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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 722 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture 

to jointly conduct a study of certain land adjacent to the Walnut Canyon 

National Monument in the State of Arizona. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 1, 2007 

Mr. MCCAIN (for himself and Mr. KYL) introduced the following bill; which 

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

Resources 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 

of Agriculture to jointly conduct a study of certain land 

adjacent to the 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Walnut Canyon Study 

5 Act of 2007’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 

7 The purposes of this Act are— 


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1 (1) to authorize a study of the study area to 

2 evaluate public uses and public values; and 

3 (2) to obtain recommendations for options for 

4 the management of the public uses and protection of 

5 resources of the study area. 

6 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en9 titled ‘‘Walnut Canyon Proposed Study Area’’ and 

10 dated July 17, 2003. 

11 (2) MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Monument’’ 

12 means the Walnut Canyon National Monument in 

13 the State of Arizona. 

14 (3) PUBLIC USE.—The term ‘‘public use’’, with 

15 respect to the study area, includes— 

16 (A) livestock grazing; 

17 (B) hunting; 

18 (C) access to forested areas; 

19 (D) bird watching; 

20 (E) camping; 

21 (F) driving for pleasure on roads and 

22 trails; 

23 (G) firewood gathering; 

24 (H) general exercise; 

25 (I) group uses; 


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1 (J) hiking; 

2 (K) horseback riding; 

3 (L) hunting; 

4 (M) mountain biking; 

5 (N) painting; 

6 (O) rock climbing; 

7 (P) sightseeing; 

8 (Q) skiing; 

9 (R) snowmobiling; 

10 (S) target practice, as permitted; 

11 (T) walking with pets; and 

12 (U) wildlife viewing. 

13 (4) PUBLIC VALUE.—The term ‘‘public value’’, 

14 with respect to the study area, includes— 

15 (A) geologic features; 

16 (B) historic sites; 

17 (C) potential urban development; 

18 (D) prehistoric sites; 

19 (E) riparian communities; 

20 (F) scenery; 

21 (G) scientific education; 

22 (H) solitude and serenity; 

23 (I) vegetation diversity; 

24 (J) watershed health; 


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1 (K) wildfire hazard reduction for healthy 

2 forests; 

3 (L) wildlife and wildlife habitat; 

4 (M) fee-free access; and 

5 (N) recreational uses. 

6 (5) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ 

7 means the Secretary of the Interior and the Sec8 retary of Agriculture, acting jointly. 

9 (6) STUDY AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’ 

10 means the area identified on the map as ‘‘Walnut 

11 Canyon Proposed Study Area’’, consisting of 30,818 

12 acres, of which— 

13 (A) 24,987 acres is Federal land in 

14 Coconino National Forest; 

15 (B) 2,037 acres is State land; 

16 (C) 214 acres is private land; and 

17 (D) 3,580 acres is the Monument. 

18 SEC. 4. STUDY. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries shall conduct a 

20 study of the study area. 

21 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The study shall evaluate— 

22 (1) the significance of the resources and public 

23 values of the study area as the resources and public 

24 values pertain to— 


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1 (A) the management objectives of the For2 est Service; and 

3 (B) the management objectives of the Na4 tional Park Service; 

5 (2) the opportunities for maintaining existing 

6 public uses; and 

7 (3) a range of options for managing and con8 serving resources by the National Park Service or 

9 the Forest Service, or by both agencies acting joint10 ly, including the suitability and feasibility of— 

11 (A) a boundary adjustment to the Monu12 ment; 

13 (B) designation of the study area as a Na14 tional Recreation Area; 

15 (C) maintaining the study area as man16 aged by the Forest Service; and 

17 (D) any other designation or management 

18 option that will accomplish both the protection 

19 of resources and the maintenance of public use 

20 and access for the study area. 

21 (c) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the study, the 

22 Secretaries shall— 

23 (1) designate a lead agency; 

24 (2) consult with appropriate Federal, State, 

25 county, and local government entities; 


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1 (3) contract with a third-party consultant with 

2 experience in park and land use planning to prepare 

3 a draft study; and 

4 (4) collaborate with the persons identified in 

5 subsection (d) in developing a scope of work for the 

6 draft study under the guidance of the third-party 

7 consultant. 

8 (d) REVIEW.—The Secretaries, the Forest Supervisor 

9 of the Coconino National Forest, the Superintendent of 

10 the Flagstaff Area National Monuments, the Flagstaff 

11 City Council, and the Coconino County Board of Super12 visors shall— 

13 (1) review the draft study prepared by the 

14 third-party consultant; and 

15 (2) provide to the third-party consultant com16 ments on the draft study. 

17 (e) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 

18 date on which funds are first made available to carry out 

19 this Act, the Secretaries shall submit to Congress a report 

20 that— 

21 (1) describes the findings and conclusions of the 

22 study conducted under this section; and 

23 (2) makes a recommendation for the future 

24 management of the study area. 


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1 (f) EFFECT.—Nothing in this Act affects the man2 agement of the land depicted on the map. 

3 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

4 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act 

5 $350,000. 

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