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 PUBLIC LAW 106-530—NOV. 22, 2000 114 STAT. 2527 Public Law 106-530 106th Congress An Act To provide for the establishment of the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve and the Baca National Wildlife Refuge in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes. 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 "Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Act of 2000". SEC. 2. FINDINGS. "^ Congress finds that— (1) the Great Sand Dunes National Monument in the State of Colorado was established by Presidential proclamation in 1932 to preserve Federal land containing spectacular and unique sand dunes and additional features of scenic, scientific, and educational interest for the benefit and enjoyment of future generations; (2) the Great Sand Dunes, together with the associated sand sheet and adjacent wetland and upland, contain a variety of rare ecological, geological, paleontological, archaeological, scenic, historical, and wildlife components, which— (A) include the unique pulse flow characteristics of Sand Creek and Medano Creek that are integral to the existence of the dunes system; (B) interact to sustain the unique Great Sand Dunes system beyond the boundaries of the existing National Monument; (C) are enhanced by the serenity and rural western setting of the area; and (D) comprise a setting of irreplaceable national signifi- Y cance; (3) the Great Sand Dunes and adjacent land within the fi Great Sand Dunes National Monument— (A) provide extensive opportunities for educational activities, ecological research, and recreational activities; and ^ (B) are publicly used for hiking, camping, and fishing, and for wilderness value (including solitude); (4) other public and private land adjacent to the Great Sand Dunes National Monument— (A) offers additional unique geological, hydrological, paleontological, scenic, scientific, educational, wildlife, and recreational resources; and Nov. 22, 2000 [S. 2547] Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Act of 2000. 16 USC 410hhh note. 16 USC 410hhh.

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