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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1734

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contribute funds for the establishment of an interpretative center on the life and contributions of

President Abraham Lincoln.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

OCTOBER 14, 1999

Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. FITZGERALD) introduced the following bill;

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

A BILL

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contribute funds

for the establishment of an interpretative center on the

life and contributions of President Abraham Lincoln.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD ESTABLISHMENT OF

4 ABRAHAM LINCOLN INTERPRETIVE CENTER.

5 (a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—Subject to subsections

6 (b) and (c), the Secretary of the Interior shall make grants

7 to contribute funds for the establishment in Springfield,

8 Illinois, of an interpretive center to preserve and make

9 available to the public materials related to the life of Presi-
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1 dent Abraham Lincoln and to provide interpretive and

2 educational services which communicate the meaning of

3 the life of Abraham Lincoln.

4 (b) PLAN AND DESIGN.—

5 (1) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 18 months

6 after the date of enactment of this Act, the entity

7 selected by the Secretary of the Interior to receive

8 grants under subsection (a) shall submit to the Sec9 retary a plan and design for the interpretive center,

10 including a description of the following:

11 (A) The design of the facility and site.

12 (B) The method of acquisition.

13 (C) The estimated cost of acquisition, con14 struction, operation, and maintenance.

15 (D) The manner and extent to which non16 Federal entities will participate in the acquisi17 tion, construction, operation, and maintenance

18 of the center.

19 (2) CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION.—The

20 plan and design for the interpretive center shall be

21 prepared in consultation with the Secretary of the

22 Interior and the Governor of Illinois and in coopera23 tion with such other public, municipal, and private

24 entities as the Secretary considers appropriate.
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1 (c) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—A grant under sub2 section (a) may not be made until such time as the entity

3 selected to receive the grant certifies to the Secretary of

4 the Interior that funds have been contributed by the State

5 of Illinois or raised from non-Federal sources for use to

6 establish the interpretive center in an amount equal to at

7 least double the amount of that grant.

8 (d) PROHIBITION ON CONTRIBUTION OF OPERATING

9 FUNDS.—Grant amounts may not be used for the mainte10 nance or operation of the interpretive center.

11 (e) NON-FEDERAL OPERATION.—The Secretary of

12 Interior shall have no involvement in the actual operation

13 of the interpretive center, except at the request of the non14 Federal entity responsible for the operation of the center.

15 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

16 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the

17 Interior a total of $50,000,000 to make grants under sub18 section (a). Amounts so appropriated shall remain avail19 able for expenditure through fiscal year 2006.

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