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Union Calendar No. 274 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3511 

[Report No. 111–483] 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish and operate a visitor 

facility to fulfill the purposes of the Marianas Trench Marine National 

Monument, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 31, 2009 

Mr. SABLAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

MAY 18, 2010 

Additional sponsors: Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HONDA, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. 

PIERLUISI, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. FARR, Mr. CONNOLLY

of Virginia, Mr. KAGEN, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. DRIEHAUS, Mr. HEINRICH, 

Ms. FUDGE, Mr. MCMAHON, Mr. MASSA, Mr. TONKO, Ms. TITUS, Mr. 

HIMES, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Ms. HIRONO, Mrs. 

NAPOLITANO, Mr. BOREN, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. COSTA, Mr. KILDEE, 

Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. HARE, Mr. SIRES, Mr. YOUNG

of Alaska, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Ms. 

MATSUI, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. SCOTT of 

Georgia, and Ms. BORDALLO

MAY 18, 2010 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

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

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 31, 2009] 


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A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish and 

operate a visitor facility to fulfill the purposes of the 

Marianas Trench Marine National Monument, and for 

other purposes. 


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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 ‘‘Marianas Trench Ma5 rine National Monument Visitor Facility Authorization Act 

6 of 2010’’. 

7 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

8 In this Act: 

9 (1) The terms ‘‘Marine National Monument’’ or 

10 ‘‘monument’’ mean the Marianas Trench Marine Na11 tional Monument established by the President by a 

12 proclamation dated January 6, 2009. 

13 (2) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 

14 the Interior. 

15 SEC. 3. MARIANAS TRENCH MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENT 

16 VISITOR FACILITY. 

17 (a) VISITOR FACILITY AUTHORIZATION.—The Sec18 retary is authorized to construct a multipurpose visitor fa19 cility in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is20 lands for the interpretation and public education and en21 joyment of the marine environment within the boundaries 

22 of the Marine National Monument. 

23 (b) VISITOR FACILITY LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall locate the 

25 visitor facility authorized under subsection (a) in the 


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1 Northern Mariana Islands at a location suitable to 

2 fulfill the purposes of this Act. 

3 (2) COMPONENTS OF VISITOR FACILITY.—The fa4 cility authorized under subsection (a) shall include— 

5 (A) adequate space for permanent and tem6 porary exhibits depicting the biological, geologi7 cal, archaeological, cultural, and recreational 

8 heritage of the monument; 

9 (B) a venue for public education and inter10 pretive programs relevant to the natural, cul11 tural, and aesthetic resources of the monument, 

12 including formal classroom space to provide op13 portunities for research, training, and formal 

14 education regarding the monument; 

15 (C) a location to highlight the importance of 

16 the marine environment and the resources of the 

17 monument to the people and culture of the Com18 monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and 

19 other indigenous people and cultures of the West20 ern Pacific Ocean Basin; 

21 (D) a location to provide information to the 

22 general public about natural resources, parks, 

23 museums, cultural resources, opportunities for 

24 wildlife-dependent outdoor recreation, and travel 

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1 iana Islands that provide opportunities for the 

2 visiting public to actively or passively experience 

3 the monument and to gain greater awareness 

4 and appreciation of the resources therein; 

5 (E) sufficient visitor amenities including 

6 restrooms, public telephones, drinking water, and 

7 other basic facilities; and 

8 (F) administrative office space sufficient to 

9 fulfill the management obligations and respon10 sibilities of the Secretary and other Federal 

11 agencies as specified in the monument’s enabling 

12 proclamation. 

13 SEC. 4. DONATIONS. 

14 For the purposes of the planning, construction, and op15 eration of the visitor facility authorized under section 3 of 

16 this Act, the Secretary may accept, retain, and expend do17 nations of funds, and use property or services donated from 

18 private persons and entities or from public entities. 


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Union Calendar No. 274 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3511 

[Report No. 111–483] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to estabtional Monument, and for other purposes. purposes of the Marianas Trench Marine Na- lish and operate a visitor facility to fulfill the 

MAY 18, 2010 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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