{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2002-12-16-pt1-PgS11803-2", "2002-12-16", 107, 2, null, null, "CORRECTED PROCEEDINGS FROM THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD OF TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2002, PAGES S11650 TO S11651", "SENATE", "SENATE", "ALLOTHER", "S11803", "S11804", "[{\"name\": \"Harry Reid\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}, {\"name\": \"Orrin G. Hatch\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}, {\"name\": \"Robert F. Bennett\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", "[{\"congress\": \"107\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"1497\"}, {\"congress\": \"107\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"2385\"}, {\"congress\": \"107\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"2385\"}]", "148 Cong. Rec. S11803", "Congressional Record, Volume 148 Issue 153 (Monday, December 16, 2002)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 153 (Monday, December 16, 2002)]\n[Senate]\n[Pages S11803-S11804]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n    CORRECTED PROCEEDINGS FROM THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD OF TUESDAY,\n               NOVEMBER 19, 2002, PAGES S11650 TO S11651\n\n                                 ______\n\n              VIRGIN RIVER DINOSAUR FOOTPRINT PRESERVE ACT\n\n  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate\nproceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 591, H.R. 2385.\n  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the bill by\ntitle.\n  The legislative clerk read as follows:\n\n       A bill (H.R. 2385) to convey certain property to the city\n     of St. George, Utah, in order to provide for the protection\n     and preservation of certain rare paleontological resources on\n     that property, and for other purposes.\n\n  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill\nwhich had been reported from the Committee on Energy and Natural\nResources with amendments, as follows:\n  [Strike the part shown in black brackets and insert the part shown in\nitalic.]\n\n                               H.R. 2385\n\n       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of\n     the United States of America in Congress assembled,\n\n     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n       This Act may be cited as the ``Virgin River Dinosaur\n     Footprint Preserve Act''.\n\n     SEC. 2. VIRGIN RIVER DINOSAUR FOOTPRINT PRESERVE.\n\n       [(a) Authorization for Grant To Purchase Footprint\n     Preserve.--As soon as is practicable after the date of the\n     enactment of this Act, if the City agrees to the conditions\n     set forth in subsection (b), the Secretary of the Interior\n     may award to the City a grant equal to the lesser of $500,000\n     or the fair market value of up to 10 acres of land (and all\n     related facilities and other appurtenances thereon) generally\n     depicted on the map entitled ``Proposed Virgin River Dinosaur\n     Footprint Preserve'', numbered 09/06/2001-A, for purchase of\n     that property.]\n       (a) Authorization for Grant To Purchase Preserve.--Of the\n     funds appropriated in the section entitled ``Land\n     Acquisition'' of the Fiscal Year 2002 Interior and Related\n     Agencies Appropriations Act, Public Law 107-63, the Secretary\n     of the Interior shall grant $500,000 to the City for--\n       (1) the purchase of up to 10 acres of land within the area\n     generally depicted as the ``Preserve Acquisition Area'' on\n     the map entitled ``Map B'' and dated May 9, 2002; and\n       (2) the preservation of such land and paleontological\n     resources.\n       (b) Conditions of Grant.--The grant under subsection (a)\n     shall be made only after the City agrees to the following\n     conditions:\n       (1) Use of land.--The City shall use the Virgin River\n     Dinosaur Footprint Preserve in a manner that accomplishes the\n     following:\n       (A) Preserves and protects the paleontological resources\n     located within the exterior boundaries of the Virgin River\n     Dinosaur Footprint Preserve.\n       (B) Provides opportunities for scientific research in a\n     manner compatible with subparagraph (A).\n       (C) Provides the public with opportunities for educational\n     activities in a manner compatible with subparagraph (A).\n       (2) Reverter.--If at any time after the City acquires the\n     Virgin River Dinosaur Footprint Preserve, the Secretary\n     determines that the City is not substantially in compliance\n     with the conditions described in paragraph (1), all right,\n     title, and interest in and to the Virgin River Dinosaur\n     Footprint Preserve shall immediately revert to the United\n     States, with no further consideration on the part of the\n     United States, and such property shall then be under the\n     administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior.\n       (3) Conditions to be contained in deed.--If the City\n     attempts to transfer title to the Virgin River Dinosaur\n     Footprint Preserve (in whole or in part), the conditions set\n     forth in this subsection shall transfer with such title and\n     shall be enforceable against any subsequent owner of the\n     Virgin River Dinosaur Footprint Preserve (in whole or in\n     part).\n       (c) Cooperative Agreement and Assistance.--\n       [(1) Cooperative agreement.--The Secretary shall enter into\n     a cooperative agreement with the City for the management of\n     the Virgin River Dinosaur Footprint Preserve by the City.\n       (2)] (1) Assistance.--The Secretary may provide to the\n     City--\n       (A) financial assistance, if the Secretary determines that\n     such assistance is necessary for protection of the\n     paleontological resources located within the exterior\n     boundaries of the Virgin River Dinosaur Footprint Preserve;\n     and\n       (B) technical assistance to assist the City in complying\n     with subparagraphs (A) through (C) of subsection (b)(1).\n       [(3)] (2) Additional grants.--\n       (A) In general.--In addition to funds made available under\n     subsection (a) and paragraph (2) of this subsection, the\n     Secretary may provide grants to the City to carry out its\n     duties under the cooperative agreement entered into under\n     paragraph (1).N O T I C E\n\nEffective January 1, 2003, the subscription price of the\nCongressional Record will be $434 per year or $217 for six months.\nIndividual issues may be purchased for $6.00 per copy.\nSubscriptions in microfiche format will be $141 per year with\nsingle copies priced at $1.50. This price increase is necessary\nbased upon the cost of printing and distribution.\n\n                                                              Bruce\nR. James, Public Printer\n[[Page S11804]]\n\n       (B) Limitation on amount; required non-federal match.--\n     Grants under subparagraph (A) shall not exceed $500,000 and\n     shall be provided only to the extent that the City matches\n     the amount of such grants with non-Federal contributions\n     (including in-kind contributions).\n       (d) Map on File.--The map shall be on file and available\n     for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the\n     Department of the Interior.\n       (e) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section, the\n     following definitions apply:\n       (1) City.--The term ``City'' means the city of St. George,\n     Utah.\n       (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary\n     of the Interior.\n       (3) Virgin river dinosaur footprint preserve.--The term\n     ``Virgin River Dinosaur Footprint Preserve'' means the\n     property (and all facilities and other appurtenances thereon)\n     described in subsection (a).\n\n  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I rise today to say a few words about S.\n1497, the Virgin River Dinosaur Footprint Preserve Act and its\ncompanion measure in the House, H.R. 2385. This bill would convey\ncertain property to the city of St. George, Utah, in order to provide\nfor the protection and preservation of certain rare paleontological\nresources on that property.\n  This legislation would provide vital protections to one of our\nnation's most recent, and most intact pre-Jurassic paleontological\ndiscoveries. In February 2000, Sheldon Johnson of St. George, UT, began\ndevelopment preparations on his land when he uncovered one of the\nworld's most significant collections of dinosaur tracks, tail\ndraggings, and skin imprints in the surrounding rock. Without any\nadvertising, the site has attracted many tens of thousands of visitors\nand the interest of some of the world's top paleontologists.\n  This was a fantastic discovery that has added important new insights\ninto the Jurassic period. However, now that these prints have been\nuncovered, the fragile sandstone in which the impressions have been\nmade is in jeopardy due to the heat and wind typical of the southern\nUtah climate. We must act quickly if these footprints from our past are\nto be preserved. This bill would authorize the Secretary of the\nInterior to purchase the land where the footprints and tail draggings\nare found and convey the property to the city of St. George. The city\nwill work together with the property owners and Washington County to\npreserve and protect the area and the resources found there.\n  We owe a debt of gratitude to Sheldon and LaVerna Johnson who made\nthis discovery on their land and have dedicated thousands of hours of\ntheir personal time and much of their own money to trying to preserve\nthis site. They have done all they can to protect it, while at the same\ntime opening up their land for visitors and scientists to view the new\nfindings free of costs. They have given so much to this cause, but they\ncannot keep it up indefinitely. They desperately hope that the\nGovernment will step up and help carry the burden of managing this\nprecious resource, and with passage of this legislation tonight we will\nprovide them with the relief they deserve.\n  I thank Senators Bingaman and Murkowski, the chairman and ranking\nmember of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, for\ntheir assistance in seeing this measure passed by Congress and sent to\nthe President. I also thank Representative James Hansen, my good friend\nand the sponsor of the companion measure in the House for all he has\ndone to make this legislation possible.\n  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the committee-\nreported amendments be withdrawn; that the bill be read the third time\nand passed; and that the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table,\nwith no intervening action or debate.\n  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so\nordered.\n  The committee amendments were withdrawn.\n  The bill (H.R. 2385) was read the third time and passed.\n  Mr. REID. Mr. President, before we get to the next matter, let me\nexpress my appreciation to the Senator from Utah, Mr. Bennett. He has\nbeen here all night. But for him, we would not have made the progress\nwe have. All Senators should be very grateful for his weighing in on\nthese delicate matters. I appreciate what the Senator from Utah has\ndone to help us get to this point.\n  Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I thank the assistant majority leader. I\nwish to make it clear that without his leadership and cooperation, we\nwould not be doing what we are doing. It takes two hands to clap. We\nwere waving our hands uselessly in the air until the Senator from\nNevada stepped in. 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