HR 573 IH
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.
January 18, 2007
Mr. VISCLOSKY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Corrections Act'.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF CONTIGUOUS LANDS.
Section 19 of such Act (
`(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.'.
SEC. 3. AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE LANDS BY PAYMENT OF DELINQUENT TAXES.
Section 2(a) of such Act (





