Richard Nixon Signed Letter and Pen Given to Governor Knowles of Wisconsin

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Typed letter signed "RN" as President on White House letterhead, 6 3/4" x 9", October 26, 1970 to Warren P. Knowles, Governor of Wisconsin. He wrote to Knowles: "As you know, I have signed H[ouse of]. R[epresentatives]. [Bill] 4172, regarding the Ice Age National Scientific Reserve. Knowing of your interest in this legislation, I am enclosing a pen which I thought you might like to have as a memento of the occasion." The pen is included. Public Law 91-483 AN ACT October 21, 1970 [H. R. 4172] To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance for development and operation costs of the Ice Age National Scientific Reserve in the State of Wisconsin, and for other purposes. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That the Act of October 13, 1964 (78 Stat. 1087) is amended as follows: (1) Section 3 is repealed. (2) Section 4 is amended by deleting everything after the word "nonprofit and inserting the word "corporation."'. (3) Section 5 is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 5. (a) The Secretary is authorized to provide technical assistance to the State of Wisconsin for planning and development of the reserve in accordance with the comprehensive plan. " (b) In addition to grants made pursuant to the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (78 Stat. 897; 16 U.S.C. 4601-8), the Secretary is authorized to make grants of not to exceed 25 per centum of the actual cost of each development project within the reserve in accordance with the comprehensive p l a n: Provided, That the maximum amount of such grants for all projects shall not exceed $425,000." (c) The Secretary, pursuant to an agreement with the State of Wisconsin, may pay up to 50 per centum of the annual costs of management, protection, maintenance, and rehabilitation of the reserve." (d) Whenever the Secretary determines that appropriate management and protection set down in the comprehensive plan are not being afforded the nationally significant values within the reserve or that funds are not being provided on the prescribed matching basis by the State of Wisconsin or other non-Federal sources, he may terminate contributions under this Act." (4) Section 6 is repealed. Approved October 21, 1970