1.This Act may be cited as the
Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center
Lease Act
.
2.
In this Act:
(1)The
term Commission
means the Porter County Convention, Recreation
and Visitor Commission.
(2)The
term Lakeshore
means the Indiana Dunes National
Lakeshore.
(3)The term Lakeshore Center
means the visitor
center for the Lakeshore authorized under section 4(a).
(4)The term Memorial Center
means the Dorothy
Buell Memorial Visitor Center located south of the Lakeshore boundary on
Indiana Route 49.
(5)The
term Secretary
means the Secretary of the Interior.
3.Memorandum of
understanding
(a)The Secretary may enter into a memorandum of
understanding with the Commission to establish a joint partnership with respect
to the management of the Memorial Center.
(b)The
memorandum of understanding shall—
(1)identify the
overall goals and purposes of the Memorial Center;
(2)describe the
allocation of management and operational duties between the Secretary and the
Commission with respect to the Memorial Center;
(3)identify how
activities of the Memorial Center will be funded;
(4)identify the
parties responsible for providing amenities at the Memorial Center;
(5)establish
procedures for changing or dissolving the joint partnership; and
(6)address any other
issues determined to be appropriate by the Secretary or the Commission.
4.
(a)After entering into a memorandum of understanding under
section 3(a), the Secretary may enter into an agreement with the Commission to
lease space in the Memorial Center for use as a visitor center for the
Lakeshore.
(b)The
Secretary may use employees of the Lakeshore to provide visitor information and
education at the Lakeshore Center.
5.Authorization of
Appropriations
There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out this
Act.
1.The table of contents
of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Table of
contents.
TITLE I—Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center
Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Definitions.
Sec. 103. Memorandum of understanding.
Sec. 104. Lease agreement.
Sec. 105. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE II—Public land technical amendments
Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Gaylord Nelson Wilderness.
Sec. 203. Arlington House land transfer.
Sec. 204. Cumberland Island Wilderness.
Sec. 205. Petrified Forest boundary.
Sec. 206. Commemorative works.
Sec. 207. Ojito Wilderness.
<enum>I</enum><header>Dorothy Buell Memorial
Visitor Center</header>
<section changed="added" committee-id="SSEG00" id="idD3842312C4144B42AB71E3902A95925D" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>101.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote>Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center Lease Act</quote>.</text>
</section><section changed="added" committee-id="SSEG00" id="idf1b5dc40-b461-48fe-8a54-987f8d5933f6" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>102.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSEG00" id="ide5fd8b6d-2957-4375-88f4-56c3ada3946d" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Commission</header><text>The
term <quote>Commission</quote> means the Porter County Convention, Recreation
and Visitor Commission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSEG00" id="id0387fb95-e5ad-4286-b076-71e6bed42320" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Lakeshore</header><text>The
term <quote>Lakeshore</quote> means the Indiana Dunes National
Lakeshore.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSEG00" id="id97c72358-ec0c-43ce-bba0-410f313e63e6" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Lakeshore
center</header><text>The term <quote>Lakeshore Center</quote> means the visitor
center for the Lakeshore authorized under section 104(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSEG00" id="id5f9434cf-3cef-45b6-99a1-15920536d43c" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Memorial
center</header><text>The term <quote>Memorial Center</quote> means the Dorothy
Buell Memorial Visitor Center located south of the Lakeshore boundary on
Indiana Route 49.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSEG00" id="idd1855949-edd4-4aea-b3d0-164d6658ee00" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <quote>Secretary</quote> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</paragraph></section><section changed="added" committee-id="SSEG00" id="idcd09c117-b88c-406b-b49c-fe3bb8ba40a8" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>103.</enum><header>Memorandum of
understanding</header>
<subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSEG00" id="id35a3677d-039a-496f-b61b-544bea9a2671" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may enter into a memorandum of
understanding with the Commission to establish a joint partnership with respect
to the management of the Memorial Center.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSEG00" id="id7d018aba-10d9-4549-8646-00bca889d239" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The
memorandum of understanding shall—</text>
<paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSEG00" id="id147f43e0-6475-46c9-96c3-f042c1007fd1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identify the overall
goals and purposes of the Memorial Center;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSEG00" id="id08820853-016c-491e-8b44-cb9a583ded78" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text>describe the allocation
of management and operational duties between the Secretary and the Commission
with respect to the Memorial Center;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSEG00" id="id650e8384-42cf-4a5d-843e-fbbdd1952ab5" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(3)</enum><text>identify how activities
of the Memorial Center will be funded;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSEG00" id="id2eab2799-5471-4cc4-8406-297c087cbf7e" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(4)</enum><text>identify the parties
responsible for providing amenities at the Memorial Center;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSEG00" id="idd3e31cab-6726-4e89-9097-5ee940834e33" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(5)</enum><text>establish procedures for
changing or dissolving the joint partnership; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSEG00" id="idc3f7ebc7-8103-4879-94b3-e302b8e905af" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(6)</enum><text>address any other issues
determined to be appropriate by the Secretary or the Commission.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section changed="added" committee-id="SSEG00" id="idcb393091-3f3d-428f-8158-8837df0feb98" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>104.</enum><header>Lease
agreement</header>
<subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSEG00" id="id2cd06253-7974-4543-b039-39f90e45acf4" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>After entering into a memorandum of understanding under
section 103(a), the Secretary may enter into an agreement with the Commission
to lease space in the Memorial Center for use as a visitor center for the
Lakeshore.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSEG00" id="idd4f4d684-4221-4931-82ef-4d02aa1f903a" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Staff</header><text>The
Secretary may use employees of the Lakeshore to provide visitor information and
education at the Lakeshore Center.</text>
</subsection></section><section changed="added" committee-id="SSEG00" id="id64d6b9f1-8779-45eb-9372-44e59e50c425" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>105.</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary to
carry out this title.</text>
</section><enum>II</enum><header>Public land technical
amendments</header>
<section changed="added" committee-id="SSEG00" id="id37B643608AD34551964F57236C4F7E04" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>201.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote>Public Land Technical Amendments Act of 2006</quote>.</text>
</section><section changed="added" committee-id="SSEG00" id="id9F30BE3F5862434E930CEBF74F85A295" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>202.</enum><header>Gaylord Nelson
Wilderness</header>
<subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSEG00" id="id2A51EDF7F7C345E08ACE4147E0854637" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Redesignation</header><text>Section
140 of division E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (16 U.S.C. 1132
note; Public Law 108–447), is amended—</text>
<paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSEG00" id="idBA8A618562A341C7B698C54F01595B7D" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by
striking <quote>Gaylord A. Nelson</quote> and inserting <quote>Gaylord
Nelson</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSEG00" id="id1D9C4D3B543645D283FCF041AE7B5C8B" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)(4), by striking
<quote>Gaylord A. Nelson Wilderness</quote> and inserting <quote>Gaylord Nelson
Wilderness</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSEG00" id="idD0486CBA40C74D49B311AC2913E90970" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>References</header><text>Any
reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the
United States to the <quote>Gaylord A. Nelson Wilderness</quote> shall be
deemed to be a reference to the <quote>Gaylord Nelson
Wilderness</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section changed="added" committee-id="SSEG00" id="id92615B0761FA493A95A5BF4034E78CEC" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>203.</enum><header>Arlington House land
transfer</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2863(h)(1) of
Public Law 107–107 (115 Stat. 1333) is amended by striking <quote>the George
Washington Memorial Parkway</quote> and inserting <quote>Arlington House, the
Robert E. Lee Memorial,</quote>.</text>
</section><section changed="added" committee-id="SSEG00" id="IDa54006e2ad8e401887a0ef514dbbae85" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>204.</enum><header>Cumberland Island
Wilderness</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2(a)(1) of
Public Law 97–250 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 96 Stat. 709) is amended by striking
<quote>numbered 640/20,038I, and dated September 2004</quote> and inserting
<quote>numbered 640/20,038K, and dated September 2005</quote>.</text>
</section><section changed="added" committee-id="SSEG00" id="ID1093483323004fff91ca306e0f4f8a42" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>205.</enum><header>Petrified Forest
boundary</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2(1) of the
Petrified Forest National Park Expansion Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 119 note) is
amended by striking <quote>numbered 110/80,044, and dated July 2004</quote> and
inserting <quote>numbered 110/80,045, and dated January 2005</quote>.</text>
</section><section changed="added" committee-id="SSEG00" id="ID0b98aef4ad9a41868d5cada75394c352" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>206.</enum><header>Commemorative
works</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8908(b)(1) of
title 40, United States Code, is amended in the second sentence by striking
<quote>House Administration</quote> and inserting
<quote>Resources</quote>.</text>
</section><section changed="added" committee-id="SSEG00" id="id637A052282F749698BA58CACCD4EAA76" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>207.</enum><header>Ojito
Wilderness</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2(1) of the
Ojito Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 109–94) is amended by
striking <quote>October 1, 2004</quote> and inserting <quote>January 24,
2006</quote>.</text>
</section>
April 20, 2006
Reported with an amendment