,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fbia  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bh1        
#bjaf,mr4 ,visclosky 7= himself1 ,mrs4  
,walorski1 ,mr4 ,/utzman1 ,mr4 ,rokita1 
,mrs4 ,brooks ( ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,mess]1  
,mr4 ,c>son ( ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,buc%on1 & 
,mr4 ,"y ( ,indiana7 introduc$ ! foll[+ 
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
retitle ,indiana ,dunes ,national       
,lake%ore z ,indiana ,dunes ,national   
,p>k1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,! ,indiana  
,dunes ,national ,p>k ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s 
,! ,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3  7#a7
 ,! ,great ,lakes =m ! l>ge/ fre%wat]   
sy/em on ,e>?4 ,lake ,mi*igan1 by       
volume1 is ! second l>ge/ ,great ,lake &
 ! only ,great ,lake locat$ :olly )9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,! s\!rn %ore (    
,lake ,mi*igan includes "s ( ! mo/      
geologically & biologically div]se areas
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#c7 ,! unique     
features t comprise ! s\!rn %ore ( !    

,lake ,mi*igan1 also kn[n z ! ,indiana  
,dunes1 7 =m$ ov] ! c\rse ( #ab1jjj ye>s
 by natural =ces1 includ+ glaci]s1 w9d1 
& wat]4 ,glacial melt+ & fluctuations 9 
! wat] level result$ 9 ! =mation ( z _m 
z #g %orel9es4 ,?is process result$ 9 ! 
biologically div]se bea*es1 s& dunes1 & 
int]-dune wetl&s t c be se5 today4  7#d7
 ,native ,am]ican peoples inhabit$ !    
,indiana ,dunes region = ov] #aj1jjj    
ye>s1 includ+ ! ,miami & ,potawatomi    
,indian tribes4  7#e7 ,local cons]vation
 ef=ts to pres]ve ! ,indiana ,dunes     
began z e>ly z #ahii :5 ,h5ry ,c[les1 a 
botani/ f ! ,univ]sity ( ,*icago :o is  
kn[n = be+ "o ( ! f\nd]s ( contempor>y  
ecological /udy & ?\ght1 publi%$ an     
article entitl$ ,ecological ,relations (
 ! ,vegetation on ,s& ,dunes ( ,lake    
,mi*igan 9 ! ,botanical ,gazette1 br++  
int]national att5tion to ! intricate    
ecosy/ems exi/+ on ! dunes4  7#f7 ,on   
,octob] #cj1 #aiaf1 "o mon? aft] !      
e/abli%m5t ( ! ,national ,p>k ,s]vice1  
,/eph5 ,ma!r1 ! fir/ ,director ( !      

,national ,p>k ,s]vice1 held he>+s 9    
,*icago1 ,ill9ois1 to gauge public      
s5tim5t on a ,s& ,dunes ,national ,p>k1 
:i* w\ld h e/abli%$ mu* ( ! s\!rn %ore (
 ,lake ,mi*igan z "o ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
fir/ national p>ks4  7#g7 ,f\r hundr$ p 
att5d$ ?is he>+ & #db p1 includ+ ,h5ry  
,c[les1 spoke 9 favor ( ! p>k proposal4 
,!re 7 no oppon5ts4 ,h[ev]1 plans = a   
,s& ,dunes ,national ,p>k 7 delay$      
because ! ,unit$ ,/ates ent]$ ,_w ,w> ,i
 & national focus %ift$ away f national 
p>ks to national def5se4  7#h7 ,local   
cons]vation ef=ts to pres]ve ! ,indiana 
,dunes p]si/$ aft] ,_w ,w> ,i & culm9at$
 9 ! e/abli%m5t ( ! ,indiana ,dunes     
,/ate ,p>k 9 #aibe & ! ,indiana ,dunes  
,national ,lake%ore 9 #aiff1 e/abli%$ by
 ,public ,law #hi-gfa4  7#i7 ,! ,indiana
 ,dunes ,national ,lake%ore 0           
subsequ5tly exp&$ 9 #aigf1 #aihj1 #aihf1
 & #aiib4  7#aj7 ,! ,indiana ,dunes     
,national ,lake%ore & ! adjac5t ,indiana
 ,dunes ,/ate ,p>k are compris$ ( ov]   
#ae1jjj acres ( dunes1 oak savannas1    

swamps1 bogs1 m>%es1 prairies1 riv]s1 & 
=e/s t are curr5tly pres]v$ = public    
enjoym5t4 ,?is includes #ae miles (     
,lake ,mi*igan %orel9e1 spann+ ! di/ance
 f ,g>y1 ,indiana1 to ,mi*igan ,city1   
,indiana4  7#aa7 ,! ,indiana ,dunes     
,national ,lake%ore is "o ( ! mo/       
biologically div]se ,national ,p>k      
,s]vice units1 conta9+ #b1ccf unique    
species1 includ+ #hif animal species &  
#a1djg plant species4  7#ab7 ,! ,indiana
 ,dunes ,national ,lake%ore is a *]i%$  
cultural l&m>k1 attract+ millions (     
visitors ea* ye>4  7#ac7 ,! ,indiana    
,dunes ,national ,lake%ore is an        
especially important fe$+ & re/+ area = 
migrat+ l& & wat] birds1 boa/+ #cej     
unique species4  7#ad7 ,in/itutions su* 
z ! ,dunes ,le>n+ ,c5t] attract y\? &   
o!r community memb]s to ! ,lake%ore &   
provide !m ) insight on ! biodiv]sity & 
hi/orical significance ( ! ,indiana     
,dunes4  #c4 ,indiana ,dunes ,national  
,lake%ore retitl$ z ,indiana ,dunes     
,national ,p>k  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,public    

,law #hi-gfa 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dfju et    
seq47 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ ,national
 ,lake%ore ea* place x appe>s & ins]t+  
,national ,p>k2 &  7#b7 by /rik+        
lake%ore ea* place x appe>s & ins]t+    
,p>k4  7b7 ,nonapplication ,! am5dm5t   
made by subsection 7a77#a7 %all n apply 
to ! title ( ! map ref]r$ to 9 ! fir/   
section ( ,public ,law #hi-gfa 7#af     
,u4,s4,c4 #dfju74