[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4871 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4871

To provide for the study of certain prehistoric resources in the States 
                    of Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 1, 1994

  Mr. Hefley introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the study of certain prehistoric resources in the States 
                    of Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds and declares the following:
            (1) The States of Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah, commonly 
        known as ``The Golden Triangle'' comprise one of the world's 
        richest sources of dinosaur bones and other prehistoric 
        artifacts.
            (2) These sites and artifacts compose a rich national 
        resource for scientific study and recreation.
            (3) Many of these artifacts are located on lands managed by 
        the various agencies of the United States Department of the 
        Interior, including the National Park Service and the Bureau of 
        Land Management; and the United States Forest Service of the 
        United States Department of Agriculture.
            (4) While many of these sites have been studied 
        individually, to date no comprehensive report on the Golden 
        Triangle has been compiled.
            (5) A unified study, cutting across agency and departmental 
        lines, is needed to provide for coherent interpretation, 
        management and budgeting at these sites in the future.

SEC. 2. THEME STUDY.

    (a) Study.--In order to provide guidance to future management and 
legislation of western regional prehistoric resources, the Secretary of 
the Interior, in cooperation with the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
Chief of the United States Forest Service, shall conduct a study of 
locations and events associated with the historical theme of United 
States Western Region Prehistory. The purpose of such study shall be to 
identify the locations of sites associated with the aforementioned 
theme in the States of Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah. The study shall 
make recommendations for the preservation and interpretation of the 
designated sites. Wherever possible, the study should draw upon 
previously existing interdepartmental reports and studies.
    (b) Report.--Governmental entities controlling locations identified 
under subsection (a) are hereby requested to preserve them from 
destruction during the study and congressional review period insofar as 
is possible. A comprehensive report based on the study under subsection 
(a), including potential action alternatives, shall be submitted to the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the United States House of 
Representatives no later than 6 months after the date of enactment of 
this Act.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated not more than $15,000 to 
carry out the purposes of this Act.
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