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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1545 

To establish the Waco Mammoth National Monument in the State of Texas, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 14, 2011 

Mr. FLORES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To establish the Waco Mammoth National Monument in 

the State of Texas, 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 ‘‘Waco Mammoth Na5 tional Monument Establishment Act of 2011’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds that— 

8 (1) the Waco Mammoth Site area is located 

9 near the confluence of the Brazos River and the 


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1 Bosque River in central Texas, near the city of 

2 Waco; 

3 (2) after the discovery of bones emerging from 

4 eroding creek banks leading to the uncovering of 

5 portions of 5 mammoths, Baylor University began 

6 investigating the site in 1978; 

7 (3) several additional mammoth remains have 

8 been uncovered making the site the largest known 

9 concentration of mammoths dying from the same 

10 event; 

11 (4) the mammoth discoveries have received 

12 international attention; and 

13 (5) Baylor University and the city of Waco, 

14 Texas, have been working together— 

15 (A) to protect the site; and 

16 (B) to develop further research and edu17 cational opportunities at the site. 

18 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

19 In this Act: 

20 (1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of 

21 Waco, Texas. 

22 (2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage23 ment plan’’ means the management plan for the 

24 Monument prepared under section 5(c)(1). 


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1 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en2 titled ‘‘Proposed Boundary Waco-Mammoth Na3 tional Monument’’, numbered T21/80,000, and 

4 dated April 2009. 

5 (4) MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Monument’’ 

6 means the Waco Mammoth National Monument es7 tablished by section 4(a). 

8 (5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

9 the Secretary of the Interior. 

10 (6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

11 of Texas. 

12 (7) UNIVERSITY.—The term ‘‘University’’ 

13 means Baylor University in the State. 

14 SEC. 4. WACO MAMMOTH NATIONAL MONUMENT, TEXAS. 

15 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 

16 State, as a unit of the National Park System, the Waco 

17 Mammoth National Monument, as generally depicted on 

18 the map. 

19 (b) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file 

20 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of21 fices of the National Park Service. 

22 SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION OF MONUMENT. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall administer 

24 the Monument in accordance with— 

25 (1) this Act; and 


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1 (2) any cooperative agreements entered into 

2 under subsection (b)(1). 

3 (b) AUTHORITIES OF SECRETARY.— 

4 (1) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Sec5 retary may enter into cooperative management 

6 agreements with the University and the City, in ac7 cordance with section 3(l) of Public Law 91–383 (16 

8 U.S.C. 1a–2(l)). 

9 (2) ACQUISITION OF LAND.—The Secretary 

10 may acquire by donation from the City any land or 

11 interest in land owned by the City within the pro12 posed boundary of the Monument. 

13 (c) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 

15 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in 

16 consultation with the University and the City, shall 

17 complete a general management plan for the Monu18 ment. 

19 (2) INCLUSIONS.—The management plan shall 

20 include, at a minimum— 

21 (A) measures for the preservation of the 

22 resources of the Monument; 

23 (B) requirements for the type and extent 

24 of development and use of the Monument; 


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1 (C) identification of the capacity of the 

2 Monument for accommodating visitors; and 

3 (D) opportunities for involvement by the 

4 University, City, State, and other local and na5 tional entities in— 

6 (i) developing educational programs 

7 for the Monument; and 

8 (ii) developing and supporting the 

9 Monument. 

10 (d) PROHIBITION OF USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.—No 

11 Federal funds may be used to pay the costs of— 

12 (1) carrying out a cooperative agreement under 

13 subsection (b)(1); 

14 (2) acquiring land for inclusion in the Monu15 ment under subsection (b)(2); 

16 (3) developing a visitor center for the Monu17 ment; 

18 (4) operating or maintaining the Monument; 

19 (5) constructing exhibits for the Monument; or 

20 (6) developing the general management plan 

21 under subsection (c). 

22 (e) USE OF NON-FEDERAL FUNDS.—Non-Federal 

23 funds may be used to pay any costs that may be incurred 

24 by the Secretary or the National Park Service in carrying 

25 out this section. 


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1 (f) EFFECT ON ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL ASSIST2 ANCE.—Nothing in this Act affects the eligibility of the 

3 Monument for Federal grants or other forms of financial 

4 assistance that the Monument would have been eligible to 

5 apply for had National Park System status not been con6 ferred to the Monument under this Act. 

7 (g) TERMINATION OF NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM STA8 TUS.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Designation of the Monu10 ment as a unit of the National Park System shall 

11 terminate if the Secretary determines that Federal 

12 funds are required to operate and maintain the 

13 Monument. 

14 (2) REVERSION.—If the designation of the 

15 Monument as a unit of the National Park System is 

16 terminated under paragraph (1), any land acquired 

17 by the Secretary from the City under subsection 

18 (b)(2) shall revert to the City. 

19 SEC. 6. NO BUFFER ZONES. 

20 Nothing in this Act, the establishment of national 

21 monument, or the management plan shall be construed 

22 create buffer zones outside of the national monument. 

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