Union Calendar No. 445

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4697

[Report No. 103–799]

A BILL

National Monument in the State of Arizona.

To modify the boundaries of Walnut Canyon

OCTOBER 3, 1994

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee

dered to be printedof the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
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Union Calendar No. 445

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4697

[Report No. 103–799]

To modify the boundaries of Walnut Canyon National Monument in the

State of Arizona.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 30, 1994

Ms. ENGLISH of Arizona introduced the following bill; which was referred to

the Committee on Natural Resources

OCTOBER 3, 1994

Additional sponsors: Mr. PASTOR, Mr. COPPERSMITH, Mr. STUMP, Mr. KYL,

and Mr. KOLBE

OCTOBER 3, 1994

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House

on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

A BILL

To modify the boundaries of Walnut Canyon National

Monument in the State of Arizona.

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 ‘‘Walnut Canyon Na3 tional Monument Boundary Modification Act of 1994’’.

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

5 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that:

6 (1) Walnut Canyon National Monument was es7 tablished for the preservation and interpretation of

8 certain settlements and land use patterns associated

9 with the prehistoric Sinaguan culture of northern

10 Arizona.

11 (2) Major cultural resources associated with the

12 purposes of Walnut Canyon National Monument are

13 near the boundary and are currently managed under

14 multiple-use objectives of the adjacent national for15 est. These concentrations of cultural resources, often

16 referred to as ‘‘forts’’, would be more effectively

17 managed as part of the National Park System.

18 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to modify

19 the boundaries of the Walnut Canyon National Monument

20 (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘national monu21 ment’’) to improve management of the national monument

22 and associated resources.

23 SEC. 3. BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.

24 Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, the

25 boundaries of the national monument shall be modified as

26 depicted on map entitled ‘‘Boundary Proposal—Walnut
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1 Canyon National Monument, Coconino County, Arizona’’

2 numbered 360/80,008, and dated June 1994 depicted on

3 the map entitled ‘‘Boundary Proposal—Walnut Canyon

4 National Monument, Coconino County, Arizona’’, num5 bered 360/80,011, and dated September 1994. Such map

6 shall be on file and available for public inspection in the

7 offices of the Director of the National Park Service, De8 partment of the Interior.

9 SEC. 4. ACQUISITION AND TRANSFER OF PROPERTY.

10 The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire

11 lands and interest in lands within the national monument,

12 by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds,

13 or exchange. Federal property within the boundaries of the

14 national monument (as modified by this Act) is hereby

15 transferred to the administrative jurisdiction of the Sec16 retary of the Interior for management as part of the na17 tional monument. Federal property excluded from the

18 monument pursuant to the boundary modification under

19 section 3 is hereby transferred to the administrative juris20 diction of the Secretary of Agriculture to be managed as

21 a part of the Coconino National Forest.

22 SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION.

23 The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di24 rector of the National Park Service, shall manage the na25 tional monument in accordance with this Act and the pro-
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1 visions of law generally applicable to units of the National

2 Park Service, including ‘‘An Act to establish a National

3 Park Service, and for other purposes’’ approved August 25,

4 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1, 2–4), and for other pur5 poses.

6 SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

7 There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as

8 may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.