108TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 1630

AN ACT

To revise the boundary of the Petrified Forest Napurposes. tional Park in the State of Arizona, and for other

108TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 1630

AN ACT

To revise the boundary of the Petrified Forest National

Park in the State of Arizona, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Petrified Forest Na3 tional Park Expansion Act of 2004’’.

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

5 In this Act:

6 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en7 titled ‘‘Proposed Boundary Adjustments, Petrified

8 Forest National Park’’, numbered 110/80,044, and

9 dated June 2004.

10 (2) PARK.—The term ‘‘Park’’ means the Pet11 rified Forest National Park in the State.

12 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means

13 the Secretary of the Interior.

14 (4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State

15 of Arizona.

16 SEC. 3. BOUNDARY REVISION.

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to re18 vise the boundary of the Park to include approximately

19 125,000 acres as depicted on the map.

20 (b) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file

21 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of22 fices of the National Park Service.

23 SEC. 4. ACQUISITION OF ADDITIONAL LAND.

24 (a) PRIVATE LAND.—The Secretary may acquire

25 from a willing seller, by donation, purchase with donated

26 or appropriated funds, or exchange, any private land or
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1 interests in private land within the revised boundary of

2 the Park. In acquiring private land and interests in pri3 vate land within the revised boundary of the Park, the

4 Secretary shall undertake to acquire such private land and

5 interests in private land first by donation or exchange.

6 (b) STATE LAND.—

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may, with the

8 consent of the State and in accordance with Federal

9 and State law, acquire from the State any State

10 land or interests in State land within the revised

11 boundary of the Park.

12 (2) PLAN.—Not later than 3 years after the

13 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary

14 shall, in coordination with the State, develop a plan

15 for acquisition for State land or interests in State

16 land under paragraph (1).

17 (3) MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT.—If the Sec18 retary is unable to acquire the State land under

19 paragraph (1) within the 3-year period required by

20 paragraph (2), the Secretary may enter into an

21 agreement that would allow the National Park Serv22 ice to manage State land within the revised bound23 ary of the Park.
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1 SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION.

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to applicable laws, all

3 land and interests in land acquired under this Act shall

4 be administered by the Secretary as part of the Park.

5 (b) TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION.—The Secretary

6 shall transfer to the National Park Service administrative

7 jurisdiction over any land under the jurisdiction of the

8 Secretary that—

9 (1) is depicted on the map as being within the

10 boundaries of the Park; and

11 (2) is not under the administrative jurisdiction

12 of the National Park Service on the date of enact13 ment of this Act.

14 (c) EXCHANGE AFTER ENACTMENT.—Upon comple15 tion of an exchange of land after the date of the enactment

16 of this Act, the Secretary shall transfer administrative ju17 risdiction over the exchanged lands within the boundary

18 of the Park as depicted on the map to the National Park

19 Service.

20 (d) GRAZING.—

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall permit

22 the continuation of grazing on land transferred to

23 the Secretary under this Act, subject to applicable

24 laws, regulations, and Executive Orders.

25 (2) TERMINATION OF LEASES OR PERMITS.—

26 Nothing in this subsection prohibits the Secretary
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1 from accepting the voluntary termination of a graz2 ing permit or grazing lease within the Park.

3 (e) AMENDMENT TO GENERAL MANAGEMENT

4 PLAN.—Not later than 3 years after the date of the enact5 ment of this Act, the Secretary shall amend the general

6 management plan for the Park to address the use and

7 management of any additional land acquired under this

8 Act.

9 SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

10 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums

11 as are necessary to carry out this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives October 4,

2004.

Attest:

Clerk.