This bill lets the Secretary of the Interior give money and loan federal museum items to the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, North Dakota. The Secretary may provide grants up to $50,000,000 to the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Foundation for establishing the library, but only if Congress provides the money in advance. The Foundation must certify it has at least $100,000,000 from the State of North Dakota or other non-Federal sources before any grant is made. Grant funds may not be used for the maintenance or operation of the library. Within 180 days after enactment, the Secretary may arrange loans of historic, educational, artistic, natural, and other museum artifacts from agencies under the Secretary’s administrative control, such as the National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The federal government will not operate the library unless the non-Federal operator requests federal involvement.
If the bill becomes law, the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Foundation could receive federal grants for building and creating exhibits after raising the required non-Federal match. Federal agencies may loan artifacts to the library for display. The library’s day-to-day operation would be run by a non-Federal group unless that group asks for federal help.
The bill authorizes up to $50,000,000 in federal grants, subject to future appropriations. Grants are conditioned on the Foundation certifying at least $100,000,000 in State of North Dakota or non-Federal funds. Grant money cannot be used for maintenance or operations. Federal agencies may loan artifacts without charging money. No publicly available information on total federal outlays beyond the $50,000,000 authorization or on estimated operating costs.
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