[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 140 (Monday, September 28, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S6977]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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 SENATE RESOLUTION 271--RECOGNIZING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF DINOSAUR 
   NATIONAL MONUMENT AND DESIGNATING OCTOBER 4, 2015, AS ``DINOSAUR 
                        NATIONAL MONUMENT DAY''

  Mr. GARDNER (for himself and Mr. Bennet) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 271

       Whereas in 1909, paleontologist Earl Douglass discovered 
     the world-famous Carnegie Quarry, a remarkable window to the 
     dinosaurs of the late Jurassic period;
       Whereas on October 4, 1915, President Woodrow Wilson 
     established Dinosaur National Monument by Presidential 
     Proclamation Number 1313 (39 Stat. 1752), which preserved the 
     deposits of extraordinary dinosaur fossils;
       Whereas on July 14, 1938, President Franklin D. Roosevelt 
     enlarged Dinosaur National Monument by Presidential 
     Proclamation Number 2290 (53 Stat. 2454), to include the 
     Green and Yampa River canyon country in order to protect 
     additional land of historical and scientific interest;
       Whereas October 4, 2015, marks the 100th anniversary of the 
     establishment of Dinosaur National Monument;
       Whereas Dinosaur National Monument is a State and national 
     treasure that attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors each 
     year and benefits national, State, and local economies by 
     generating millions of dollars in revenue;
       Whereas Dinosaur National Monument has the most complete 
     geological record of any unit of the National Park System;
       Whereas Dinosaur National Monument protects more than 
     210,000 acres of exceptionally diverse communities of plants 
     and animals, including bears, mountain lions, bighorn sheep, 
     moose, elk, otters, and beavers;
       Whereas Dinosaur National Monument contains the lower 
     section of the Yampa River, and the confluence of the Yampa 
     and Green Rivers within Dinosaur National Monument provides 
     outstanding scientific opportunities to observe and study the 
     effects of the Rivers;
       Whereas Dinosaur National Monument preserves and protects 
     significant archaeological evidence of the prehistoric 
     Fremont Indians, providing an excellent opportunity for 
     research and education;
       Whereas the National Park Service will continue the long 
     tradition of preserving and protecting Dinosaur National 
     Monument for years to come, providing access to the 
     wilderness and wildlife within Dinosaur National Monument for 
     generations of Americans; and
       Whereas on October 4, 2015, the National Park Service 
     intends to celebrate the start of the next century of 
     stewardship for Dinosaur National Monument: Now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) congratulates and celebrates Dinosaur National Monument 
     on the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the 
     monument;
       (2) encourages all people of Colorado, Utah, and the United 
     States to visit that unique national treasure; and
       (3) designates October 4, 2015, as Dinosaur National 
     Monument Day.

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