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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3704 

To establish the Sedona-Red Rock National Scenic Area in the Coconino 

National Forest, Arizona, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 11, 2013 

Mrs. KIRKPATRICK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To establish the Sedona-Red Rock National Scenic Area in 

the Coconino National Forest, 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 ‘‘Sedona-Red Rock Na5 tional Scenic Area Act of 2010’’. 

6 SEC. 2. SEDONA-RED ROCK NATIONAL SCENIC AREA, 

7 COCONINO NATIONAL FOREST, ARIZONA. 

8 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 

9 Coconino National Forest, Arizona, the Sedona-Red Rock 


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1 National Scenic Area (in this section referred to as the 

2 ‘‘Scenic Area’’) for the purposes of— 

3 (1) limiting exchanges of land involving Na4 tional Forest System land included in the Scenic 

5 Area; and 

6 (2) managing the National Forest System land 

7 included in the Scenic Area as provided in the land 

8 and resource management plan for the Coconino Na9 tional Forest. 

10 (b) BOUNDARIES.—The Scenic Area shall consist of 

11 approximately 160,000 acres of National Forest System 

12 land in the Coconino National Forest, as generally de13 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Sedona-Red Rocks National 

14 Scenic Area’’ and dated June 7, 2010. The Scenic Area 

15 shall not include any land located outside the boundaries 

16 of the Coconino National Forest. 

17 (c) MAP AND BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION.—As soon as 

18 practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

19 the Secretary of Agriculture shall file a map and boundary 

20 description of the Scenic Area with the Committee on Nat21 ural Resources of the House of Representatives and the 

22 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen23 ate. The map and boundary description shall have the 

24 same force and effect as if included in this Act, except 

25 that the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical 


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1 errors in the map and description. The map and boundary 

2 description shall be on file and available for public inspec3 tion in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service. 

4 (d) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary of Agriculture 

5 shall administer the Scenic Area in accordance with this 

6 Act, the land and resource management plan for the 

7 Coconino National Forest (including any subsequent 

8 amendment or revision of the plan), and the laws and reg9 ulations generally applicable to the National Forest Sys10 tem. In the event of conflict between this Act and such 

11 other laws and regulations, this Act shall take precedence. 

12 (e) RESTRICTION ON SCENIC AREA LAND EX13 CHANGES.—With regard to acquisitions of land for public 

14 purposes, land exchanges that dispose of National Forest 

15 System land included in the Scenic Area may occur only 

16 if— 

17 (1) the exchange results in the acquisition of 

18 land within the boundaries of the Scenic Area from 

19 a willing seller for inclusion in the Scenic Area; 

20 (2) there is no net loss of National Forest Sys21 tem land within the boundaries of the Scenic Area; 

22 and 

23 (3) an environmental analysis in accordance 

24 with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

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1 plicable forest plan amendment is completed before 

2 any land exchange within the boundaries of the Sce3 nic Area. 

4 (f) DEPOSIT OF CONSIDERATION FROM CERTAIN

5 LAND SALES; USE.— 

6 (1) DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS.—Moneys received 

7 by the Secretary of Agriculture from the sale or ex8 change of land located in the Coconino National 

9 Forest shall be deposited in the fund established by 

10 Public Law 90–171 (commonly known as the Sisk 

11 Act; 16 U.S.C. 484a). 

12 (2) USE OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding the limi13 tations on the use of moneys deposited in the fund 

14 established by Public Law 90–171, moneys deposited 

15 under paragraph (1) shall be available for use by the 

16 Secretary of Agriculture, without further appropria17 tion and until expended, for the acquisition of land 

18 or interests in land within the National Forest Sys19 tem in Arizona. 

20 (g) NO EFFECT ON SURROUNDING LAND, ROADS, OR

21 EASEMENTS.—The establishment of the Scenic Area does 

22 not affect— 

23 (1) the maintenance or use of public, private, or 

24 Forest Service roads within the Scenic Area; 


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1 (2) the legal status, maintenance, or use of 

2 rights-of-way and utility easements within the Scenic 

3 Area; 

4 (3) the management of State, municipal, or pri5 vate land located in the vicinity of or within the 

6 boundaries of the Scenic Area; 

7 (4) the management of National Forest System 

8 land that is not included in the Scenic Area; or 

9 (5) the construction or siting of transportation 

10 projects or water projects (and associated facilities) 

11 within the Scenic Area or in areas outside the Scenic 

12 Area. 

13 (h) NO CAUSE OF ACTION.—Nothing in this Act cre14 ates a private cause of action in any Federal, state or trib15 al court. 

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