| Introduced by: Councilmember Kevin P. Chavous Councilmember Carol Schwartz Councilmember Jack Evans Councilmember Frank Smith Council Chair Linda A. Cropp |
Co-sponsored by: Councilmember Sandra Allen Councilmember Sharon Ambrose Councilmember Harold Brazil Councilmember David Catania Councilmember Charlene Drew Jarvis Councilmember Hilda H.M. Mason |
A BILL IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
To designate the Capitalsaurus as the official dinosaur of the District of Columbia.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as
the “Official Dinosaur Designation Act of 1998”.
Sec. 2 Findings:
(1) The dinosaur which was discovered, in January 1898 at First and F Streets S.E., in
the District of Columbia, by workmen during a sewer connection project 100 years ago is
the only known specimen of its kind in the world.
(2) The Capitalsaurus was a large meat eating reptile which may be an ancestor of the T.
(tyrannosaurs) rex.
(3) About 110 million years ago, the Capitalsaurus lived in the District of Columbia
with many other dinosaurs including planteaters.
(4) The District of Columbia during the Capitalsaurus lifetime resembled the bayou
country of southern Louisiana.
(5) The Capitalsaurus fossil discovered in 1898 is now at the Smithsonian Museum of
Natural History in the type room.
(6) The Capitalsaurus is unique to the District of Columbia because its fossil remains
have not been discovered anywhere else in the world.
(7) The vertebra of the dinosaur was given to the Smithsonian Institution as a gift by
J. K. Murphy on January 28, 1898 and recorded as accession number 33153 and specimen
number NMNH 3904.
(8) District of Columbia Public Schools’ students have been studying the Capitalsaurus
and many other dinosaurs from this area for years.
(9) The students have also helped to dig up dinosaurs fossils which are now part of the
Smithsonian’s permanent collection.
Sec. 3.
The Capitalsaurus shall be the official Dinosaur of the District of Columbia.
Sec. 4. Fiscal impact.
This act shall have no fiscal impact.
Sec. 5.
This act shall take effect immediately following approval by the Mayor (or in the event
of veto by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), approval by the
Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority as provided in section 203(a)
of the District Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995, approved
April 17, 1995 (109 Stat. 116; D.C. Code §47-392.3(a), 30-day period of Congressional
review as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act,
approved December 24, 1973 (97 Stat. 813; D.C. Code §1-233(c)(1), and publication in the
District of Columbia Register.
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Appendices to the Bill
- Two drawings of the Capitalsaurus
- The Smithsonian Museum accession card, dated January 28, 1898
- The Smithsonian Museum memorandum to registrar, dated January 28, 1898
- Nancy Reckler, “Digging Up the Dirt on Prehistory: Fossil-Laden Clay Offered for
Study,” Washington Post, undated. - The following lyric:
THEM DINO BONES
THEM BONES, THEM BONES, THEM DINO BONES.
THEM BONES, THEM BONES, THEM DINO BONES.
THEM BONES THEM BONES, THEM DINO BONES
WHERE [sic] FOUND IN SOUTHEAST D.C.
THEY WERE FOUND 100 YEARS AGO,
THEY WERE FOUND 100 YEARS AGO.
THEY WERE FOUND 100 YEARS AGO,
NEAR A PARK IN SOUTHEAST D.C.
WE KNOW IT’S RELATED TO THE T-REX.
WE KNOW IT’S RELATED TO THE T-REX.
WE KNOW IT’S RELATED TO THE T-REX.
WE NEED TO GIVE IT A NAME.
WE’D LIKE FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO PASS A BILL.
WE’D LIKE FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO PASS A BILL.
WE’D LIKE FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO PASS A BILL TO MAKE IT OFFICIAL.
WE WANT IT TO BE THE OFFICIAL DINO OF D.C.
WE WANT IT TO BE THE OFFICE [sic] DINO OF D.C
WE WANT TO TO BE THE OFFICIAL DINO OF D.C.
SO PLEASE PASS THE BILL.
WE’D LIKE IT TO BE NAMED CAPITALSAURUS.
WE’D LIKE IT TO BE NAMED CAPITALSAURUS.
WE’D LIKE FOR IT TO BE NAMED CAPITALSAURUS,
OR FOR SHORT.
(REPEAT THE FIRST VERSE).