S. 1913: Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center Lease Act

109th Congress · introduced 2005-10-25 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

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Where it came from: introduced 2005-10-25 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center Lease Act

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Title I: Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center - Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center Lease Act - (Sec. 103) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a specified memorandum of understanding with the Porter County Convention, Recreation and Visitor Commission to establish a joint partnership with respect to the management of the Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center and, after entering into such a memorandum, lease space in such Memorial Center for use as a visitor center for the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (the Lakeshore Center). Permits the Secretary to use Lakeshore employees to provide visitor information and education at the Lakeshore Center. (Sec. 105) Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Public Land Technical Amendments - Public Land Technical Amendments Act of 2006 - Makes technical amendments with respect to certain public lands.

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Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center Lease Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate amended)

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Sponsor: Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 1913, A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease a portion of the Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center for use as a visitor center for the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, and for other purposes (2006-03-27); CBO cost estimate: S. 1913, A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease a portion of the Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center for use as a visitor center for the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, and for other purposes (2006-03-27)

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109s1913.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/s>

Record fed-us-cong109-s1913 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109