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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1678

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 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

5 Curatorial Center Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 
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1 (1) CENTER.—The term ‘‘Center’’ means the 

2 Uintah Research and Curatorial Center. 

3 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en4 titled ‘‘Proposed Location of the Uintah Research 

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

6 IMDE, and dated March 31, 2003. 

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

8 means the Dinosaur National Monument in the 

9 States of Colorado and Utah. 

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

11 the Secretary of the Interior. 

12 SEC. 3. UINTAH RESEARCH AND CURATORIAL CENTER. 

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

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

15 cultural objects of the Monument and the surrounding 

16 area, the Secretary shall establish the Uintah Research 

17 and Curatorial Center on land located outside the bound18 ary of the Monument acquired under subsection (b). 

19 (b) ACQUISITION OF LAND.—The Secretary may ac20 quire by donation land for the Center consisting of not 

21 more than 5 acres located in Uintah County, in the vicin22 ity of Vernal, Utah, as generally depicted on the map. 

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

24 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of25 fices of the National Park Service. 
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1 (d) USE.—The Center shall be used for the curation 

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

3 (1) the museum collection of the Monument; 

4 and 

5 (2) any collection maintained by an entity de6 scribed in subsection (e)(2) that enters into a coop7 erative agreement with the Secretary. 

8 (e) ADMINISTRATION.—

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

10 (A) administer the land acquired under 

11 subsection (b); and 

12 (B) promulgate any regulations that the 

13 Secretary determines to be appropriate for the 

14 use and management of the land. 

15 (2) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Sec16 retary may enter into a cooperative agreement with 

17 a Federal, State, and local agency, academic institu18 tion, Indian tribe, or nonprofit entity to provide 

19 for—

20 (A) the curation of and research on the 

21 museum collection at the Center; and 

22 (B) the development, use, management, 

23 and operation of the Center. 

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

25 Secretary under subsection (b) shall not—
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1 (A) be a part of the Monument; or 

2 (B) be subject to the laws (including regu3 lations) applicable to the Monument. 

4 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

5 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 

6 as are necessary to carry out this Act.

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