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[S. 1678 Reported in Senate (RS)]






                                                       Calendar No. 722
108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1678

                          [Report No. 108-363]

To provide for the establishment of the Uintah Research and Curatorial 
  Center for Dinosaur National Monument in the States of Colorado and 
                     Utah, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

           September 30 (legislative day, September 29), 2003

  Mr. Bennett introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

                           September 28, 2004

  Reported by Mr. Domenici, with an amendment and an amendment to the 
                                 title
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the establishment of the Uintah 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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Uintah Research and 
Curatorial Center Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In this Act:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Center.--The term ``Center'' means the Uintah 
        Research and Curatorial Center.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled 
        ``Proposed Location of the Uintah Research and Curatorial 
        Center'', numbered 122/80074, IMDE, and dated March 31, 
        2003.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Monument.--The term ``Monument'' means the 
        Dinosaur National Monument in the States of Colorado and 
        Utah.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the 
        Secretary of the Interior.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. UINTAH RESEARCH AND CURATORIAL CENTER.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (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 Uintah Research and Curatorial Center on land located 
outside the boundary of the Monument acquired under subsection 
(b).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Availability of Map.--The map shall be on file and 
available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 
National Park Service.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Use.--The Center shall be used for the curation of, 
storage of, and research on items in--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the museum collection of the Monument; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) any collection maintained by an entity 
        described in subsection (e)(2) that enters into a cooperative 
        agreement with the Secretary.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Administration.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The Secretary shall--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) administer the land acquired under 
                subsection (b); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) promulgate any regulations that the 
                Secretary determines to be appropriate for the use and 
                management of the land.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the curation of and research on the 
                museum collection at the Center; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the development, use, management, and 
                operation of the Center.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Limitation.--The land acquired by the 
        Secretary under subsection (b) shall not--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) be a part of the Monument; 
                or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) be subject to the laws (including 
                regulations) applicable to the Monument.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are 
necessary to carry out this Act.</DELETED>

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.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill 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.''.




                                                       Calendar No. 722

108th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1678

                          [Report No. 108-363]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To provide for the establishment of the Uintah Research and Curatorial 
  Center for Dinosaur National Monument in the States of Colorado and 
                     Utah, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 28, 2004

        Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the title