For Immediate Release
December 6, 2002
Statement by the Press Secretary
On Friday, December 6, 2002, the President signed into law:
S. 1240, which authorizes a land exchange in the State of Utah that
will allow for Federal construction of an administrative and visitor
center serving the Timpanogos Cave National Monument and the Uinta
National Forest; also authorizes a grant to help fund a new facility
for the University of Utah Museum of Natural History; and (3) adjusts
the boundaries of the Salt River Bay National Historic Park in the U.S.
Virgin Islands; and
S. 2237, the "Veterans Benefits Act of 2002", which expands
eligibility and makes a number of changes to certain veterans' medical,
disability compensation, burial, and housing benefits.
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