,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #eii  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #i1 #bjag,mr4     
,donnelly 7= himself & ,mr4 ,"y7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
r$esignate ! ,indiana ,dunes ,national  
,lake%ore z ! ,indiana ,dunes ,national 
,p>k1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,indiana     
,dunes ,national ,p>k ,designation ,act4
  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds t--  7#a7 ! 
,great ,lakes =m ! l>ge/ fre%wat] sy/em 
on ,e>?2  7#b7 ,lake ,mi*igan is--  7,a7
 ! second l>ge/ ,great ,lake by volume2 
&  7,b7 ! only ,great ,lake locat$ :olly
 )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#c7 ! s\!rn %ore 
( ,lake ,mi*igan includes "s ( ! mo/    
geologically & biologically div]se areas
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#d7 ! unique      
features t comprise ! s\!rn %ore ( ,lake
 ,mi*igan1 also kn[n z ! ,indiana       
,dunes1 7 =m$ ov] a p]iod ( #ab1jjj ye>s
 by natural =ces1 includ+ glaci]s1 w9d1 

& wat]2  7#e7 glacial melt+ &           
fluctuations 9 ! wat] level result$ 9 ! 
=mation ( z _m z #g %orel9es along !    
s\!rn %ore ( ,lake ,mi*igan2  7#f7 !    
process by :i* ! s\!rn %ore ( ,lake     
,mi*igan 0 =m$ result$ 9 ! biologically 
div]se bea*es1 s& dunes1 & int]-dune    
wetl&s t c be se5 9 ! s\!rn %ore ( ,lake
 ,mi*igan today2  7#g7 ,indian tribes1  
includ+ ! ,miami & ,potawatomi ,indian  
tribes1 inhabit$ ! ,indiana ,dunes      
region = ov] #aj1jjj ye>s2  7#h7 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 on ! ,indiana     
,dunes2  7#i7 on ,octob] #cj1 #aiaf1 #a 
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 e/abli%+ a l>ge      
portion ( ! s\!rn %ore ( ,lake ,mi*igan 
z "o ( ! fir/ national p>ks 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates1 to be kn[n z ! ,s& ,dunes       
,national ,p>k2  7#aj7 ov] #djj p att5d$
 ! he>+s 9 ,*icago1 ,ill9ois1 ( :i*--   
7,a7 #db p1 includ+ ,h5ry ,c[les1 spoke 
9 favor ( ! proposal to e/abli% !       
national p>k2 &  7,b7 !re 7 no oppon5ts 
to ! proposal to e/abli% ! national p>k2
  7#aa7 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 def5se2
  7#ab7 local cons]vation ef=ts to      
pres]ve ! ,indiana ,dunes p]si/$ aft]   
,_w ,w> ,i & culm9at$ 9--  7,a7 !       
e/abli%m5t ( ,indiana ,dunes ,/ate ,p>k 
9 #aibe2 &  7,b7 ! enactm5t 9 #aiff (   
,public ,law #hi-gfa 7#af ,u4,s4,c4     
#dfju et seq471 :i* e/abli%$ ! ,indiana 
,dunes ,national ,lake%ore2  7#ac7 !    
,indiana ,dunes ,national ,lake%ore 0   

subsequ5tly exp&$ 9 #aigf1 #aihj1 #aihf1
 & #aiib2  7#ad7 ! ,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 pres]v$ = public enjoym5t1   
includ+ #ae miles ( %orel9e along ,lake 
,mi*igan t ext5d f ,g>y1 ,indiana1 to   
,mi*igan ,city1 ,indiana2  7#ae7 !      
,indiana ,dunes ,national ,lake%ore is--
 7,a7 "o ( ! mo/ biologically div]se    
units ( ! ,national ,p>k ,sy/em1 conta9+
 #b1ccf unique species1 includ+ #hif    
animal species & #a1djg plant species2  
7,b7 a *]i%$ cultural l&m>k t attracts  
millions ( visitors ea* ye>2 &  7,c7 an 
especially important fe$+ & re/+ area = 
migrat+ l& & wat] birds1 includ+ #cej   
unique species ( birds2 &  7#af7        
in/itutions su* z ! ,dunes ,le>n+       
,c5t]-- 7,a7 attract y\? & o!r community
 memb]s to ! ,indiana ,dunes2 &  7,b7   
provide ! y\? & o!r community memb]s )  
insight on ! biodiv]sity & hi/orical    

significance ( ! ,indiana ,dunes4  #c4  
,designation ( ,indiana ,dunes ,national
 ,p>k  7a7 ,designation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,! fir/ section ( ,public ,law #hi-gfa  
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dfju7 is am5d$-- 7,a7 9 
! fir/ s5t5ce--  7i7 by /rik+ ,national 
,lake%ore & ins]t+ ,national ,p>k2 &    
7ii7 by /rik+ 7h]e9aft] ref]r$ to z !   
lake%ore7 & ins]t+ 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act
 z ! ,p>k72 &  7,b7 9 ! second s5t5ce1  
by /rik+ lake%ore & ins]t+ ,p>k4  7#b7  
,con=m+ am5dm5ts ,sections #b ?r\gh #bd 
( ,public ,law #hi-gfa 7#af ,u4,s4,c4   
#dfju-#a ?r\gh #dfju-#bd7 are am5d$--   
7,a7 by /rik+ ,lake%ore ea* place x     
appe>s & ins]t+ ,p>k2 &  7,b7 by /rik+  
lake%ore ea* place x appe>s & ins]t+    
,p>k4  7b7 ,ref]5ces ,any ref]5ce 9 any 
law1 regulation1 docum5t1 record1 map1  
or o!r pap] ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to !      
,indiana ,dunes ,national ,lake%ore %all
 be consid]$ to be a ref]5ce to !       
,indiana ,dunes ,national ,p>k4