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Calendar No. 141 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 776 

[Report No. 118–67] 

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments 

of the Gila River system in the State of New Mexico as components 

of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, to provide for the 

transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in the 

State of New Mexico, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 14, 2023 

Mr. HEINRICH (for himself and Mr. LUJA ́N) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

JULY 19, 2023 

Reported by Mr. MANCHIN, without amendment 

A BILL 

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate 

certain segments of the Gila River system in the State 

of New Mexico as components of the National Wild and 

Scenic Rivers System, to provide for the transfer of 

administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in 

the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes. 


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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 ‘‘M.H. Dutch Salmon 

5 Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS. 

7 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 (1) COVERED SEGMENT.—The term ‘‘covered 

9 segment’’ means a river segment designated by para10 graph (233) of section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic 

11 Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as added by sub12 section (b)). 

13 (2) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec14 retary concerned’’ means— 

15 (A) the Secretary of the Interior, with re16 spect to a covered segment under the jurisdic17 tion of the Secretary of the Interior; and 

18 (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re19 spect to a covered segment under the jurisdic20 tion of the Secretary of Agriculture. 

21 (3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

22 of New Mexico. 

23 (b) DESIGNATION OF SEGMENTS.—Section 3(a) of 

24 the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is 

25 amended by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(233) GILA RIVER SYSTEM, NEW MEXICO.— 

2 The following segments of the Gila River system in 

3 Las Animas Creek, Holden Prong, and McKnight 

4 Canyon in the State of New Mexico, to be adminis5 tered by the Secretary concerned (as defined in sec6 tion 2(a) of the M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila 

7 Wild and Scenic River Act) in the following classi8 fications: 

9 ‘‘(A) APACHE CREEK.—The approximately 

10 10.5-mile segment, as generally depicted on the 

11 map entitled ‘Apache Creek’ and dated April 

12 30, 2020, as a wild river. 

13 ‘‘(B) BLACK CANYON CREEK.— 

14 ‘‘(i) The 11.8-mile segment, as gen15 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘Black 

16 Canyon Creek’ and dated April 30, 2020, 

17 as a wild river. 

18 ‘‘(ii) The 0.6-mile segment, as gen19 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘Black 

20 Canyon Creek’ and dated April 30, 2020, 

21 as a recreational river. 

22 ‘‘(iii) The 1.9-mile segment, as gen23 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘Black 

24 Canyon Creek’ and dated April 30, 2020, 

25 as a recreational river. 


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1 ‘‘(iv) The 11-mile segment, as gen2 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘Black 

3 Canyon Creek’ and dated April 30, 2020, 

4 as a wild river. 

5 ‘‘(C) DIAMOND CREEK.— 

6 ‘‘(i) The approximately 13.3-mile seg7 ment, as generally depicted on the map en8 titled ‘Diamond Creek’ and dated March 

9 27, 2020, as a wild river. 

10 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 4.7-mile seg11 ment, as generally depicted on the map en12 titled ‘Diamond Creek’ and dated March 

13 27, 2020, as a wild river. 

14 ‘‘(iii) The approximately 3.1-mile seg15 ment, as generally depicted on the map en16 titled ‘Diamond Creek’ and dated March 

17 27, 2020, as a recreational river. 

18 ‘‘(iv) The approximately 1.6-mile seg19 ment, as generally depicted on the map en20 titled ‘Diamond Creek’ and dated March 

21 27, 2020, as a recreational river. 

22 ‘‘(v) The approximately 4.1-mile seg23 ment, as generally depicted on the map en24 titled ‘Diamond Creek’ and dated March 

25 27, 2020, as a wild river. 


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1 ‘‘(D) SOUTH DIAMOND CREEK.—The ap2 proximately 16.1-mile segment, as generally de3 picted on the map entitled ‘South Diamond 

4 Creek’ and dated March 27, 2020, as a wild 

5 river. 

6 ‘‘(E) GILA RIVER.— 

7 ‘‘(i) The approximately 34.9-mile seg8 ment, as generally depicted on the map en9 titled ‘Gila River’ and dated April 30, 

10 2020, as a wild river. 

11 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 2.5-mile seg12 ment, as generally depicted on the map en13 titled ‘Gila River’ and dated April 30, 

14 2020, as a recreational river. 

15 ‘‘(iii) The approximately 3-mile seg16 ment, as generally depicted on the map en17 titled ‘Gila River’ and dated April 30, 

18 2020, as a wild river. 

19 ‘‘(F) GILA RIVER, EAST FORK.—The ap20 proximately 10.3-mile segment, as generally de21 picted on the map entitled ‘East Fork Gila 

22 River’ and dated April 30, 2020, as a wild 

23 river. 

24 ‘‘(G) GILA RIVER, LOWER BOX.— 


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1 ‘‘(i) The approximately 3.1-mile seg2 ment, as generally depicted on the map en3 titled ‘Gila River, Lower Box’ and dated 

4 April 21, 2020, as a recreational river. 

5 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 6.1-mile seg6 ment, as generally depicted on the map en7 titled ‘Gila River, Lower Box’ and dated 

8 April 21, 2020, as a wild river. 

9 ‘‘(H) GILA RIVER, MIDDLE BOX.— 

10 ‘‘(i) The approximately 0.6-mile seg11 ment, as generally depicted on the map en12 titled ‘Gila River, Middle Box’ and dated 

13 April 30, 2020, as a recreational river. 

14 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 0.4-mile seg15 ment, as generally depicted on the map en16 titled ‘Gila River, Middle Box’’ and dated 

17 April 30, 2020, as a recreational river. 

18 ‘‘(iii) The approximately 0.3-mile seg19 ment, as generally depicted on the map en20 titled ‘Gila River, Middle Box’ and dated 

21 April 30, 2020, as a recreational river. 

22 ‘‘(iv) The approximately 0.3-mile seg23 ment, as generally depicted on the map en24 titled ‘Gila River, Middle Box’ and dated 

25 April 30, 2020, as a recreational river. 


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1 ‘‘(v) The approximately 1.6-mile seg2 ment, as generally depicted on the map en3 titled ‘Gila River, Middle Box’ and dated 

4 April 30, 2020, as a recreational river. 

5 ‘‘(vi) The approximately 9.8-mile seg6 ment, as generally depicted on the map en7 titled ‘Gila River, Middle Box’ and dated 

8 April 30, 2020, as a wild river. 

9 ‘‘(I) GILA RIVER, MIDDLE FORK.— 

10 ‘‘(i) The approximately 1.2-mile seg11 ment, as generally depicted on the map en12 titled ‘Middle Fork Gila River’ and dated 

13 May 1, 2020, as a recreational river. 

14 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 35.5-mile seg15 ment, as generally depicted on the map en16 titled ‘Middle Fork Gila River’ and dated 

17 May 1, 2020, as a wild river. 

18 ‘‘(J) GILA RIVER, WEST FORK.— 

19 ‘‘(i) The approximately 30.6-mile seg20 ment, as generally depicted on the map en21 titled ‘West Fork Gila River’ and dated 

22 May 1, 2020, as a wild river. 

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1 titled ‘West Fork Gila River’ and dated 

2 May 1, 2020, as a recreational river. 

3 ‘‘(K) GILITA CREEK.—The approximately 

4 6.4-mile segment, as generally depicted on the 

5 map entitled ‘Gilita Creek’ and dated March 4, 

6 2020, as a wild river. 

7 ‘‘(L) HOLDEN PRONG.—The approximately 

8 7.3-mile segment, as generally depicted on the 

9 map entitled ‘Holden Prong’ and dated March 

10 27, 2020, as a wild river. 

11 ‘‘(M) INDIAN CREEK.— 

12 ‘‘(i) The approximately 5-mile seg13 ment, as generally depicted on the map en14 titled ‘Indian Creek’ and dated March 27, 

15 2020, as a recreational river. 

16 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 9.5-mile seg17 ment, as generally depicted on the map en18 titled ‘Indian Creek’ and dated March 27, 

19 2020, as a wild river. 

20 ‘‘(N) IRON CREEK.—The approximately 

21 13.2-mile segment, as generally depicted on the 

22 map entitled ‘Iron Creek’ and dated March 4, 

23 2020, as a wild river. 

24 ‘‘(O) LAS ANIMAS CREEK.— 


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1 ‘‘(i) The approximately 5.3-mile seg2 ment, as generally depicted on the map en3 titled ‘Las Animas Creek’ and dated 

4 March 27, 2020, as a wild river. 

5 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 2.3-mile seg6 ment, as generally depicted on the map en7 titled ‘Las Animas Creek’ and dated 

8 March 27, 2020, as a scenic river. 

9 ‘‘(P) LITTLE CREEK.— 

10 ‘‘(i) The approximately 0.3-mile seg11 ment, as generally depicted on the map en12 titled ‘Little Creek’ and dated May 1, 

13 2020, as a recreational river. 

14 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 18.3-mile seg15 ment, as generally depicted on the map en16 titled ‘Little Creek’ and dated May 1, 

17 2020, as a wild river. 

18 ‘‘(Q) MCKNIGHT CANYON.—The approxi19 mately 10.3-mile segment, as generally depicted 

20 on the map entitled ‘McKnight Canyon’ and 

21 dated March 4, 2020, as a wild river. 

22 ‘‘(R) MINERAL CREEK.— 

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1 titled ‘Mineral Creek’ and dated March 27, 

2 2020, as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 0.5-mile seg4 ment, as generally depicted on the map en5 titled ‘Mineral Creek’ and dated March 27, 

6 2020, as a recreational river. 

7 ‘‘(iii) The approximately 0.5-mile seg8 ment, as generally depicted on the map en9 titled ‘Mineral Creek’ and dated March 27, 

10 2020, as a recreational river. 

11 ‘‘(iv) The approximately 0.1-mile seg12 ment, as generally depicted on the map en13 titled ‘Mineral Creek’ and dated March 27, 

14 2020, as a recreational river. 

15 ‘‘(v) The approximately 0.03-mile seg16 ment, as generally depicted on the map en17 titled ‘Mineral Creek’ and dated March 27, 

18 2020, as a recreational river. 

19 ‘‘(vi) The approximately 0.02-mile 

20 segment, as generally depicted on the map 

21 entitled ‘Mineral Creek’ and dated March 

22 27, 2020, as a recreational river. 

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1 titled ‘Mineral Creek’ and dated March 27, 

2 2020, as a recreational river. 

3 ‘‘(viii) The approximately 0.1-mile 

4 segment, as generally depicted on the map 

5 entitled ‘Mineral Creek’ and dated March 

6 27, 2020, as a recreational river. 

7 ‘‘(ix) The approximately 0.03-mile 

8 segment, as generally depicted on the map 

9 entitled ‘Mineral Creek’ and dated March 

10 27, 2020, as a recreational river. 

11 ‘‘(x) The approximately 0.7-mile seg12 ment, as generally depicted on the map en13 titled ‘Mineral Creek’ and dated March 27, 

14 2020, as a recreational river. 

15 ‘‘(S) MOGOLLON CREEK.—The approxi16 mately 15.8-mile segment, as generally depicted 

17 on the map entitled ‘Mogollon Creek’ and dated 

18 April 2, 2020, as a wild river. 

19 ‘‘(T) WEST FORK MOGOLLON CREEK.— 

20 The approximately 8.5-mile segment, as gen21 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘West Fork 

22 Mogollon Creek’ and dated March 4, 2020, as 

23 a wild river. 

24 ‘‘(U) MULE CREEK.—The approximately 

25 4.3-mile segment, as generally depicted on the 


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1 map entitled ‘Mule Creek’ and dated March 4, 

2 2020, as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(V) SAN FRANCISCO RIVER, DEVIL’S

4 CREEK.— 

5 ‘‘(i) The approximately 1.8-mile seg6 ment, as generally depicted on the map en7 titled ‘San Francisco River, Devil’s Creek’ 

8 and dated October 29, 2021, as a scenic 

9 river. 

10 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 6.4-mile seg11 ment, as generally depicted on the map en12 titled ‘San Francisco River, Devil’s Creek’ 

13 and dated October 29, 2021, as a scenic 

14 river. 

15 ‘‘(iii) The approximately 6.1-mile seg16 ment, as generally depicted on the map en17 titled ‘San Francisco River, Devil’s Creek’ 

18 and dated October 29, 2021, as a scenic 

19 river. 

20 ‘‘(iv) The approximately 1.2-mile seg21 ment, as generally depicted on the map en22 titled ‘San Francisco River, Devil’s Creek’ 

23 and dated October 29, 2021, as a rec24 reational river. 


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1 ‘‘(v) The approximately 5.9-mile seg2 ment, as generally depicted on the map en3 titled ‘San Francisco River, Devil’s Creek’ 

4 and dated October 29, 2021, as a rec5 reational river. 

6 ‘‘(W) SAN FRANCISCO RIVER, LOWER SAN

7 FRANCISCO RIVER CANYON.— 

8 ‘‘(i) The approximately 1.8-mile seg9 ment, as generally depicted on the map en10 titled ‘San Francisco River, Lower San 

11 Francisco River Canyon’ and dated March 

12 27, 2020, as a wild river. 

13 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 0.6-mile seg14 ment, as generally depicted on the map en15 titled ‘San Francisco River, Lower San 

16 Francisco River Canyon’ and dated March 

17 27, 2020, as a recreational river. 

18 ‘‘(iii) The approximately 14.6-mile 

19 segment, as generally depicted on the map 

20 entitled ‘San Francisco River, Lower San 

21 Francisco River Canyon’ and dated March 

22 27, 2020, as a wild river. 

23 ‘‘(X) SAN FRANCISCO RIVER, UPPER FRIS24 CO BOX.—The approximately 6-mile segment, 

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1 Francisco River, Upper Frisco Box’ and dated 

2 March 4, 2020, as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(Y) SAPILLO CREEK.—The approximately 

4 7.2-mile segment, as generally depicted on the 

5 map entitled ‘Sapillo Creek’ and dated March 

6 27, 2020, as a wild river. 

7 ‘‘(Z) SPRUCE CREEK.—The approximately 

8 3.7-mile segment, as generally depicted on the 

9 map entitled ‘Spruce Creek’ and dated March 

10 4, 2020, as a wild river. 

11 ‘‘(AA) TAYLOR CREEK.— 

12 ‘‘(i) The approximately 0.4-mile seg13 ment, as generally depicted on the map en14 titled ‘Taylor Creek’ and dated April 30, 

15 2020, as a scenic river. 

16 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 6.1-mile seg17 ment, as generally depicted on the map en18 titled ‘Taylor Creek’ and dated April 30, 

19 2020, as a wild river. 

20 ‘‘(iii) The approximately 6.7-mile seg21 ment, as generally depicted on the map en22 titled ‘Taylor Creek’ and dated April 30, 

23 2020, as a wild river. 

24 ‘‘(BB) TURKEY CREEK.—The approxi25 mately 17.1-mile segment, as generally depicted 


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1 on the map entitled ‘Turkey Creek’ and dated 

2 April 30, 2020, as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(CC) WHITEWATER CREEK.— 

4 ‘‘(i) The approximately 13.5-mile seg5 ment, as generally depicted on the map en6 titled ‘Whitewater Creek’ and dated March 

7 27, 2020, as a wild river. 

8 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 1.1-mile seg9 ment, as generally depicted on the map en10 titled ‘Whitewater Creek’ and dated March 

11 27, 2020, as a recreational river. 

12 ‘‘(DD) WILLOW CREEK.— 

13 ‘‘(i) The approximately 3-mile seg14 ment, as generally depicted on the map en15 titled ‘Willow Creek’ and dated April 30, 

16 2020, as a recreational river. 

17 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 2.9-mile seg18 ment, as generally depicted on the map en19 titled ‘Willow Creek’ and dated April 30, 

20 2020, as a recreational river.’’. 

21 (c) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

22 all Federal land within the boundary of a covered segment 

23 is withdrawn from all forms of— 

24 (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 

25 public land laws; 


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1 (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

2 laws; and 

3 (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min4 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

5 (d) MAPS; LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

7 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary con8 cerned shall prepare maps and legal descriptions of 

9 the covered segments. 

10 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal de11 scriptions prepared under paragraph (1) shall have 

12 the same force and effect as if included in this sec13 tion, except that the Secretary concerned may cor14 rect minor errors in the maps and legal descriptions. 

15 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal descrip16 tion prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on file 

17 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

18 offices of the Forest Service, the Bureau of Land 

19 Management, and the National Park Service. 

20 (e) COMPREHENSIVE RIVER MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

21 The Secretary concerned shall prepare the comprehensive 

22 management plan for the covered segments pursuant to 

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1 cable political subdivisions of the State, and interested 

2 members of the public. 

3 (f) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER4 ESTS IN LAND.—If the United States acquires any non5 Federal land within or adjacent to a covered segment, the 

6 acquired land shall be incorporated in, and be adminis7 tered as part of, the applicable covered segment. 

8 (g) EFFECT OF SECTION.— 

9 (1) EFFECT ON RIGHTS.—In accordance with 

10 section 12(b) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

11 U.S.C. 1283(b)), nothing in this section or an 

12 amendment made by this section abrogates any ex13 isting rights of, privilege of, or contract held by any 

14 person, including any right, privilege, or contract 

15 that affects Federal land or private land, without 

16 the consent of the person, including— 

17 (A) grazing permits or leases; 

18 (B) existing water rights, including the ju19 risdiction of the State in administering water 

20 rights; 

21 (C) existing points of diversion, including 

22 maintenance, repair, or replacement; 

23 (D) existing water distribution infrastruc24 ture, including maintenance, repair, or replace25 ment; and 


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1 (E) valid existing rights for mining and 

2 mineral leases. 

3 (2) MINING ACTIVITIES.—The designation of a 

4 covered segment by subparagraph (G) or (H) of 

5 paragraph (233) of section 3(a) of the Wild and Sce6 nic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as added by 

7 subsection (b)) shall not— 

8 (A) limit the licensing, development, oper9 ation, or maintenance of mining activities or 

10 mineral processing facilities outside the bound11 aries of the applicable covered segment; or 

12 (B) affect any rights, obligations, privi13 leges, or benefits granted under any permit or 

14 approval with respect to such mining activities 

15 or mineral processing facilities. 

16 (3) CONDEMNATION.—No land or interest in 

17 land shall be acquired under this section or an 

18 amendment made by this section without the consent 

19 of the owner. 

20 (4) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAW.—Nothing 

21 in this section amends or otherwise affects the Ari22 zona Water Settlements Act (Public Law 108–451; 

23 118 Stat. 3478). 

24 (5) NATIVE FISH HABITAT RESTORATION.— 


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1 (A) EXISTING PROJECTS.—Nothing in this 

2 section or an amendment made by this section 

3 affects the authority of the Secretary concerned 

4 or the State to operate, maintain, replace, or 

5 improve a native fish habitat restoration project 

6 (including fish barriers) in existence as of the 

7 date of enactment of this Act within a covered 

8 segment. 

9 (B) NEW PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding 

10 section 7 of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

11 U.S.C. 1278), the Secretary concerned may au12 thorize the construction of a native fish habitat 

13 restoration project (including any necessary fish 

14 barriers) within a covered segment if the 

15 project— 

16 (i) would enhance the recovery of a 

17 species listed as threatened or endangered 

18 under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 

19 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), a sensitive spe20 cies, or a species of greatest conservation 

21 need, including the Gila Trout 

22 (Oncorhynchus gilae); and 

23 (ii) would not unreasonably diminish 

24 the free-flowing nature or outstandingly re25 markable values of the covered segment. 


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1 (C) PROJECTS WITHIN WILDERNESS

2 AREAS.—A native fish habitat restoration 

3 project (including fish barriers) located within 

4 an area designated as a component of the Na5 tional Wilderness Preservation System shall be 

6 constructed consistent with— 

7 (i) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

8 1131 et seq.); and 

9 (ii) the applicable wilderness manage10 ment plan. 

11 (6) STATE LAND JURISDICTION.—Nothing in 

12 this section or an amendment made by this section 

13 affects the jurisdiction of land under the jurisdiction 

14 of the State, including land under the jurisdiction of 

15 the New Mexico State Land Office and the New 

16 Mexico Department of Game and Fish. 

17 (7) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this sec18 tion or an amendment made by this section affects 

19 the jurisdiction of the State with respect to fish and 

20 wildlife in the State. 

21 (8) TREATY RIGHTS.—Nothing in this section 

22 or an amendment made by this section alters, modi23 fies, diminishes, or extinguishes the reserved treaty 

24 rights of any Indian Tribe with respect to hunting, 

25 fishing, gathering, and cultural or religious rights in 


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1 the vicinity of a covered segment as protected by a 

2 treaty. 

3 SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF BOUNDARIES OF GILA CLIFF 

4 DWELLINGS NATIONAL MONUMENT AND GILA 

5 NATIONAL FOREST. 

6 (a) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDIC7 TION.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdiction 

9 over the land described in paragraph (2) is trans10 ferred from the Secretary of Agriculture to the Sec11 retary of the Interior. 

12 (2) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred 

13 to in paragraph (1) is the approximately 440 acres 

14 of land identified as ‘‘Transfer from USDA Forest 

15 Service to National Park Service’’ on the map enti16 tled ‘‘Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument Pro17 posed Boundary Adjustment’’ and dated March 

18 2020. 

19 (b) BOUNDARY MODIFICATIONS.— 

20 (1) GILA CLIFF DWELLINGS NATIONAL MONU21 MENT.— 

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the 

23 Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument is re24 vised to incorporate the land transferred to the 


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1 Secretary of the Interior under subsection 

2 (a)(1). 

3 (B) MAP.— 

4 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of 

5 the Interior shall prepare and keep on file 

6 for public inspection in the appropriate of7 fice of the National Park Service a map 

8 and a legal description of the revised 

9 boundary of the Gila Cliff Dwellings Na10 tional Monument. 

11 (ii) EFFECT.—The map and legal de12 scription under clause (i) shall have the 

13 same force and effect as if included in this 

14 section, except that the Secretary of the 

15 Interior may correct minor errors in the 

16 map and legal description. 

17 (2) GILA NATIONAL FOREST.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the 

19 Gila National Forest is modified to exclude the 

20 land transferred to the Secretary of the Interior 

21 under subsection (a)(1). 

22 (B) MAP.— 

23 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of 

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1 fice of the Forest Service a map and a 

2 legal description of the revised boundary of 

3 the Gila National Forest. 

4 (ii) EFFECT.—The map and legal de5 scription under clause (i) shall have the 

6 same force and effect as if included in this 

7 section, except that the Secretary of Agri8 culture may correct minor errors in the 

9 map and legal description. 


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Calendar No. 141 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 776 

[Report No. 118–67] 

A BILL 

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to desNew Mexico, and for other purposes. tion over certain Federal land in the State of vide for the transfer of administrative jurisdic- National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, to pro- in the State of New Mexico as components of the ignate certain segments of the Gila River system 

JULY 19, 2023 

Reported without amendment 


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