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 PUBLIC LAW 106-461—NOV. 7, 2000 114 STAT. 1989 Public Law 106-461 106th Congress An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to produce and sell products and to M 7onnn sell publications relating to the Hoover Dam, and to deposit revenues generated ——: from the sales into the Colorado River Dam fund. [S. 1275] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Hoover Dam SECTION 1. SHORTTITLE. SSAC?"" This Act may be cited as the "Hoover Dam Miscellaneous ^^ ^SC 619 note. Sales Act". SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 43 USC 619 note. Congress finds that— (1) the sale and distribution of general public information about the use of public land and water areas for recreation, fish, wildlife, and other purposes serve significant public benefits; (2) publications and other materials educate the public and provide general information about Bureau of Reclamation programs and projects; (3) in 1997, more than 1,000,000 visitors, including 300,000 from foreign countries, toured the Hoover Dam; (4) hundreds of thousands of additional visitors stopped to view the dam; (5) visitors often ask to purchase maps, publications, and other items to enhance their experience or serve educational purposes; (6) in many cases the Bureau of Reclamation is the sole source of those items; (7) the Bureau is in a unique position to fulfill public requests for those items; and (8) as a public agency, the Bureau should be responsive to the public by having appropriate items available for sale. SEC. 3. PURPOSES. 43 USC 619 note. The purposes of this Act are— (1) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to offer for sale to members of the public that visit the Hoover Dam Visitor Center educational materials and memorabilia; and (2) to use revenue from those sales to repay the costs relating to construction of the Hoover Dam Visitor Center. SEC. 4. AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT SALES. 43 USC 619 note. With respect to the Hoover Dam, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, may— (1) conduct sales of—

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