[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1678 Referred in House (RFH)]
2d Session
S. 1678
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 16, 2004
Referred to the Committee on Resources
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AN ACT
To provide for the establishment of the Uinta Research and Curatorial
Center for Dinosaur National Monument in the States of Colorado and
Utah, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Uinta Research and Curatorial Center
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Center.--The term ``Center'' means the Uinta Research
and Curatorial Center.
(2) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled
``Proposed Location of the Uinta Research and Curatorial
Center'', numbered 122/80,080, and dated May 2004.
(3) Monument.--The term ``Monument'' means the Dinosaur
National Monument in the States of Colorado and Utah.
(4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
SEC. 3. UINTA RESEARCH AND CURATORIAL CENTER.
(a) In General.--To provide for the unified and cost-effective
curation of the paleontological, natural, and cultural objects of the
Monument and the surrounding area, the Secretary shall establish the
Uinta Research and Curatorial Center on land located outside the
boundary of the Monument acquired under subsection (b).
(b) Acquisition of Land.--The Secretary may acquire by donation
land for the Center consisting of not more than 5 acres located in
Uintah County, in the vicinity of Vernal, Utah, as generally depicted
on the map.
(c) Availability of Map.--The map shall be on file and available
for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park
Service.
(d) Use.--The Center shall be used for the curation of, storage of,
and research on items in--
(1) the museum collection of the Monument; and
(2) any collection maintained by an entity described in
subsection (e)(2) that enters into a cooperative agreement with
the Secretary.
(e) Administration.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall--
(A) administer the land acquired under subsection
(b); and
(B) promulgate any regulations that the Secretary
determines to be appropriate for the use and management
of the land.
(2) Cooperative agreements.--The Secretary may enter into a
cooperative agreement with a Federal, State, and local agency,
academic institution, Indian tribe, or nonprofit entity to
provide for--
(A) the curation of and research on the museum
collection at the Center; and
(B) the development, use, management, and operation
of the Center.
(3) Limitation.--The land acquired by the Secretary under
subsection (b) shall not--
(A) be a part of the Monument; or
(B) be subject to the laws (including regulations)
applicable to the Monument.
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act
$8,800,000.
Passed the Senate October 10, 2004.
Attest:
EMILY J. REYNOLDS,
Secretary.