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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 988
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 
FEBRUARY 17, 2005
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. KING of New York, Mrs. MALONEY, 
and Mr. CANNON) 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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Park Anni-
versaries-Great American Spaces Commemorative Coin 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The National Park Foundation is the con-
gressionally-chartered nonprofit partner of America’s 
National Parks. 
(2) The mission of the National Park Founda-
tion is to strengthen the enduring connection be-
tween the American people and their National Parks 
by raising private funds, making strategic grants, 
creating innovative partnerships, and increasing 
public awareness of National Parks. 
(3) The parks represented in this program rep-
resent some of the most beloved and treasured Na-
tional Parks in America. 
(4) The National Park Service was established 
in 1916, to preserve and protect great scenic parks 
such as Grand Canyon National Park and Yosemite 
National Park, and to manage battlefields such as 
Gettysburg National Military Park and historical 
sites such as the Lincoln Memorial. 
(5) Theodore Roosevelt said that nothing short 
of defending this country in wartime ‘‘compares in 
importance with the great task of leaving this land 
even a better land for our descendants than it is for 
us’’. 
(6) National Parks established under the presi-
dency of Theodore Roosevelt, such as Grand Canyon
National Park and Devils Tower National Monu-
ment, are the embodiment of that ideal. 
SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 
(a) $1 SILVER COINS FOR NATIONAL PARKS OB-
SERVING HISTORIC ANNIVERSARIES OF THEIR FOUND-
ING.—The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in this Act 
referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall mint and issue not 
more than 300,000 $1 coins for each of the National 
Parks specified in section 4(c), each of which shall—
(1) weigh 26.73 grams; 
(2) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and 
(3) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent 
copper. 
(b) LEGAL TENDER.—The coins minted under this 
Act shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of 
title 31, United States Code. 
(c) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of sections 
5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all coins 
minted under this Act shall be considered to be numis-
matic items. 
SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS. 
(a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The design of the coins 
minted under this Act shall be developed in consulta-
tion with the National Park Foundation, and shall
be emblematic of the National Park being com-
memorated on each coin. 
(2) DESIGNATION
AND
INSCRIPTIONS.—On 
each coin minted under this Act, there shall be—
(A) a designation of the value of the coin; 
(B) an inscription of the year in which the 
coin is minted; and 
(C) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, 
‘‘In God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of Amer-
ica’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’. 
(b) DESIGN SELECTION.—The design for the coins 
minted under this Act shall be—
(1) selected by the Secretary, after consultation 
with the Commission of Fine Arts and the National 
Park Foundation; and 
(2) reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative 
Coin Advisory Committee established under section 
5135 of title 31, United States Code. 
(c) NATIONAL PARKS TO BE COMMEMORATED.—The 
National Parks to be commemorated in accordance with 
this Act, the year of commemoration, and the anniversary 
to be observed are as follows:
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
Year of Issuance 
National Park or Park 
Service 
Anniversary 
2011 ...................................................
Lincoln Memorial ...........
100th 
2014 ...................................................
Yosemite National Park 
150th 
2015 ...................................................
Rocky Mountain Na-
tional 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 
SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS. 
(a) QUALITY OF COINS.—Coins minted under this 
Act shall be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities. 
(b) MINT FACILITY.—Only 1 facility of the United 
States Mint may be used to strike any particular quality 
of the coins minted under this Act. 
(c) COMMENCEMENT OF ISSUANCE.—The Secretary 
may issue coins minted under this Act beginning January 
1 of the year of issuance, as specified in section 4(c), ex-
cept that the Secretary may initiate sales of such coins, 
without issuance, before such date. 
(d) TERMINATION
OF MINTING AUTHORITY.—No 
coins shall be minted under this Act after December 31 
of the year of issuance specified in section 4(c). 
SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS. 
(a) SALE PRICE.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the coins issued under this Act shall be sold 
by the Secretary at a price equal to the face value, plus 
the cost of designing and issuing such coins (including
labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead ex-
penses, and marketing). 
(b) BULK SALES.—The Secretary shall make bulk 
sales of the coins issued under this Act at a reasonable 
discount. 
(c) PREPAID ORDERS AT A DISCOUNT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall accept 
prepaid orders for the coins minted under this Act 
before the issuance of such coins. 
(2) DISCOUNT.—Sale prices with respect to pre-
paid orders under paragraph (1) shall be at a rea-
sonable discount. 
(d) SALES OF SINGLE COINS AND SETS OF COINS.—
Coins of each design specified under section 4(c) may be 
sold separately or as a set containing other coins author-
ized by this Act. 
SEC. 7. SURCHARGES. 
(a) SURCHARGE
REQUIRED.—All sales of coins 
issued under this Act shall include a surcharge of $10 per 
coin. 
(b) DISTRIBUTION.—Subject to section 5134(f) of 
title 31, United States Code, all surcharges received by 
the Secretary from the sale of coins issued under this Act 
shall be promptly paid by the Secretary to the National 
Park Foundation for use as follows:
(1) 50 percent of the surcharges received shall 
be used by the National Park Foundation in support 
of all National Parks. 
(2) 50 percent of the surcharges received shall 
be used by the National Park Foundation for the 
benefit of the National Parks designated in section 
4(c) (in addition to any amount allocable to any 
such Park from expenditures of amounts under 
paragraph (1)). 
(c) AUDITS.—The National Park Foundation shall be 
subject to the audit requirements of section 5134(f)(2) of 
title 31, United States Code, with regard to the amounts 
received by the Foundation under subsection (b). 
SEC. 8. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES. 
(a) NO NET COST TO THE GOVERNMENT.—The Sec-
retary shall take such actions as may be necessary to en-
sure that minting and issuing coins under this Act will 
not result in any net cost to the United States Govern-
ment. 
(b) PAYMENT FOR COINS.—A coin shall not be issued 
under this Act unless the Secretary has received—
(1) full payment for the coin; 
(2) security satisfactory to the Secretary to in-
demnify the United States for full payment; or
(3) a guarantee of full payment satisfactory to 
the Secretary from a depository institution, the de-
posits of which are insured by the Federal Deposit 
Insurance Corporation or the National Credit Union 
Administration Board.
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