H.R.573 - Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Corrections Act
To amend the Act entitled "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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To amend the Act entitled `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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 18, 2007
Mr. VISCLOSKY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural ResourcesCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
A BILL
To amend the Act entitled `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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Section 19 of such Act (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:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
`(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.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 3. AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE LANDS BY PAYMENT OF DELINQUENT TAXES.
Section 2(a) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 460u-1(a)) is amended in the first sentence by inserting before the period the following: `, including acquisition from units of State or local government by satisfaction of delinquent State or local taxes'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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U.S. Congress - Text of H.R.573 as Introduced in House Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Corrections Act
