T188 Specimen-Based Research and the Reality of Paleontological Resource, Specimen and Data Management: Strengthening Partnerships among Federal Land Managers, Repositories, and Researchers

Tuesday, 3 November 2015
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Room 318

THE PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION ACT: A HISTORICAL LOOK, AND A BRIEF EXAMINATION OF PRESENT DAY ISSUES

Paper number: T188-10
Program: Technical Sessions
Time: 10:15 AM – 10:30 AM

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Abstract

The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP) worked for nearly 18 years to protect fossils on federal lands beginning in the 102nd Congress, until the 111th Congress enacted the Paleontological Resources Preservation Act (PRPA) in 2009 as a public law. This talk will discuss some of the key issues that confronted vertebrate paleontologists and inspired them to pursue legislation, the challenges encountered to develop public policy, and notes some of the issues that American institutions and paleontologists are facing today.