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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1828

To amend the Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Act of 1984

to authorize appropriations for capital improvement projects, and for

other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APRIL 22, 1993

Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. RUSH, Mr. REYNOLDS, Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, Mr. SANGMEISTER, Mr. FAWELL, Mr. PORTER, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr.

EVANS, Mr. DURBIN, and Mr. GUTIERREZ) introduced the following bill;

which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL

To amend the Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor

Act of 1984 to authorize appropriations for capital improvement projects, 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. AUTHORIZATION OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT

4 PROJECTS.

5 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 116 of the Illinois and

6 Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor Act of 1984

7 (98 Stat. 1456; 16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended by adding

8 the following at the end thereof:
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1 ‘‘(c) FUNDING FOR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR

2 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.—For the 5 fiscal years which

3 commence after September 30, 1993, there is authorized

4 to be appropriated to the Secretary not more than

5 $100,000,000 to carry out section 108(i)(2).’’.

6 (b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—Section 108(i) of

7 such Act is amended—

8 (1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘COOPERATIVE

9 AGREEMENTS.—’’; and

10 (2) by adding the following at the end thereof:

11 ‘‘(2) The Secretary is authorized to provide funds to

12 the State, to any political subdivision of the State, or to

13 any person to assist in the development of capital improve14 ment projects necessary or appropriate to implement the

15 plan. Such funds may not be used to cover more than 50

16 percent of the aggregate costs of such projects. The re17 maining share of such costs shall be funded with non-Fed18 eral moneys. Federal funds may only be provided under

19 this paragraph pursuant to a cooperative agreement en20 tered into between the Secretary, acting in consultation

21 with the Commission, and the recipient of such funds.’’.

22 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF BOUNDARIES.

23 Section 104(b)(1) of the Illinois and Michigan Canal

24 National Heritage Corridor Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 461

25 note) is amended to read as follows:
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1 ‘‘(1) The corridor shall consist of the areas depicted

2 on—

3 ‘‘(A) the map entitled ‘Illinois and Michigan

4 Canal National Heritage Corridor’, dated May 1983

5 and numbered IMC–80,000;

6 ‘‘(B) the map entitled ‘Illinois and Michigan

7 Canal National Heritage Corridor—Boundary Defi8 nition for portions of the Corridor East of Harlem

9 Avenue’, dated –––––––– and numbered ––––––––;

10 and

11 ‘‘(C) the map entitled ‘Illinois and Michigan

12 Canal National Heritage Corridor—Boundary Defi13 nition for the Lake Renwick Zone’, dated –––––––

14 and numbered ––––––––,

15 which maps shall be on file and available for public inspec16 tion in the offices of the Commission and in the offices

17 of the National Park Service.’’.

18 SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF COMMISSION.

19 Section 111(a) of the Illinois and Michigan Canal Na20 tional Heritage Corridor Act of 1984 (98 Stat. 1456; 16

21 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended by striking out ‘‘ten’’ and

22 inserting ‘‘20’’.

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