Virgin River Dinosaur Footprint Preserve Act
PL 107-346 (H.R.2385), enacted 12/17/2002

116 STAT. 2896 
PUBLIC LAW 107-346—DEC. 17, 2002 
Public Law 107-346 
107th Congress 
Dec. 17, 2002 
[H.R. 2385] 
Virgin River 
Dinosaur 
Footprint 
Preserve Act. 
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 Representatives 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 PRE-
SERVE.—^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 subsection (a) 
shall be made only after the City agrees to the following conditions: 
(1) USE OF LAND.—The City shall use the Virgin River 
Dinosaur Footprint Preserve in a manner that accomplishes 
the following: 
(A) Preserves and protects the paleontological resources 
located within the exterior boundaries of the Virgin River 
Dinosaur Footprint Preserve. 
(B) Provides opportunities for scientific research in 
a manner compatible with subparagraph (A). 
(C) Provides the public with opportunities for edu-
cational activities in a manner compatible with subpara-
graph (A). 
(2) REVERTER.—If at any time after the City acquires the 
Virgin River Dinosaur Footprint Preserve, the Secretary deter-
mines that the City is not substantially in compliance with 
the conditions described in paragraph (1), all right, title, and 
interest in and to the Virgin River Dinosaur Footprint Preserve 
shall immediately revert to the United States, with no further 
consideration on the part of the United States, and such prop-
erty shall then be under the administrative jurisdiction of the 
Secretary of the Interior. 
(3) CONDITIONS TO BE CONTAINED IN DEED.—If the City 
attempts to transfer title to the Virgin River Dinosaur Footprint 
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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 Dinosaur 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 located within the exterior bound-
aries of the Virgin 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 avail-
able under subsection (a) and paragraph (2) of this 
subsection, the Secretary may provide grants to the 
City to carry out its duties under the cooperative agree-
ment entered into under paragraph (1). 
(B) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT; REQUIRED NON-FED-
ERAL 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 PRESERVE.—The 
term "Virgin River Dinosaur Footprint Preserve" means the 
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property (and all facilities and other appurtenances thereon) 
described in subsection (a). 
Approved December 17, 2002. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2385: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 107-215 (Comm. on Resources). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 107-274 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 
Vol. 147 (2001): Oct. 2, considered and passed House. 
Vol. 148 (2002): Nov. 19, considered and passed Senate.