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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1630

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

of Arizona, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 3, 2003

Mr. RENZI (for himself and Mr. HAYWORTH) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Resources 

A BILL

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,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Petrified Forest Na5 tional Park Expansion Act of 2003’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 

7 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—

8 (1) the Petrified Forest National Park was es9 tablished—
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1 (A) to preserve and interpret the globally 

2 significant paleontological resources of the Park 

3 that are generally regarded as the most impor4 tant record of the Triassic period in natural 

5 history; and 

6 (B) to manage those resources to retain 

7 significant cultural, natural, and scenic values; 

8 (2) significant paleontological, archaeological, 

9 and scenic resources directly related to the resource 

10 values of the Park are located in land areas adjacent 

11 to the boundaries of the Park; 

12 (3) those resources not included within the 

13 boundaries of the Park—

14 (A) are vulnerable to theft and desecration; 

15 and 

16 (B) are disappearing at an alarming rate; 

17 (4) the general management plan for the Park 

18 includes a recommendation to expand the boundaries 

19 of the Park and incorporate additional globally sig20 nificant paleontological deposits in areas adjacent to 

21 the Park—

22 (A) to further protect nationally significant 

23 archaeological sites; and 

24 (B) to protect the scenic integrity of the 

25 landscape and viewshed of the Park; and 
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1 (5) a boundary adjustment at the Park will al2 leviate major threats to those nationally significant 

3 resources. 

4 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to author5 ize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire 1 or more par6 cels of land—

7 (1) to expand the boundaries of the Park; and 

8 (2) to protect the rare paleontological and ar9 chaeological resources of the Park. 

10 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

11 In this Act: 

12 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en13 titled ‘‘Proposed Boundary Adjustments, Petrified 

14 Forest National Park’’, numbered ll, and dated 

15 llll. 

16 (2) PARK.—The term ‘‘Park’’ means the Pet17 rified Forest National Park in the State. 

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

19 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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

21 of Arizona. 

22 SEC. 4. BOUNDARY REVISION. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Park is re24 vised to include approximately lll acres, as generally 

25 depicted on the map. 
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1 (b) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file 

2 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of3 fices of the National Park Service. 

4 SEC. 5. ACQUISITION OF ADDITIONAL LAND. 

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

6 from a willing seller, by purchase, exchange, or by dona7 tion, any private land or interests in private land within 

8 the revised boundary of the Park. 

9 (b) STATE LAND.—

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

11 consent of the State and in accordance with State 

12 law, acquire from the State any State land or inter13 ests in State land within the revised boundary of the 

14 Park by purchase or exchange. 

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

16 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, 

17 in coordination with the State, develop a plan for ac18 quisition of State land or interests in State land 

19 identified for inclusion within the revised boundary 

20 of the Park. 

21 SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATION. 

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

23 land and interests in land acquired under this Act shall 

24 be administered by the Secretary as part of the Park. 
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1 (b) TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION.—The Secretary 

2 shall transfer to the National Park Service administrative 

3 jurisdiction over any land under the jurisdiction of the 

4 Secretary that—

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

6 boundaries of the Park; and 

7 (2) is not under the administrative jurisdiction 

8 of the National Park Service on the date of enact9 ment of this Act. 

10 (c) GRAZING.—

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

12 the continuation of grazing on land transferred to 

13 the Secretary under this Act, subject to applicable 

14 laws (including regulations) and Executive orders. 

15 (2) TERMINATION OF LEASES OR PERMITS.—

16 Nothing in this subsection prohibits the Secretary 

17 from accepting the voluntary termination of a graz18 ing permit or grazing lease within the Park. 

19 (d) AMENDMENT TO GENERAL MANAGEMENT

20 PLAN.—Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 

21 of this Act, the Secretary shall amend the general manage22 ment plan for the Park to address the use and manage23 ment of any additional land acquired under this Act. 
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1 SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 

3 as are necessary to carry out this Act.

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