110 HR 573 IH: Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Corrections Act U.S. House of Representatives 2007-01-18 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 573 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 18, 2007 Mr. Visclosky introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Act entitled An Act to provide for the establishment of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, and for other purposes to clarify the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to accept donations of lands that are contiguous to the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Corrections Act.

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Clarification of contiguous lands

Section 19 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 460u–19) is amended by designating the existing text of the section as subsection (a), and 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..

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Authority to acquire lands by payment of delinquent taxes

Section 2(a) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 460u–1(a)) is amended in the first sentence by inserting before the period the following: , including acquisition from units of State or local government by satisfaction of delinquent State or local taxes.