[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 129 (Sunday, October 10, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11172-S11173]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               UINTAH RESEARCH AND CURATORIAL CENTER ACT

  The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 1678) to establish a 
program and criteria for National Heritage Areas in the United States, 
and for other purposes, which had been reported from the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources, with an amendment to strike all after the 
enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the following:
  (Strike the part shown in black brackets and insert the part shown in 
italic.)

                                S. 1678

       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 ``Uintah Research and 
     Curatorial Center Act''.

     [SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       [In this Act:
       [(1) Center.--The term ``Center'' means the Uintah Research 
     and Curatorial Center.
       [(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.
       [(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. UINTAH 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 Uintah 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.

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       [(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 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are 
     necessary to carry out this Act.]

     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.''.

  The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute was agreed to.
  The bill (S. 1678), as amended, was read the third time and passed.

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