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[S. 3226 Reported in Senate (RS)]






                                                      Calendar No. 1006
110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3226

To rename the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site in the 
    State of Kentucky as the ``Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National 
                           Historical Park''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              July 7, 2008

  Mr. Bunning introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

                           September 16, 2008

              Reported by Mr. Bingaman, with an amendment
  [Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
To rename the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site in the 
    State of Kentucky as the ``Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National 
                           Historical Park''.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National 
Historical Park Act of 2008''.

<DELETED>SEC. 2. FINDINGS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Congress finds that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National 
        Historic Site was established by Congress on July 17, 
        1916;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) section 510 of Public Law 105-355 (16 U.S.C. 
        218a) authorized the addition to the Historic Site of the 228-
        acre Knob Creek Farm at which Abraham Lincoln lived between 
        1811 and 1816;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Knob Creek Farm was donated to the National 
        Historic Site in November 2001; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) the 2006 General Management Plan for the 
        Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site recommends a 
        change in the name of the Historic Site to ``National 
        Historical Park'' to reflect the addition of a second, 
        noncontiguous unit.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN BIRTHPLACE NATIONAL 
              HISTORICAL PARK.</DELETED>

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN BIRTHPLACE NATIONAL HISTORICAL 
              PARK.

    (a) Designation.--The Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic 
Site in the State of Kentucky shall be known and designated as the 
``Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the Abraham Lincoln 
Birthplace National Historic Site shall be deemed to be a reference to 
the ``Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park''.
                                                      Calendar No. 1006

110th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 3226

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                                 A BILL

To rename the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site in the 
    State of Kentucky as the ``Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National 
                           Historical Park''.

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                           September 16, 2008

                       Reported with an amendment