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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4461 

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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 20, 2004 

Mr. RENZI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on 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 2004’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 

7 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds as follows: 
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1 (1) The Coconino National Forest was estab2 lished in the State of Arizona on July 2, 1908. 

3 (2) The Walnut Canyon National Monument in 

4 the State of Arizona was originally designated as a 

5 national monument by Presidential proclamation on 

6 November 30, 1915, to protect Sinaguan cliff dwell7 ings. 

8 (3) Since the original designation, the Monu9 ment boundaries have been expanded to include 

10 3,580 acres. 

11 (4) National Forest System lands and State 

12 trust lands in the study area contain significant cul13 tural and natural resources. 

14 (5) The Coconino National Forest Land and 

15 Resources Management Plan of 1987 identified Na16 tional Forest System land in the study area as land 

17 for nondevelopment or disposal under the National 

18 Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a, 

19 et seq.). 

20 (6) State trust land in the study area has been 

21 temporarily removed from consideration for develop22 ment by State agencies with jurisdiction over the 

23 State trust land. 

24 (7) The communities in the vicinity of the land 

25 in the study area support maintaining public uses of 
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1 the land surrounding the Monument while protecting 

2 the resources of the land. 

3 (8) Several interest groups have proposed ex4 panding the Monument and designating the ex5 panded area as a national park or national preserve. 

6 (9) The city of Flagstaff and Coconino County, 

7 Arizona, have passed resolutions supporting further 

8 review and study of, and the development of man9 agement options for the study area. 

10 (10) To determine the appropriate management 

11 of the adjacent land, interested parties have re12 quested a study to help identify management op13 tions. 

14 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are— 

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

16 evaluate public uses and resource values; and 

17 (2) to obtain recommendations for management 

18 options for maintenance of the public uses and pro19 tection of resources of the study area. 

20 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

21 In this Act: 

22 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en23 titled ‘‘Walnut Canyon Proposed Study Area’’ and 

24 dated July 17, 2003. 
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1 (2) MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Monument’’ 

2 means the Walnut Canyon National Monument in 

3 the State of Arizona. 

4 (3) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ 

5 means the Secretary of the Interior and the Sec6 retary of Agriculture, acting jointly. 

7 (4) STUDY AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’ 

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

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

10 acres, of which— 

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

12 Coconino National Forest; 

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

14 (C) 214 acres is private land; and 

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

16 SEC. 4. STUDY. 

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

18 study of the study area. 

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

20 (1) the significance of the resources of the 

21 study area as the resources pertain to— 

22 (A) the management objectives of the For23 est Service; and 

24 (B) the management objectives of the Na25 tional Park Service; 
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1 (2) the opportunities for maintaining existing 

2 public uses such as grazing, hunting, and recreation; 

3 and 

4 (3) a range of options for managing and con5 serving resources by the National Park Service or 

6 the Forest Service, or by both agencies acting joint7 ly, including the suitability and feasibility of— 

8 (A) a boundary adjustment to the Monu9 ment; 

10 (B) designation of the study area as a na11 tional park or preserve; 

12 (C) maintaining the study area as man13 aged by the Forest Service; and 

14 (D) any other designation or management 

15 option that will accomplish both the protection 

16 of resources and the maintenance of public use 

17 and access for the study area. 

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

19 Secretaries shall— 

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

21 experience in park and land use planning to prepare 

22 a draft study; and 

23 (2) collaborate with the persons identified in 

24 subsection (d) in developing a scope of work for the 
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1 draft study under the guidance of the third-party 

2 consultant. 

3 (d) REVIEW; RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Secretaries, 

4 the Forest Supervisor of the Coconino National Forest, 

5 the Superintendent of the Flagstaff Area National Monu6 ments, the Flagstaff City Council, and the Coconino Coun7 ty Board of Supervisors shall— 

8 (1) review the draft study prepared by the 

9 third-party consultant; and 

10 (2) provide the third-party consultant com11 ments on and recommendations for the draft study. 

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

13 date on which funding is made available to carry out this 

14 Act, the Secretaries shall submit to Congress a report 

15 that— 

16 (1) describes the findings and conclusions of the 

17 study conducted under this section, including the 

18 recommendation of the persons identified in sub19 section (d); and 

20 (2) makes a recommendation for the future 

21 management of the study area. 

22 (f) EFFECT.—Nothing in this Act affects the man23 agement of the land depicted on the Map. 

24 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 

2 appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry 

3 out this Act. 

4 (2) EFFECT.—Amounts made available under 

5 paragraph (1) shall not affect the amounts otherwise 

6 made available for Forest Service or National Park 

7 Service activities in the State of Arizona. 

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