I 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1611 

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments 

of the Gila River system in the State of New Mexico as components 

of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, to provide for the 

transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in the 

State of New Mexico, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 14, 2023 

Mr. VASQUEZ (for himself and Ms. STANSBURY) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate 

certain segments of the Gila River system in the State 

of New Mexico as components of the National Wild and 

Scenic Rivers System, to provide for the transfer of 

administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in 

the State of New Mexico, 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 ‘‘M.H. Dutch Salmon 

5 Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS. 

2 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

3 (1) COVERED SEGMENT.—The term ‘‘covered 

4 segment’’ means a river segment designated by para5 graph (233) of section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic 

6 Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as added by sub7 section (b)). 

8 (2) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec9 retary concerned’’ means— 

10 (A) the Secretary of the Interior, with re11 spect to a covered segment under the jurisdic12 tion of the Secretary of the Interior; and 

13 (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re14 spect to a covered segment under the jurisdic15 tion of the Secretary of Agriculture. 

16 (3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

17 of New Mexico. 

18 (b) DESIGNATION OF SEGMENTS.—Section 3(a) of 

19 the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is 

20 amended by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(233) GILA RIVER SYSTEM, NEW MEXICO.— 

22 The following segments of the Gila River system in 

23 Las Animas Creek, Holden Prong, and McKnight 

24 Canyon in the State of New Mexico, to be adminis25 tered by the Secretary concerned (as defined in sec26 tion 2(a) of the M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila 


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1 Wild and Scenic River Act) in the following classi2 fications: 

3 ‘‘(A) APACHE CREEK.—The approximately 

4 10.5-mile segment, as generally depicted on the 

5 map entitled ‘Apache Creek’ and dated April 

6 30, 2020, as a wild river. 

7 ‘‘(B) BLACK CANYON CREEK.— 

8 ‘‘(i) The 11.8-mile segment, as gen9 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘Black 

10 Canyon Creek’ and dated April 30, 2020, 

11 as a wild river. 

12 ‘‘(ii) The 0.6-mile segment, as gen13 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘Black 

14 Canyon Creek’ and dated April 30, 2020, 

15 as a recreational river. 

16 ‘‘(iii) The 1.9-mile segment, as gen17 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘Black 

18 Canyon Creek’ and dated April 30, 2020, 

19 as a recreational river. 

20 ‘‘(iv) The 11-mile segment, as gen21 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘Black 

22 Canyon Creek’ and dated April 30, 2020, 

23 as a wild river. 

24 ‘‘(C) DIAMOND CREEK.— 


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1 ‘‘(i) The approximately 13.3-mile seg2 ment, as generally depicted on the map en3 titled ‘Diamond Creek’ and dated March 

4 27, 2020, as a wild river. 

5 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 4.7-mile seg6 ment, as generally depicted on the map en7 titled ‘Diamond Creek’ and dated March 

8 27, 2020, as a wild river. 

9 ‘‘(iii) The approximately 3.1-mile seg10 ment, as generally depicted on the map en11 titled ‘Diamond Creek’ and dated March 

12 27, 2020, as a recreational river. 

13 ‘‘(iv) The approximately 1.6-mile seg14 ment, as generally depicted on the map en15 titled ‘Diamond Creek’ and dated March 

16 27, 2020, as a recreational river. 

17 ‘‘(v) The approximately 4.1-mile seg18 ment, as generally depicted on the map en19 titled ‘Diamond Creek’ and dated March 

20 27, 2020, as a wild river. 

21 ‘‘(D) SOUTH DIAMOND CREEK.—The ap22 proximately 16.1-mile segment, as generally de23 picted on the map entitled ‘South Diamond 

24 Creek’ and dated March 27, 2020, as a wild 

25 river. 


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1 ‘‘(E) GILA RIVER.— 

2 ‘‘(i) The approximately 34.9-mile seg3 ment, as generally depicted on the map en4 titled ‘Gila River’ and dated April 30, 

5 2020, as a wild river. 

6 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 2.5-mile seg7 ment, as generally depicted on the map en8 titled ‘Gila River’ and dated April 30, 

9 2020, as a recreational river. 

10 ‘‘(iii) The approximately 3-mile seg11 ment, as generally depicted on the map en12 titled ‘Gila River’ and dated April 30, 

13 2020, as a wild river. 

14 ‘‘(F) GILA RIVER, EAST FORK.—The ap15 proximately 10.3-mile segment, as generally de16 picted on the map entitled ‘East Fork Gila 

17 River’ and dated April 30, 2020, as a wild 

18 river. 

19 ‘‘(G) GILA RIVER, LOWER BOX.— 

20 ‘‘(i) The approximately 3.1-mile seg21 ment, as generally depicted on the map en22 titled ‘Gila River, Lower Box’ and dated 

23 April 21, 2020, as a recreational river. 

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1 titled ‘Gila River, Lower Box’ and dated 

2 April 21, 2020, as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(H) GILA RIVER, MIDDLE BOX.— 

4 ‘‘(i) The approximately 0.6-mile seg5 ment, as generally depicted on the map en6 titled ‘Gila River, Middle Box’ and dated 

7 April 30, 2020, as a recreational river. 

8 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 0.4-mile seg9 ment, as generally depicted on the map en10 titled ‘Gila River, Middle Box’’ and dated 

11 April 30, 2020, as a recreational river. 

12 ‘‘(iii) The approximately 0.3-mile seg13 ment, as generally depicted on the map en14 titled ‘Gila River, Middle Box’ and dated 

15 April 30, 2020, as a recreational river. 

16 ‘‘(iv) The approximately 0.3-mile seg17 ment, as generally depicted on the map en18 titled ‘Gila River, Middle Box’ and dated 

19 April 30, 2020, as a recreational river. 

20 ‘‘(v) The approximately 1.6-mile seg21 ment, as generally depicted on the map en22 titled ‘Gila River, Middle Box’ and dated 

23 April 30, 2020, as a recreational river. 

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1 titled ‘Gila River, Middle Box’ and dated 

2 April 30, 2020, as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(I) GILA RIVER, MIDDLE FORK.— 

4 ‘‘(i) The approximately 1.2-mile seg5 ment, as generally depicted on the map en6 titled ‘Middle Fork Gila River’ and dated 

7 May 1, 2020, as a recreational river. 

8 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 35.5-mile seg9 ment, as generally depicted on the map en10 titled ‘Middle Fork Gila River’ and dated 

11 May 1, 2020, as a wild river. 

12 ‘‘(J) GILA RIVER, WEST FORK.— 

13 ‘‘(i) The approximately 30.6-mile seg14 ment, as generally depicted on the map en15 titled ‘West Fork Gila River’ and dated 

16 May 1, 2020, as a wild river. 

17 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 4-mile seg18 ment, as generally depicted on the map en19 titled ‘West Fork Gila River’ and dated 

20 May 1, 2020, as a recreational river. 

21 ‘‘(K) GILITA CREEK.—The approximately 

22 6.4-mile segment, as generally depicted on the 

23 map entitled ‘Gilita Creek’ and dated March 4, 

24 2020, as a wild river. 


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1 ‘‘(L) HOLDEN PRONG.—The approximately 

2 7.3-mile segment, as generally depicted on the 

3 map entitled ‘Holden Prong’ and dated March 

4 27, 2020, as a wild river. 

5 ‘‘(M) INDIAN CREEK.— 

6 ‘‘(i) The approximately 5-mile seg7 ment, as generally depicted on the map en8 titled ‘Indian Creek’ and dated March 27, 

9 2020, as a recreational river. 

10 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 9.5-mile seg11 ment, as generally depicted on the map en12 titled ‘Indian Creek’ and dated March 27, 

13 2020, as a wild river. 

14 ‘‘(N) IRON CREEK.—The approximately 

15 13.2-mile segment, as generally depicted on the 

16 map entitled ‘Iron Creek’ and dated March 4, 

17 2020, as a wild river. 

18 ‘‘(O) LAS ANIMAS CREEK.— 

19 ‘‘(i) The approximately 5.3-mile seg20 ment, as generally depicted on the map en21 titled ‘Las Animas Creek’ and dated 

22 March 27, 2020, as a wild river. 

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1 titled ‘Las Animas Creek’ and dated 

2 March 27, 2020, as a scenic river. 

3 ‘‘(P) LITTLE CREEK.— 

4 ‘‘(i) The approximately 0.3-mile seg5 ment, as generally depicted on the map en6 titled ‘Little Creek’ and dated May 1, 

7 2020, as a recreational river. 

8 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 18.3-mile seg9 ment, as generally depicted on the map en10 titled ‘Little Creek’ and dated May 1, 

11 2020, as a wild river. 

12 ‘‘(Q) MCKNIGHT CANYON.—The approxi13 mately 10.3-mile segment, as generally depicted 

14 on the map entitled ‘McKnight Canyon’ and 

15 dated March 4, 2020, as a wild river. 

16 ‘‘(R) MINERAL CREEK.— 

17 ‘‘(i) The approximately 8.3-mile seg18 ment, as generally depicted on the map en19 titled ‘Mineral Creek’ and dated March 27, 

20 2020, as a wild river. 

21 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 0.5-mile seg22 ment, as generally depicted on the map en23 titled ‘Mineral Creek’ and dated March 27, 

24 2020, as a recreational river. 


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1 ‘‘(iii) The approximately 0.5-mile seg2 ment, as generally depicted on the map en3 titled ‘Mineral Creek’ and dated March 27, 

4 2020, as a recreational river. 

5 ‘‘(iv) The approximately 0.1-mile seg6 ment, as generally depicted on the map en7 titled ‘Mineral Creek’ and dated March 27, 

8 2020, as a recreational river. 

9 ‘‘(v) The approximately 0.03-mile seg10 ment, as generally depicted on the map en11 titled ‘Mineral Creek’ and dated March 27, 

12 2020, as a recreational river. 

13 ‘‘(vi) The approximately 0.02-mile 

14 segment, as generally depicted on the map 

15 entitled ‘Mineral Creek’ and dated March 

16 27, 2020, as a recreational river. 

17 ‘‘(vii) The approximately 0.6-mile seg18 ment, as generally depicted on the map en19 titled ‘Mineral Creek’ and dated March 27, 

20 2020, as a recreational river. 

21 ‘‘(viii) The approximately 0.1-mile 

22 segment, as generally depicted on the map 

23 entitled ‘Mineral Creek’ and dated March 

24 27, 2020, as a recreational river. 


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1 ‘‘(ix) The approximately 0.03-mile 

2 segment, as generally depicted on the map 

3 entitled ‘Mineral Creek’ and dated March 

4 27, 2020, as a recreational river. 

5 ‘‘(x) The approximately 0.7-mile seg6 ment, as generally depicted on the map en7 titled ‘Mineral Creek’ and dated March 27, 

8 2020, as a recreational river. 

9 ‘‘(S) MOGOLLON CREEK.—The approxi10 mately 15.8-mile segment, as generally depicted 

11 on the map entitled ‘Mogollon Creek’ and dated 

12 April 2, 2020, as a wild river. 

13 ‘‘(T) WEST FORK MOGOLLON CREEK.— 

14 The approximately 8.5-mile segment, as gen15 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘West Fork 

16 Mogollon Creek’ and dated March 4, 2020, as 

17 a wild river. 

18 ‘‘(U) MULE CREEK.—The approximately 

19 4.3-mile segment, as generally depicted on the 

20 map entitled ‘Mule Creek’ and dated March 4, 

21 2020, as a wild river. 

22 ‘‘(V) SAN FRANCISCO RIVER, DEVIL’S

23 CREEK.— 

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1 titled ‘San Francisco River, Devil’s Creek’ 

2 and dated October 29, 2021, as a scenic 

3 river. 

4 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 6.4-mile seg5 ment, as generally depicted on the map en6 titled ‘San Francisco River, Devil’s Creek’ 

7 and dated October 29, 2021, as a scenic 

8 river. 

9 ‘‘(iii) The approximately 6.1-mile seg10 ment, as generally depicted on the map en11 titled ‘San Francisco River, Devil’s Creek’ 

12 and dated October 29, 2021, as a scenic 

13 river. 

14 ‘‘(iv) The approximately 1.2-mile seg15 ment, as generally depicted on the map en16 titled ‘San Francisco River, Devil’s Creek’ 

17 and dated October 29, 2021, as a rec18 reational river. 

19 ‘‘(v) The approximately 5.9-mile seg20 ment, as generally depicted on the map en21 titled ‘San Francisco River, Devil’s Creek’ 

22 and dated October 29, 2021, as a rec23 reational river. 

24 ‘‘(W) SAN FRANCISCO RIVER, LOWER SAN

25 FRANCISCO RIVER CANYON.— 


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1 ‘‘(i) The approximately 1.8-mile seg2 ment, as generally depicted on the map en3 titled ‘San Francisco River, Lower San 

4 Francisco River Canyon’ and dated March 

5 27, 2020, as a wild river. 

6 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 0.6-mile seg7 ment, as generally depicted on the map en8 titled ‘San Francisco River, Lower San 

9 Francisco River Canyon’ and dated March 

10 27, 2020, as a recreational river. 

11 ‘‘(iii) The approximately 14.6-mile 

12 segment, as generally depicted on the map 

13 entitled ‘San Francisco River, Lower San 

14 Francisco River Canyon’ and dated March 

15 27, 2020, as a wild river. 

16 ‘‘(X) SAN FRANCISCO RIVER, UPPER FRIS17 CO BOX.—The approximately 6-mile segment, 

18 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘San 

19 Francisco River, Upper Frisco Box’ and dated 

20 March 4, 2020, as a wild river. 

21 ‘‘(Y) SAPILLO CREEK.—The approximately 

22 7.2-mile segment, as generally depicted on the 

23 map entitled ‘Sapillo Creek’ and dated March 

24 27, 2020, as a wild river. 


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1 ‘‘(Z) SPRUCE CREEK.—The approximately 

2 3.7-mile segment, as generally depicted on the 

3 map entitled ‘Spruce Creek’ and dated March 

4 4, 2020, as a wild river. 

5 ‘‘(AA) TAYLOR CREEK.— 

6 ‘‘(i) The approximately 0.4-mile seg7 ment, as generally depicted on the map en8 titled ‘Taylor Creek’ and dated April 30, 

9 2020, as a scenic river. 

10 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 6.1-mile seg11 ment, as generally depicted on the map en12 titled ‘Taylor Creek’ and dated April 30, 

13 2020, as a wild river. 

14 ‘‘(iii) The approximately 6.7-mile seg15 ment, as generally depicted on the map en16 titled ‘Taylor Creek’ and dated April 30, 

17 2020, as a wild river. 

18 ‘‘(BB) TURKEY CREEK.—The approxi19 mately 17.1-mile segment, as generally depicted 

20 on the map entitled ‘Turkey Creek’ and dated 

21 April 30, 2020, as a wild river. 

22 ‘‘(CC) WHITEWATER CREEK.— 

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1 titled ‘Whitewater Creek’ and dated March 

2 27, 2020, as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 1.1-mile seg4 ment, as generally depicted on the map en5 titled ‘Whitewater Creek’ and dated March 

6 27, 2020, as a recreational river. 

7 ‘‘(DD) WILLOW CREEK.— 

8 ‘‘(i) The approximately 3-mile seg9 ment, as generally depicted on the map en10 titled ‘Willow Creek’ and dated April 30, 

11 2020, as a recreational river. 

12 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 2.9-mile seg13 ment, as generally depicted on the map en14 titled ‘Willow Creek’ and dated April 30, 

15 2020, as a recreational river.’’. 

16 (c) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

17 all Federal land within the boundary of a covered segment 

18 is withdrawn from all forms of— 

19 (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 

20 public land laws; 

21 (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

22 laws; and 

23 (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min24 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

25 (d) MAPS; LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

2 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary con3 cerned shall prepare maps and legal descriptions of 

4 the covered segments. 

5 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal de6 scriptions prepared under paragraph (1) shall have 

7 the same force and effect as if included in this sec8 tion, except that the Secretary concerned may cor9 rect minor errors in the maps and legal descriptions. 

10 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal descrip11 tion prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on file 

12 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

13 offices of the Forest Service, the Bureau of Land 

14 Management, and the National Park Service. 

15 (e) COMPREHENSIVE RIVER MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

16 The Secretary concerned shall prepare the comprehensive 

17 management plan for the covered segments pursuant to 

18 section 3(d) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 

19 1274(d)) after consulting with Tribal governments, appli20 cable political subdivisions of the State, and interested 

21 members of the public. 

22 (f) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER23 ESTS IN LAND.—If the United States acquires any non24 Federal land within or adjacent to a covered segment, the 


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1 acquired land shall be incorporated in, and be adminis2 tered as part of, the applicable covered segment. 

3 (g) EFFECT OF SECTION.— 

4 (1) EFFECT ON RIGHTS.—In accordance with 

5 section 12(b) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

6 U.S.C. 1283(b)), nothing in this section or an 

7 amendment made by this section abrogates any ex8 isting rights of, privilege of, or contract held by any 

9 person, including any right, privilege, or contract 

10 that affects Federal land or private land, without 

11 the consent of the person, including— 

12 (A) grazing permits or leases; 

13 (B) existing water rights, including the ju14 risdiction of the State in administering water 

15 rights; 

16 (C) existing points of diversion, including 

17 maintenance, repair, or replacement; 

18 (D) existing water distribution infrastruc19 ture, including maintenance, repair, or replace20 ment; and 

21 (E) valid existing rights for mining and 

22 mineral leases. 

23 (2) MINING ACTIVITIES.—The designation of a 

24 covered segment by subparagraph (G) or (H) of 

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1 nic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as added by 

2 subsection (b)) shall not— 

3 (A) limit the licensing, development, oper4 ation, or maintenance of mining activities or 

5 mineral processing facilities outside the bound6 aries of the applicable covered segment; or 

7 (B) affect any rights, obligations, privi8 leges, or benefits granted under any permit or 

9 approval with respect to such mining activities 

10 or mineral processing facilities. 

11 (3) CONDEMNATION.—No land or interest in 

12 land shall be acquired under this section or an 

13 amendment made by this section without the consent 

14 of the owner. 

15 (4) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAW.—Nothing 

16 in this section amends or otherwise affects the Ari17 zona Water Settlements Act (Public Law 108–451; 

18 118 Stat. 3478). 

19 (5) NATIVE FISH HABITAT RESTORATION.— 

20 (A) EXISTING PROJECTS.—Nothing in this 

21 section or an amendment made by this section 

22 affects the authority of the Secretary concerned 

23 or the State to operate, maintain, replace, or 

24 improve a native fish habitat restoration project 

25 (including fish barriers) in existence as of the 


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1 date of enactment of this Act within a covered 

2 segment. 

3 (B) NEW PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding 

4 section 7 of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

5 U.S.C. 1278), the Secretary concerned may au6 thorize the construction of a native fish habitat 

7 restoration project (including any necessary fish 

8 barriers) within a covered segment if the 

9 project— 

10 (i) would enhance the recovery of a 

11 species listed as threatened or endangered 

12 under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 

13 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), a sensitive spe14 cies, or a species of greatest conservation 

15 need, including the Gila Trout 

16 (Oncorhynchus gilae); and 

17 (ii) would not unreasonably diminish 

18 the free-flowing nature or outstandingly re19 markable values of the covered segment. 

20 (C) PROJECTS WITHIN WILDERNESS

21 AREAS.—A native fish habitat restoration 

22 project (including fish barriers) located within 

23 an area designated as a component of the Na24 tional Wilderness Preservation System shall be 

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1 (i) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

2 1131 et seq.); and 

3 (ii) the applicable wilderness manage4 ment plan. 

5 (6) STATE LAND JURISDICTION.—Nothing in 

6 this section or an amendment made by this section 

7 affects the jurisdiction of land under the jurisdiction 

8 of the State, including land under the jurisdiction of 

9 the New Mexico State Land Office and the New 

10 Mexico Department of Game and Fish. 

11 (7) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this sec12 tion or an amendment made by this section affects 

13 the jurisdiction of the State with respect to fish and 

14 wildlife in the State. 

15 (8) TREATY RIGHTS.—Nothing in this section 

16 or an amendment made by this section alters, modi17 fies, diminishes, or extinguishes the reserved treaty 

18 rights of any Indian Tribe with respect to hunting, 

19 fishing, gathering, and cultural or religious rights in 

20 the vicinity of a covered segment as protected by a 

21 treaty. 


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1 SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF BOUNDARIES OF GILA CLIFF 

2 DWELLINGS NATIONAL MONUMENT AND GILA 

3 NATIONAL FOREST. 

4 (a) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDIC5 TION.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdiction 

7 over the land described in paragraph (2) is trans8 ferred from the Secretary of Agriculture to the Sec9 retary of the Interior. 

10 (2) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred 

11 to in paragraph (1) is the approximately 440 acres 

12 of land identified as ‘‘Transfer from USDA Forest 

13 Service to National Park Service’’ on the map enti14 tled ‘‘Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument Pro15 posed Boundary Adjustment’’ and dated March 

16 2020. 

17 (b) BOUNDARY MODIFICATIONS.— 

18 (1) GILA CLIFF DWELLINGS NATIONAL MONU19 MENT.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the 

21 Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument is re22 vised to incorporate the land transferred to the 

23 Secretary of the Interior under subsection 

24 (a)(1). 

25 (B) MAP.— 


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1 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of 

2 the Interior shall prepare and keep on file 

3 for public inspection in the appropriate of4 fice of the National Park Service a map 

5 and a legal description of the revised 

6 boundary of the Gila Cliff Dwellings Na7 tional Monument. 

8 (ii) EFFECT.—The map and legal de9 scription under clause (i) shall have the 

10 same force and effect as if included in this 

11 section, except that the Secretary of the 

12 Interior may correct minor errors in the 

13 map and legal description. 

14 (2) GILA NATIONAL FOREST.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the 

16 Gila National Forest is modified to exclude the 

17 land transferred to the Secretary of the Interior 

18 under subsection (a)(1). 

19 (B) MAP.— 

20 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of 

21 Agriculture shall prepare and keep on file 

22 for public inspection in the appropriate of23 fice of the Forest Service a map and a 

24 legal description of the revised boundary of 

25 the Gila National Forest. 


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1 (ii) EFFECT.—The map and legal de2 scription under clause (i) shall have the 

3 same force and effect as if included in this 

4 section, except that the Secretary of Agri5 culture may correct minor errors in the 

6 map and legal description. 

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