[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2496 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2496

  To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish an Abraham 
               Lincoln Research and Interpretive Center.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 23, 1993

  Mr. Durbin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish an Abraham 
               Lincoln Research and Interpretive Center.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ABRAHAM LINCOLN INTERPRETIVE CENTER.

    The Act entitled ``An Act to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to establish the Lincoln Home National Historic Site in the 
State of Illinois, and for other purposes'', approved August 18, 1971 
(85 Stat. 347), is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section:

``SEC. 4. ABRAHAM LINCOLN INTERPRETIVE CENTER.

    ``(a) Establishment.--In order to provide for the education, 
inspiration and benefit of the American people, and to further the 
interpretation of the life and contributions of Abraham Lincoln and his 
times, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to establish at or 
near the Lincoln Home National Historic Site an interpretive center 
which shall be known as the Abraham Lincoln Interpretive Center 
(hereafter in this section referred to as the `center'). The center 
shall be added to and administered as part of the Lincoln Home National 
Historic Site. Upon establishment of the center, the boundary of the 
Lincoln Home National Historic Site is hereby modified to include the 
center.
    ``(b) Acquisition of Land.--For the purposes of this section, the 
Secretary may acquire land or interests in land near the Lincoln Home 
National Historic Site by donation, purchase with donated or 
appropriated funds, or exchange. Lands or interests therein owned by 
the State of Illinois or any political subdivision thereof may be 
acquired only by donation.
    ``(c) Construction, Operation, and Maintenance of Facilities.--In 
carrying out this section, the Secretary is authorized to construct, 
operate, and maintain a facility, including an exhibit area, in order 
to preserve and make available materials related to the life of Abraham 
Lincoln and to provide interpretive and educational services which 
communicate the meaning of the life of Abraham Lincoln.
    ``(d) Cooperative Agreements.--In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with (1) appropriate 
Federal agencies and the State of Illinois, or any political 
subdivision thereof, for the interpretation of resources at the center, 
and (2) with the owners of documents and artifacts of historical or 
cultural significance as determined by the Secretary.
    ``(e) Documents and Artifacts.--In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary may acquire by purchase with donated funds, exchange, loan, 
or donation documents and artifacts related to the purposes of the 
center for display at the center.
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--In addition to amounts 
authorized to be appropriated by section 3, there is authorized to be 
appropriated not more than $18,000,000 to carry out this section.''.

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