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Calendar No. 722 

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1678 

[Report No. 108–363] 

To provide for the establishment of the Uintah Research and Curatorial 

Center for Dinosaur National Monument in the States of Colorado and 

Utah, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 30 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 29), 2003 

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

to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2004 

Reported by Mr. DOMENICI, with an amendment and an amendment to the 

title 

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

A BILL 

To provide for the establishment of the Uintah Research 

and Curatorial Center for Dinosaur National Monument 

in the States of Colorado and Utah, 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, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Uintah Research and 

3 Curatorial Center Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

6 (1) CENTER.—The term ‘‘Center’’ means the 

7 Uintah Research and Curatorial Center. 

8 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en9 titled ‘‘Proposed Location of the Uintah Research 

10 and Curatorial Center’’, numbered 122/80074, 

11 IMDE, and dated March 31, 2003. 

12 (3) MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Monument’’ 

13 means the Dinosaur National Monument in the 

14 States of Colorado and Utah. 

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

16 the Secretary of the Interior. 

17 SEC. 3. UINTAH RESEARCH AND CURATORIAL CENTER. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—To provide for the unified and 

19 cost-effective curation of the paleontological, natural, and 

20 cultural objects of the Monument and the surrounding 

21 area, the Secretary shall establish the Uintah Research 

22 and Curatorial Center on land located outside the bound23 ary of the Monument acquired under subsection (b). 

24 (b) ACQUISITION OF LAND.—The Secretary may ac25 quire by donation land for the Center consisting of not 
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1 more than 5 acres located in Uintah County, in the vicin2 ity of Vernal, Utah, as generally depicted on the map. 

3 (c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file 

4 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of5 fices of the National Park Service. 

6 (d) USE.—The Center shall be used for the curation 

7 of, storage of, and research on items in— 

8 (1) the museum collection of the Monument; 

9 and 

10 (2) any collection maintained by an entity de11 scribed in subsection (e)(2) that enters into a coop12 erative agreement with the Secretary. 

13 (e) ADMINISTRATION.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 

15 (A) administer the land acquired under 

16 subsection (b); and 

17 (B) promulgate any regulations that the 

18 Secretary determines to be appropriate for the 

19 use and management of the land. 

20 (2) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Sec21 retary may enter into a cooperative agreement with 

22 a Federal, State, and local agency, academic institu23 tion, Indian tribe, or nonprofit entity to provide 

24 for— 
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1 (A) the curation of and research on the 

2 museum collection at the Center; and 

3 (B) the development, use, management, 

4 and operation of the Center. 

5 (3) LIMITATION.—The land acquired by the 

6 Secretary under subsection (b) shall not— 

7 (A) be a part of the Monument; or 

8 (B) be subject to the laws (including regu9 lations) applicable to the Monument. 

10 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

11 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 

12 as are necessary to carry out this Act. 

13 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

14 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Uinta Research and Cu15 ratorial Center Act’’. 

16 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

17 In this Act: 

18 (1) CENTER.—The term ‘‘Center’’ means the 

19 Uinta Research and Curatorial Center. 

20 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map enti21 tled ‘‘Proposed Location of the Uinta Research and 

22 Curatorial Center’’, numbered 122/80,080, and dated 

23 May 2004. 
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1 (3) MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Monument’’ means 

2 the Dinosaur National Monument in the States of 

3 Colorado and Utah. 

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

5 the Secretary of the Interior. 

6 SEC. 3. UINTA RESEARCH AND CURATORIAL CENTER. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—To provide for the unified and cost8 effective curation of the paleontological, natural, and cul9 tural objects of the Monument and the surrounding area, 

10 the Secretary shall establish the Uinta Research and Cura11 torial Center on land located outside the boundary of the 

12 Monument acquired under subsection (b). 

13 (b) ACQUISITION OF LAND.—The Secretary may ac14 quire by donation land for the Center consisting of not more 

15 than 5 acres located in Uintah County, in the vicinity of 

16 Vernal, Utah, as generally depicted on the map. 

17 (c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file 

18 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of19 fices of the National Park Service. 

20 (d) USE.—The Center shall be used for the curation 

21 of, storage of, and research on items in— 

22 (1) the museum collection of the Monument; and 

23 (2) any collection maintained by an entity de24 scribed in subsection (e)(2) that enters into a coopera25 tive agreement with the Secretary. 
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1 (e) ADMINISTRATION.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 

3 (A) administer the land acquired under 

4 subsection (b); and 

5 (B) promulgate any regulations that the 

6 Secretary determines to be appropriate for the 

7 use and management of the land. 

8 (2) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary 

9 may enter into a cooperative agreement with a Fed10 eral, State, and local agency, academic institution, 

11 Indian tribe, or nonprofit entity to provide for— 

12 (A) the curation of and research on the mu13 seum collection at the Center; and 

14 (B) the development, use, management, and 

15 operation of the Center. 

16 (3) LIMITATION.—The land acquired by the Sec17 retary under subsection (b) shall not— 

18 (A) be a part of the Monument; or 

19 (B) be subject to the laws (including regula20 tions) applicable to the Monument. 

21 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

22 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

23 this Act $8,800,000. 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to provide for 

the establishment of the Uinta Research and Curatorial 
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Center for Dinosaur National Monument in the States of 

Colorado and Utah, and for other purposes.’’. 
Calendar No. 722 

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1678 

[Report No. 108–363] 

A BILL 

To provide for the establishment of the Uintah ReUtah, and for other purposes. tional Monument in the States of Colorado and search and Curatorial Center for Dinosaur NaSEPTEMBER 28, 2004 

Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the 

title