Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Amendment Act

Bill: 116-s-31
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2019-01-08
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: 2019-01-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-01-08
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Amendment Act </b></p> <p>This bill adds Livingston County, the city of Jonesboro in Union County, and the city of Freeport in Stephenson County, all&nbsp;in Illinois, to the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area. </p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 31 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 8, 2019 Ms. Duckworth (for herself and Mr. Durbin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 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.