An Act to revise the boundaries of Dinosaur National Monument and provide an entrance road or roads thereto, and for other purposes
PL 86-729 (H.R.6597), enacted 09/08/1960

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Public Law 86-729 
AN ACT 
To revise the boundaries of Dinosaur National Monument and provide an 
entrance road or roads thereto, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the boundaries 
of Dinosaur National Monument, established in pursuance of the Act 
of June 8, 1906 (34 Stat. 225; 16 U.S.C., 1952 edition, sec. 431), and 
administered in accordance with the Act of August 25,1916 (39 Stat. 
535; 16 U.S.C., 1952 edition, sec. 1, et seq.), and Acts supplementary 
thereto and amendatory thereof, are hereby revised so that the monu-
ment shall include, subject to valid existing rights, those lands in the 
States of Colorado and Utah, encompassed within the following 
described boundaries: 
Beginning at a point on the Utah-Colorado State boundary line at 
the northeast corner of section 12, township 3 south, range 25 east, 
Salt Lake meridian, Utah— 
thence westerly along the north lines of said section 12, and sec-
tion 11, said township and range, to the north quarter-section 
corner of said section 11; 
thence southerly along the north-south quarter-section lines 
of said section 11, and section 14, township 3 south, range 25 east, 
to the north quarter-section corner of section 23, said township 
and range; 
thence westerly along the north lines of said section 23 and sec-
tions 22, 21, and 20, said township and range, to the northwest 
corner of said section 20; 
thence southerly along the west line of said section 20 to the 
northeast comer of section 30, said township and range; 
thence westerly along the north lines of said section 30, said 
township 3 south, range 25 east, and section 25, township 3 south, 
range 24 east, to the north quarter-section corner of said section 25; 
thence southerly alon^ the north-south quarter-section lines of 
said section 25 and section 36 of said township and range to the 
northeast corner of the southwest quarter of said section 36; 
thence westerly along the east-west quarter-section lines of 
said section 36 and section 35 of said township and range to the 
west quarter-section corner of said section 35; 
thence southerly along the west line of said section 35, said 
township 3 south, range 24 east, to the southwest corner of said 
section 35, at a point on the north line of section 3, township 4 
south, range 24 east; 
thence westerly along the north line of said section 3 to the 
northwest corner of said section 3; 
thence southerly along the west line of said section 3 to the 
southwest corner of said section 3; 
thence westerly along the south lines of sections 4, 5, and 6, said 
township 4 south, range 24 east, and unsurveyed sections 1, 2, 3, 
and 4, township 4 south, ran^e 23 east, to the north quarter-sec-
tion corner of unsurveyed section 9, said township and range; 
thence southerly along the north-south quarter-section lines of 
said unsurveyed section 9 and unsurveyed sections 16 and 21 and 
sections 28 and 33, said township and range, to the southwest 
corner of the northeast quarter of said section 33; 
thence easterly alon^ the east-west quarter-section line of said 
section 33, said township 4 south, range 23 east, to the mean high 
water mark on the north or right bank of the Green River; 
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thence upstream along the mean high water mark on the north 
or right bank of the Green River within said township and range 
and township 5 south, range 23 east, township 5 south, range 24 
east, and township 4 south, range 24 east, to a point at its inter-
section with the south line of section 30, said township 4 south, 
range 24 east; 
thence easterly along the south lines of said section 30 and sec-
tions 29,28, and 27, said township and range, to the north quarter-
section corner of section 34 of said township and ran^e; 
thence southerly? along the north-south quarter-section lines of 
said section 34, said township 4 south, range 24 east, and section 
3, township 5 south, range 24 east, to the southwest corner of the 
northeast quarter of said section 3; 
thence easterly along the east-west quarter-section lines of said 
section 3 and sections 2 and 1 of said township and range to the 
east quarter-section corner of said section 1; 
thence northerly along the east lines of said section 1, said 
township 5 south, range 24 east, and sections 36, 25, 24 and unsur-
veyed section 13, township 4 south, range 24 east, to the north-
east corner of said unsurveyed section 13, said township and 
range; 
thence easterly along the south lines of sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 
and fractional section 12, township 4 south, range 25 east. Salt 
Lake meridian, Utah, to a point of the TJtah-Colorado State 
boundary line; 
thence southerly along the Utah-Colorado State boundary line, 
being the west line of fractional sections 11,14, and 23, fractional 
township 6 north, range 104 west, sixth principal meridian, Colo-
rado, to the southwest corner of lot 12, said fractional section 23, 
said fractional township and range ; 
thence easterly along the south one-sixteenth latitudinal section 
lines of said fractional section 23 and section 24, said fractional 
township and range, to the northwest corner of the southwest 
quarter of the southeast quarter of said section 24; 
thence southerly along the north-south quarter-section line of 
said section 24 to the south quarter-section corner of said section 
24; 
thence easterly along the south lines of said section 24, said 
fractional township 6 north, range 104 west, and section 19, 
township 6 north, range 103 west, to the northwest corner of 
section 29, said township and range; 
thence southerly along the west line of said section 29 to the 
southwest corner of the northwest quarter of the northwest quar-
ter of said section 29; 
thence easterly along the north one-sixteenth latitudinal sec-
tion lines of said section 29 and section 28 of said township and 
range to the southwest corner of the northwest quarter of the 
northeast quarter of said section 28; 
thence southerly along the north-south quarter-section line of 
said section 28 to the southwest corner of the northwest quarter 
of the southeast quarter of the said section 28; 
thence easterly along the south one-sixteenth latitudinal section 
lines of said section 28 and section 27, said township and range, 
to the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of the southwest 
quarter of section 26, said township and range; 
thence southerly along the west lines of said section 26 and 
section 35, said township and range, to the west quarter-section 
comer of said section 35; 
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thence easterly along the east-west quarter-section lines of said 
section 35 and section 36, said township and range, and sections 
31,32,33,34,35, and 36, township 6 north, range 102 west, sections 
31, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 36, township 6 north, range 101 west, and 
sections 31,32, 33,34, 35, and 36, township 6 north, range 100 west, 
sections 31, and 32, township 6 north, range 99 west, to the south-
east corner of the northwest quarter of said section 32; 
thence northerly along the north-south quarter-section lines of 
said section 32 and section 29, said township and range, to the 
southwest corner of the northeast quarter of said section 29; 
thence easterly along the east-west c^uarter-section lines of said 
section 29 and sections 28 and 27, said township and range, to 
the southeast corner of the northwest quarter of said section 27; 
thence northerly along the north-south quarter-section lines of 
said section 27 and section 22, said township and range, to the 
northeast corner of the southwest quarter of said section 22; 
thence westerly along the east-west quarter-section line of said 
section 22 to the east quarter-section corner of section 21, said 
township and range; 
thence northerly along the east line of said section 21 to the 
northeast corner of said section 21; 
thence westerly along the north line of said section 21 to the 
southeast corner of unsurveyed section 17, said township and 
range; 
thence northerly along the east line of said unsurveyed section 
17 to the east quarter-section corner of said unsurveyed section 17; 
thence westerly along the east-west quarter-section line of said 
unsurveyed section 17 to the southeast corner of the northwest 
quarter of said unsurveyed section 17; 
thence northerly along the north-south quarter-section lines of 
said unsurveyed section 17 and unsurveyed section 8, said town-
ship and range, to the north quarter-section corner of said unsur-
veyed section 8; 
thence westerly along the north lines of said unsurveyed section 
8 and unsurveyed section 7, said township 6 north, range 99 west, 
sections 12, 11, 10, 9, and 8, township 6 north, range 100 west, 
to the southeast corner of section 6, said township and range; 
thence northerly along the east line of said section 6 to the east 
quarter-section corner of said section 6; 
thence westerly along the east-west quarter-section lines of 
said section 6, said township 6 north, range 100 west, and unsur-
veyed sections 1 and 2, township 6 north, range 101 west, to the 
east quarter-section corner of unsurveyed section 3, said town-
ship and range; 
thence northerly along the east section lines of said unsurveyed 
section 3, said township 6 north, range 101 west, and section 34, 
township 7 north, range 101 west, to the east quarter-section corner 
of said section 34; 
thence westerly along the east-west quarter-section line of said 
section 34 to the east quarter-section corner of unsurveyed section 
33, said township and range; 
thence northerly along the east section lines of said unsurveyed 
section 33 and unsurveyed section 28, said township and range, 
to the east quarter-section corner of said unsurveyed section 28; 
thence westerly along the east-west quarter-section lines of said 
unsurveyed section 28 and unsurveyed sections 29 and 30, said 
township 7 north, range 101 west, and unsurveyed sections 25, 26, 
27, and 28, township 7 north, range 102 west, to the east quarter-
section corner of unsurveyed section 29, said township and range; 
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thence northerly along the east section line of said unsurveyed 
section 29 to the northeast corner of said unsurveyed section 29; 
thence westerly along the north lines of said unsurveyed section 
29 and unsurveyed section 30, said township and range, to the 
north quarter-section corner of said unsurveyed section 30; 
thence northerly along the north-south quarter-section lines 
of unsurveyed sections 19 and 18 and sections 7 and 6 of said town-
ship 7 north, range 102 west, to the south quarter-section corner 
of section 31, township 8 north, range 102 west; 
thence easterly along the south lines of said section 31 and sec-
tion 32, said township and range, to the south quarter-section 
corner of said section 32 ; 
thence northerly on the north-south quarter-section line of said 
section 32 to the southwest corner of the northeast quarter of said 
section 32; 
thence easterly on the east-west quarter-section lines of said 
section 32 and section 33, said township and range, to the east 
quarter-section corner of said section 33; 
thence northerly on the east lines of said section 33 and sections 
28,21, and 16, said township and range, to the east quarter-section 
corner of said section 16; 
thence westerly on the east-west quarter-section line of said sec-
tion 16 to the east quarter-section corner of section 17, said town-
ship and range; 
thence northerly on the east section lines of said section 17 and 
section 8 and unsurveyed elongated section 5, said township 8 
north, range 102 west, to a point in the south line of section 33, 
township 9 north, range 102 west; 
thence easterly along the south line of said section 33 to the 
south quarter-section corner of said section 33; 
thence northerly along the north-south quarter-section lines 
of said section 33 and sections 28, 21, and 16, said township and 
range, to the north quarter-section corner of said section 16; 
thence westerly along the north lines of said section 16 and sec-
tions 17 and 18, said township and range, to the north quarter-
section corner of said section 18; 
thence southerly along the north-south quarter-section lines of 
said section 18 and section 19, said township and range, to the 
north quarter-section corner of section 30, said township and 
range; 
thence westerly along the north line of said section 30 to the 
northwest corner of said section 30; 
thence southerly along the westerly line of said section 30, said 
township 9 north, range 102 west, to the northeast corner of sec-
tion 36, township 9 north, range 103 west ; 
thence westerly along the north line of said section 36 to the 
northwest corner of said section 36, said township and range ; 
thence southerly along the west line of said section 36^ said 
township 9 north, range 103 west, to a point in the north line of 
elongated section 2, township 8 north, range 103 west; 
thence westerly along the north line of said elongated section 
2 to the northwest corner of lot 6, being a midpoint of the north 
line of said elongated section 2; 
thence southerly along the north-south line dividing said 
elongated section 2 to the north quarter-section corner of section 
11, said township and range; 
thence southerly along the north-south quarter-section line of 
said section 11 to the south quarter-section corner of said section 
11; 
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thence westerly along the south line of said section 11 and the 
north line of section 15, said township and range, to the north-
west corner of said section 15; 
thence southerly along the west lines of said section 15 and 
sections 22 and 27, said township and range, to the northeast cor-
ner of section 33, said township and range; 
thence westerly along the north lines of said section 33 and 
section 32, said township and range, to the northwest corner of 
said section 32; 
thence southerly along the west lines of said section 32, said 
township 8 north, range 103 west, and section 5, township 7 north, 
range 103 west, to the northeast corner of section 7, said township 
and range; 
thence westerly along the north lines of said section 7, said 
township 7 north, range 103 west, and section 12 and fractional 
section 11, fractional township 7 north, range 104 west, sixth 
principal meridian, Colorado, to a point on the Utah-Colorado 
State boundary line, being the northeast corner of section 12, 
township 3 south, range 25 east. Salt Lake meridian, Utah, the 
point 01 beginning. 
The tract as described contains approximately 208,760 acres, sub-
ject to adjustment to lines of public land surveys. 
SEC. 2. (a) In order to provide suitable access to Dinosaur Na-
tional Monument and facilities and services required in the operation 
and administration of the monument, the Secretary of the Interior is 
authorized to select the location of an entrance road or roads to the 
monument and to points of interest therein, from U.S. Eoute 40, in-
cluding an entrance and related administrative headquarters site of not 
more than four hundred acres, and he may provide, upon lands donated 
outside of the monument, connections between Dinosaur National 
Monument park roads. To carry out the purposes of this Act the Sec-
retary of the Interior may acquire non-Federal lands or interests in 
lands by donation, purchase, or exchange: Provided^ That lands and 
interests acquired for said entrance roads and connections shall consist 
of the fee title to a right-of-way of not more than an average of twenty-
five acres per mile and of scenic easements on lands adjoining the right-
of-way, said easements not to exceed an average of one hundred acres 
per mile. Said roads and administrative site shall constitute a part of 
Dinosaur National Monument and be administered pursuant to such 
special regulations as the Secretary of the Interior shall promulgate in 
furtherance of the purposes of this section. 
(b) The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to construct, 
reconstruct, improve, and maintain upon the land so acquired or 
otherwise in Government ownership an entrance road or roads and 
connections of parkway standards, including necessary bridges and 
other structures and utilities as necessary, and funds appropriated 
for the National Park Service shall be available for these purposes. 
SEC. 3. Where any Federal lands included within the boundaries of 
Dinosaur National Monument as revised pursuant to this Act were 
legally occupied or utilized on the date of approval of this Act for 
grazing purposes pursuant to a lease, permit, or license issued or 
authorized by any department, establishment, or agency of the United 
States the person so occupying or utilizing such lands, and the heirs, 
successors, or assigns of such person, shall upon the termination of 
such lease, permit, or license be entitled to have the privilege so 
possessed or enjoyed by him renewed from time to time, subject to 
such terms and conditions as the Secretary of the Interior shall pre-
scribe, for a period of twenty-five years from the date of approval of 
this Act, and thereafter during the lifetime of such person and the life-
Entrance road. 
Regulations. 
Appropri ations. 
Grazing lands. 
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time of his heirs, successors, or assigns, but only if they were members 
of his immediate family on such date, as determined by the Secretary 
of the Interior: Provided, That grazing privileges appurtenant to 
privately owned lands located within Dinosaur National Monument 
shall not be withdrawn until title to the lands to which such privileges 
are appurtenant shall have vested in the United States, except for 
failure to comply with the regulations applicable thereto after rea-
sonable notice of default. 
Approved September 8, 1960. 
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rpy amend the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act of the District of 
Columbia approved May 25,1954, as amended. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
hi?i'e^'s^ety' RI^ United States of America in Congress assemhled, That section 3 of 
sponsibiiity Act, the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act of the District of Co-
amendment. 
lumbia, approved May 25,1954 (68 Stat. 121; sec. 40-419, D.C. Code, 
1951 edition), as amended, is amended by adding the following sub-
section : 
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"(d) The Commissioners shall retain records required for the ad-
ministration of this Act for a period of five years, after which the 
Commissioners may destroy or otherwise dispose of such records." 
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^EC. 2. Sectiou 14 of such Act approved May 25, 1954 (68 Stat. 
124; sec. 40-430, D.C. Code, 1951 edition), as amended, is amended 
by inserting the words "and registration" immediately after the 
word "license", 
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SEC. 3. Subsection (b) of section 17 of such Act approved May 25, 
1954 (68 Stat. 125; sec. 40-433, D.C. Code, 1951 edition), is amended 
by adding at the end of such subsection the following: "If the Com-
missioners find that a person required by this subsection to make 
such report or submit such information is or was physically incapable 
of so doing within the specified fifty-day period, the Commissioners 
shall permit such person to make such report or submit such informa-
tion within thirty days after becoming physically able so to do." 
SEC. 4. Section 30 of such Act approved May 25,1954 (68 Stat. 129; 
sec. 40-446, D.C. Code, 1951 edition), is amended by striking "or by 
reason of having received no information". 
SEC. 5. Subsection (a) of section 37 of such Act approved May 25, 
72 Stat. 955. 
1954 (gg Stat. 130; sec. 40-453, D.C. Code, 1951 edition), as amended, 
is amended by inserting the words "shall have been convicted of, or" 
immediately after the words "by a final order or judgment". 
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SEC. 6. Section 58 of such Act approved May 25,' 1954 (68 Stat. 135; 
sec. 40-474, D.C. Code, 1951 edition), is amended by deleting "or 
expiration" wherever such phrase appears in such section. 
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S^<^- 'i^- The second paragraph of section 82 of such Act approved 
D u r a t i o n of May 25, 1954 (68 Stat. 139; sec. 40^98c, D.C. Code, 1951 edi-
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tion), is amended to read as follows: " T h e Act of May 3, 1935 
(49 Stat. 166, ch. 89; title 40, ch. 4, D.C. Code, 1951 edition), as 
amended, known as the Owners' Financial Responsibility Act of the 
District of Columbia, is hereby repealed except with respect to any 
accident or judgment arising therefrom occurring prior to the effective 
date of this Act. Section 68 of this Act shall govern as to the duration 
of proof of financial responsibility in all cases arising under the 
aforementioned Act of May 3,1935." 
Approved September 8, 1960.