Bill 6597: revise the boundaries of Dinosaur National Monument, April 23, 1959

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[Report No. 1651]

IN THE HOUSE OB REPllESENTArriVES APRIL 23, 1959

Mr. AsPINALL introduced the following bill; which was refened to the Com-mittee on Interior and Insular Affairs

MAY 24,1960

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

A BILL

To rev1se the boundaries of Dinosaur National Monument and provide an entrance road or roads thereto, and fm other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and Fl ouse of Rep1'esenta-2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That the boundaries of Dinosaur National Monument, estab-4 lished in pursuance of the Act of June 8, 1906 ( 34 Stat. 5 225; 16 U.S.C., 1952 edition, sec. 431), and administered 6 in accordance with the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 7 535; 16 U.S.C., 195,2 edition, see. 1, et seq.) , and Acts 8 supplementary thereto and amendatory thereof, are hereby 9 revised so that the monument shall include, subject to valid 10 existing rights, those lands in the States of Colora,do and

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1 Utah, encompassed within the following described 2 boundaries :

3 Beginning at ftJ pein-t en the Ytoo-Gelera® State boond-4 ftfY line at the northeast eemer Of section ~., tewntffiir ~ 5 south, rooge ~ eftSt,

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Irtllie meridian, Ytah

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

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18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

thence westerly eJeng the nerth lines ef sffid soo-tien ~ ood section -&&,- said township ood range, te the

nerth quarter section corner ei said section

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thence seutherly

eJeng

the north seuth quarter sec-tion lines ef said sootien -8-&, said township ~ seuth-, rooge ~ efu%;- and seetioos ~

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thooee westerly eJeng the nef'th lines ei sffid section ~and sections~ U-, and 00, sffid tewnship lilld nmge,

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the nef'thwest eemer ei

SftJid

sretien ~

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tewn-1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

ship and flffig'€ te the nertheast corner ei the seuthwest quarter ei sffid section ~

thence westerly aleng the east west quarter section lines ei Sftid section .W and section &e ei ·Sftid township ftJll-d rooge te the west quaf'ter section eornef' ei sffid

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sec-:tion 24; sffitl fractional tmvnship AAd rooge; 00 the north west eorner ffi the soothwest quarter ffi the southeast quart€r ffi said seetioo 24 ;

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ffi said township and range to the soothwest eomeF ffi

the northwest quarteF of the oortheast quarter of said section

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thellee easterly along the south one-sixteenth lftti-tudinal section lines ffi said section 2-8 and section

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said township and range, to the northwest eomeF of the

southwest ~er ffi the southwest ttaarter ffi section ~Hh said tewHship and rooge-t

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seetion ffi.tes Bf sa.i:d seetimt -&g ood seetimt W, saffi township

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aJong the east west quarter see-tien lines et said seetimt -29 ood seetie:ns ~g tbft:d -2-1,

said townsltip ood ¥tmge, te the southe&st eornm· of

the flfff-thwest t{tlthltcr ef said scctien

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thence oortherly along the north solliih tJ:U&rter s ee-t±en lines et said scct.ien ~ ttn4 seetiw ~ said

tewn-ship tbft:d range, te the nertheast eemer ef the

se&tft-west qu&rter et sttid see-tiOfi 2 2 ;

thence westerly aJoog the e&st west

tfH.tbi'teT--See-tien line ei said section ~ te the eftSt qu&rter section eorner et sectiOfi -2-!-;- sttid tewnship fllftd roogc-;

thence northerly adOfig the oost line Bf sttid

see-timt U te the HBF-theast comer et said seetien Q...1.-;

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tioo &; sffid tevfnship 8 nerth, mnge ~ 'W€St;- te a

peint in the sooth line ef section &&; to=wnship 9 north,

mnge -100.

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thence easterly aleng the se'lftfi lffie ef Stbffi section

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thence nertherly aleHg the nerth south ~er-see­

tioo lines ef said seetioo ~and sections .28., U-; and M,

said township ana range, te the nerth quarter sectiOn

corner ef said section

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thence westerly aleH:g tfie nerth lffie ef sffid secti®

M and seetieRS -l-1 and -18, said township and range, te

the north quarter section Wffi.er ef sffid sectioo

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thence southerly along the nerth south ~er sec

tioo lines ef said seetion -18 and section ±9, said to=wn

ship and range, te the north quarter seetioo comer

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thenoo westerly aleng the nerth lffie ef, said seetien

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thence sefttherly tMoHg the '\vesterly lffie ef said

sec-tieR

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to=wnship 9 oorth, rru;tge. -10~ w€.9t, te tfte

nertheast corner ef section &g, tewnship 9 north, range

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seetien

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said township arul range, te the

northwest corner et sffi€1: sectien ~

thence setrtherly along the west lines et said

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 14

section

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township 1 oorth, nmge -lW -west, te tthe

nm·theast corner ot seet.ion

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AAid township ood ~e-t

thence westm·ly

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the nerth lines ffi stbid see -titffi

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saffi tm;vnship 1 no•rth, Ta:Hge -lW west, ood

see-tien -1-2 fffid fractional section -1!, fmctional township 1

nBTth range -1M wes-t, s*th principal

ffl:&iffi.oo.,

GBl&-lffie., lteffi.g fb ~nt 6ft the eftS4i lffie ffi W\vnship -& south,

f't:bB:g'O ~ efbSt;- &Jt -baJfe meridfftfr; YWr,

ifrenee fttH'-therly aloo:g the Geler&de Stfbte btHffiflfH:J"

lffi..e, lteffi.g the saffi east lioo ffi township -& sooth, ffiit:1ge

~ oos&,- ftlld the east lioo ffi rewfiSffip 2 fiffllth,- ~ ~

sootatffi -36 e4 the sttid OOwfisffip. 2- seffifl,- ~ ~ ettStt,

&lt ~meridian, Utah, tfle pBffi.t ffi 00-gifffiittg-;

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_{eontttifiS ftP!H'B'liiffitttely U-4,800}

17 oores subject te adjustmBfit te lilies ffi ptthlie ltmd sm·yeys;

18 _{Beginning at a point on the Utah-Colorado State boun}

d-19 m·y line at the northeast corner of section 12, township 3 south,

20 range 25 east, Salt Lake meridian, Uta

h-21 22 23 24

thence westerly along the north lines of said section

12, and section 11, said township and range, to the

north quarter-section corner of said section 11;

thence southerly long the north-south quarter-section

25 lines of said section 11, and section 14, township 3 south,

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21

22 23 24 15

range 25 east, to the north quarter-section corner of

sec-tion 23, said township and range;

thence westerly along the north l-ines of said ser:tion

23 and sections 22, 21, and 20, said township and rang'e,

to the northwest corner of said section 20;

thence southerly along the west line of said section

20 to the northeast corner of section 30, said townshilJ

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 qum·ter

-section corner of said section 25;

thence southerly along 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 quarte1·

of said section 36;

thence westerly along the east-west quarter-section

lines of said section 36 and section 35 of said townskip

and range to the west quarte1·-sect·ion corner of said sec

-tion 35;

thence southerly along the west line of said section 38;:

sa·id township 3 sou.th, range 24 east, to the southwest

corner of said sect·ion 35, at a point on the north line of·

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15, 16 17 18 19 20 2~. \. 22 23 24 25 lti

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

unsur-veyed sections 1, 2, 3, and 4, 'township 4 south, range 23

east, to the north quarter-section corner of unsurveyed

section 9, said township and range;

thence southerly along the north-south

qua?·ter-sec-tion lines' of said unsurveyed sect·ion 9 and unsurveyed.

· sections 16 and 21 and 'Sections 28 and• 33", said town..!_

ship and range, ·to the southwest corner of the northeas-t

quarter of said section 33; \

· thence easterly along the east-west quarter-seci'ior(

line of said section 33, said township 4 south, range :33.~

·' . east,. to the mean high water mark on the riorth or rigli't[

bank of the Green River;

thence upstream along ·the mean high water marrJc:

on the north or right bank of the Green River withi~{!.

sai"d township and range ancl .townsh·ip 5 south, range:~

23 (laSt, township 5 south, range 24 east, and township.~

4 sonth, range 24 east, to a point at its intersection with:

the south line of section 30, said township 4 south, :

range 24 east;

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thence easterly along the .south lines of said section 30 and sections 29, 28, and 27, said township and range, to the north quarter-section corner of section 34

of said township and range; J..

thence southerly along the north-south quarter-sec;.. tion 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-sectio-n .

lines of said section 3 and sections 2 and 1 of said

town-ship and range to the east quarter-section corner of sai(J:~

' section 1; \ . ,, \ (.

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thence northerly along the· east lines of said section

1, said township 5 south, range 24 east, and sections 3()':.

and 25, township 4 south, range 24 east, to the

soutli-·west corner of section 19, township 4 south, range 25

east;

" I ) · th-ence eas{erly along the SOUth' line of said Section .

19 to the southeast corner of'.the said ·section 19 ;·

thence northerly along the east lines of said section 19 ·

and section 18 of the northeast corner of said section 18

· of said township and range;

thence easterly along the south lines o{ sections 8

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16

17

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 18

and 9 to the northwest ,corner of section 15 of said

township and range;

thence southerly along the west line of said section

15 to the west quarter-section corner of said section 15;

thence easterly along the east-west quarter-section

line of said section 15 to the center of said section 15;

thence southerly along the north-south quarter-sect'ion

line of said section 15 to the south qv,nrter-section corner

of said section 15;

thence easterly along the south line of said section 15

to the northwest corne,r of section 23, so1rl township and

range~·

thence southerly along the west line of said section 23 to the southwest corner of the northwest quarter of the

southwest quarter of the said section 23;

thence easterly along the south one-sixteenth lati-tudinal section lines of said section 23 and fractional

section 24, said township 4 south, range 25 east, Salt

Lake meridian, Utah, to a point on the Utah-Colorado State boundary line;

thence southerly along the · Utah-Colorado State

boundary line, being the west line of fractional section

23, fractional township 6 north, range 104 west, sixth

principal meridian, Colorado, to the southwest corner of

lot 12, said fractional section 23;

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 19

thence easterly along the south one-sixteenth latitudi-nal section lines of said fractiolatitudi-nal 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 auarter-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 quarter of said section 29;

thence easterly along the north one-sixteenth lati-tudinal section 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-sec-tion line of said secquarter-sec-tion 28 to the southwest corner of

the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of the said section 28;

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' thence ·easterly along. the south one-sixteenth latitudi-. nal section lines

of

saia ·section 28 ·and· section 27, said

tow'nship and rcmge, io' the nor•thwest bor'n:er. of the

south'-. ·west quarter 1

o/

1the 'southwest qwarter·of section 26, said

township and range; 1 ..

-I thende ··southerly' d·bong the\ t(Jest lines• of said sect•ion

26 and sectiow'35, said, township and ·range,·

to

'

the west

quarter-section cor·ner of said section 35;

: · thence· eiist'erly · 'along · th'e ·east-west quarter-section

lines of said· sectior? 35 and section 36; saia'townshijJ

and range,. and •seC.tioris 31, 32, 33, '34,--35, ·and 36,c

. 'totiYnship 6 north, •'range 102 west; ·Sections 31\,• 32, 3!J,[

34, 35, and 36, township 6 north, range·101. west, an'r<J:.

'sections ·31, '32, 33; 34, \35/ •and ·36, ·town'sh'ip 6' north,

range.100 w.est, sections 31, and 32, township 6 north,:

range 99· west; to· .the southeast corne.r of the northwest

17 , , , ·. qu·ai'ler of said section 3.2 ;' · '

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20

21

thence northerly 'alon[}' the riorth.:south' quarti31'-section'

.. lines, of .said seCtion 3.:} and. seetio'n' -29, •said tow!fl'ship and'

range, to. the 'southwest ·corner. ~et the northeast quarter of

said section 29; . . _,. I l ,_ •

22 : .• .· ·\W. 11 thence.' 'easterly\ et.?olfi{J' tl/;e.· e:ast"'West 'qUarter-section·

23, _{lines of.' said section 29' and seCtions 28. ~and' '27, said}

24': . ' ~ownship and range, to' the south~ast corner .of the north-.

25 _{west quarter of said section 27; · . \ I .} \' _{;- l -}

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1 2 3 . 4 5,

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thence northerly along the north-south quarter-sectibn

lines of said section 27 and section 22, said township and

1'cmge, ·to the n01'theast corner of the southwest quarter' of

said section· 22; ·

thence westerly (1long the east-west :.quarter-section

6 ·. 1 ~line of said section 22 to the east quarter-section corner

.8

9

10

11

of section 21' said township and range;

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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

12 ~ \ township and range; '• '

13. 14 15 16

l7

18 ' 19 20 21

thence · northerly alorig the east line of said unsur

-veyed section 17 to the.east quarter-section· corner of said

unsurveyed section i7 ,·

thence westerly along. the east,-west ·quarter-section

line of ·said unsuriJeye,d 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.1'7 and unsurveyed sec

-\ tion B, said township and range,· to the north

quarter-22. ,, ·~ section corner of said unsurveyed section 8 ,·

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thence . westerly· ·along · the ·north lines of said un

-surveyed section 8 and unsurveyed section 7, said

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23. 22

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 unsurveyed sections 1 and 2, township 6

north, range 101 west, to the east quarter-section corner

of unsurveyed section 3, said township 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 sec-tions 29 and 30, said township 7 north, range 101 west,

l 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

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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; thence northerly along the east section line of said unsurveyed section 29 to the northeast corner of said un-surveyed section 29;

thence westerly along the north lines of said unsur-veyed section 29 and unsurunsur-veyed section 30, said town-ship and range, to the north quarter-section corner of said unsurveyed section 30;

thence northerly along the north-south quarter-section lines of uusurveyed sections 19 and 18 and section 7 and 6 of said township 7 north, range 102 west, to the south quarter-section corner of section 31, township 8 north, range 102 west;

thenc.e easterly along the south lines of said section 31 and section 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 north-east quarter of said section 32;

thence easterly on the east-west quarter-section lines of said section 32 and section 33, said township and

1 .2 3 ' 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17. I 18 19 20 21 22. .23 24 24

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 section 16 to the east quarter-section co1·ner ·:of section 17, said township and range;

thence northerly on the east section lines of sa·id sec-tion 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 no1·th-south quarter-sec-tion 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 li'nes of said section

16 and sections 17' and 18, said township and range, to the north quarter-section corner of said section 18;

thence southerly along the north-south quarter-sec-tion lines of said secquarter-sec-tion 18 and section 19, said

town-1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

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ship 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 section 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 town-ship and range;

thence southerly along the west line of sa'id section

36, said township 9 north, range 103 west, to a point in the north l'ine of elongated section 2, township 8 north, range 103 west;

thence westerly along the north line of said elongated sect'ion 2 to the northwest corner of lot 6, being a mid-point 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 qum·ter-section line of said section 11 to the south quarter-section corner of said section 11 ~·

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20

21 22 23

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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 northwest 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 corner 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 sec-tion 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, Colo-rado, 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 of beginning.

The tract as· described contains 'approximately 208,760

24 acres, subject to adjustment to lines of public land surveys.

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.SEc.

2. (a) In order to provide suitable access to

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1 Dinosaur National Monument and facilities and services

2 required in the operation and administration of the

monu-3 ment, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to select

4 the location of an entrance road or roads to the monument 5 and to points of interest therein, from U.S. Route 40,

includ-6 ing an entrance and related administrative headquarters site

7 of not more than four hundred acres, and he may provide, 8 upon lands donated outside of the nwnument, connections

be-g tween Dinosaur National Monument park roads. To

10 carry out the purposes of this Act the Secretary of the

In-11 terior may acquire non-Federal lands or interests in lands

12 by donation, purchase, or exchange: Provided, Lands and

13 interests acquired for said entrance roads and connections

14 shall consist of the fee title to a right-of-wa.y of not more

15 than an average of twenty-five acres per mile and of scenic

16 easements on lands adjoining the right-of-way, said

ease-17 ments not to exceed an average of one hundred acres per

18 mile. Said roads and administrative site shall constitute a

19 part of Dinosaur National Monument and be administered

20 pursuant to such special regulations as the Secretary of the

21 Interior shall promulgate in furtherance of the purposes of

22 this section.

23 (b) The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized

24 to construct, reconstruct, improve, and maintain upon the

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1 entrance road or roads and connections of parkway standards,

2 including necessary bridges and other structures and utih'ties

3 as necessary, and funds appropriated for the National Park

4 Service shall be available for these purposes.

5 SEc. 3. Where any Federal lands included within the

6 boundaries of Dinosaur National Monument as revised

pur-7 suant to this Act were legally occupied or utilized on the

8 date of approval of this Ac_t for grazing purposes pursuant

9 to a lease, permit, or license issued or authorized by any

10 department, establishment, or agency of the United States

11 the person so occupying or utilizing such lands, and the heirs,

12 successors, or assigns of such person, shall upon the

termina-13 tion of such lease, permit, or license be entitled to have the

14 privilege so possessed or enjoyed by him renewed from time

15 to time, subject to such terms and conditions as the

Secre-16 tary of the Interior shall prescribe, for a period of

twenty-17 five years from the date of approval of this Act, ttnd

there-IS after during the lifetime of such person and the lifetime of

19 his heirs, successors, or assigns, but only if they were

mem-20 bers of his immediate family on such date, as determined by

21 the Secretary of the Interior : Provided, That · grazmg

22 privileges appurtenant to privately owned lands located

23 within Dinosaur National Monument shall not be withdrawn

24 until title to the lands to which such privileges are

appur-25 tenant shall have vested in the United States, except for

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1 failw·e to comply with the regulations applicable thereto

2 after reasonable notice of default: P1oovided further, That in

3 the acquisition by purchase or exchange of any privately

4 owned land within Dinosaur National Monument, the

Secre-5 tary of the Interior is authorized to make equitable and

6 reasonable allowances, as determined by him, for the value

7 of any grazing privileges appurtenant to such privately

8 owned land: And provided further, That in the event grazing

9 privileges within the Dinosaur National Monument appur-10 tenant to lands outside the monument are retired, then the

11 Secretary of the Interior is authorized to make equitable and

12 reasonable allowances, as determined by kim, for the value of 13 such grazing privileges.

86TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION

Union Calendar No. 734

H. R. 6597

[Report No. 1651]

A BILL

To revise the boundaries of Dinosaur National

Monument and provide an entrance road or roads thereto, and for other purposes.

By Mr. AsPINALL

APRIL 23, 1959

Referred to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs

MAY 24,1960

Reported with amendments, committed to the

Com-mittee of the Whole House on the State of the