107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2385
AN ACT
To convey certain property to the city of St. George, Utah,
in order to provide for the protection and preservation
of certain rare paleontological resources on that property,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Virgin River Dinosaur
Footprint Preserve Act’’.
SEC. 2. VIRGIN RIVER DINOSAUR FOOTPRINT PRESERVE.
(a) AUTHORIZATION
FOR GRANT TO PURCHASE
FOOTPRINT PRESERVE.—As soon as is practicable after
the date of the enactment of this Act, if the City agrees
to the conditions set forth in subsection (b), the Secretary
of the Interior may award to the City a grant equal to
the lesser of $500,000 or the fair market value of up to
10 acres of land (and all related facilities and other appur-
tenances thereon) generally depicted on the map entitled
‘‘Proposed Virgin River Dinosaur Footprint Preserve’’,
numbered 09/06/2001–A, for purchase of that property.
(b) CONDITIONS OF GRANT.—The grant under sub-
section (a) shall be made only after the City agrees to the
following conditions:
(1) USE OF LAND.—The City shall use the Vir-
gin River Dinosaur Footprint Preserve in a manner
that accomplishes the following:
(A) Preserves and protects the paleontolog-
ical resources located within the exterior bound-
aries of the Virgin River Dinosaur Footprint
Preserve.
(B) Provides opportunities for scientific re-
search in a manner compatible with subpara-
graph (A).
(C) Provides the public with opportunities
for educational activities in a manner compat-
ible with subparagraph (A).
(2) REVERTER.—If at any time after the City
acquires the Virgin River Dinosaur Footprint Pre-
serve, the Secretary determines that the City is not
substantially in compliance with the conditions de-
scribed in paragraph (1), all right, title, and interest
in and to the Virgin River Dinosaur Footprint Pre-
serve shall immediately revert to the United States,
with no further consideration on the part of the
United States, and such property shall then be
under the administrative jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary of the Interior.
(3) CONDITIONS TO BE CONTAINED IN DEED.—
If the City attempts to transfer title to the Virgin
River Dinosaur Footprint Preserve (in whole or in
part), the conditions set forth in this subsection
shall transfer with such title and shall be enforceable
against any subsequent owner of the Virgin River
Dinosaur Footprint Preserve (in whole or in part).
(c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AND ASSISTANCE.—
(1) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—The Secretary
shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the
City for the management of the Virgin River Dino-
saur Footprint Preserve by the City.
(2) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may provide
to the City—
(A) financial assistance, if the Secretary
determines that such assistance is necessary for
protection of the paleontological resources lo-
cated within the exterior boundaries of the Vir-
gin River Dinosaur Footprint Preserve; and
(B) technical assistance to assist the City
in complying with subparagraphs (A) through
(C) of subsection (b)(1).
(3) ADDITIONAL GRANTS.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—In addition to
funds made available under subsection (a)
and paragraph (2) of this subsection, the
Secretary may provide grants to the City
to carry out its duties under the coopera-
tive agreement entered into under para-
graph (1).
(B) LIMITATION
ON
AMOUNT; RE-
QUIRED
NON-FEDERAL
MATCH.—Grants
under subparagraph (A) shall not exceed
$500,000 and shall be provided only to the
extent that the City matches the amount of
such grants with non-Federal contributions
(including in-kind contributions).
(d) MAP ON FILE.—The map shall be on file and
available for public inspection in the appropriate offices
of the Department of the Interior.
(e) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section,
the following definitions apply:
(1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of
St. George, Utah.
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Interior.
(3) VIRGIN RIVER DINOSAUR FOOTPRINT PRE-
SERVE.—The term ‘‘Virgin River Dinosaur Foot-
print Preserve’’ means the property (and all facilities
and other appurtenances thereon) described in sub-
section (a).
Passed the House of Representatives October 2,
2001.
Attest:
Clerk.