H. R. 1630

One Hundred Eighth Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE SECOND SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,

the twentieth day of January, two thousand and four

An Act

To revise the boundary of the Petrified Forest National Park in the State of

Arizona, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of

the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Petrified Forest National Park

Expansion Act of 2004’’.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:

(1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Boundary Adjustments, Petrified Forest National Park’’,

numbered 110/80,044, and dated July 2004.

(2) PARK.—The term ‘‘Park’’ means the Petrified Forest

National Park in the State.

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

of the Interior.

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

SEC. 3. BOUNDARY REVISION.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to revise the

boundary of the Park to include approximately 125,000 acres as

depicted on the map.

(b) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National

Park Service.

SEC. 4. ACQUISITION OF ADDITIONAL LAND.

(a) PRIVATE LAND.—The Secretary may acquire from a willing

seller, by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds,

or exchange, any private land or interests in private land within

the revised boundary of the Park. In acquiring private land and

interests in private land within the revised boundary of the Park,

the Secretary shall undertake to acquire such private land and

interests in private land first by donation or exchange.

(b) STATE LAND.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may, with the consent

of the State and in accordance with Federal and State law,

acquire from the State any State land or interests in State

land within the revised boundary of the Park.

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

enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, in coordination with

the State, develop a plan for acquisition for State land or

interests in State land under paragraph (1).
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(3) MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT.—If the Secretary is unable

to acquire the State land under paragraph (1) within the 3-

year period required by paragraph (2), the Secretary may enter

into an agreement that would allow the National Park Service

to manage State land within the revised boundary of the Park.

SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION.

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

interests in land acquired under this Act shall be administered

by the Secretary as part of the Park.

(b) TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION.—The Secretary shall transfer

to the National Park Service administrative jurisdiction over any

land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary that—

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

of the Park; and

(2) is not under the administrative jurisdiction of the

National Park Service on the date of enactment of this Act.

(c) EXCHANGE AFTER ENACTMENT.—Upon completion of an

exchange of land after the date of the enactment of this Act,

the Secretary shall transfer administrative jurisdiction over the

exchanged lands within the boundary of the Park as depicted on

the map to the National Park Service.

(d) GRAZING.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall permit the continuation of grazing on land transferred to the Secretary under

this Act, subject to applicable laws, regulations, and Executive

orders.

(2) TERMINATION OF LEASES OR PERMITS.—Nothing in this

subsection prohibits the Secretary from accepting the voluntary

termination of a grazing permit or grazing lease within the

Park.

(e) AMENDMENT TO GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Not later

than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the

Secretary shall amend the general management plan for the Park

to address the use and management of any additional land acquired

under this Act.
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SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are

necessary to carry out this Act.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.