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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 556 

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 8, 2005 

Mr. MCCAIN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Energy and Natural 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 2005’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 

7 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
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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 land and State 

12 trust land in the study area contain significant cul13 tural and natural resources; 

14 (5) the Coconino National Forest Land and Re15 sources 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 et 

19 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; and 

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) RESOLUTION.—The term ‘‘resolution’’ 

5 means the Coconino County Board of Supervisors 

6 resolution numbered 2002–65 and the Flagstaff City 

7 Council resolution numbered 2002–92 adopted on 

8 December 17, 2002. 

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

10 means the Secretary of the Interior and the Sec11 retary of Agriculture, acting jointly. 

12 (5) STUDY AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’ 

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

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

15 acres, of which— 

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

17 Coconino National Forest; 

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

19 (C) 214 acres is private land; and 

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

21 SEC. 4. STUDY. 

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

23 study of the study area. 

24 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The study shall evaluate— 
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1 (1) the significance of the public values (includ2 ing the public values identified in exhibit C of the 

3 resolution) and resources of the study area as the 

4 public values and resources pertain to— 

5 (A) the management objectives of the For6 est Service; and 

7 (B) the management objectives of the Na8 tional Park Service; 

9 (2) the opportunities for maintaining existing 

10 public uses (including the public uses identified in 

11 exhibit D of the resolution); and 

12 (3) a range of options for managing and con13 serving resources by the National Park Service or 

14 the Forest Service, or by both agencies acting joint15 ly, including the suitability and feasibility of— 

16 (A) a boundary adjustment to the Monu17 ment; 

18 (B) designation of the study area as a na19 tional park or preserve; 

20 (C) maintaining the study area as man21 aged by the Forest Service; and 

22 (D) any other designation or management 

23 option that will accomplish both the protection 

24 of resources and the maintenance of public use 

25 and access for the study area. 
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1 (c) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the study, the 

2 Secretaries shall— 

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

4 experience in park and land use planning to prepare 

5 a draft study; and 

6 (2) collaborate with the persons identified in 

7 subsection (d) in developing a scope of work for the 

8 draft study under the guidance of the third-party 

9 consultant. 

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

11 the Forest Supervisor of the Coconino National Forest, 

12 the Superintendent of the Flagstaff Area National Monu13 ments, the Flagstaff City Council, and the Coconino Coun14 ty Board of Supervisors shall— 

15 (1) review the draft study prepared by the 

16 third-party consultant; and 

17 (2) provide to the third-party consultant com18 ments on and recommendations for the draft study. 

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

20 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall submit 

21 to Congress a report that— 

22 (1) describes the findings and conclusions of the 

23 study conducted under this section, including the 

24 recommendations of the persons identified in sub25 section (d); and 
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1 (2) makes a recommendation for the future 

2 management of the study area. 

3 (f) EFFECT.—Nothing in this Act affects the man4 agement of the land depicted on the map. 

5 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

6 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec7 essary to carry out this Act. 

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