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Calendar No. 643 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1329 

[Report No. 110–291] 

To extend the Acadia National Park Advisory Commission, to provide 

improved visitor services at the park, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 8, 2007 

Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Ms. SNOWE) introduced the following bill; which 

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

Resources 

APRIL 10, 2008 

Reported by Mr. BINGAMAN, with amendments 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To extend the Acadia National Park Advisory Commission, 

to provide improved visitor services at the 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 ‘‘Acadia National Park 

5 Improvement Act of 2008’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF LAND CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY. 

2 Section 102(d) of Public Law 99–420 (16 U.S.C. 341 

3 note) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting 

4 the following: 

5 ‘‘(2) Federally-owned property under jurisdic6 tion of the Secretary referred to in paragraph (1) of 

7 this subsection shall be conveyed to the towns in 

8 which the property is located without encumbrance 

9 and without monetary consideration, except that no 

10 town shall be eligible to receive such lands unless 

11 lands within the Park boundary and owned by the 

12 town have been conveyed to the Secretary.’’. 

13 SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF ACADIA NATIONAL PARK ADVISORY 

14 COMMISSION. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 103(f) of Public Law 99– 

16 420 (16 U.S.C. 341 note) is amended by striking ‘‘20’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘40’’. 

18 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

19 subsection (a) shall take effect on September 25, 2006. 

20 SEC. 4. INCREASE IN LAND ACQUISITION CEILING. 

21 Section 106(a) of Public Law 99–420 (16 U.S.C. 341 

22 note) is amended by striking ‘‘$9,100,000’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘$28,000,000’’. 

24 SEC. 5. INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION CENTER. 

25 Title I of Public Law 99–420 (16 U.S.C. 341 note) 

26 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 108. INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION CENTER. 

2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall may provide 

3 assistance in the planning, construction, and operation of 

4 an intermodal transportation center located outside of the 

5 boundary of the Park in the town of Trenton, Maine to 

6 improve the management, interpretation, and visitor en7 joyment of the Park. 

8 ‘‘(b) AGREEMENTS.—To carry out subsection (a), in 

9 administering the intermodal transportation center, the 

10 Secretary may enter into interagency agreements with 

11 other Federal agencies, and cooperative agreements and, 

12 notwithstanding chapter 63 of title 31, United States Code, 

13 cooperative agreements under appropriate terms and condi14 tions, with State and local agencies, and nonprofit organi15 zations— 

16 ‘‘(1) to provide exhibits, interpretive services 

17 (including employing individuals to provide such 

18 services), and technical assistance; 

19 ‘‘(2) to conduct activities that facilitate the dis20 semination of information relating to the Park and 

21 the Island Explorer transit system system (or any 

22 successor transit system); 

23 ‘‘(3) to provide financial assistance for the con24 struction of the intermodal transportation center in 

25 exchange for space in the center that is sufficient to 

26 interpret the Park; and 


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1 ‘‘(4) to assist with the operation and mainte2 nance of the intermodal transportation center. 

3 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 

5 appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are nec6 essary to carry out this section (including planning, 

7 design and construction of the intermodal transpor8 tation center). 

9 ‘‘(2) OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE.—There 

10 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are 

11 necessary to maintain and operate the intermodal 

12 transportation center.’’. 


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Calendar No. 643 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1329 

[Report No. 110

–291] 

A BILL 

To extend the Acadia National Park Advisory Comthe park, and for other purposes. mission, to provide improved visitor services at 

APRIL 10, 2008 

Reported with amendments 


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