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      "id": 304273,
      "date": "2005-05-20",
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      "title": "An Overview of S. 263, the Paleontological Resources Preservation Act: Fossil Resources Located on Federal Lands",
      "summary": "About 30% of the land in the United States is controlled by federal land managers through\nseveral\ndifferent federal agencies. Much of this land contains valuable paleontological [fossil] resources. \nThere is no comprehensive management policy or statute for the management or the protection of\npaleontological resources located on federal lands. Current, management authority derives from\ncertain resource protection statutes, from general criminal theft statutes concerning the theft of\ngovernment property, and from certain site-specific statutes. Congress has considered legislation to\nprovide for uniform federal fossil management and protection authority. In the 108th Congress,\n S. 546 , the \"Paleontological Resources Preservation Act\" was passed by the Senate, but\nwas not passed by the House. In the 109th Congress,  S. 263  has been introduced and\nreported by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. S.  263 incorporates many\nof the provisions of S.  546.",
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