H.R. 6049: Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Visitor Center Act of 2010
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H.R. 6049: Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Visitor Center Act of 2010
111th Congress · introduced 2010-07-30 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2010-07-30 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Markey, Betsy [D-CO-4] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Visitor Center Act of 2010
Plain summary
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Visitor Center Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a cooperative agreement with Kiowa County, Colorado: (1) to assist in the renovation of the Murdock Building in Eads, Colorado; (2) for use of a part of the Murdock Building by the National Park Service (NPS) as the visitor center and administrative offices for the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site (the Park); and (3) to provide up to $650,000 to Kiowa County toward the cost of renovations and furnishing of the Murdock Building. Sets forth a federal matching requirement. Requires the use of such federal funds for making improvements to, and installing furnishings within, those parts of the Murdock Building used by the Park. Prohibits the use of such funds to pay for personnel or other costs associated with the operation of the Murdock Building as a park visitor center.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Visitor Center Act of 2010
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Markey, Betsy [D-CO-4] · 0 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr6049.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>
Record fed-us-cong111-hr6049 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111