Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center Lease Act

Bill: 109-s-1913
Sponsor: Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN]
Introduced: 2005-10-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Federal-local relations
Government Operations and Politics
Indiana
Leases
National lakeshores
Tourism
Water Resources Development

Summary:
action_date: 2005-10-25
text: 
Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center Lease Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Porter County Convention, Recreation and Visitor Commission to establish a joint partnership with respect to the management of the Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center and, after entering into such a memorandum, lease space in such Memorial Center for use as a visitor center for the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (the Lakeshore Center). 
 
Permits the Secretary to use Lakeshore employees to provide visitor information and education at the Lakeshore Center.

action_date: 2006-04-20
text: 

Title I: Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center 
- Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center Lease Act - (Sec. 103) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a specified memorandum of understanding with the Porter County Convention, Recreation and Visitor Commission to establish a joint partnership with respect to the management of the Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center and, after entering into such a memorandum, lease space in such Memorial Center for use as a visitor center for the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (the Lakeshore Center). 
 
Permits the Secretary to use Lakeshore employees to provide visitor information and education at the Lakeshore Center. 
 
(Sec. 105) Authorizes appropriations.
 

Title II: Public Land Technical Amendments 
- Public Land Technical Amendments Act of 2006 - Makes technical amendments with respect to certain public lands. 

action_date: 2006-09-29
text: 

Title I: Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center 
- Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center Lease Act - (Sec. 103) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a specified memorandum of understanding with the Porter County Convention, Recreation and Visitor Commission to establish a joint partnership with respect to the management of the Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center and, after entering into such a memorandum, lease space in such Memorial Center for use as a visitor center for the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (the Lakeshore Center). 
 
Permits the Secretary to use Lakeshore employees to provide visitor information and education at the Lakeshore Center. 
 
(Sec. 105) Authorizes appropriations.
 

Title II: Public Land Technical Amendments 
- Public Land Technical Amendments Act of 2006 - Makes technical amendments with respect to certain public lands. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-10-04
text: Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
action_date: 2006-10-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2006-09-29
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S10535; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S10535)
action_date: 2006-04-20
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 400.
action_date: 2006-04-20
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici under authority of the order of the Senate of 04/07/2006 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 109-238.
action_date: 2006-04-20
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici under authority of the order of the Senate of 04/07/2006 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 109-238.
action_date: 2006-03-08
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2006-02-16
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-361.
action_date: 2005-10-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2005-10-25
text: Introduced in Senate