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Calendar No. 605

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1699

To establish the National Cave and Karst Research Institute in the State

of New Mexico, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

APRIL 24, 1996

Mr. BINGAMAN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and

referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

SEPTEMBER 16, 1996

Reported by Mr. MURKOWSKI, without amendment

A BILL

To establish the National Cave and Karst Research Institute

in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Cave and

5 Karst Research Institute Act of 1996’’.

6 SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

7 The purposes of this Act are—
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1 (1) to further the science of speleology;

2 (2) to centralize and standardize speleological

3 information;

4 (3) to foster interdisciplinary cooperation in

5 cave and karst research programs;

6 (4) to promote public education;

7 (5) to promote national and international co8 operation in protecting the environment for the ben9 efit of cave and karst landforms; and

10 (6) to promote and develop environmentally

11 sound and sustainable resource management prac12 tices.

13 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INSTITUTE.

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior (re15 ferred to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’), acting through

16 the Director of the National Park Service, shall establish

17 the National Cave and Karst Research Institute (referred

18 to in this Act as the ‘‘Institute’’).

19 (b) PURPOSES.—The Institute shall, to the extent

20 practicable, further the purposes of this Act.

21 (c) LOCATION.—The Institute shall be located in the

22 vicinity of Carlsbad Caverns National Park, in the State

23 of New Mexico. The Institute shall not be located inside

24 the boundaries of Carlsbad Caverns National Park.
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1 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION OF THE INSTITUTE.

2 (a) MANAGEMENT.—The Institute shall be jointly ad3 ministered by the National Park Service and a public or

4 private agency, organization, or institution, as determined

5 by the Secretary.

6 (b) GUIDELINES.—The Institute shall be operated

7 and managed in accordance with the study prepared by

8 the National Park Service pursuant to section 203 of the

9 Act entitled ‘‘An Act to conduct certain studies in the

10 State of New Mexico’’, approved November 15, 1990

11 (Public Law 101–578; 16 U.S.C. 4310 note).

12 (c) CONTRACTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—

13 The Secretary may enter into a contract or cooperative

14 agreement with a public or private agency, organization,

15 or institution to carry out this Act.

16 (d) FACILITY.—

17 (1) LEASING OR ACQUIRING A FACILITY.—The

18 Secretary may lease or acquire a facility for the In19 stitute.

20 (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A FACILITY.—If the

21 Secretary determines that a suitable facility is not

22 available for a lease or acquisition under paragraph

23 (1), the Secretary may construct a facility for the

24 Institute.

25 (e) ACCEPTANCE OF GRANTS AND TRANSFERS.—To

26 carry out this Act, the Secretary may accept—
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1 (1) a grant or donation from a private person;

2 or

3 (2) a transfer of funds from another Federal

4 agency.

5 SEC. 5. FUNDING.

6 (a) MATCHING FUNDS.—The Secretary may spend

7 only such amount of Federal funds to carry out this Act

8 as is matched by an equal amount of funds from non-Fed9 eral sources.

10 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

11 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be

12 necessary to carry out this Act.
Calendar No. 605

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1699

A BILL

To establish the National Cave and Karst Research

other purposes.Institute in the State of New Mexico, and for

SEPTEMBER 16, 1996

Reported without amendment