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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3084
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contribute funds for the estab-
lishment of an interpretative center on the life and contributions of
President Abraham Lincoln.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 14, 1999
Mr. SHIMKUS (for himself, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. EWING, Mr.
WELLER, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. HYDE, Mr. EVANS, Mr. DAVIS of Illi-
nois, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. PHELPS, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. RUSH, Mr.
BLAGOJEVICH, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. PORTER, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr.
HASTERT, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, and Mr. CRANE) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contribute funds
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,
Illinois, of an interpretive center to preserve and make
available to the public materials related to the life of Presi-
dent Abraham Lincoln and to provide interpretive and
educational 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
selected 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
Interior and the Governor of Illinois and in coopera-
tion with such other public, municipal, and private
entities as the Secretary considers appropriate.
(c) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—A grant under sub-
section (a) may not be made until such time as the entity
selected to receive the grant certifies to the Secretary 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.
(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
Interior shall have no involvement in the actual operation
of the interpretive center, except at the request of the non-
Federal entity responsible for the operation of the center.
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the
Interior a total of $50,000,000 to make grants under sub-
section (a). Amounts so appropriated shall remain avail-
able for expenditure through fiscal year 2006.
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