[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 808 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 808
To provide for expansion of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 8, 2003
Mr. Levin (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
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A BILL
To provide for expansion of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF SLEEPING BEAR DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE.
(a) In General.--When title to the land described in subsection (b)
has vested in the United States in fee simple, the boundary of Sleeping
Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is revised to include such land in that
park.
(b) Land Described.--The land referred to in subsection (a)
consists of approximately 104.45 of unimproved lands generally depicted
on National Park Service map number 634/80078, entitled ``Bayberry
Mills, Inc. Crystal River, MI Proposed Expansion Unit to Sleeping Bear
Dunes National Lakeshore''. The Secretary of the Interior shall keep
such map on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate
offices of the National Park Service.
(c) Purchase of Lands Authorized.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior may acquire
the land described in subsection (b), only by purchase from a
willing seller.
(2) Budget request.--The Secretary of the Interior shall
include in the National Park Service budget submitted for
fiscal year 2004 a request for funds necessary for the
acquisition authorized by this subsection.
(d) Limitation on Acquisition by Exchange or Conveyance.--The
Secretary of the Interior may not acquire any of the land described in
subsection (b) through any exchange or conveyance of lands that are
within the boundary of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore as of
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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