PRINTER'S NO. 3376
No. 2506 Session of 1988
INTRODUCED BY COLE, BROUJOS, MOWERY, LUCYK, ROBBINS, BOOK, BURD
AND DOMBROWSKI, MAY 25, 1988
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS, MAY 25, 1988
AN ACT
1 Establishing the Legislative Eisenhower Centennial Commission;
2 and providing for its funding.
3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4 hereby enacts as follows:
5 Section 1. Short title.
6 This act shall be known and may be cited as the Legislative
7 Eisenhower Centennial Commission Law.
8 Section 2. Legislative findings.
9 The General Assembly finds the following:
10 (1) October 14, 1990, will mark the 100th anniversary of
11 the birth of President Dwight David Eisenhower. To
12 commemorate the occasion, the Eisenhower Society and the
13 National Park Service will conduct a series of special events
14 at the Eisenhower National Historic Site in Gettysburg,
15 Pennsylvania.
16 (2) As an officer in the United States Army, President
17 Eisenhower first came to Gettysburg in the spring of 1918. At
1 Camp Colt, he was instrumental in founding a separate armored
2 unit known as the Tank Corps for which he won the
3 Distinguished Service Medal.
4 (3) Following his service as Supreme Commander of Allied
5 Forces in Europe during World War II and its aftermath,
6 President Eisenhower purchased a farm near the battlefield at
7 Gettysburg as a country retreat in 1950. The farm was the
8 first home that he and his wife, Mamie, ever owned and was
9 the only truly permanent home the Eisenhowers were to have.
10 (4) The Eisenhower Farm also was the site of important
11 official visits by many heads of state, including Soviet
12 Premier Nikita Khruschev, British Prime Minister Sir Winston
13 Churchill and French President Charles de Gaulle.
14 (5) Because the Eisenhower Farm in Gettysburg played
15 such an important role both in the personal and public life
16 of President Eisenhower and in the history of the United
17 States, it is wholly appropriate for the General Assembly to
18 encourage the active participation of the Commonwealth in the
19 celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of our 34th
20 president.
21 Section 3. Definitions.
22 The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
23 have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
24 context clearly indicates otherwise:
25 "Commission." The Legislative Eisenhower Centennial
26 Commission.
27 "National Park Service." The National Park Service of the
28 Department of the Interior of the Federal Government.
29 Section 4. Commission created.
30 The General Assembly hereby creates the Legislative
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1 Eisenhower Centennial Commission to encourage and enhance the
2 participation of the Commonwealth in the observance of the 100th
3 anniversary of the birth of President Dwight David Eisenhower.
4 Section 5. Membership.
5 The commission shall be comprised of four members of the
6 General Assembly and four members of the public. One legislative
7 and one public member shall be appointed by each of the
8 following: the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the
9 Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, the President
10 pro tempore of the Senate and the Minority Leader of the Senate.
11 The commission shall elect a chairman from among its members.
12 Section 6. Powers and duties.
13 The commission shall:
14 (1) Cooperate with the Eisenhower Society, the National
15 Park Service and any other public or private groups planning
16 for the observance of the Eisenhower Centennial in this
17 Commonwealth.
18 (2) Be empowered to enter into contracts and execute all
19 instruments necessary or convenient for carrying out its
20 operations.
21 (3) Authorize expenditures from any funds appropriated
22 or provided to support the activities of the Eisenhower
23 Centennial in this Commonwealth.
24 (4) Submit a report to the General Assembly of the
25 activities of the commission.
26 Section 7. Contributions.
27 In addition to any funds appropriated by the General Assembly
28 to support the activities of the commission, all moneys received
29 from other sources as contributions to these activities shall be
30 paid into the General Fund and credited to this appropriation.
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1 The commission shall also be authorized to accept services and
2 in-kind contributions for its activities.
3 Section 8. Sunset.
4 (a) Final report.--The commission shall complete its
5 business and submit its final report to the General Assembly by
6 November 30, 1990.
7 (b) Expiration.--This act shall expire and the commission
8 shall terminate November 30, 1990.
9 Section 9. Effective date.
10 This act shall take effect immediately.
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