86TH CONGRESS
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s.
160
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JANUARY 9 (legislative day, JANUARY 8), 1959
Mr. ALI.oTT introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs
A BILL
To preserve permanently as a national park an area of national significance in Colorado and Utah, such park to be known as the Dinosam· National Park, which shall supersede the Dinosaur National Monument, and for other purposes. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representa-2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 That in order to preserve in a natural condition as a national 4 park for the benefit and inspiration of present and future gen-5 erations, the nationally important scenic grandeur, geologic 6 phenomena, and scientific features of those portions of the
7 canyons of the Yampa and Green Rivers that are now con-8 tained in the Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado and
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1 Utah, there is hereby established, as described in section 2 2 of this Act, the Dinosaur National Park.
3 Such national park shall be preserved, protected, ·and ad-4 ministered by the Secretary of the Interior for the benefit 5 of present and future generations in accordance ~ith. the 6 basic policies established by the Congress for the preserva-7 tion of the national parks, pursuant to the Act of August
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25, 1916 ( 39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C., 1946 edition, sees. 1.:...3),9 as amended and supplemented. Nothing contained in this 10 Act shall preclude the Secretary of the Interior from inves-11 tigating, under the authority invested in him by the Federal 12 reclamation laws, the suitability of reservoir and canal sites 13 within Dinosaur
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a.tional Park for development under those 14 laws with a view to reporting thereon to the President and 15 the Congress, but no such development shall be undertaken 16 by the Secretary except under an Act of Congress specifically 17 authorizing the same.18 SEc. 2. The Dinosaur National Park, as established pur-19 suant to this Act, shall include, subject to valid existing
20 rights, those lands in the States of Colorado and Utah, de-21 scribed as follows :
22 Beginning at a point on the U tah-Oolorado boundary
23 line at the northeast comer of section 12, township 3 south, 2~ range ~5 east, Salt Lake m~ridian;
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1 Thence westerly along section lines to the northwest 2 corner of the east half of section 11 ·
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3 Thence southerly along the west line of the east halves
4 of sections 11 and 14, to the southwest corner of the east 5 half of said section 14;
6 Thence westerly along section lines to the northwest
7 corner of section 20;
8 Thence southerly along the section line to the southwest
9 corner of said section 20 ·
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10 Thence westerly along section lines to the northwest 11 corner of section 26, to township 3 south, range 24 east; _ 12 Thence southerly along section lines to the southwest 13 corner of section 35;
14 Thence westerly along the section line to the northwest 15 corner of section 3, township 4 south, range 24 east; 16 Thence southerly along the section line to the southwest 17 corner @f said section 3 ;
18 · ( - ·Thence westerly along section lines to the northwest 19 corner of what will probably be when surveyed section 7, 20 township 4 south, range 24 east;
21 Thence.northerly along the section line to the northeast 22 corner. of section 12, township 4 south, range 23 east;
23 Thence westerly along section ·lines to the northwest 24. corner .of se.ction 9;
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2 :.. .1 Thence southerly along section lines to the south west
2 corner of section 28 ;
3 Thence easterly along the south line of said section 28 4 to the right bank of the Green River;
5 Thence upstream along the right bank of the Green
6 ·River to the intersection with the east line of section 35;
7 Thence northerly along the east line of section 35. to the
8 northeast corner of said section 35 ;
9 Thence easterly along section· lines to the southeast
10 corner of section 25, township 4 south, range 24 east;
11 Thence northerly along section lines to the northeast
12 corner of what will probably be when surveyed section
13 13;
14 Thence easterly along section lines to the southeast cor-15 ner of section 12, township 4 south, range 25 east, Salt 16 Lake meridian, on the Utah-Colorado boundary line:
17 Thence southerly along the Utah-Colorado boundary line 18 to the southwest corner of section 11, township 6 north, 19 range 1:04 west, sixth principal meridian;
20 Thence easterly along section lines to the southeast 21 corner of section 10, township 6 north, range 103 west;
22 Thence southerly along section lines to the southwest
23 corner of section 23;
24 Thence easterly along section lines· to the· southeast
25 corner of section 24;
1 Thence southerly along the section line to the sout
h-2 west corner of section 30, township 6, north, range 102
3 west;
4 Thence easterly along section lines to the southeast
5 corner of section 25, township 6 north, range 101 west;
6 Thence southerly along the section line to the southwest
7 corner of section 30, township 6 north, range 100 west;.
8 Thence easterly along section lines to the southeast
9 corner of section 29 ;
10 Thence southerly along the section line to the southwest
11 corner of section 33;
12 "Jlhence easterly along section lines to the southeast · 13 corner of the west half of section 32, township 6 north, range
14 99 west;
15 I Thence northerly along the east lines of the west halves
16 of sections 32, 29, 20, 17, 8 and 5 to the northeast cornei· 17 of the west half of section 5 ;
18 Thence westerly along section lines to the northwest
19 corner of section 6, township 6 north, range 1.00 west;
20 Thence northerly along section lines to the northeast
21 corner of section 25, township 7 north, range 101 west; ... l
22 Thence westerly along section lines to the northwest· 23 corner of what will probably be when surveyed section 28;
24 township 7 north, range 102 west;
l Thence northerly along section lines to the northeast
2 corner of section 5;
-3 Thence easterly along section lines to the southeast
4 corner of section 34, township 8 north, range 102 west;
5 Thence northerly along section lines· to the northeast
6 corner of section 2'7 ;
7 Thence westerly along section lines to the northwest
8 corner of section 28;
9 Thence northerly along section lines to the northeast
10 comer of what will probably be when surveyed section 5;
11 Thence easterly along the section line to the southeast
12 comer of section 33, township 9 north, range 102 west·;
13 Thence northerly along section lines to the northeast
14 corner of section 16;
15 Thence westerly along section lines to the northwest
16 corner of section 18;
17 Thence southerly along the section line to the northeast
18 corner of section 13, township 9 north, range 103 west;
19 Thence westerly along the section line to the northwest
20 corner of said section 13 ;
21 Thence southerly along section lines to the southwest
22 corner of section 36;
23 Thence westerly along "the section line to the.
north-24 west corner of the east half ·of section 2~ township 8 north,
25 range 1,03 west;
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1 Thence southerly along west lines of the east halves
2 of section 2 and 11 to the southwest comer of the east 3 half of said section 11 ;
4 Thence westerly along section lines to the northwest
5 comer of section 15;
6 Thence southerly along section lines to the southwest
7 corner of section 22;
8 Thence westerly along the section line to the northwest
9 corner of section 28;
10 Thence southerly along the section line to the southwest
11 comer of said section 28;
12 Thence westerly along the section line to the northwest
13 corner of section 32;
14 · Thence southerly along the section line to the southwest
15 corner of said section 32;
16 Thence westerly along section lines to the northwest
17 corner of section 2, township 7 north, range 104 west on the 18 Utah-Colorado boundary line;
19 Thence southerly along the U tab-Colorado boundary to
20 the northeast corne:r.._Qf section 12, township 3 south, range
21 25 east, Salt Lake meridian, the point of beginning.
22 SEC. 3. (a) To provide suitable access to Dinosaur
23_ National Park the Secretary of the Interior is authorized
24 to select the location of an entrance road or roads to the park
1 interests in lands for such roads by donation only: Provided, 2 The land so acquired shall consist of the fee title to a 3 right-of-way of not more than 100 feet and such scenic ease-4 ments over adjoining land as the Secretary finds are neces-5 sary to assure a parklike character to the roads.
6 (b) Upon acceptance of title to such lands, or interests 7 therein, the Secretary is authorized to construct, reconst1uct, 8 improve, and maintain upon the land so acquired or other-9 wise in Government ownership an entrance road or roads 10 of parkway standards, including necessary bridges, and funds 11 appropriated for the National Park Service shall be available 12 for these purposes.
13 (c) The Secretary is authorized further to promulgate 14 and enforce such rules and regulations for the administration 15 of the said entrance road or roads as in his discretion may be 16 necessary, or he may, by appropriate order or orders, 17 revise the boundaries of Dinosaur National Park to include 18 the parkway lands, such order or· orders to be effective upon 19 publication in the Federal Register.
20 SEc. 4. Where any Federal lands included within 21 Dinosaur National Park by this Act were legally occupied 22 or utilized on the date of approval of this Act for grazing 23 purposes pursuant to a lease, permit, or license issued or
1 authorized by~apy departi1l_ent, establisbJTI¢nt, ._or agency of 2. the United Stl\tes, th~ perso:J:t· so occ_u.pying or utilizing such 3 - lands, · and th~ heirs, s.ucc~ssors, or ::tssigns of such person, 4 _ shall upon the termination of s:uch le::tse, permit, or license 5 be entitled to have the _p);iyilege so _p_<)ss~ss~d
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eujoyed·.~by 6 him renewed from time to time, subject to such terms and7 conditions as the Secretary of the Interior shall prescribe, 8 for a period of twenty-five years from the date of approval 9 of this Act, and thereafter during the lifetime of such person 10 and the lifetime of his heirs, successors, or assigns, but only 11 if they were members of his immediate family on such date, 12 as determined by the Secretary of the Interior: Provided, 13 That grazing privileges appurtenant to privately owned lands 14 located within Dinosaur National Park established by this 15 Act shall not be withdrawn until title to the lands to which 16 such privileges are appurtenant shall have vested in the 17 United States, except for failure to comply with the regula-18 tions applicable thereto after reasonable notice of default. 19 Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed as creating 20 any vested right, title, interest, or estate in or to any Federal 21 lands.
22 SEc. 5. The Presidential proclamations of October 4, 23 1915, and July 14, 1938, establishing and enlarging the
1 Dinosaur National Monument are hereby superseded and 2 any remaining unexpended balances of funds appropriated 3 for the Dinosaur National Monument shall hereafter be avail-4 able for expenditure in connection with the administration 5 -of the Dinosaur National
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1ST SESSION
s.
160
A BILL
To preserve permanently as a national park an area of national significance in Colorado and Utah, such park to be known as the Dinosaur National Park, which shall super-sede the Dinosaur National Monument, and for other purposes.
By Mr. ALLOTT
JANUARY 9 (legislative day, JANUARY 8), 1959
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Interior