Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Amendment Act

Bill: 114-hr-2879
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16]
Introduced: 2015-06-24
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas

Illinois

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

U.S. history
Latest action: action_date: 2015-07-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-06-24
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Amendment Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 to add Livingston County, the city of Jonesboro in Union County, and the city of Freeport in Stephenson County in Illinois to the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2879 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 24, 2015 Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Shimkus , Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois , Mrs. Bustos , and Mr. Bost ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To include Livingston County, the city of Jonesboro in Union County, and the city of Freeport in Stephenson County, Illinois, to the Lincoln National Heritage Area, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Amendment Act . 2. Adjustment of boundaries of Lincoln National Heritage Area (a) Boundary adjustment Section 443(b)(1) of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–229 ; 16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended— (1) by inserting , Livingston, after LaSalle ; and (2) by inserting , the city of Jonesboro in Union County, and the city of Freeport in Stephenson County after Woodford counties . (b) Map The Secretary of the Interior shall update the map referred to in section 443(b)(2) of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 to reflect the boundary adjustment made by the amendments in subsection (a) of this section.