109TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 276

AN ACT

To revise the boundary of the Wind Cave National Park

in the State of South Dakota.

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 ‘‘Wind Cave National

5 Park Boundary Revision Act of 2005’’.
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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

2 In this Act:

3 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en4 titled ‘‘Wind Cave National Park Boundary Revi5 sion’’, numbered 108/80,030, and dated June 2002.

6 (2) PARK.—The term ‘‘Park’’ means the Wind

7 Cave National Park in the State.

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

9 the Secretary of the Interior.

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

11 of South Dakota.

12 SEC. 3. LAND ACQUISITION.

13 (a) AUTHORITY.—

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire

15 the land or interest in land described in subsection

16 (b)(1) for addition to the Park.

17 (2) MEANS.—An acquisition of land under

18 paragraph (1) may be made by donation, purchase

19 from a willing seller with donated or appropriated

20 funds, or exchange.

21 (b) BOUNDARY.—

22 (1) MAP AND ACREAGE.—The land referred to

23 in subsection (a)(1) shall consist of approximately

24 5,675 acres, as generally depicted on the map.
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1 (2) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be

2 on file and available for public inspection in the ap3 propriate offices of the National Park Service.

4 (3) REVISION.—The boundary of the Park shall

5 be adjusted to reflect the acquisition of land under

6 subsection (a)(1).

7 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION.

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall administer

9 any land acquired under section 3(a)(1) as part of the

10 Park in accordance with laws (including regulations) ap11 plicable to the Park.

12 (b) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDIC13 TION.—

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall transfer

15 from the Director of the Bureau of Land Manage16 ment to the Director of the National Park Service

17 administrative jurisdiction over the land described in

18 paragraph (2).

19 (2) MAP AND ACREAGE.—The land referred to

20 in paragraph (1) consists of the approximately 80

21 acres of land identified on the map as ‘‘Bureau of

22 Land Management land’’.

23 SEC. 5. GRAZING.

24 (a) GRAZING PERMITTED.—Subject to any permits

25 or leases in existence as of the date of acquisition, the
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1 Secretary may permit the continuation of livestock grazing

2 on land acquired under section 3(a)(1).

3 (b) LIMITATION.—Grazing under subsection (a) shall

4 be at not more than the level existing on the date on which

5 the land is acquired under section 3(a)(1).

6 (c) PURCHASE OF PERMIT OR LEASE.—The Sec7 retary may purchase the outstanding portion of a grazing

8 permit or lease on any land acquired under section

9 3(a)(1).

10 (d) TERMINATION OF LEASES OR PERMITS.—The

11 Secretary may accept the voluntary termination of a per12 mit or lease for grazing on any acquired land.

Passed the Senate July 26, 2005.

Attest:

Secretary.
109TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 276

AN ACT

To revise the boundary of the Wind Cave National

Park in the State of South Dakota.