HR 5999 IHCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To authorize appropriations for the National Tropical Botanical Garden, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

May 8, 2008

Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, and Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To authorize appropriations for the National Tropical Botanical Garden, 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 1. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN.

Chapter 1535 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

`Sec. 153514. Authorization of appropriations

`(a) In General- Subject to subsection (b), there is authorized to be appropriated to the corporation for operation and maintenance expenses $500,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2017.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(b) Limitation- Any Federal funds made available under subsection (a) shall be matched on a 1-to-1 basis by non-Federal funds.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink