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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5110 

To modify the boundary of the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 22, 2010 

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

referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To modify the boundary of the Casa Grande Ruins National 

Monument, 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 ‘‘Casa Grande Ruins 

5 National Monument Boundary Modification Act of 2010’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS; FINDINGS. 

7 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 

8 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map ti9 tled ‘‘Proposed Casa Grande Ruins Boundary ModiVerDate Nov 24 2008 02:14 Apr 23, 2010 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5110.IH H5110

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1 fication’’, numbered 303/100,934, and dated Janu2 ary 2010. 

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

4 means the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument 

5 in the State of Arizona. 

6 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

7 the Secretary of the Interior. 

8 (4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

9 of Arizona. 

10 (b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

11 (1) The Native Americans and their ancestors 

12 the Hohokam have inhabited Southern Arizona since 

13 time immemorial. 

14 (2) The Casa Grande Ruins Reservation was 

15 set aside on March 2, 1892, proclaimed as the 

16 United States’ first archaeological preserve on June 

17 22, 1892, and redesignated as the Casa Grande 

18 Ruins National Monument on August 13, 1918. 

19 (3) The Casa Grande Ruins National Monu20 ment protects and preserves one of the finest archi21 tectural examples of 13th and 14th Century 

22 Hohokam culture in the Southwest and represents 

23 only part of what was a community that may have 

24 covered two square miles. 


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1 (4) Recent surveys and research have deter2 mined that the historic and cultural sites that the 

3 Casa Grande National Monument was established to 

4 protect and preserve extend outside the existing 

5 boundary of the Monument. 

6 (5) Opportunities to protect the few remaining 

7 areas in Arizona where this historic Hohokam cul8 ture is present are greatly threatened by rapid 

9 growth and development. 

10 (6) The National Park Service is studying the 

11 possibility of expanding the Monument to include 

12 other sensitive archeological sites associated with the 

13 Casa Grande community and to preserve the historic 

14 integrity of the Monument. 

15 SEC. 3. ACQUISITION AND TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE 

16 JURISDICTION OF LANDS. 

17 (a) ACQUISITION OF STATE LANDS.—The Secretary 

18 is authorized to transfer or acquire by donation, exchange, 

19 or purchase with donated or appropriate funds from will20 ing owners only, the private or State lands or interests 

21 in lands generally depicted on the map to be administered 

22 as part of the Monument. 

23 (b) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION

24 TO NPS.—The following Federal lands generally depicted 

25 on the map are hereby withdrawn from all forms of entry, 


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1 appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; lo2 cation, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and oper3 ation of the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws 

4 and mineral materials laws and administrative jurisdiction 

5 of such Federal lands is hereby transferred to the National 

6 Park Service to be administered as part of the Monument: 

7 (1) The approximately 3.8 acres of Federal 

8 land administered by the Bureau of Land Manage9 ment. 

10 (2) The approximately 7.41 acres of Federal 

11 land of administered by the Bureau of Indian Af12 fairs. 

13 (c) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION

14 TO BIA.—Administrative jurisdiction of the approximately 

15 3.5 acres of Federal land administered by the National 

16 Park Service as generally depicted on the map as ‘‘Lands 

17 to be Transferred to BIA’’ are hereby transferred to the 

18 Bureau of Indian Affairs for the purposes of the San Car19 los Irrigation Project. 

20 (d) ADMINISTRATION.—Upon acquisition or transfer 

21 of lands under this section, the Secretary shall administer 

22 those lands as part of the Monument in accordance with 

23 the laws generally applicable to units of the National Park 

24 System, including— 


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1 (1) the National Park Service Organic Act (16 

2 U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and 

3 (2) the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 

4 et seq.). 

5 (e) BOUNDARY AND MAP UPDATE.—Upon comple6 tion of the transfers or acquisitions pursuant to this sec7 tion, the Secretary shall modify the boundary of the Monu8 ment accordingly, and shall update the map to reflect the 

9 transfers. 

10 (f) MAP ON FILE.—The map shall be on file and 

11 available for inspection in the appropriate offices of the 

12 National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. 

13 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION OF STATE TRUST LANDS. 

14 The Secretary may enter in to an agreement with the 

15 State to provide for cooperative management of the ap16 proximately 200 acres of State trust lands generally de17 picted on the map. 

18 SEC. 5. BOUNDARY STUDY. 

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

20 study to identify any additional lands that the Secretary 

21 considers appropriate to be a part of any further adjust22 ments to the boundary of the Monument. 

23 (b) CRITERIA.—The study shall examine the natural, 

24 cultural, recreational, and scenic values and characters of 

25 lands identified under subsection (a). 


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1 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 

2 funds are made available for the study under this section, 

3 the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural 

4 Resources of the House of Representatives and the Com5 mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 

6 a report on the findings, conclusions, and recommenda7 tions of the study. 

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