[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1537 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1537

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director 
 of the National Park Service, to designate the Dr. Norman E. Borlaug 
 Birthplace and Childhood Home in Cresco, Iowa, as a National Historic 
Site and as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 29, 2009

 Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mr. Harkin, and Mr. Conrad) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                      Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director 
 of the National Park Service, to designate the Dr. Norman E. Borlaug 
 Birthplace and Childhood Home in Cresco, Iowa, as a National Historic 
Site and as a unit of the National Park System, 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. DR. NORMAN E. BORLAUG BIRTHPLACE AND HOME NATIONAL HISTORIC 
              SITE.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Historic site.--The term ``Historic Site'' means the 
        Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Birthplace and Home National Historic 
        Site, designated by the Secretary under subsection (b).
            (2) Norman e. borlaug property.--The term ``Norman E. 
        Borlaug property'' means--
                    (A) the Norman E. Borlaug Birthplace site, located 
                at 20399 Timber Avenue, Cresco, Iowa;
                    (B) the Norman E. Borlaug Childhood Home site, 
                located at 19518 200th Street, Cresco, Iowa; and
                    (C) any personal property relating to--
                            (i) the Norman E. Borlaug Birthplace site; 
                        and
                            (ii) the Norman E. Borlaug Childhood Home 
                        site.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National 
        Park Service.
    (b) Acquisition of Property; Designation of National Historic 
Site.--If the Secretary acquires, by donation, from the Norman Borlaug 
Heritage Foundation, fee simple and unencumbered title to the Norman E. 
Borlaug property, the Secretary shall designate the property as--
            (1) a National Historic Site, to be known as the ``Dr. 
        Norman E. Borlaug Birthplace and Home National Historic Site''; 
        and
            (2) a unit of the National Park System.
    (c) Administration.--The Secretary shall administer the Historic 
Site in accordance with applicable laws (including regulations), 
including--
            (1) the National Park Service Organic Act (16 U.S.C. 1 et 
        seq.); and
            (2) the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.).
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