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U.S. GOVERNMENT
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Calendar No. 52
115TH CONGRESS REPORT
1st Session SENATE 115-38
TO UPDATE THE MAP OF, AND MODIFY THE MAXIMUM
ACREAGE AVAILABLE FOR INCLUSION IN, THE
FLORISSANT FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT
MAY 3, 2017.-Ordered to be printed
Ms. MURKOWSKI, from the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources, submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany S. 287]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to which was
referred the bill (S. 287) to update the map of, and modify the max-
imum acreage available for inclusion in, the Florissant Fossil Beds
National Monument, having considered the same, reports favorably
thereon without amendment and recommends that the bill do pass.
PURPOSE
The purpose of S. 287 is to update the map of, and modify the
maximum acreage available for inclusion in, the Florissant Fossil
Beds National Monument.
BACKGROUND AND NEED
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument is located in a high
mountain valley just west of Pikes Peak and 35 miles west of Colo-
rado Springs, Colorado. The Monument was established as a na-
tional monument in 1969 to preserve one of the most diverse fossil
deposits in the world and interpret its paleontological resources
and geologic significance. The National Park Service (NPS) main-
tains a collection of over 12,000 fossil specimens, conducts inven-
tory and monitoring of the fossil sites, and, in addition to climate
research, has ongoing university collaborations. A variety of rec-
reational opportunities are offered at the Monument, including
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