[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 625 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 625

   To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Waco 
            Mammoth National Monument in the State of Texas.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 17, 2009

 Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Waco 
            Mammoth National Monument in the State of Texas.

    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 ``Waco Mammoth National Monument 
Establishment Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the Waco Mammoth Site area is located near the 
        confluence of the Brazos River and the Bosque River in Central 
        Texas, near the city of Waco;
            (2) after the discovery of bones emerging from eroding 
        creek banks leading to the uncovering of portions of 5 
        mammoths, Baylor University began investigating the site in 
        1978;
            (3) several additional mammoth remains have been uncovered 
        making the site the largest known concentration of mammoths 
        dying from the same event;
            (4) the mammoth discoveries have received international 
        attention; and
            (5) Baylor University and the City of Waco, Texas, have 
        been working together--
                    (A) to protect the site; and
                    (B) to develop further research and educational 
                opportunities at the site.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) City.--The term ``City'' means the city of Waco, Texas.
            (2) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means 
        the management plan for the Monument prepared under section 
        5(c)(1).
            (3) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled 
        ``[_____]'', numbered ``[____]'', and dated ``[____]''.
            (4) Monument.--The term ``Monument'' means the Waco Mammoth 
        National Monument established by section 4(a).
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (6) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Texas.
            (7) University.--The term ``University'' means Baylor 
        University in the State.

SEC. 4. WACO MAMMOTH NATIONAL MONUMENT, TEXAS.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the State, as a unit of 
the National Park System, the Waco Mammoth National Monument, as 
generally depicted on the map.
    (b) Availability of Map.--The map shall be on file and available 
for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park 
Service.

SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION OF MONUMENT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall administer the Monument in 
accordance with--
            (1) this Act;
            (2) any cooperative agreements entered into under 
        subsection (b)(1); and
            (3) the laws (including regulations) generally applicable 
        to units of the National Park System, including the National 
        Park Service Organic Act (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).
    (b) Authorities of Secretary.--
            (1) Cooperative agreements.--The Secretary may enter into 
        cooperative management agreements with the University and the 
        City, in accordance with section 3(l) of Public Law 91-383 (16 
        U.S.C. 1a-2(l)).
            (2) Acquisition of land.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary may acquire from 
                willing sellers any land or interest in land within the 
                proposed boundary of the Monument that is necessary for 
                effective management of the Monument.
                    (B) Method of acquisition.--
                            (i) In general.--The land described in 
                        subparagraph (A) may be acquired by donation, 
                        purchase with donated or appropriated funds, 
                        transfer from another Federal agency, or 
                        exchange.
                            (ii) State land.--Land or interests in land 
                        owned by the State or a political subdivision 
                        of the State may only be acquired by donation 
                        or exchange.
            (3) Construction of facilities on non-federal land.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary may, subject to the 
                availability of appropriations, construct essential 
                administrative or visitor use facilities on non-Federal 
                land within the boundary of the Monument.
                    (B) Donations.--In addition to the use of Federal 
                funds authorized under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
                may use donated funds, property, and services to carry 
                out that subparagraph.
    (c) General Management Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date on 
        which funds are made available to carry out this Act, the 
        Secretary, in consultation with the University and the City, 
        shall complete a general management plan for the Monument.
            (2) Inclusions.--The management plan shall include, at a 
        minimum--
                    (A) measures for the preservation of the resources 
                of the Monument;
                    (B) requirements for the type and extent of 
                development and use of the Monument;
                    (C) identification of the capacity of the Monument 
                for accommodating visitors; and
                    (D) opportunities for involvement by the 
                University, City, State, and other local and national 
                entities in--
                            (i) developing educational programs for the 
                        Monument; and
                            (ii) developing and supporting the 
                        Monument.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this Act.
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