[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 902 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 902

To amend Public Law 100-479 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
 to assist in the construction of a building to be used jointly by the 
Secretary for park purposes and by the city of Natchez as an intermodal 
             transportation center, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                 June 8 (legislative day, June 5), 1995

  Mr. Cochran introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend Public Law 100-479 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
 to assist in the construction of a building to be used jointly by the 
Secretary for park purposes and by the city of Natchez as an intermodal 
             transportation center, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. NATCHEZ NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. 

    Section 3 of the Act of October 8, 1988, entitled ``An Act to 
create a national park at Natchez, Mississippi'' (16 U.S.C. 410oo et 
seq.), is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' after ``Sec. 3.''; 
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Building for Joint Use by the Secretary and the City of 
Natchez.--
            ``(1) Contribution toward construction.--The Secretary 
        enter into an agreement with the city of Natchez under which 
        the Secretary agrees to pay not to exceed $2,500,000 toward the 
        planning and construction by the city of Natchez of a structure 
        to be used--
                    ``(A) by the Secretary as an administrative 
                headquarters, administrative site, and visitors' center 
                for Natchez National Historical Park; and
                    ``(B) by the city as an intermodal transportation 
                center.
            ``(2) Use for satisfaction of matching requirements.--The 
        amount of payment under paragraph (1) may be available for 
        matching Federal grants authorized under other law 
        notwithstanding any limitations in any such law.
            ``(3) Agreement.--Prior to the execution of an agreement 
        under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall enter into a contract, 
        lease, cooperative agreement, or other appropriate form of 
        agreement with the city of Natchez providing for the use and 
        occupancy of a portion of the structure constructed under 
        paragraph (1) (including appropriate use of the land on which 
        it is situated), at no cost to the Secretary (except 
        maintenance, utility, and other operational costs), for a 
        period of 50 years, with an option for renewal by the Secretary 
        for an additional 50 years.
            ``(4) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
        to be appropriated $2,500,000 to carry out this subsection.''.