I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1545 
To establish the Waco Mammoth National Monument in the State of Texas, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 14, 2011 
Mr. FLORES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To establish the Waco Mammoth National Monument in 
the State of Texas, 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 ‘‘Waco Mammoth Na-
tional Monument Establishment Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) the Waco Mammoth Site area is located 
near the confluence of the Brazos River and the 
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Bosque River in central Texas, near the city of 
Waco; 
(2) after the discovery of bones emerging from 
eroding creek banks leading to the uncovering of 
portions of 5 mammoths, Baylor University began 
investigating the site in 1978; 
(3) several additional mammoth remains have 
been uncovered making the site the largest known 
concentration of mammoths dying from the same 
event; 
(4) the mammoth discoveries have received 
international attention; and 
(5) Baylor University and the city of Waco, 
Texas, have been working together— 
(A) to protect the site; and 
(B) to develop further research and edu-
cational opportunities at the site. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of 
Waco, Texas. 
(2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage-
ment plan’’ means the management plan for the 
Monument prepared under section 5(c)(1). 
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(3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Proposed Boundary Waco-Mammoth Na-
tional Monument’’, numbered T21/80,000, and 
dated April 2009. 
(4) 
MONUMENT.—The 
term 
‘‘Monument’’ 
means the Waco Mammoth National Monument es-
tablished by section 4(a). 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Texas. 
(7) 
UNIVERSITY.—The 
term 
‘‘University’’ 
means Baylor University in the State. 
SEC. 4. WACO MAMMOTH NATIONAL MONUMENT, TEXAS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
State, as a unit of the National Park System, the Waco 
Mammoth National Monument, as generally depicted on 
the map. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in the appropriate of-
fices of the National Park Service. 
SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION OF MONUMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall administer 
the Monument in accordance with— 
(1) this Act; and 
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(2) any cooperative agreements entered into 
under subsection (b)(1). 
(b) AUTHORITIES OF SECRETARY.— 
(1) COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS.—The Sec-
retary may enter into cooperative management 
agreements with the University and the City, in ac-
cordance with section 3(l) of Public Law 91–383 (16 
U.S.C. 1a–2(l)). 
(2) ACQUISITION
OF
LAND.—The Secretary 
may acquire by donation from the City any land or 
interest in land owned by the City within the pro-
posed boundary of the Monument. 
(c) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in 
consultation with the University and the City, shall 
complete a general management plan for the Monu-
ment. 
(2) INCLUSIONS.—The management plan shall 
include, at a minimum— 
(A) measures for the preservation of the 
resources of the Monument; 
(B) requirements for the type and extent 
of development and use of the Monument; 
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(C) identification of the capacity of the 
Monument for accommodating visitors; and 
(D) opportunities for involvement by the 
University, City, State, and other local and na-
tional entities in— 
(i) developing educational programs 
for the Monument; and 
(ii) developing and supporting the 
Monument. 
(d) PROHIBITION OF USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.—No 
Federal funds may be used to pay the costs of— 
(1) carrying out a cooperative agreement under 
subsection (b)(1); 
(2) acquiring land for inclusion in the Monu-
ment under subsection (b)(2); 
(3) developing a visitor center for the Monu-
ment; 
(4) operating or maintaining the Monument; 
(5) constructing exhibits for the Monument; or 
(6) developing the general management plan 
under subsection (c). 
(e) USE OF NON-FEDERAL FUNDS.—Non-Federal 
funds may be used to pay any costs that may be incurred 
by the Secretary or the National Park Service in carrying 
out this section. 
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(f) EFFECT ON ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL ASSIST-
ANCE.—Nothing in this Act affects the eligibility of the 
Monument for Federal grants or other forms of financial 
assistance that the Monument would have been eligible to 
apply for had National Park System status not been con-
ferred to the Monument under this Act. 
(g) TERMINATION OF NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM STA-
TUS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Designation of the Monu-
ment as a unit of the National Park System shall 
terminate if the Secretary determines that Federal 
funds are required to operate and maintain the 
Monument. 
(2) REVERSION.—If the designation of the 
Monument as a unit of the National Park System is 
terminated under paragraph (1), any land acquired 
by the Secretary from the City under subsection 
(b)(2) shall revert to the City. 
SEC. 6. NO BUFFER ZONES. 
Nothing in this Act, the establishment of national 
monument, or the management plan shall be construed 
create buffer zones outside of the national monument. 
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