[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1577 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1577

 To designate the visitors' center in Organ Pipe National Monument in 
Arizona as the ``Kris Eggle Memorial Visitors' Center'', and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 2, 2003

 Mr. Tancredo (for himself and Mr. Hoekstra) introduced the following 
         bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To designate the visitors' center in Organ Pipe National Monument in 
Arizona as the ``Kris Eggle Memorial Visitors' 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. REDESIGNATION.

    (a) Finding.--Congress finds that in August 2002, Kris Eggle, a 28-
year-old park ranger in Organ Pipe National Monument, was murdered in 
the line of duty along the border between the United States and Mexico.
    (b) Dedication.--Congress dedicates the visitors' center in Organ 
Pipe National Monument to Kris Eggle and to promoting awareness of the 
risks taken each day by all public land management law enforcement 
officers.
    (c) Redesignation.--The visitors' center in Organ Pipe National 
Monument in Arizona is hereby designated as the ``Kris Eggle Memorial 
Visitors' Center''.
    (d) Reference.--Any reference to the visitors' center in Organ Pipe 
National Monument in Arizona, in any law, regulation, map, document, 
record, or other paper of the United States shall be considered to be a 
reference to the ``Kris Eggle Memorial Visitors' Center''.
    (e) Signage.--The Secretary of the Interior shall post interpretive 
signs at the visitors' center and at the trailhead of the Baker Mine-
Milton Mine Loop that--
            (1) describe the important role of public law enforcement 
        officers in protecting park visitors;
            (2) refer to the tragic loss of Kris Eggle in underscoring 
        the importance of these officers;
            (3) refer to the dedication of the trail and the visitors' 
        center by Congress; and
            (4) include a copy of this Act and an image of Kris Eggle.
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