[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1287 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1287

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a partnership 
 with the Porter County Convention, Recreation and Visitor Commission 
  regarding the use of the Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center as a 
visitor center for the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    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

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a partnership 
 with the Porter County Convention, Recreation and Visitor Commission 
  regarding the use of the Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center as a 
visitor center for the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, 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.

    (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Dorothy Buell 
Memorial Visitor Center Partnership 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) Development of Exhibits.--The Secretary may plan, design, 
construct, and install exhibits in the Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor 
Center related to the use and management of the resources at Indiana 
Dunes National Lakeshore, at a cost not to exceed $1,500,000.
    (d) National Lakeshore Presence.--The Secretary may use park staff 
from Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in the Dorothy Buell Memorial 
Visitor Center 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) Contiguous Clarified.--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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