H. R.
951
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 7,1959
Mr. SAYLOR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-mittee on Interior and Insular Affairs
A BILL
To preserve permanently as· a national park, an a~ea of national significance in Colorado and Utah, such park to be known as the Dinosaur National Park, which shall supersede the . Dinosaur National Monument, and for other purposes.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 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 5 generations, the nationally important scenic grandeur, geo-6 logic phenomena, and scientific features of those portions of · .. 7 the canyons of the Yampa and Green Rivers that are now 8 contained in the Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado and : ~
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 4 administered by the Secretary of the Interior for the benefit 5 of present and future generations in accordance with the 6 basic policies established by the Congress for the
preserva-7 tion of the national parks, pursuant to the Act of August 25, 8 1916 ( 39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C., 1946 edition, sees. 1-3), 9 as amended and supplemented. Any reservations or with-10 drawals of any kind that otherwise would have been ap
-11 plicable to the lands now or hereafter included in the park 12 shall be void with respect to such lands upon their inclusion 13 in the park.
14 SEc. 2. The Dinosaur National Park, as established pur-15 suant to this Act shall include, subject to ·valid _existing 16 rights, those lands in the States of Colorado and Utah, de-17 scribed as follows:
18 Beginning at a point on the Utah-Colorado State line 19 at the northeast corner of section 36, township 2 south, 20 range 2'5 east, Salt Lake meridian;
21 Thenc.e westerly along the north line of sections 36 and 22 35, to the northwest corner of section 35, township 2 south, 23 range 25 east;
24 Thence southerly along the west line of section 35, 25 township 2 south, range 25 east, and the west line of sections
1 2 and 11, township 3 south, range 25 east, to the southwest
2 corner of section 11, township 3 south, range 25 east; 3 Thence westerly along the north line of section 15, to
4 the northwest corner of section 15, township 3 south, range 5 25 east;
6 Thence southerly along the west line of section 15, to the 7 southwest corner of the northwest quarter of section 15,
8 township 3 south, range 25 east;
9 Thence westerly along the north line of the southeast
10 quarter of section 16, to the northwest corner of the southeast 11 quarter of section 16, township 3 south, range 25 east; 12 Thence southerly along the west line of the southeast 13 quarter of section 16, to the southwest corner of the south
-14 east quarter of section 16, township 3 south, range 25 east; 15 Thence westerly along the north line of sections 21, 16 20, 19, tQwnship 3 south, range 25 east, and section 24, 17 township 3 south, range 24 east, to the northwest corner 18 of section 24, township 3 south, range 24 east;
19 Thence southerly along the west line of section 24, to 20 the southwest corner of section 24, township 3 south, range 21 24 east;
22 Thence westerly along the north line of section 26, to
23 the northwest corner of section 26, township 3 south, range 24 24 east·
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1 35, to the southw(3st corner of section 35, township 3 south, 2 range 24 east ;
3 Thence westerly along the north line of section 3, town-4 ship town-4 south, range 2town-4 east, to the northwest corner of
sec-5 tion 3, township 4 south, range 24 east;
6 Thence southerly along the west line of section 3, to the_ 7 · southwest corner of s.ection 3, township 4 south, range 24
8 east;
9 Thence westerly along tht) south line of sections 4, 5,
10 and 6, township 4 south, range 24 east, and sections 1, 2, 3,
11 and 4, township 4 south, range 23 east, to the southwest
12 corner of section 4, township 4 south, range 23 east;
13 Thence southerly-along the west line of sections 9, 16,
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14 21, and 28, to the southwest corner of section 28, township
15 _ .4 south, range 23. east;
16 Thence easterly along the south line of section 28, to the
17 southeast corner of the southwest quarter of section 28,
town-18 ship 4 south, range 23 east;
19 Thence southerly along the west line of the northeast
20 quarter of section 33, to the southwest corner of the north- ·
21 east quarter of section 33, township 4 south, range 23 east; 22 Thence easterly along the south line of the northeast·
23 quarter of section 33, township 4 south, range 23 east, to
24 the right bank of the Green River;
1 Thence upstream along the right bank of the Gr'een 2 Riverto the south line of the northwest quarter of section 32, 3 township 4 south, range 24 east;
4 Thence ea§terly along _the south line of the north half
5 of section 32, 33 and 34, to the southeast corner of the ' 6 northwest quarter of section .34, township 4 south;· range~ 24
7 east;·
8 Thence southerly along the west line of the southeast 9 quarter of section 34, township 4 south, range 24 east, and
10 along the west line of the east half of section 3, township 5
11 south, range 24 east, to the southwest corner of the east half
12 ofsection 3, township 5 south, range 24 east;
13 Thence easterly along the south line of sections 3, 2 and 14 1 to the southeast corner of the southwest qimrter of section
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15 -1, township 5 south, range 24 east~;
16 _ - Thence northely along the east line of the southwest
17 quarter of section 1, to the northeast corner ·of southwest
18 quarter of section 1, townsl1ip 5 south, range 24 east;
19 Thence easterly along the south line of the northeast
20 quarter of section 1, township 5 south, range 24 east, and
21 the south line of the north half of section 6, township 5 22 south,. range 25 east, to the southeast corner of the north-23 east quarter of section 6, township 5 south, range ,25 east;
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town-1 ship 5 south, range 25 east, and sections 31, 30 and 19, 2 township 5 south, range 25 east, to the northeast corner 3 of section 19, township 4 south, range 25 east;
4 Thence easterly along the south line of sections 17 and 5 16, to the southeast corner of section 16, township 4 south, 6 range 2 5 east ;
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Thence southerly along the west line of section 22, to 8 the southwest corner of the northwest quarter, southwest9 quarter of section 22, township 4 south, range 25 east;
10 Thence easterly· along the south line of the northwest 11 of the south half of sections 22, 23 and 24, township 4 south, 12 range 25 east, Salt Lake Meridian, to the U tab-Colorado 13 boundary line;
14 'rhence southerly along the Utah-Colorado boundary 15 line to south line of the north half of the north half of section 16 26, township 6 north, range 104 west, sixth principal 17 meridian;
18 Thence easterly along the south line of the north half 19 of the north half of sections 26 and 25, township 6 north,
20 range 104 west, and sections 30, 29 and 28, township 6
21 north, range 103 west, to the southeast corner of the
north-22 east quarter, northwest quarter of section 28, township 6 23 north, range 103 west;
24 Thence southerly along the west line of the east half
25 of section 28, to the southwest corner of the northwest
1 quarter, southeast quarter of section 28, township 6 north,
2 range 103 west;
3 Thence easterly along the south line of the north half 4 of the south half of sections 28 and 27, to the southeast
5 corner of the northeast quarter, southeast quarter of section
6 27, township 6 north, range 103 west;
7 Thence southerly along the west line of sections 26 and 8 35 to the southwest corner of the northwest quarter of
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9 tion 35, township 6 north, range 103 west;
10 Thence easterly along the south line of the north half
11 of sections 35 and 36, township 6 north, range 103 west, 12 sections 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 36, township 6 north, range 13 102 west, sections 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 36, township 6
14 north, range 101 west, sections 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 15 36, township 6 north, range 100 west, and sections 31 and 16 32, township 6 north, range 99 west, to the southeast corner 17 of the northwest quarter of section 32, township 6 north, 18 range 99 west;
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Thence northerly along the east line of the west half
20 of sections 32 and 29, to the northeast corner of the south-21 west quarter of section 29, township 6 north, range 99 west;
22 Thence easterly along the south line of the north half
23 of sections 29, 28, and 27 to the southeast corner of the 24 northwest quarter of section 27, township 6 north, range
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l Thence northerly along the east line of the west half of 2 sections 27 and 22, to the northeast comer of the southwest 3 quarter of section 22, township 6 north, range 99 west; 4 Thence westerly along the north line of the southwest 5 quarter of section 22, to the northwest corner of the south-6 west quarter of sectio~ 22, township 6 ~wrth, ra~ge 99 west; 7 ·Tpenee northerly along the east line of section 21, to the
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8 northeast corner of section 21, township 6 north, range 99 9 west;
10 Thence westerly along the north line of section 21, to 11 the northwest corner of section 21, to~nship 6 north, range 12 99. west;
13 Thence northerly along the east line of section 17, to 14 the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of section 17, 15 township 6 north, range 99 west;
16 Thence westerly along the north line of the southeast 17 quarter of section 17' to the northwest corner of the south-18 east quarter of section 17, township 6 north, range 99 west; 19 Thence northerly along the east line of the west half of 20 sections 17, 8, and 5, to the northeast corner of the west 21 half of section 5, township 6 north, range 99 west;
22 Thence westerly along the north line of sections 5 and 23 · 6, tow_nship 6 north, range 99 west, and sections 1, 2, 3, 24 4, 5, and 6, township 6 north, range 100 west, to the north-25 west corner of section 6, township 6 north, range 100 west;
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1 Thence northerly along the east line of section 36,
town-2 ship 7 north, range 101 west, to the northeast corner of 3 section 36, township 7 north, range 101 west;
4 Thence westerly along the north line of sections 36 and 5 35, to the northwest corner of section 35, township 7 north, 6 range 101 west;
7 Thence northerly along the least line of section 27, to the 8 northeast cor~er of section 27, township 7 north, range
9 101 west;
10 Thence westerly along the south line of sections 22, 21, 11 20 and 19, township 7 north, range 101 west, ~nd sections 12 24, 23, 22 and 21, township 7 north~ range 102 west, to the 13 southwest corner. of section 21, township 7 north, range 14 102 west;
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~hence northerly along .the ea_st line of· sections 20 and 16 17, to the northeast corner of the··-southeast quarter <;>f section 17 17, township 7 no~th, range 102 west;
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. Thence westerly along the north line of the south half of 19 sections 17 and 18, to the northwest corner of the southeast 20 quarter of section 18, township 7 north, range 102 west; 21
Thence northerly along the east line of the west half
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of sections 18, 7 and 6, to·, the northeast comer of the west 23
half of section 6, township 7 north, range 102 west; 24
1 32, township 8 north, range 102 west, to the southeast
cor-2 ner of the southwest quarter of section 32, township 8 north, 3 range 102 west;
4 Thence northerly along the east line of the southwest 5 quarter of section 32, to the northeast corner of the
south-6 west qu.arter of section 32, township 8 north, range 102
7 west;
8 Thence easterly along the south line of the north half 9 of sections 32 and 33, to the southeast corner of the north 10 half of section 33, township 8 north, range 102 west; 11 Thence northerly along the east line of s·ections 33, 28, 12 21 and 16, to the northeast corner of the southeast quarter 13 of section 16, township 8 north, range 102 west;
14 Thence westerly along the north line of the south half
15 of section 16, to the northwest comer of the south half of 16 section 16, township 8 north, range 102 west;
17 Thence northerly along the west line of sections 16, 9, 18 and 4, to the northwest comer of section 4, township 8 north, 19 range 102 west;
20 Thence easterly along the south line of section 33, town-21 ship 9 north, range 102 west, to the southeast corner of sec-22 tion 33, township 9 north, range 102 west;
23 Thence northerly along the east line of sections 33, 28, 24 21 and 16, to the northeast comer of section 16, township
25 9 north, range 102 west;
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1 2 3 4 5 6Thence westerly along the north line of sections 16, 17
and 18, to the northwest corner of the northeast quarter of section 18, township 9 north, range 102 west;
Thence southerly along the west line of the east half of .
sections 18 and 19, to the southwest comer of the east half of section 19, township 9 north, range 102 west;
7 Thence westerly along the south line of section 19 to the 8 southwest corner of section 19, township 9 north, range 9 102 west;
10 Thence southerly along the east line of section 25, town
-11 ship 9 north, range 103 west; to the southeast corner of sec -12 tion 25, township 9 north, range 103 west;
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13 Thence westerly along the south line of section 25, to 14 the southwest corner of section 25, township 9 north, range 15 103 west;
16 Thence southerly along the west line of section 36, to 17 the southwest corner of section 36, township 9 north, range 18 103 west;
19 Thence westerly along the north line of section 2, town-20 ship 8 north, range 103 west, to the northeast comer of the 21 east half of section 2, township 8 north, range 103 west; 22 Thence southerly along the west line of the east half of
23 section 2, to the southwest corner of the east half of section 2, 24 township 8 north, range 103 west;
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1 northwest corner of section 11, township 8 north, range 103
2 west;
3 Thence southerly ~long the west line of section 11, to the
4 southwest corner of section 11, township 8 north. range 103
5 west;
6 Thence westerly along the north line of section 15,
7 to the northwest corner of section 15, township 8 north,
8 range 103 west;
9 Thence southerly along the west line of sections 15, 22
10 and 27, to the southwest corner of the northwest quarter of
11 section 27, township 8 north, range 103 west;
12 Thence westerly along the north line of the south, half
13 of sections 28 and 29, to the northwest corner of the south
14 half of section 29, township 8 north, range 103 west;
15 . Thence southerly along the west line of sections 29 and
16 32 to the southwest corner of section 32, township 8 north,
17 range 103 west;
18 Thence westerly along the north line of section 6,
town-19
s4ip
7 north, range 103 we~t; and sections 1 and 2, township 20 7 north, range 104 west; Sixth Principal Meridian to the21 Utah-Colorado State line;
22 Thence northerly along the Utah-Colorado State line to
23 the northeast corner of section 36, township 2, range 25
24 east, Salt Lake Meridian, the point of beginning,
aggregat-25 ing 236,989.62 acres more or less.
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SEC. 3. For the purpose of developing a suitable
park-2 way approach or approaches to Dinosaur National Park
3 from United States Route 40, the Secretary of the Interior
4 is hereby authorized, in his discretion, to accept donations of
5 land or interests therein within such area or areas to be
6 determined by him, but not to exceed an average of one
7 hundred acres per mile: Provided That in the selection of
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8 lands under this authority the Secretary shall include an
9 area or areas sufficient to facilitate the development ofbranch
10 parkway entrances to Harpers Corner, Round Top, and other
11 comparable points of interest in the park.
12 The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized, upon
13 acceptance by him of title to lands or interests therein under
14· this section, to construct, reconstruct, improve, and maintain
15 upon the land so accepted an entrance road or roads of park
16 standard, inclusive of necessary bridges, and there are hereby
17 author~zed to be appropriated such sums as are necessary
18 to accomplish the purposes of this section. The Secretary is
19 authorized further to promulgate and enforce such rules and
20 regulations for the administration of the said park approach
21 or approaches as in his discretion may be necessary or he
22 may, by appropriate order or orders, revise the boundaries of
23 Dinosaur National Park to include the parkway lands, such
24 order or orders to be effective upon publication in the Federal
1 SEC. 4. vVhere any Federal lands included within
Dino-2 saur National Park by this Act wete legally occupied or
3 utilized on the date of approval of this Act for grazing pur-4 poses pursuant to a lease, permit, or license issued or
au-5 thorized by any department, establishment or agency of the
6 United States, the person so occupying or utilizing such lands, 7 and the heirs, successors or assigns of such person, shall
8 upon the termination of such lease, permit or license be
9 entitled to have the privilege so possessed or enjoyed by him
10 renewed from time to time, subject to such terms and
con-11 ditions as the Secretary of the Interior shall prescribe, for
12 a period of twenty-five years from the date of approval of
13 this Act, and thereafter during the lifetime of such person
14 and the lifetime of his heirs, successors or assigns, but only
15 if they were members of his immediate family on such date,
16 as determined by the Secretary of the Interior: Provided, 17 That grazing privileges appurtenant to privately owned lands
18 located within Dinosaur National Park established by this
19 Act shall not be withdrawn until title to the lands to which
20 such privileges are appurtenant shall have vested in the
21 United States, except for failure to comply with the
regula-22 tions applicable thereto after reasonable notice of default. 23 Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed as creating.
24 any vested right, title, interest, or estate in or to any
Fed-25 · eral lands.
1 SEc. 5. The Presidential proclamations of October 4,
2 1915, and July 14, 1938, establishing and enlarging the
3 Dinosaur National Monument are hereby superseded and
4 any remaining unexpended balances of funds appropriated
5 for the Dinosaur National Monument shall hereafter be
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available for expenditure in connection with the administra ;-7 tion of the Dinosaur National Park.e e
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 supersede the
Dinosaur National Monument, and for other
purposes.
By Mr. SAYLOR
JANUARY 7, 1959
Referred to the Committee on Interior and Insular
