112 STAT. 3074
PUBLIC LAW 105-331—OCT. 31, 1998
SEC. 5. DESIGN OF COINS.
(a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL. —The design of the coins minted under
this Act shall be emblematic of the light bulb and the many
inventions made by Thomas A. Edison throughout his prolific
life.
(2) DESIGNATION AND INSCRIPTIONS. —On each coin minted
under this Act there shall be—
(A) a designation of the value of the coin; and
(B) inscriptions of the words "Liberty", "In God We
Trust", "United States of America", and "E Pluribus
Unum".
(3) OBVERSE OF COIN.— The obverse of each coin minted
under this Act shall bear the likeness of Thomas A. Edison.
(b) SELECTION.— The design for the coins minted under this
Act shall be—
(1) selected by the Secretary after consultation with the
Commission of Fine Arts; and
(2) reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory
Committee.
SEC. 6. ISSUANCE OF COINS.
(a) QUALITY OF COINS. —Coins minted under this Act shall
be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities.
(b) COMMENCEMENT OF ISSUANCE. — The Secretary may issue
coins minted under this Act beginning on January 1, 2004.
(c) TERMINATION OF MINTING AUTHORITY. —No coins may be
minted under this Act after December 31, 2004.
SEC. 7. SURCHARGES.
(a) IN GENERAL.— Al l sales of coins minted under this Act
shall include a surcharge of $10 per coin.
(b) DISTRIBUTION. —Subject to section 5134(f) of title 31, United
States Code, the first $5,000,000 of the surcharges received by
the Secretary from the sale of coins issued under this Act shall
be paid by the Secretary as follows:
(1) MUSEUM OF ARTS AND HISTORY.—Up to Vs to the
Museum of Arts and History, in the city of Port Huron, Michigan, for the endowment and construction of a special museum
on the life of Thomas A. Edison in Port Huron.
(2) EDISON BIRTHPLACE ASSOCIATION. —Up to Vs to the
Edison Birthplace Association, Incorporated, in Milan, Ohio,
to assist in the efforts of the association to raise an endowment
as a permanent source of support for the repair and maintenance of the Thomas A. Edison birthplace, a national historic
landmark.
(3) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. —Up to Vs to the National
Park Service, for use in protecting, restoring, and cataloguing
historic documents and objects at the "invention factory of
Thomas A. Edison in West Orange, New Jersey.
(4) EDISON PLAZA MUSEUM.— Up to Vs to the Edison Plaza
Museum in Beaumont, Texas, for expanding educational programs on Thomas A. Edison and for the repair and maintenance
of the museum.
(5) EDISON WINTER HOME AND MUSEUM.— Up to Vs to the
Edison Winter Home and Museum in Fort Myers, Florida,
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