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PUBLIC LAW 110–47—JULY 13, 2007

SEC. 4. CRAIG THOMAS DISCOVERY AND VISITOR CENTER.

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(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— (1) Craig Thomas was raised on a ranch just outside of Cody, Wyoming, near Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park, where he— (A) began a lifelong association with those parks; and (B) developed a deep and abiding dedication to the values of the public land of the United States; (2) during his 18-year tenure in Congress, including service in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, Craig Thomas forged a distinguished legislative record on issues as diverse as public land management, agriculture, fiscal responsibility, and rural health care; (3) as Chairman and Ranking Member of the National Parks Subcommittee of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and a frequent visitor to many units of the National Park System, including Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park, Craig Thomas was a strong proponent for ensuring that people of all ages and abilities had a wide range of opportunities to learn more about the natural and cultural heritage of the United States; (4) Craig Thomas authored legislation to provide critical funding and management reforms to protect units of the National Park System into the 21st century, ensuring quality visits to units of the National Park System and the protection of natural and cultural resources; (5) Craig Thomas strongly supported public-private partnerships and collaboration between the National Park Service and other organizations that foster new opportunities for providing visitor services while encouraging greater citizen involvement in the stewardship of units of the National Park System; (6) Craig Thomas was instrumental in obtaining the Federal share for a public-private partnership with the Grand Teton National Park Foundation and the Grand Teton Natural History Association to construct a new discovery and visitor center at Grand Teton National Park; (7) on June 4, 2007, Craig Thomas passed away after battling cancer for 7 months; (8) Craig Thomas is survived by his wife, Susan, and children, Patrick, Greg, Peter, and Lexie; and (9) in memory of the distinguished career of service of Craig Thomas to the people of the United States, the dedication of Craig Thomas to units of the National Park System, generally, and to Grand Teton National Park, specifically, and the critical role of Craig Thomas in the new discovery and visitor center at Grand Teton National Park, the Grand Teton Discovery and Visitor Center should be designated as the ‘‘Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center’’. (b) THE CRAIG THOMAS DISCOVERY AND VISITOR CENTER.— (1) DESIGNATION.—The Grand Teton Discovery and Visitor Center located in Moose, Wyoming, and scheduled for completion in August 2007 shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center’’. (2) REFERENCE.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the

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