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H.R. 1376: Waco Mammoth National Monument Establishment Act of 2009

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H.R. 1376: Waco Mammoth National Monument Establishment Act of 2009

111th Congress · introduced 2009-03-06 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 299.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2009-03-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Edwards, Chet [D-TX-17] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 648 (2009): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR1376 (2009-07-27), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 299. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Waco Mammoth National Monument Establishment Act of 2009

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on July 27, 2009. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Waco Mammoth National Monument Establishment Act of 2009 - Establishes in Texas, as a unit of the National Park System, the Waco Mammoth National Monument. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with Baylor University and the city of Waco for the management of the Monument. Authorizes the: (1) acquisition from willing sellers of lands or interests within the proposed boundary of the Monument; and (2) construction of essential administrative or visitor use facilities on non-federal lands within the Monument. Requires the Secretary, in consultation with Baylor University and the city of Waco, to prepare a management plan for the Monument. Provides for the inclusion in such plan of opportunities for involvement by the University, the city, the state of Texas, and other local and national entities in the formulation of educational programs for the Monument and for the development and support of the Monument.

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Official text

Waco Mammoth National Monument Establishment Act of 2009

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Edwards, Chet [D-TX-17] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1376, Waco Mammoth National Monument Establishment Act of 2009 (2009-07-16); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1376, Waco Mammoth National Monument Establishment Act of 2009 (2009-07-16); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1376, Waco Mammoth National Monument Establishment Act of 2009 (2010-01-04); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1376, Waco Mammoth National Monument Establishment Act of 2009 (2010-01-04)

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Record fed-us-cong111-hr1376 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111