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Union Calendar No. 297 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1545 

[Report No. 112–430] 

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 

APRIL 16, 2012 

Additional sponsors: Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. HALL, Mr. CARTER, Ms. 

GRANGER, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. BRADY

of Texas, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. 

CANSECO, and Mr. POE of Texas 

APRIL 16, 2012 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 14, 2011] 


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A BILL 

To establish the Waco Mammoth National Monument in 

the State of Texas, and for other purposes. 


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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 near 

9 the confluence of the Brazos River and the Bosque 

10 River in central Texas, near the city of Waco; 

11 (2) after the discovery of bones emerging from 

12 eroding creek banks leading to the uncovering of por13 tions of 5 mammoths, Baylor University began inves14 tigating the site in 1978; 

15 (3) several additional mammoth remains have 

16 been uncovered making the site the largest known con17 centration of mammoths dying from the same event; 

18 (4) the mammoth discoveries have received inter19 national attention; and 

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

21 Texas, have been working together— 

22 (A) to protect the site; and 

23 (B) to develop further research and edu24 cational opportunities at the site. 


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1 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

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

4 Waco, Texas. 

5 (2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage6 ment plan’’ means the management plan for the 

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

8 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map enti9 tled ‘‘Proposed Boundary Waco-Mammoth National 

10 Monument’’, numbered T21/80,000, and dated April 

11 2009. 

12 (4) MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Monument’’ means 

13 the Waco Mammoth National Monument established 

14 by section 4(a). 

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

16 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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

18 of Texas. 

19 (7) UNIVERSITY.—The term ‘‘University’’ means 

20 Baylor University in the State. 

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

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

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

24 Mammoth National Monument, as generally depicted on the 

25 map. 


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

2 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of3 fices of the National Park Service. 

4 SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION OF MONUMENT. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall administer the 

6 Monument in accordance with— 

7 (1) this Act; and 

8 (2) any cooperative agreements entered into 

9 under subsection (b)(1). 

10 (b) AUTHORITIES OF SECRETARY.— 

11 (1) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary 

12 may enter into cooperative management agreements 

13 with the University and the City, in accordance with 

14 section 3(l) of Public Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a– 

15 2(l)). 

16 (2) ACQUISITION OF LAND.—The Secretary may 

17 acquire by donation only from the City any land or 

18 interest in land owned by the City within the pro19 posed boundary of the Monument. 

20 (c) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

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

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

23 consultation with the University and the City, shall 

24 complete a general management plan for the Monu25 ment. 


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1 (2) INCLUSIONS.—The management plan shall 

2 include, at a minimum— 

3 (A) measures for the preservation of the re4 sources of the Monument; 

5 (B) requirements for the type and extent of 

6 development and use of the Monument; 

7 (C) identification of the capacity of the 

8 Monument for accommodating visitors; and 

9 (D) opportunities for involvement by the 

10 University, City, State, and other local and na11 tional entities in— 

12 (i) developing educational programs 

13 for the Monument; and 

14 (ii) developing and supporting the 

15 Monument. 

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

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

18 (1) carrying out a cooperative agreement under 

19 subsection (b)(1); 

20 (2) acquiring land for inclusion in the Monu21 ment under subsection (b)(2); 

22 (3) developing a visitor center for the Monument; 

23 (4) operating or maintaining the Monument; 

24 (5) constructing exhibits for the Monument; or 


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1 (6) developing the general management plan 

2 under subsection (c). 

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

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

5 by the Secretary or the National Park Service in carrying 

6 out this section. 

7 (f) EFFECT ON ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL ASSIST8 ANCE.—Nothing in this Act affects the eligibility of the 

9 Monument for Federal grants or other forms of financial 

10 assistance that the Monument would have been eligible to 

11 apply for had National Park System status not been con12 ferred to the Monument under this Act. 

13 (g) TERMINATION OF NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM STA14 TUS.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Designation of the Monument 

16 as a unit of the National Park System shall termi17 nate if the Secretary determines that Federal funds 

18 are required to operate and maintain the Monument. 

19 (2) REVERSION.—If the designation of the Monu20 ment as a unit of the National Park System is termi21 nated under paragraph (1), any land acquired by the 

22 Secretary from the City under subsection (b)(2) shall 

23 revert to the City. 


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1 (h) PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION.—No private 

2 property may be made part of the Monument without the 

3 written consent of the owner of that private property. 

4 SEC. 6. NO BUFFER ZONES. 

5 Nothing in this Act, the establishment of national 

6 monument, or the management plan shall be construed cre7 ate buffer zones outside of the national monument. That an 

8 activity or use can be seen or heard from within the Monu9 ment shall not preclude the conduct of that activity or use 

10 outside the Monument. 


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Union Calendar No. 297 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1545 

[Report No. 112–430] 

A BILL 

To establish the Waco Mammoth National Monuposes. ment in the State of Texas, and for other purAPRIL 16, 2012 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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