IIB
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3084
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 20, 2000
Received
JULY 18, 2000
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
AN ACT
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,
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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 the enactment of this Act, the enti-
ty 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.
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(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) 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 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 inter-
pretive 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 Inte-
rior shall further condition the grant under sub-
section (a) on the agreement of the grant recipient
to operate the resulting interpretive center in co-
operation with other Federal and non-Federal his-
toric sites, parks, and museums that represent sig-
nificant locations or events in the life of Abraham
Lincoln. Cooperative efforts to promote and inter-
pret the life of Abraham Lincoln may include the
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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
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.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of the Interior a total of $50,000,000 to make
grants under subsection (a). Amounts so appropriated
shall remain available for expenditure through fiscal year
2006.
Passed the House of Representatives June 19, 2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.