106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2547

AN ACT

To provide for the establishment of the Great Sand Dunes

National Park and Preserve and the Baca National Wildlife Refuge in the State of Colorado, 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 ‘‘Great Sand Dunes Na5 tional Park and Preserve Act of 2000’’.
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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

2 Congress finds that—

3 (1) the Great Sand Dunes National Monument

4 in the State of Colorado was established by Presi5 dential proclamation in 1932 to preserve Federal

6 land containing spectacular and unique sand dunes

7 and additional features of scenic, scientific, and edu8 cational interest for the benefit and enjoyment of fu9 ture generations;

10 (2) the Great Sand Dunes, together with the

11 associated sand sheet and adjacent wetland and up12 land, contain a variety of rare ecological, geological,

13 paleontological, archaeological, scenic, historical, and

14 wildlife components, which—

15 (A) include the unique pulse flow charac16 teristics of Sand Creek and Medano Creek that

17 are integral to the existence of the dunes sys18 tem;

19 (B) interact to sustain the unique Great

20 Sand Dunes system beyond the boundaries of

21 the existing National Monument;

22 (C) are enhanced by the serenity and rural

23 western setting of the area; and

24 (D) comprise a setting of irreplaceable na25 tional significance;
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1 (3) the Great Sand Dunes and adjacent land

2 within the Great Sand Dunes National Monument—

3 (A) provide extensive opportunities for

4 educational activities, ecological research, and

5 recreational activities; and

6 (B) are publicly used for hiking, camping,

7 and fishing, and for wilderness value (including

8 solitude);

9 (4) other public and private land adjacent to

10 the Great Sand Dunes National Monument—

11 (A) offers additional unique geological,

12 hydrological, paleontological, scenic, scientific,

13 educational, wildlife, and recreational resources;

14 and

15 (B) contributes to the protection of—

16 (i) the sand sheet associated with the

17 dune mass;

18 (ii) the surface and ground water sys19 tems that are necessary to the preservation

20 of the dunes and the adjacent wetland; and

21 (iii) the wildlife, viewshed, and scenic

22 qualities of the Great Sand Dunes Na23 tional Monument;

24 (5) some of the private land described in para25 graph (4) contains important portions of the sand
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1 dune mass, the associated sand sheet, and unique al2 pine environments, which would be threatened by fu3 ture development pressures;

4 (6) the designation of a Great Sand Dunes Na5 tional Park, which would encompass the existing

6 Great Sand Dunes National Monument and addi7 tional land, would provide—

8 (A) greater long-term protection of the ge9 ological, hydrological, paleontological, scenic,

10 scientific, educational, wildlife, and recreational

11 resources of the area (including the sand sheet

12 associated with the dune mass and the ground

13 water system on which the sand dune and wet14 land systems depend); and

15 (B) expanded visitor use opportunities;

16 (7) land in and adjacent to the Great Sand

17 Dunes National Monument is—

18 (A) recognized for the culturally diverse

19 nature of the historical settlement of the area;

20 (B) recognized for offering natural, eco21 logical, wildlife, cultural, scenic, paleontological,

22 wilderness, and recreational resources; and

23 (C) recognized as being a fragile and irre24 placeable ecological system that could be de25 stroyed if not carefully protected; and
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1 (8) preservation of this diversity of resources

2 would ensure the perpetuation of the entire eco3 system for the enjoyment of future generations.

4 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

5 In this Act:

6 (1) ADVISORY COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Advisory

7 Council’’ means the Great Sand Dunes National

8 Park Advisory Council established under section

9 8(a).

10 (2) LUIS MARIA BACA GRANT NO. 4.—The term

11 ‘‘Luis Maria Baca Grant No. 4’’ means those lands

12 as described in the patent dated February 20, 1900,

13 from the United States to the heirs of Luis Maria

14 Baca recorded in book 86, page 20, of the records

15 of the Clerk and Recorder of Saguache County, Col16 orado.

17 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en18 titled ‘‘Great Sand Dunes National Park and Pre19 serve’’, numbered 140/80,032 and dated September

20 19, 2000.

21 (4) NATIONAL MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘na22 tional monument’’ means the Great Sand Dunes Na23 tional Monument, including lands added to the

24 monument pursuant to this Act.
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1 (5) NATIONAL PARK.—The term ‘‘national

2 park’’ means the Great Sand Dunes National Park

3 established in section 4.

4 (6) NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.—The term

5 ‘‘wildlife refuge’’ means the Baca National Wildlife

6 Refuge established in section 6.

7 (7) PRESERVE.—The term ‘‘preserve’’ means

8 the Great Sand Dunes National Preserve established

9 in section 5.

10 (8) RESOURCES.—The term ‘‘resources’’ means

11 the resources described in section 2.

12 (9) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means

13 the Secretary of the Interior.

14 (10) USES.—The term ‘‘uses’’ means the uses

15 described in section 2.

16 SEC. 4. GREAT SAND DUNES NATIONAL PARK, COLORADO.

17 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—When the Secretary deter18 mines that sufficient land having a sufficient diversity of

19 resources has been acquired to warrant designation of the

20 land as a national park, the Secretary shall establish the

21 Great Sand Dunes National Park in the State of Colorado,

22 as generally depicted on the map, as a unit of the National

23 Park System. Such establishment shall be effective upon

24 publication of a notice of the Secretary’s determination in

25 the Federal Register.
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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 (c) NOTIFICATION.—Until the date on which the na5 tional park is established, the Secretary shall annually no6 tify the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of

7 the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House

8 of Representatives of—

9 (1) the estimate of the Secretary of the lands

10 necessary to achieve a sufficient diversity of re11 sources to warrant designation of the national park;

12 and

13 (2) the progress of the Secretary in acquiring

14 the necessary lands.

15 (d) ABOLISHMENT OF NATIONAL MONUMENT.—(1)

16 On the date of establishment of the national park pursu17 ant to subsection (a), the Great Sand Dunes National

18 Monument shall be abolished, and any funds made avail19 able for the purposes of the national monument shall be

20 available for the purposes of the national park.

21 (2) Any reference in any law (other than this Act),

22 regulation, document, record, map, or other paper of the

23 United States to ‘‘Great Sand Dunes National Monu24 ment’’ shall be considered a reference to ‘‘Great Sand

25 Dunes National Park’’.
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1 (e) TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION.—Administrative

2 jurisdiction is transferred to the National Park Service

3 over any land under the jurisdiction of the Department

4 of the Interior that—

5 (1) is depicted on the map as being within the

6 boundaries of the national park or the preserve; and

7 (2) is not under the administrative jurisdiction

8 of the National Park Service on the date of enact9 ment of this Act.

10 SEC. 5. GREAT SAND DUNES NATIONAL PRESERVE, COLO11 RADO.

12 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF GREAT SAND DUNES NA13 TIONAL PRESERVE.—(1) There is hereby established the

14 Great Sand Dunes National Preserve in the State of Colo15 rado, as generally depicted on the map, as a unit of the

16 National Park System.

17 (2) Administrative jurisdiction of lands and interests

18 therein administered by the Secretary of Agriculture with19 in the boundaries of the preserve is transferred to the Sec20 retary of the Interior, to be administered as part of the

21 preserve. The Secretary of Agriculture shall modify the

22 boundaries of the Rio Grande National Forest to exclude

23 the transferred lands from the forest boundaries.

24 (3) Any lands within the preserve boundaries which

25 were designated as wilderness prior to the date of enact-
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1 ment of this Act shall remain subject to the Wilderness

2 Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and the Colorado Wilderness

3 Act of 1993 (Public Law 103–767; 16 U.S.C. 539i note).

4 (b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—(1) As soon as

5 practicable after the establishment of the national park

6 and the preserve, the Secretary shall file maps and a legal

7 description of the national park and the preserve with the

8 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen9 ate and the Committee on Resources of the House of Rep10 resentatives.

11 (2) The map and legal description shall have the

12 same force and effect as if included in this Act, except

13 that the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical

14 errors in the legal description and maps.

15 (3) The map and legal description shall be on file and

16 available for public inspection in the appropriate offices

17 of the National Park Service.

18 (c) BOUNDARY SURVEY.—As soon as practicable

19 after the establishment of the national park and preserve

20 and subject to the availability of funds, the Secretary shall

21 complete an official boundary survey.

22 SEC. 6. BACA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, COLORADO.

23 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—(1) When the Secretary de24 termines that sufficient land has been acquired to con25 stitute an area that can be efficiently managed as a Na-
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1 tional Wildlife Refuge, the Secretary shall establish the

2 Baca National Wildlife Refuge, as generally depicted on

3 the map.

4 (2) Such establishment shall be effective upon publi5 cation of a notice of the Secretary’s determination in the

6 Federal Register.

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

8 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of9 fices of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

10 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall admin11 ister all lands and interests therein acquired within the

12 boundaries of the national wildlife refuge in accordance

13 with the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration

14 Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.) and the Act of

15 September 28, 1962 (16 U.S.C. 460k et seq.) (commonly

16 known as the Refuge Recreation Act).

17 (d) PROTECTION OF WATER RESOURCES.—In ad18 ministering water resources for the national wildlife ref19 uge, the Secretary shall—

20 (1) protect and maintain irrigation water rights

21 necessary for the protection of monument, park, pre22 serve, and refuge resources and uses; and

23 (2) minimize, to the extent consistent with the

24 protection of national wildlife refuge resources, ad25 verse impacts on other water users.
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1 SEC. 7. ADMINISTRATION OF NATIONAL PARK AND PRE2 SERVE.

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

4 the national park and the preserve in accordance with—

5 (1) this Act; and

6 (2) all laws generally applicable to units of the

7 National Park System, including—

8 (A) the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish

9 a National Park Service, and for other pur10 poses’’, approved August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C.

11 1, 2–4) and

12 (B) the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for

13 the preservation of historic American sites,

14 buildings, objects, and antiquities of national

15 significance, and for other purposes’’, approved

16 August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.).

17 (b) GRAZING.—

18 (1) ACQUIRED STATE OR PRIVATE LAND.—With

19 respect to former State or private land on which

20 grazing is authorized to occur on the date of enact21 ment of this Act and which is acquired for the na22 tional monument, or the national park and preserve,

23 or the wildlife refuge, the Secretary, in consultation

24 with the lessee, may permit the continuation of graz25 ing on the land by the lessee at the time of acquisi-
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1 tion, subject to applicable law (including regula2 tions).

3 (2) FEDERAL LAND.—Where grazing is per4 mitted on land that is Federal land as of the date

5 of enactment of this Act and that is located within

6 the boundaries of the national monument or the na7 tional park and preserve, the Secretary is authorized

8 to permit the continuation of such grazing activities

9 unless the Secretary determines that grazing would

10 harm the resources or values of the national park or

11 the preserve.

12 (3) TERMINATION OF LEASES.—Nothing in this

13 subsection shall prohibit the Secretary from accept14 ing the voluntary termination of leases or permits

15 for grazing within the national monument or the na16 tional park or the preserve.

17 (c) HUNTING, FISHING, AND TRAPPING.—

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para19 graph (2), the Secretary shall permit hunting, fish20 ing, and trapping on land and water within the pre21 serve in accordance with applicable Federal and

22 State laws.

23 (2) ADMINISTRATIVE EXCEPTIONS.—The Sec24 retary may designate areas where, and establish lim25 ited periods when, no hunting, fishing, or trapping
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1 shall be permitted under paragraph (1) for reasons

2 of public safety, administration, or compliance with

3 applicable law.

4 (3) AGENCY AGREEMENT.—Except in an emer5 gency, regulations closing areas within the preserve

6 to hunting, fishing, or trapping under this sub7 section shall be made in consultation with the appro8 priate agency of the State of Colorado having re9 sponsibility for fish and wildlife administration.

10 (4) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this Act af11 fects any jurisdiction or responsibility of the State of

12 Colorado with respect to fish and wildlife on Federal

13 land and water covered by this Act.

14 (d) CLOSED BASIN DIVISION, SAN LUIS VALLEY

15 PROJECT.—Any feature of the Closed Basin Division, San

16 Luis Valley Project, located within the boundaries of the

17 national monument, national park or the national wildlife

18 refuge, including any well, pump, road, easement, pipeline,

19 canal, ditch, power line, power supply facility, or any other

20 project facility, and the operation, maintenance, repair,

21 and replacement of such a feature—

22 (1) shall not be affected by this Act; and

23 (2) shall continue to be the responsibility of,

24 and be operated by, the Bureau of Reclamation in

25 accordance with title I of the Reclamation Project
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1 Authorization Act of 1972 (43 U.S.C. 615aaa et

2 seq.).

3 (e) WITHDRAWAL—(1) On the date of enactment of

4 this Act, subject to valid existing rights, all Federal land

5 depicted on the map as being located within Zone A, or

6 within the boundaries of the national monument, the na7 tional park or the preserve is withdrawn from—

8 (A) all forms of entry, appropriation, or dis9 posal under the public land laws;

10 (B) location, entry, and patent under the min11 ing laws; and

12 (C) disposition under all laws relating to min13 eral and geothermal leasing.

14 (2) The provisions of this subsection also shall apply

15 to any lands—

16 (A) acquired under this Act; or

17 (B) transferred from any Federal agency after

18 the date of enactment of this Act for the national

19 monument, the national park or preserve, or the na20 tional wildlife refuge.

21 (f) WILDNERNESS PROTECTION.—(1) Nothing in

22 this Act alters the Wilderness designation of any land

23 within the national monument, the national park, or the

24 preserve.
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1 (2) All areas designated as Wilderness that are trans2 ferred to the administrative jurisdiction of the National

3 Park Service shall remain subject to the Wilderness Act

4 (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and the Colorado Wilderness Act

5 of 1993 (Public Law 103–77; 16 U.S.C. 539i note). If

6 any part of this Act conflicts with the provisions of the

7 Wilderness Act or the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993

8 with respect to the wilderness areas within the preserve

9 boundaries, the provisions of those Acts shall control.

10 SEC. 8. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY AND BOUNDARY AD11 JUSTMENTS

12 (a) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—(1) Within the area

13 depicted on the map as the ‘‘Acquisition Area’’ or the na14 tional monument, the Secretary may acquire lands and in15 terests therein by purchase, donation, transfer from an16 other Federal agency, or exchange: Provided, That lands

17 or interests therein may only be acquired with the consent

18 of the owner thereof.

19 (2) Lands or interests therein owned by the State of

20 Colorado, or a political subdivision thereof, may only be

21 acquired by donation or exchange.

22 (b) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—As soon as prac23 ticable after the acquisition of any land or interest under

24 this section, the Secretary shall modify the boundary of
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1 the unit to which the land is transferred pursuant to sub2 section (b) to include any land or interest acquired.

3 (c) ADMINISTRATION OF ACQUIRED LANDS.—

4 (1) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Upon acquisition of

5 lands under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, as

6 appropriate—

7 (A) transfer administrative jurisdiction of

8 the lands of the National Park Service—

9 (i) for addition to and management as

10 part of the Great Sand Dunes National

11 Monument, or

12 (ii) for addition to and management

13 as part of the Great Sand Dunes National

14 Park (after designation of the Park) or the

15 Great Sand Dunes National Preserve; or

16 (B) transfer administrative jurisdiction of

17 the lands to the United States Fish and Wild18 life Service for addition to and administration

19 as part of the Baca National Wildlife Refuge.

20 (2) FOREST SERVICE ADMINISTRATION.—(A)

21 Any lands acquired within the area depicted on the

22 map as being located within Zone B shall be trans23 ferred to the Secretary of Agriculture and shall be

24 added to and managed as part of the Rio Grande

25 National Forest.
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1 (B) For the purposes of section 7 of the Land

2 and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16

3 U.S.C. 460l–9), the boundaries of the Rio Grande

4 National Forest, as revised by the transfer of land

5 under paragraph (A), shall be considered to be the

6 boundaries of the national forest.

7 SEC. 9. WATER RIGHTS.

8 (a) SAN LUIS VALLEY PROTECTION, COLORADO.—

9 Section 1501(a) of the Reclamation Projects Authoriza10 tion and Adjustment Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–575;

11 106 Stat. 4663) is amended by striking paragraph (3) and

12 inserting the following:

13 ‘‘(3) adversely affect the purposes of—

14 ‘‘(A) the Great Sand Dunes National

15 Monument;

16 ‘‘(B) the Great Sands Dunes National

17 Park (including purposes relating to all water,

18 water rights, and water-dependent resources

19 within the park);

20 ‘‘(C) the Great Sand Dunes National Pre21 serve (including purposes relating to all water,

22 water rights, and water-dependent resources

23 within the preserve);

24 ‘‘(D) the Baca National Wildlife Refuge

25 (including purposes relating to all water, water
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1 rights, and water-dependent resources within

2 the national wildlife refuge); and

3 ‘‘(E) any Federal land adjacent to any

4 area described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C),

5 or (D).’’.

6 (b) EFFECT ON WATER RIGHTS.—

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the amendment

8 made by subsection (a), nothing in this Act affects—

9 (A) the use, allocation, ownership, or con10 trol, in existence on the date of enactment of

11 this Act, of any water, water right, or any other

12 valid existing right;

13 (B) any vested absolute or decreed condi14 tional water right in existence on the date of

15 enactment of this Act, including any water

16 right held by the United States;

17 (C) any interstate water compact in exist18 ence on the date of enactment of this Act; or

19 (D) subject to the provisions of paragraph

20 (2), State jurisdiction over any water law.

21 (2) WATER RIGHTS FOR NATIONAL PARK AND

22 NATIONAL PRESERVE.—In carrying out this Act, the

23 Secretary shall obtain and exercise any water rights

24 required to fulfill the purposes of the national park
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1 and the national preserve in accordance with the fol2 lowing provisions:

3 (A) Such water rights shall be appro4 priated, adjudicated, changed, and administered

5 pursuant to the procedural requirements and

6 priority system of the laws of the State of Colo7 rado.

8 (B) The purposes and other substantive

9 characteristics of such water rights shall be es10 tablished pursuant to State law, except that the

11 Secretary is specifically authorized to appro12 priate water under this Act exclusively for the

13 purpose of maintaining ground water levels,

14 surface water levels, and stream flows on,

15 across, and under the national park and na16 tional preserve, in order to accomplish the pur17 poses of the national park and the national pre18 serve and to protect park resources and park

19 uses.

20 (C) Such water rights shall be established

21 and used without interfering with—

22 (i) any exercise of a water right in ex23 istence on the date of enactment of this

24 Act for a non-Federal purpose in the San

25 Luis Valley, Colorado; and
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1 (ii) the Closed Basin Division, San

2 Luis Valley Project.

3 (D) Except as provided in subsections (c)

4 and (d), no Federal reservation of water may be

5 claimed or established for the national park or

6 the national preserve.

7 (c) NATIONAL FOREST WATER RIGHTS.—To the ex8 tent that a water right is established or acquired by the

9 United States for the Rio Grande National Forest, the

10 water right shall—

11 (1) be considered to be of equal use and value

12 for the national preserve; and

13 (2) retain its priority and purpose when in14 cluded in the national preserve.

15 (d) NATIONAL MONUMENT WATER RIGHTS.—To the

16 extent that a water right has been established or acquired

17 by the United States for the Great Sand Dunes National

18 Monument, the water right shall—

19 (1) be considered to be of equal use and value

20 for the national park; and

21 (2) retain its priority and purpose when in22 cluded in the national park.

23 (e) ACQUIRED WATER RIGHTS AND WATER RE24 SOURCES.—
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—(A) If, and to the extent

2 that, the Luis Maria Baca Grant No. 4 is acquired,

3 all water rights and water resources associated with

4 the Luis Maria Baca Grant No. 4 shall be restricted

5 for use only within—

6 (i) the national park;

7 (ii) the preserve;

8 (iii) the national wildlife refuge; or

9 (iv) the immediately surrounding areas of

10 Alamosa or Saguache Counties, Colorado.

11 (B) USE.—Except as provided in the memo12 randum of water service agreement and the water

13 service agreement between the Cabeza de Vaca Land

14 and Cattle Company, LC, and Baca Grande Water

15 and Sanitation District, dated August 28, 1997,

16 water rights and water resources described in sub17 paragraph (A) shall be restricted for use in—

18 (i) the protection of resources and values

19 for the national monument, the national park,

20 the preserve, or the wildlife refuge;

21 (ii) fish and wildlife management and pro22 tection; or

23 (iii) irrigation necessary to protect water

24 resources.
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1 (2) STATE AUTHORITY.—If, and to the extent

2 that, water rights associated with the Luis Maria

3 Baca Grant No. 4 are acquired, the use of those

4 water rights shall be changed only in accordance

5 with the laws of the State of Colorado.

6 (f) DISPOSAL.—The Secretary is authorized to sell

7 the water resources and related appurtenances and fix8 tures as the Secretary deems necessary to obtain the ter9 mination of obligations specified in the memorandum of

10 water service agreement and the water service agreement

11 between the Cabeza de Vaca Land and Cattle Company,

12 LLC and the Baca Grande Water and Sanitation District,

13 dated August 28, 1997. Prior to the sale, the Secretary

14 shall determine that the sale is not detrimental to the pro15 tection of the resources of Great Sand Dunes National

16 Monument, Great Sand Dunes National Park, and Great

17 Sand Dunes National Preserve, and the Baca National

18 Wildlife Refuge, and that appropriate measures to provide

19 for such protection are included in the sale.

20 SEC. 10. ADVISORY COUNCIL.

21 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish

22 an advisory council to be known as the ‘‘Great Sand

23 Dunes National Park Advisory Council’’.

24 (b) DUTIES.—The Advisory Council shall advise the

25 Secretary with respect to the preparation and implementa-
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1 tion of a management plan for the national park and the

2 preserve.

3 (c) MEMBERS.—The Advisory Council shall consist of

4 10 members, to be appointed by the Secretary, as follows:

5 (1) One member of, or nominated by, the

6 Alamosa County Commission.

7 (2) One member of, or nominated by, the

8 Saguache County Commission.

9 (3) One member of, or nominated by, the

10 Friends of the Dunes Organization.

11 (4) Four members residing in, or within reason12 able proximity to, the San Luis Valley and 3 of the

13 general public, all of whom have recognized back14 grounds reflecting—

15 (A) the purposes for which the national

16 park and the preserve are established; and

17 (B) the interests of persons that will be af18 fected by the planning and management of the

19 national park and the preserve.

20 (d) APPLICABLE LAW.—The Advisory Council shall

21 function in accordance with the Federal Advisory Com22 mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) and other applicable laws.

23 (e) VACANCY.—A vacancy on the Advisory Council

24 shall be filled in the same manner as the original appoint25 ment.
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1 (f) CHAIRPERSON.—The Advisory Council shall elect

2 a chairperson and shall establish such rules and proce3 dures as it deems necessary or desirable.

4 (g) NO COMPENSATION.—Members of the Advisory

5 Council shall serve without compensation.

6 (h) TERMINATION.—The Advisory Council shall ter7 minate upon the completion of the management plan for

8 the national park and preserve.

9 SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

10 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums

11 as are necessary to carry out this Act.

Passed the Senate October 5 (legislative day, September 22), 2000.

Attest:

Secretary.
106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2547

AN ACT

To provide for the establishment of the Great Sand

Dunes National Park and Preserve and the BacaNational Wildlife Refuge in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes.