for the establishment of an interpretative center on the
life and contributions of President Abraham Lincoln.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD ESTABLISHMENT OF
ABRAHAM LINCOLN INTERPRETIVE CENTER.
(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—Subject to subsections (b)
and (c), the Secretary of the Interior shall make grants to
contribute funds for the establishment in Springfield, Illi-
nois, of an interpretive center to preserve and make avail-
able to the public materials related to the life of President
Abraham Lincoln and to provide interpretive and edu-
cational services which communicate the meaning of the life
of Abraham Lincoln.
(b) PLAN AND DESIGN.—
(1) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 18 months
after the date of enactment of this Act, the entity se-
lected by the Secretary of the Interior to receive
grants under subsection (a) shall submit to the Sec-
retary a plan and design for the interpretive center,
including a description of the following:
(A) The design of the facility and site.
(B) The method of acquisition.
(C) The estimated cost of acquisition, con-
struction, operation, and maintenance.
(D) The manner and extent to which non-
Federal entities will participate in the acquisi-
tion, construction, operation, and maintenance
of the center.
(2) CONSULTATION
AND
COOPERATION.—The
plan and design for the interpretive center shall be
prepared in consultation with the Secretary of the In-
terior and the Governor of Illinois and in cooperation
with such other public, municipal, and private enti-
ties as the Secretary considers appropriate.
(c) CONDITIONS ON GRANT.—
(1) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—A grant under
subsection (a) may not be made until such time as the
entity selected to receive the grant certifies to the Sec-
retary of the Interior that funds have been contributed
by the State of Illinois or raised from non-Federal
sources for use to establish the interpretive center in
an amount equal to at least double the amount of that
grant.
(2) RELATION
TO
OTHER
LINCOLN-RELATED
SITES AND MUSEUMS.—The Secretary of the Interior
shall further condition the grant under subsection (a)
on the agreement of the grant recipient to operate the
resulting interpretive center in cooperation with other
Federal and non-Federal historic sites, parks, and
museums that represent significant locations or events
in the life of Abraham Lincoln. Cooperative efforts to
promote and interpret the life of Abraham Lincoln
may include the use of cooperative agreements, cross
references, cross promotion, and shared exhibits.
(d) PROHIBITION ON CONTRIBUTION OF OPERATING
FUNDS.—Grant amounts may not be used for the mainte-
nance or operation of the interpretive center.
(e) NON-FEDERAL OPERATION.—The Secretary of In-
terior shall have no involvement in the actual operation of
the interpretive center, except at the request of the non-Fed-
eral entity responsible for the operation of the center.
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Inte-
rior a total of $50,000,000 to make grants under subsection
(a). Amounts so appropriated shall remain available for ex-
penditure through fiscal year 2006.
Union Calendar No. 382
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3084
[Report No. 106–679]
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to con-
tribute funds for the establishment of an inter-
pretative center on the life and contributions of
President Abraham Lincoln.
JUNE 19, 2000
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed