HR 5796 · 101th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Enchanted National Forest, Cave Research Institute, and the Prehistoric Trackways Study Act of 1990
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EnactedLatest: Became Public Law No: 101-578.(1990-11-15)
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Enchanted National Forest, Cave Research Institute, and the Prehistoric Trackways Study Act of 1990 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to study and report to a specified congressional committee on the opportunities to establish an information center on the national forests in New Mexico and to expand the environmental education program for them. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Cave Research Institute (a center for the orderly and scholarly collection, analysis, and dissemination of research material related to caves) in: (1) Carlsbad Caverns National Park; (2) the Capitan Reef area; and (3) other lands managed by the National Park Service. Requires the Secretary to transmit a specified operational plan for the Research Institute to the Congress. Authorizes appropriations. Withdraws the Prehistoric Trackways Study Area from public land and mining laws, except mineral leasing laws. Terminates such withdrawal two years after a certain study by the Secretary of Agriculture is sent to the Congress. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to study and report to specified congressional committees on the alternatives for the protection a…
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