[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3753 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3753

   To provide for the restoration of the Benjamin Franklin National 
                   Memorial, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 3, 2004

 Mr. Hoeffel (for himself, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
  Greenwood, and Mr. Holden) introduced the following bill; which was 
                 referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide for the restoration of the Benjamin Franklin National 
                   Memorial, 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. RESTORATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN NATIONAL 
              MEMORIAL.

    (a) Authorization of Activities; Cooperative Agreement.--The 
Secretary of the Interior, through the National Park Service, shall 
rehabilitate and make improvements to the Benjamin Franklin National 
Memorial, including the Memorial Hall and the Franklin statue, located 
in The Franklin Institute Science Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 
The Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement with The Franklin 
Institute to carry out the activities under this section.
    (b) Activities.--Activities under subsection (a) shall include the 
following:
            (1) Repair and restoration of the dome of the Memorial 
        Hall.
            (2) Construction of ramps and handrails in The Franklin 
        Institute to improve access to the Memorial.
            (3) Cleaning and refurbishing the entrance stairs, marble 
        walls, and floors of the Memorial Hall.
            (4) Cleaning and refurbishing the Franklin statue located 
        in the Memorial Hall.
            (5) Creation of an updated visitor education experience for 
        the Memorial that includes sound, video, and holographic 
        technologies.
            (6) Updated lighting and signage, appropriate inscription 
        of inspirational quotations, and audiovisual additions to 
        enhance the experience of visitors to the Memorial.
            (7) Creation of a 10,000 square foot exhibit adjacent to 
        the Memorial Hall dedicated to Benjamin Franklin.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior to carry out this 
section, $10,000,000 for fiscal years 2005 through 2009.
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