I 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1286 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 3, 2009 Mr. Visclosky (for himself and Mr. Donnelly of Indiana) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Act titled 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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Clarification of contiguous lands

Section 19 of the Act titled 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 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. .