[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 121 (Tuesday, October 3, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S9773]
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           AUTHORIZING ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERPRETATIVE CENTER

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                       WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS ACT

  Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
now proceed to the following bills en bloc: Calendar No. 828, H.R. 
3084, and Calendar No. 711, H.R. 2773.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bills by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 3084) to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to contribute funds for the establishment of an 
     interpretative center on the life and contributions of 
     President Abraham Lincoln.
       A bill (H.R. 2773) to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
     to designate the Wekiva River and its tributaries of Wekiva 
     Springs Run, Rock Springs Run, and Black Water Creek in the 
     State of Florida as components of the national wild and 
     scenic rivers system.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bills.
  Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that any 
committee amendment be agreed to.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The committee amendment to H.R. 3084 was agreed to, as follows:

                               H.R. 3084

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

     SECTION 1. CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD ESTABLISHMENT OF ABRAHAM 
                   LINCOLN INTERPRETIVE CENTER.

       (a) Grants Authorized.--Subject to subsections (b) and (c), 
     the Secretary of the Interior shall make grants to contribute 
     funds for the establishment in Springfield, Illinois, of an 
     interpretive center to preserve and make available to the 
     public materials related to the life of President Abraham 
     Lincoln and to provide interpretive and educational services 
     which communicate the meaning of the life of Abraham Lincoln.
       (b) Plan and Design.--
       (1) Submission.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the entity selected by the 
     Secretary of the Interior to receive grants under subsection 
     (a) shall submit to the Secretary a plan and design for the 
     interpretive center, including a description of the 
     following:
       (A) The design of the facility and site.
       (B) The method of acquisition.
       (C) The estimated cost of acquisition, construction, 
     operation, and maintenance.
       (D) The manner and extent to which non-Federal entities 
     will participate in the acquisition, construction, operation, 
     and maintenance of the center.
       (2) Consultation and cooperation.--The plan and design for 
     the interpretive center shall be prepared in consultation 
     with the Secretary of the Interior and the Governor of 
     Illinois and in cooperation with such other public, 
     municipal, and private entities as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
       (c) Conditions on Grant.--
       (1) Matching requirement.--A grant under subsection (a) may 
     not be made until such time as the entity selected to receive 
     the grant certifies to the Secretary of the Interior that 
     funds have been contributed by the State of Illinois or 
     raised from non-Federal sources for use to establish the 
     interpretive center in an amount equal to at least double the 
     amount of that grant.
       (2) Relation to other lincoln-related sites and museums.--
     The Secretary of the Interior shall further condition the 
     grant under subsection (a) on the agreement of the grant 
     recipient to operate the resulting interpretive center in 
     cooperation with other Federal and non-Federal historic 
     sites, parks, and museums that represent significant 
     locations or events in the life of Abraham Lincoln. 
     Cooperative efforts to promote and interpret the life of 
     Abraham Lincoln may include the use of cooperative 
     agreements, cross references, cross promotion, and shared 
     exhibits.
       (3) Competitive bidding guidelines.--As a condition of the 
     receipt of a grant under subsection (a), the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall require that the grant recipient comply with 
     sections 303, 303A, and 303B of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253-253b) as 
     implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation issued 
     pursuant to section 25 of the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 421) in planning, designing, and 
     constructing the interpretive center.
       (d) Prohibition on Contribution of Operating Funds.--Grant 
     amounts may not be used for the maintenance or operation of 
     the interpretive center.
       (e) Non-Federal Operation.--The Secretary of Interior shall 
     have no involvement in the actual operation of the 
     interpretive center, except at the request of the non-Federal 
     entity responsible for the operation of the center.

     SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
     the Interior a total of $50,000,000 to make grants under 
     subsection (a). Amounts so appropriated shall remain 
     available for expenditure through fiscal year 2006.

  Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bills be 
read the third time and passed, the motions to reconsider be laid upon 
the table, and that any statements relating to the bills be printed in 
the Record, with the above occurring en bloc.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bills (H.R. 3084, as amended, and H.R. 2773) were read the third 
time and passed.

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