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Union Calendar No. 344 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4823 

[Report No. 111–599] 

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

National Forest, Arizona, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 11, 2010 

Mrs. KIRKPATRICK of Arizona introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

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

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 11, 2010] 


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A BILL 

To establish the Sedona-Red Rock National Scenic Area in 

the Coconino National Forest, Arizona, 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 ‘‘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 

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

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

12 (1) limiting exchanges of land involving Na13 tional Forest System land included in the Scenic 

14 Area; and 

15 (2) managing the National Forest System land 

16 included in the Scenic Area as provided in the land 

17 and resource management plan for the Coconino Na18 tional Forest. 

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

20 approximately 160,000 acres of National Forest System 

21 land in the Coconino National Forest, as generally depicted 

22 on the map entitled ‘‘Sedona-Red Rocks National Scenic 

23 Area’’ and dated June 7, 2010. The Scenic Area shall not 

24 include any land located outside the boundaries of the 

25 Coconino National Forest. 


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

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

3 Secretary of Agriculture shall file a map and boundary de4 scription of the Scenic Area with the Committee on Natural 

5 Resources of the House of Representatives and the Com6 mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. The 

7 map and boundary description shall have the same force 

8 and effect as if included in this Act, except that the Sec9 retary may correct clerical and typographical errors in the 

10 map and description. The map and boundary description 

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

12 Office of the Chief of the Forest Service. 

13 (d) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary of Agriculture 

14 shall administer the Scenic Area in accordance with this 

15 Act, the land and resource management plan for the 

16 Coconino National Forest (including any subsequent 

17 amendment or revision of the plan), and the laws and regu18 lations generally applicable to the National Forest System. 

19 In the event of conflict between this Act and such other laws 

20 and regulations, this Act shall take precedence. 

21 (e) RESTRICTION ON SCENIC AREA LAND EX22 CHANGES.—With regard to acquisitions of land for public 

23 purposes, land exchanges that dispose of National Forest 

24 System land included in the Scenic Area may occur only 

25 if— 


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1 (1) the exchange results in the acquisition of 

2 land within the boundaries of the Scenic Area from 

3 a willing seller for inclusion in the Scenic Area; 

4 (2) there is no net loss of National Forest System 

5 land within the boundaries of the Scenic Area; and 

6 (3) an environmental analysis in accordance 

7 with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

8 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and consistent with the ap9 plicable forest plan amendment is completed before 

10 any land exchange within the boundaries of the Sce11 nic Area. 

12 (f) DEPOSIT OF CONSIDERATION FROM CERTAIN LAND

13 SALES; USE.— 

14 (1) DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS.—Moneys received by 

15 the Secretary of Agriculture from the sale or exchange 

16 of land located in the Coconino National Forest shall 

17 be deposited in the fund established by Public Law 

18 90–171 (commonly known as the Sisk Act; 16 U.S.C. 

19 484a). 

20 (2) USE OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding the limi21 tations on the use of moneys deposited in the fund es22 tablished by Public Law 90–171, moneys deposited 

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

24 Secretary of Agriculture, without further appropria25 tion and until expended, for the acquisition of land 


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1 or interests in land within the National Forest Sys2 tem in Arizona. 

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

4 EASEMENTS.—The establishment of the Scenic Area does 

5 not affect— 

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

7 Forest Service roads within the Scenic Area; 

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

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

10 Area; 

11 (3) the management of State, municipal, or pri12 vate land located in the vicinity of or within the 

13 boundaries of the Scenic Area; 

14 (4) the management of National Forest System 

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

16 (5) the construction or siting of transportation 

17 projects or water projects (and associated facilities) 

18 within the Scenic Area or in areas outside the Scenic 

19 Area. 

20 (h) NO CAUSE OF ACTION.—Nothing in this Act cre21 ates a private cause of action in any Federal, state or tribal 

22 court. 


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Union Calendar No. 344 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4823 

[Report No. 111–599] 

A BILL 

To establish the Sedona-Red Rock National Scenic 

and for other purposes. Area in the Coconino National Forest, Arizona, 

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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