[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[H.R. 3084 Referred in Senate (RFS)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3084


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 20, 2000

                                Received

                             July 18, 2000

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
                               Resources

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                                 AN ACT


 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contribute funds for the 
establishment of an interpretative center on the life and contributions 
                     of President Abraham Lincoln.

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

SECTION 1. CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD ESTABLISHMENT OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN 
              INTERPRETIVE CENTER.

    (a) Grants Authorized.--Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the 
Secretary of the Interior shall make grants to contribute funds for the 
establishment in Springfield, Illinois, of an interpretive center to 
preserve and make available to the public materials related to the life 
of President Abraham Lincoln and to provide interpretive and 
educational services which communicate the meaning of the life of 
Abraham Lincoln.
    (b) Plan and Design.--
            (1) Submission.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the entity selected by the Secretary 
        of the Interior to receive grants under subsection (a) shall 
        submit to the Secretary a plan and design for the interpretive 
        center, including a description of the following:
                    (A) The design of the facility and site.
                    (B) The method of acquisition.
                    (C) The estimated cost of acquisition, 
                construction, operation, and maintenance.
                    (D) The manner and extent to which non-Federal 
                entities will participate in the acquisition, 
                construction, operation, and maintenance of the center.
            (2) Consultation and cooperation.--The plan and design for 
        the interpretive center shall be prepared in consultation with 
        the Secretary of the Interior and the Governor of Illinois and 
        in cooperation with such other public, municipal, and private 
        entities as the Secretary considers appropriate.
    (c) Conditions on Grant.--
            (1) Matching requirement.--A grant under subsection (a) may 
        not be made until such time as the entity selected to receive 
        the grant certifies to the Secretary of the Interior that funds 
        have been contributed by the State of Illinois or raised from 
        non-Federal sources for use to establish the interpretive 
        center in an amount equal to at least double the amount of that 
        grant.
            (2) Relation to other lincoln-related sites and museums.--
        The Secretary of the Interior shall further condition the grant 
        under subsection (a) on the agreement of the grant recipient to 
        operate the resulting interpretive center in cooperation with 
        other Federal and non-Federal historic sites, parks, and 
        museums that represent significant locations or events in the 
        life of Abraham Lincoln. Cooperative efforts to promote and 
        interpret the life of Abraham Lincoln may include the use of 
        cooperative agreements, cross references, cross promotion, and 
        shared exhibits.
    (d) Prohibition on Contribution of Operating Funds.--Grant amounts 
may not be used for the maintenance or operation of the interpretive 
center.
    (e) Non-Federal Operation.--The Secretary of Interior shall have no 
involvement in the actual operation of the interpretive center, except 
at the request of the non-Federal entity responsible for the operation 
of the center.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the 
Interior a total of $50,000,000 to make grants under subsection (a). 
Amounts so appropriated shall remain available for expenditure through 
fiscal year 2006.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 19, 2000.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.