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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5128 

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration 

of the founding of America’s National Parks, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 22, 2004 

Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Financial Services 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins 

in commemoration of the founding of America’s National 

Parks, 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 ‘‘National Park Anni5 versaries—Great American Spaces Commemorative Coin 

6 Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

8 The Congress finds the following: 
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1 (1) The National Park Foundation (NPF) is 

2 the congressionally-chartered nonprofit partner of 

3 America’s National Parks. 

4 (2) The mission of the National Park Founda5 tion is to strengthen the enduring connection be6 tween the American people and their National Parks 

7 by raising private funds, making strategic grants, 

8 creating innovative partnerships and increasing pub9 lic awareness of National Parks. 

10 (3) The Parks represented in this program rep11 resent some of the most beloved, and treasured Na12 tional Parks in America. 

13 (4) The National Park Service was established 

14 in 1916 to preserve and protect great scenic parks 

15 such as Grand Canyon and Yosemite is a time hon16 ored tradition while also managing battlefields such 

17 as Gettysburg and historical sites such as the Lin18 coln Memorial. 

19 (5) Theodore Roosevelt said that nothing short 

20 of defending this country in wartime ‘‘compares in 

21 importance with the great task of leaving this land 

22 even a better land for our descendents than it is for 

23 us . . .’’. 
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1 (6) Parks established under Theodore Roo2 sevelt’s presidency, such as Grand Canyon and Dev3 ils Tower, are the embodiment of this ideal. 

4 SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 

5 (a) $1 SILVER COINS FOR NATIONAL PARKS OB6 SERVING HISTORIC ANNIVERSARIES OF THEIR FOUND7 ING.—The Secretary of the Treasury (hereinafter in this 

8 Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall mint and issue 

9 not more than 300,000 $1 coins for each of the National 

10 Parks specified in section 4(d), each of which shall— 

11 (1) weigh 26.73 grams; 

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

13 (3) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent 

14 copper. 

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

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

17 title 31, United States Code. 

18 (c) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of section 

19 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all coins minted 

20 under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic 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 developed in consulta25 tion with the National Park Foundation and shall be 
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1 emblematic of the National Park being commemo2 rated on each coin. 

3 (2) DESIGNATION AND INSCRIPTIONS.—On 

4 each coin minted under this Act there shall be— 

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

6 (B) an inscription of the year in which the 

7 coin is minted; and 

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

9 ‘‘In God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of Amer10 ica’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’. 

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

12 under this Act shall be— 

13 (1) selected by the Secretary after consultation 

14 with the Commission of Fine Arts and the National 

15 Parks Foundation; and 

16 (2) reviewed by the Citizens Advisory Com17 mittee established under section 5135 of title 31, 

18 United States Code 

19 (c) MINT FACILITY.—Only 1 facility of the United 

20 States Mint may be used to strike any particular quality 

21 of the coins minted under this Act. 

22 (d) NATIONAL PARKS TO BE COMMEMORATED.—The 

23 National Parks to be commemorated, the year of com24 memoration, and the anniversary to be observed are as 

25 follows: 
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Year of Issuance National Park or Park 

Service Anniversary 

2007 ................................................... Devils Tower National 

Monument.

100th 

2008 ................................................... Grand Canyon National 

Park.

100th 

2010 ................................................... Glacier National Park .... 100th 

2011 ................................................... Lincoln Memorial ........... 100th 

2014 ................................................... Yosemite National Park 150th 

2015 ................................................... Rocky Mountain National Park.100th 

2016 ................................................... National Park Service .... 100th 

2017 ................................................... Denali National Park .... 100th 

2018 ................................................... Acadia National Park .... 100th 

2019 ................................................... Zion National Park ........ 100th 

2020 ................................................... Gettysburg National 

Military Park.

125th 

1 SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS. 

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

3 Act shall be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities. 

4 (b) COMMENCEMENT OF ISSUANCE.—The Secretary 

5 may issue coins minted under this Act beginning January 

6 1 of the year of issuance as specified in section 4(d), ex7 cept that the Secretary may initiate sales of such coins, 

8 without issuance, before such date. 

9 (c) TERMINATION OF MINTING AUTHORITY.—No 

10 coins shall be minted under this Act after December 31 

11 of the year of issuance specified in section 4(d). 

12 SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS. 

13 (a) SALE PRICE.—Notwithstanding any other provi14 sion of law, the coins issued under this Act shall be sold 

15 by the Secretary at a price equal to the face value, plus 

16 the cost of designing and issuing such coins (including 

17 labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead ex18 penses, and marketing). 
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1 (b) BULK SALES.—The Secretary shall make bulk 

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

3 discount. 

4 (c) PREPAID ORDERS AT A DISCOUNT.— 

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

6 prepaid orders for the coins minted under this Act 

7 before the issuance of such coins. 

8 (2) DISCOUNT.—Sale prices with respect to pre9 paid orders under paragraph (1) shall be at a rea10 sonable discount. 

11 (d) SALES OF SINGLE COINS AND SETS OF COINS.— 

12 Coins of each design specified under section 4 may be sold 

13 separately or as a set containing other coins authorized 

14 in this Act. 

15 SEC. 7. SURCHARGES. 

16 (a) SURCHARGE REQUIRED.—All sales shall include 

17 a surcharge of $10 per coin. 

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

19 title 31, United States Code, all surcharges which are re20 ceived by the Secretary from the sale of coins issued under 

21 this Act shall be promptly paid by the Secretary to the 

22 National Park Foundation for use as follows: 

23 (1) 50 percent of the surcharges received shall 

24 be used by the National Park Foundation in support 

25 of all National Parks. 
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1 (2) 50 percent received shall be used by the Na2 tional Park Foundation for the benefit of the Na3 tional Parks designated in section 4(d) (in addition 

4 to any amount allocable to any such Park from ex5 penditures of amounts under paragraph (1)). 

6 (c) AUDITS.—The National Park Foundation shall be 

7 subject to the audit requirements of section 5134(f)(2) of 

8 title 31, United States Code. 

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