[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[H.R. 5999 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5999

To authorize appropriations for the National Tropical Botanical Garden, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 8, 2008

    Ms. Hirono (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize appropriations for the National Tropical Botanical Garden, 
                        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. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR NATIONAL TROPICAL 
              BOTANICAL GARDEN.

    Chapter 1535 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
``Sec. 153514. Authorization of appropriations
    ``(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), there is authorized 
to be appropriated to the corporation for operation and maintenance 
expenses $500,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2017.
    ``(b) Limitation.--Any Federal funds made available under 
subsection (a) shall be matched on a 1-to-1 basis by non-Federal 
funds.''.
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