[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1734 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1734

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.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 14, 1999

 Mr. Durbin (for himself and Mr. Fitzgerald) 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 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 
        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) 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.
    (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.
    (f) 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.
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