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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5192

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

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2004

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

on 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. CASA GRANDE RUINS BOUNDARY ADJUST4 MENT. 

5 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 

6 ‘‘Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Boundary Modi7 fication Act of 2004’’. 

8 (b) FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.—

9 (1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds as follows: 
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1 (A) Casa Grande Ruin Reservation was set 

2 aside on March 2, 1889, proclaimed as the Na3 tion’s first archeological preserve on June 22, 

4 1892, and redesignated as Casa Grande Ruins 

5 National Monument on August 3, 1918. 

6 (B) Casa Grande Ruins National Monu7 ment protects one of the finest architectural ex8 amples of 13th Century Hohokam culture in 

9 the American Southwest known to early Span10 ish explorers as the ‘‘Great House’’. 

11 (C) Casa Grande is only part of the story 

12 of this ancient town that may have covered 2 

13 square miles. 

14 (D) Recent surveys and research have de15 termined that the area of the Great House and 

16 the village surrounding it extends beyond the 

17 current monument boundary. 

18 (2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are 

19 as follows: 

20 (A) To modify the boundary of Casa 

21 Grande Ruins National Monument—

22 (i) to protect newly discovered sites 

23 associated with the existing monument; 

24 (ii) to expand and extend our knowl25 edge and understanding of the ancient 
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1 Hohokam culture, a major influence in the 

2 development of the American Southwest; 

3 and 

4 (iii) to provide greater opportunities 

5 to visitors, researchers, and surrounding 

6 communities to understand and appreciate 

7 the contributions of this culture to the re8 gion. 

9 (B) To correct an unintentional trespass 

10 and allow for the widening and paving of the 

11 San Carlos Irrigation Project (Pima Lateral 

12 Canal) by transferring jurisdiction of approxi13 mately 3.75 acres of Federal land from the Na14 tional Park Service to the Bureau of Indian Af15 fairs. 

16 (C) To clarify ownership of land on the 

17 monument’s southwest boundary. 

18 (c) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Casa 

20 Grande Ruins National Monument is modified to in21 clude the approximately 257 acres, generally de22 picted on the map entitled ‘‘2004 Proposed Casa 

23 Grande Ruins Boundary Modification’’, numbered 

24 303/80,018, and dated August 2004 (referred to in 

25 this section as the ‘‘Map’’) . 
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1 (2) MAP.—The Map shall be on file and avail2 able for inspection in the appropriate offices of the 

3 National Park Service. 

4 (3) ADMINISTRATION OF LANDS.—Lands added 

5 to the monument by this subsection shall be admin6 istered by the Secretary as part of the monument in 

7 accordance with applicable laws and regulations. 

8 (d) LAND ACQUISITION.—

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized 

10 to acquire lands or interest in lands owned by the 

11 State of Arizona identified for such purpose on the 

12 Map for expansion of the boundaries of the Casa 

13 Grande Ruins National Monument. Identified lands 

14 owned by the State of Arizona or private landowners 

15 may be acquired only with the consent of the land16 owners, including the State of Arizona or private 

17 landowners, and in accordance with State and Fed18 eral law. Jurisdiction of lands identified on the Map 

19 that are under the jurisdiction of a Federal agency 

20 other than the Department of the Interior may be 

21 transferred to the Secretary with the consent of the 

22 head of the other Federal agency. 

23 (2) LANDS DESCRIBED.—The lands on the Map 

24 include—
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1 (A) 80 acres of privately owned land on 

2 the west boundary of the monument; 

3 (B) 7.4 acres of Federal land, known as 

4 the Horvath Site, administered by the Bureau 

5 of Indian Affairs, located to the northeast of 

6 the monument; 

7 (C) 3 parcels of land totaling 43.42 acres, 

8 owned by the Archeological Conservancy, lo9 cated to the east of the monument; 

10 (D) 4.5 acres of Federal land administered 

11 by the Bureau of Land Management, located on 

12 the southwest boundary of the Monument; and 

13 (E) 126 acres of land owned by the State 

14 of Arizona, known as Adamsville, located 4 

15 miles east of the monument. 

16 (3) COMPENSATION.—As consideration for the 

17 acquisition of State and private lands or interests in 

18 lands, the Secretary shall pay fair market value for 

19 such lands or shall convey to the State of Arizona 

20 and private land owners all or some interest in Fed21 eral land or any other asset of equal value within the 

22 State of Arizona, unless the lands or interests in 

23 lands are donated. 

24 (e) TRANSFER OF LAND TO BIA.—Jurisdiction over 

25 the approximately 3.75 acres of Federal land identified for 
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1 such purpose on the Map is hereby transferred from the 

2 National Park Service to the Bureau of Indian Affairs to 

3 allow for the widening and paving of the San Carlos Irri4 gation Project (Pima Lateral Canal).

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