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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 271 

Recognizing the 100th anniversary of Dinosaur National Monument and 

designating October 4, 2015, as ‘‘Dinosaur National Monument Day’’. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015 

Mr. GARDNER (for himself and Mr. BENNET) submitted the following 

resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the 100th anniversary of Dinosaur National 

Monument and designating October 4, 2015, as ‘‘Dinosaur National Monument Day’’. 

Whereas in 1909, paleontologist Earl Douglass discovered the 

world-famous Carnegie Quarry, a remarkable window to 

the dinosaurs of the late Jurassic period; 

Whereas on October 4, 1915, President Woodrow Wilson established Dinosaur National Monument by Presidential 

Proclamation Number 1313 (39 Stat. 1752), which preserved the deposits of extraordinary dinosaur fossils; 

Whereas on July 14, 1938, President Franklin D. Roosevelt 

enlarged Dinosaur National Monument by Presidential 

Proclamation Number 2290 (53 Stat. 2454), to include 

the Green and Yampa River canyon country in order to 

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protect additional land of historical and scientific interest; 

Whereas October 4, 2015, marks the 100th anniversary of 

the establishment of Dinosaur National Monument; 

Whereas Dinosaur National Monument is a State and national treasure that attracts hundreds of thousands of 

visitors each year and benefits national, State, and local 

economies by generating millions of dollars in revenue; 

Whereas Dinosaur National Monument has the most complete geological record of any unit of the National Park 

System; 

Whereas Dinosaur National Monument protects more than 

210,000 acres of exceptionally diverse communities of 

plants and animals, including bears, mountain lions, bighorn sheep, moose, elk, otters, and beavers; 

Whereas Dinosaur National Monument contains the lower 

section of the Yampa River, and the confluence of the 

Yampa and Green Rivers within Dinosaur National 

Monument provides outstanding scientific opportunities 

to observe and study the effects of the Rivers; 

Whereas Dinosaur National Monument preserves and protects significant archaeological evidence of the prehistoric 

Fremont Indians, providing an excellent opportunity for 

research and education; 

Whereas the National Park Service will continue the long tradition of preserving and protecting Dinosaur National 

Monument for years to come, providing access to the wilderness and wildlife within Dinosaur National Monument 

for generations of Americans; and 

Whereas on October 4, 2015, the National Park Service intends to celebrate the start of the next century of stewmstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS

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ardship for Dinosaur National Monument: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) congratulates and celebrates Dinosaur Na3 tional Monument on the 100th anniversary of the es4 tablishment of the monument; 

5 (2) encourages all people of Colorado, Utah, 

6 and the United States to visit that unique national 

7 treasure; and 

8 (3) designates October 4, 2015, as Dinosaur 

9 National Monument Day. 

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