IIB 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1423 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 9, 2008 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into 
a partnership with the Porter County Convention, Recre-
ation and Visitor Commission regarding the use of the 
Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center as a visitor cen-
ter for the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, and for 
other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DOROTHY BUELL MEMORIAL VISITOR CENTER. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center Partnership 
Act’’. 
(b) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—The Sec-
retary of the Interior may enter into a memorandum of 
understanding to establish a joint partnership with the 
Porter County Convention, Recreation and Visitor Com-
mission. The memorandum of understanding shall— 
(1) identify the overall goals and purpose of the 
Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center; 
(2) establish how management and operational 
duties will be shared; 
(3) determine how exhibits, signs, and other in-
formation are developed; 
(4) indicate how various activities will be fund-
ed; 
(5) identify who is responsible for providing site 
amenities; 
(6) establish procedures for changing or dis-
solving the joint partnership; and 
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(7) address any other issues deemed necessary 
by the Secretary or the Porter County Convention, 
Recreation and Visitor Commission. 
(c) DEVELOPMENT
OF EXHIBITS.—The Secretary 
may plan, design, construct, and install exhibits in the 
Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center related to the use 
and management of the resources at Indiana Dunes Na-
tional Lakeshore, at a cost not to exceed $1,500,000. 
(d) NATIONAL LAKESHORE PRESENCE.—The Sec-
retary may use park staff from Indiana Dunes National 
Lakeshore in the Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center 
to provide visitor information and education. 
SEC. 2. INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE. 
Section 19 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for 
the establishment of the Indiana Dunes National Lake-
shore, and for other purposes’’ (16 U.S.C. 460u–19) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘After notifying’’ and inserting 
‘‘(a) After notifying’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) CONTIGUOUS CLARIFIED.—For purposes of sub-
section (a), lands may be considered contiguous to other 
lands if the lands touch the other lands, or are separated 
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from the other lands by only a public or private right- 
of-way, such as a road, railroad, or utility corridor.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 8, 2008. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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