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107th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3928
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To assist in the preservation of archaeological, paleontological,
zoological, geological, and botanical artifacts through construction of
a new facility for the University of Utah Museum of Natural History,
Salt Lake City, Utah.
107th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3928
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To assist in the preservation of archaeological, paleontological,
zoological, geological, and botanical artifacts through construction of
a new facility for the University of Utah Museum of Natural History,
Salt Lake City, Utah.
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 ``Utah Public Lands Artifact
Preservation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the collection of the Utah Museum of Natural History in
Salt Lake City, Utah, includes more than 1,000,000
archaeological, paleontological, zoological, geological, and
botanical artifacts;
(2) the collection of items housed by the Museum contains
artifacts from land managed by--
(A) the Bureau of Land Management;
(B) the Bureau of Reclamation;
(C) the National Park Service;
(D) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service;
and
(E) the Forest Service;
(3) more than 75 percent of the Museum's collection was
recovered from federally managed public land; and
(4) the Museum has been designated by the legislature of
the State of Utah as the State museum of natural history.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Museum.--The term ``Museum'' means the University of
Utah Museum of Natural History in Salt Lake City, Utah.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
SEC. 4. ASSISTANCE FOR UNIVERSITY OF UTAH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY.
(a) Assistance for Museum.--The Secretary shall make a grant to the
University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah, to pay the Federal share of
the costs of construction of a new facility for the Museum, including
the design, planning, furnishing, and equipping of the Museum.
(b) Grant Requirements.--
(1) In general.--To receive a grant under subsection (b),
the Museum shall submit to the Secretary a proposal for the use
of the grant.
(2) Federal share.--The Federal share of the costs
described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000, to remain available
until expended.
Passed the House of Representatives March 19, 2002.
Attest:
Clerk.
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