Lincoln Home National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act

Bill: 117-s-1812
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2021-05-25
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Disability assistance

Historic sites and heritage areas

Illinois

Land transfers

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

U.S. history
Latest action: action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S3425-3426)

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-05-25
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Lincoln Home National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act</strong></p> <p>This bill modifies the boundary of the Lincoln Home National Historic Site in Illinois as generally depicted on the map titled<em> Proposed Boundary Expansion of the Lincoln Home National Historic Site</em> and dated February 26, 2021. </p> <p>To improve accessibility, the Department of the Interior shall modify the following areas located within the boundary of the historic site to provide universal design and accessibility by raising the height of the street to match the height of the sidewalk with no sloped surfaces:</p> <ul> <li>the intersection at 8th Street and Jackson Street, and </li> <li>the area in front of the home of Abraham Lincoln.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1812 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 25, 2021 Mr. Durbin (for himself and Ms. Duckworth ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To modify the boundary of the Lincoln Home National Historic Site in the State of Illinois.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lincoln Home National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act . 2. Lincoln Home National Historic Site boundary modification Public Law 92–127 ( 54 U.S.C. 320101 note; 85 Stat. 347) is amended— (1) in the first section— (A) by striking That, in order to and inserting the following: 1. Establishment of Lincoln Home National Historic Site (a) In general To ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (b) Boundary modification The boundary of the Lincoln Home National Historic Site established under subsection (a) is modified as generally depicted on the map entitled Proposed Boundary Expansion of the Lincoln Home National Historic Site and dated February 26, 2021. ; (2) in section 2— (A) by striking the section designation and all that follows through The and inserting the following: 2. Administration (a) In general The ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (b) Accessibility To improve accessibility, the Secretary of the Interior shall modify the following areas located within the boundary of the Lincoln Home National Historic Site to provide universal design and accessibility by raising the height of the street to match the height of the sidewalk with no sloped surfaces: (1) The intersection at 8th Street and Jackson Street. (2) The area in front of the home of Abraham Lincoln. ; and (3) in section 3, by striking the section designation and all that follows through There are and inserting the following: 3. Authorization of appropriations There are .