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  <summary>	3/3/2009--Introduced.Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center Partnership Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a memorandum of understanding to establish a joint partnership with the Porter County Convention, Recreation and Visitor Commission with regard to the use of the Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center as a visitor center for the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Allows the Secretary to: (1) plan, design, construct, and install exhibits in the Center related to the use and management of the resources at the Lakeshore, at a cost under $1.5 million; and (2) use park staff from the Lakeshore in the Center to provide visitor information and education. Permits the Secretary, with respect to the Lakeshore, to accept donations of lands located outside the present boundaries of the Lakeshore if they are either contiguous to or separated from such lands by only a right-of-way. </summary>
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