[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1545 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1545

To establish the Waco Mammoth National Monument in the State of Texas, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 14, 2011

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish the Waco Mammoth National Monument in the State of Texas, 
                        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 ``Waco Mammoth National Monument 
Establishment Act of 2011''.

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 
        ``Proposed Boundary Waco-Mammoth National Monument'', numbered 
        T21/80,000, and dated April 2009.
            (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; and
            (2) any cooperative agreements entered into under 
        subsection (b)(1).
    (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.--The Secretary may acquire by 
        donation from the City any land or interest in land owned by 
        the City within the proposed boundary of the Monument.
    (c) General Management Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
        enactment of 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.
    (d) Prohibition of Use of Federal Funds.--No Federal funds may be 
used to pay the costs of--
            (1) carrying out a cooperative agreement under subsection 
        (b)(1);
            (2) acquiring land for inclusion in the Monument under 
        subsection (b)(2);
            (3) developing a visitor center for the Monument;
            (4) operating or maintaining the Monument;
            (5) constructing exhibits for the Monument; or
            (6) developing the general management plan under subsection 
        (c).
    (e) Use of Non-Federal Funds.--Non-Federal funds may be used to pay 
any costs that may be incurred by the Secretary or the National Park 
Service in carrying out this section.
    (f) Effect on Eligibility for Financial Assistance.--Nothing in 
this Act affects the eligibility of the Monument for Federal grants or 
other forms of financial assistance that the Monument would have been 
eligible to apply for had National Park System status not been 
conferred to the Monument under this Act.
    (g) Termination of National Park System Status.--
            (1) In general.--Designation of the Monument as a unit of 
        the National Park System shall terminate if the Secretary 
        determines that Federal funds are required to operate and 
        maintain the Monument.
            (2) Reversion.--If the designation of the Monument as a 
        unit of the National Park System is terminated under paragraph 
        (1), any land acquired by the Secretary from the City under 
        subsection (b)(2) shall revert to the City.

SEC. 6. NO BUFFER ZONES.

    Nothing in this Act, the establishment of national monument, or the 
management plan shall be construed create buffer zones outside of the 
national monument.
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