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Union Calendar No. 162

107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1491

[Report No. 107–267]

To assist in the preservation of archaeological, paleontological, zoological,

geological, and botanical artifacts through construction of a new facility

for the University of Utah Museum of Natural History, Salt Lake City,

Utah.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APRIL 4, 2001

Mr. MATHESON (for himself, Mr. HANSEN, and Mr. CANNON) introduced the

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

NOVEMBER 5, 2001

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union

and ordered to be printed

A BILL

To assist in the preservation of archaeological, paleontological, zoological, geological, and botanical artifacts through

construction of a new facility for the University of Utah

Museum of Natural History, Salt Lake City, Utah.

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

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Utah Public Lands

3 Artifact Preservation Act of 2001’’.

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

5 Congress finds that—

6 (1) the collection of the Utah Museum of Nat7 ural History in Salt Lake City, Utah, includes more

8 than 1,000,000 archaeological, paleontological, zoo9 logical, geological, and botanical artifacts;

10 (2) the collection of items housed by the Mu11 seum contains artifacts from land managed by—

12 (A) the Bureau of Land Management;

13 (B) the Bureau of Reclamation;

14 (C) the National Park Service;

15 (D) the United States Fish and Wildlife

16 Service; and

17 (E) the Forest Service;

18 (3) more than 75 percent of the Museum’s col19 lection was recovered from federally managed public

20 land; and

21 (4) the Museum has been designated by the leg22 islature of the State of Utah as the State museum

23 of natural history.

24 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

25 In this Act:
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1 (1) MUSEUM.—The term ‘‘Museum’’ means the

2 University of Utah Museum of Natural History in

3 Salt Lake City, Utah.

4 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means

5 the Secretary of the Interior.

6 SEC. 4. ASSISTANCE FOR UNIVERSITY OF UTAH MUSEUM

7 OF NATURAL HISTORY.

8 (a) ASSISTANCE FOR MUSEUM.—The Secretary shall

9 make a grant to the University of Utah in Salt Lake City,

10 Utah, to pay the Federal share of the costs of construction

11 of a new facility for the Museum, including the design,

12 planning, furnishing, and equipping of the Museum.

13 (b) GRANT REQUIREMENTS.—

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—To receive a grant under

15 subsection (b), the Museum shall submit to the Sec16 retary a proposal for the use of the grant.

17 (2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of

18 the costs described in subsection (a) shall not exceed

19 25 percent.

20 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

21 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act

22 $15,000,000, to remain available until expended.
Union Calendar No. 162

107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1491

[Report No. 107–267]

A BILL

To assist in the preservation of archaeological, paleontological, zoological, geological, and botanical

artifacts through construction of a new facilityfor the University of Utah Museum of NaturalHistory, Salt Lake City, Utah.

NOVEMBER 5, 2001

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the

State of the Union and ordered to be printed