

13 (2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory 

14 Committee. 

15 SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS. 

16 (a) QUALITY OF COINS.—Coins minted under this 

17 Act shall be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities. 

18 (b) PERIOD FOR ISSUANCE.—The Secretary may 

19 issue coins under this Act only during the calendar year 

20 beginning on January 1, 2010. 

21 SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS. 

22 (a) SALE PRICE.—Notwithstanding any other provi23 sion of law, the coins issued under this Act shall be sold 

24 by the Secretary at a price equal to— 

25 (1) the face value of the coins; 


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1 (2) the surcharge provided in section 7(a) with 

2 respect to such coins; and 

3 (3) the cost of designing and issuing the coins 

4 (including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, 

5 overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping). 

6 (b) BULK SALES.—The Secretary shall make bulk 

7 sales of the coins issued under this Act at a reasonable 

8 discount. 

9 (c) PREPAID ORDERS AT A DISCOUNT.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall accept 

11 prepaid orders for the coins minted under this Act 

12 before the issuance of such coins. 

13 (2) DISCOUNT.—Sale prices with respect to pre14 paid orders under paragraph (1) shall be at a rea15 sonable discount. 

16 SEC. 7. SURCHARGES. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—All sales of coins minted under 

18 this Act shall include a surcharge of $10 per coin. 

19 (b) DISTRIBUTION.—Subject to section 5134(f) of 

20 title 31, United States Code, the surcharges received by 

21 the Secretary from the sale of coins issued under this Act 

22 shall be promptly paid by the Secretary to the Glacier Na23 tional Park Fund of Whitefish, Montana, for use in— 

24 (1) supporting the celebration, preservation, 

25 and promotion of Glacier National Park; and 


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1 (2) maintaining and expanding the infrastruc2 ture and facilities of Glacier National Park. 

3 (c) AUDITS.—The Glacier National Park Fund of 

4 Whitefish, Montana, shall be subject to the audit require5 ments of section 5134(f)(2) of title 31, United States 

6 Code. 

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