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[H.R. 1423 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 Union Calendar No. 468
110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 1423

                          [Report No. 110-737]

  To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease a portion of a 
 visitor center to be constructed outside the boundary of the Indiana 
   Dunes National Lakeshore in Porter County, Indiana, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 8, 2007

 Mr. Visclosky (for himself and Mr. Donnelly) introduced the following 
     bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

                              July 8, 2008

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 
                                8, 2007]

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease a portion of a 
 visitor center to be constructed outside the boundary of the Indiana 
   Dunes National Lakeshore in Porter County, Indiana, 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. DOROTHY BUELL MEMORIAL VISITOR CENTER LEASE.

    (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Dorothy Buell 
Memorial Visitor Center Lease Act''.
    (b) Memorandum of Understanding.--The Secretary of the Interior may 
enter into a memorandum of understanding to establish a joint 
partnership with the Porter County Convention, Recreation and Visitor 
Commission. The memorandum of understanding shall--
            (1) identify the overall goals and purpose of the Dorothy 
        Buell Memorial Visitor Center;
            (2) establish how management and operational duties will be 
        shared;
            (3) determine how exhibits, signs, and other information 
        are developed;
            (4) indicate how various activities will be funded;
            (5) identify who is responsible for providing site 
        amenities;
            (6) establish procedures for changing or dissolving the 
        joint partnership; and
            (7) address any other issues deemed necessary by the 
        Secretary or the Porter County Convention, Recreation and 
        Visitor Commission.
    (c) Lease Agreement.--
            (1) Authorization.--After entering into a memorandum of 
        understanding in accordance with subsection (b), the Secretary 
        is authorized to enter into an agreement with Porter County 
        Convention, Recreation and Visitor Commission to lease space in 
        the Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center, located on a site 
        south of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore boundary on IN 
        49, the principal north/south artery into the national 
        lakeshore, for use as a visitor center for Indiana Dunes 
        National Lakeshore.
            (2) Development of exhibits.--The Secretary may plan, 
        design, construct, and install exhibits in the leased space 
        related to the use and management of the resources at Indiana 
        Dunes National Lakeshore, at a cost not to exceed $1,500,000.
            (3) National lakeshore presence.--The Secretary may utilize 
        park staff from Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in the leased 
        space to provide visitor information and education.

SEC. 2. INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE.

    Section 19 of the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the 
establishment of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, and for other 
purposes'' (16 U.S.C. 460u-19) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``After notifying'' and inserting ``(a) 
        After notifying''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) For purposes of subsection (a), lands may be considered 
contiguous to other lands if the lands touch the other lands, or are 
separated from the other lands by only a public or private right-of-
way, such as a road, railroad, or utility corridor.''.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to authorize the 
        Secretary of the Interior to lease a portion of the Dorothy 
        Buell Memorial Visitor Center for use as a visitor center for 
        the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, and for other 
        purposes.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 468

110th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 1423

                          [Report No. 110-737]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease a portion of a 
 visitor center to be constructed outside the boundary of the Indiana 
   Dunes National Lakeshore in Porter County, Indiana, and for other 
                               purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              July 8, 2008

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed