To authorize the Gateway Visitor Center at Independence National Historical Park, and for other purposes.
Gateway Visitor Center Authorization Act of 1999 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with the Gateway Visitor Center Corporation to facilitate the construction and operation of a regional Gateway Visitor Center on Independence Mall, in Philadelphia.
Authorizes: (1) the Corporation to operate the Center in cooperation with the Secretary and to provide at the Center information, interpretation, facilities, and services to visitors of Independence National Historical Park, its surrounding historic sites, the city of Philadelphia, and the region and, acting as a private nonprofit organization, to engage in activities appropriate for operation of a regional visitor center; and (2) the Secretary to undertake, at the Center, activities relating to the management of the Park.
Requires revenues from activities engaged in by the Corporation to be used for the Center's operation and administration.
Declares that nothing in this Act authorizes the Secretary or the Corporation to take any action in derogation of the preservation and protection of the values and resources of the Park.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1813-1814)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 449.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1813-1814)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1813-1814)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Referred to Subcommittee on Parks, Preservation and Recreation.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 106-68.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 106-68.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 138.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S15157)
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S15157)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 106-131.
Became Public Law No: 106-131.
Enacted as Public Law 106-131
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