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Calendar No. 138
106th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 449
[Report No. 106-68]
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 13, 1999
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
June 7, 1999
Reported by Mr. Murkowski, without amendment
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AN ACT
To authorize the Gateway Visitor Center at Independence National
Historical Park, 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 ``Gateway Visitor Center Authorization
Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The National Park Service completed and approved in
1997 a general management plan for Independence National
Historical Park that establishes goals and priorities for the
park's future.
(2) The general management plan for Independence National
Historical Park calls for the revitalization of Independence
Mall and recommends as a critical component of the Independence
Mall's revitalization the development of a new ``Gateway
Visitor Center''.
(3) Such a visitor center would replace the existing park
visitor center and would serve as an orientation center for
visitors to the park and to city and regional attractions.
(4) Subsequent to the completion of the general management
plan, the National Park Service undertook and completed a
design project and master plan for Independence Mall which
includes the Gateway Visitor Center.
(5) Plans for the Gateway Visitor Center call for it to be
developed and managed, in cooperation with the Secretary of the
Interior, by a nonprofit organization which represents the
various public and civic interests of the greater Philadelphia
metropolitan area.
(6) The Gateway Visitor Center Corporation, a nonprofit
organization, has been established to raise funds for and
cooperate in a program to design, develop, construct, and
operate the proposed Gateway Visitor Center.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to authorize the Secretary
of the Interior to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Gateway
Visitor Center Corporation to construct and operate a regional visitor
center on Independence Mall.
SEC. 3. GATEWAY VISITOR CENTER AUTHORIZATION.
(a) Agreement.--The Secretary of the Interior, in administering the
Independence National Historical Park, may enter into an agreement
under appropriate terms and conditions with the Gateway Visitor Center
Corporation (a nonprofit corporation established under the laws of the
State of Pennsylvania) to facilitate the construction and operation of
a regional Gateway Visitor Center on Independence Mall.
(b) Operations of Center.--The Agreement shall authorize the
Corporation to operate the Center in cooperation with the Secretary and
to provide at the Center information, interpretation, facilities, and
services to visitors to Independence National Historical Park, its
surrounding historic sites, the city of Philadelphia, and the region,
in order to assist in their enjoyment of the historic, cultural,
educational, and recreational resources of the greater Philadelphia
area.
(c) Management-Related Activities.--The Agreement shall authorize
the Secretary to undertake at the Center activities related to the
management of Independence National Historical Park, including, but not
limited to, provision of appropriate visitor information and
interpretive facilities and programs related to Independence National
Historical Park.
(d) Activities of Corporation.--The Agreement shall authorize the
Corporation, acting as a private nonprofit organization, to engage in
activities appropriate for operation of a regional visitor center that
may include, but are not limited to, charging fees, conducting events,
and selling merchandise, tickets, and food to visitors to the Center.
(e) Use of Revenues.--Revenues from activities engaged in by the
Corporation shall be used for the operation and administration of the
Center.
(f) Protection of Park.--Nothing in this section authorizes the
Secretary or the Corporation to take any actions in derogation of the
preservation and protection of the values and resources of Independence
National Historical Park.
(g) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Agreement.--The term ``Agreement'' means an agreement
under this section between the Secretary and the Corporation.
(2) Center.--The term ``Center'' means a Gateway Visitor
Center constructed and operated in accordance with the
Agreement.
(3) Corporation.--The term ``Corporation'' means the
Gateway Visitor Center Corporation (a nonprofit corporation
established under the laws of the State of Pennsylvania).
(4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
Passed the House of Representatives April 12, 1999.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
Calendar No. 138
106th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 449
[Report No. 106-68]
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To authorize the Gateway Visitor Center at Independence National
Historical Park, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
June 7, 1999
Reported without amendment
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