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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1826

To establish the Saguaro National Park and to authorize the expansion

of the boundaries of the Tucson Mountain District of the Saguaro

National Park, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APRIL 22, 1993

Mr. KOLBE (for himself, Mr. STUMP, Mr. KYL, Mr. PASTOR, Mr.

COPPESRSMITH, and Ms. ENGLISH of Arizona) introduced the following

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL

To establish the Saguaro National Park and to authorize

the expansion of the boundaries of the Tucson Mountain

District of the Saguaro National Park, 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 ‘‘Saguaro National Park

5 Establishment and Expansion Act of 1993’’.

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

7 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that the area

8 generally adjacent to and contiguous with the Tucson
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1 Mountain District of the Saguaro National Monument

2 contains—

3 (1) prime Sonoran desert habitat including an

4 exceptionally rich area of Saguaro cactus and palo

5 verde uplands;

6 (2) important public access points;

7 (3) important archaeological and cultural sites;

8 and

9 (4) important habitat for the desert tortoise,

10 gila monster, javelina, and other species of reptiles,

11 mammals, and birds.

12 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to author13 ize the addition of approximately lll acres to the Tuc14 son Mountain District and to establish the Saguaro Na15 tional Monument as a national park in order to protect,

16 preserve, and interpret its resources and provide for the

17 education, benefit, and access of the public.

18 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SAGUARO NATIONAL

19 PARK AND EXPANSION OF TUCSON MOUN20 TAIN DISTRICT.

21 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Saguaro National Monu22 ment is hereby redesignated as the Saguaro National Park

23 (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘park’’).

24 (b) EXPANSION OF TUCSON MOUNTAIN DISTRICT.—

25 The boundaries of the Tucson Mountain District of the
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1 park are hereby revised to include the approximately

2 lll acres of lands and interests in land, generally de3 picted on the map entitled ‘‘lll’’, numbered lll,

4 and dated lll. The map shall be on file and available

5 for public inspection in the offices of the National Park

6 Service, Department of the Interior.

7 (c) FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR MONUMENT.—Any funds

8 available for purposes of the Saguaro National Monument

9 shall be available for purposes of the park.

10 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION.

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior

12 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall admin13 ister the park in accordance with this Act and the Act

14 entitled ‘‘An Act to establish a National Park Service, and

15 for other purposes’’, approved August 25, 1916 (16

16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).

17 (b) WITHDRAWALS.—Subject to valid existing rights,

18 Federal lands within the park are withdrawn from disposi19 tion under the public land laws and from location, entry,

20 and patent under the mining laws of the United States,

21 from the operation of the mineral leasing laws of the Unit22 ed States, and from operation of the Geothermal Steam

23 Act of 1970.
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1 SEC. 5. ACQUISITION OF LAND.

2 (a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may ac3 quire land or interests in land within the boundaries of

4 the park by donation, purchase with donated or appro5 priated funds, or exchange.

6 (b) TRANSFERS FROM OTHER AGENCIES.—Lands,

7 and interests in lands, within the boundaries of the park

8 which are administered by the Bureau of Land Manage9 ment are hereby transferred without reimbursement to the

10 administrative jurisdiction of the National Park Service.

11 Any Federal property located within the boundaries of the

12 park which is under the administrative jurisdiction of an13 other department or agency of the United States may,

14 with the concurrence of the head of the administering de15 partment or agency, be transferred without reimburse16 ment to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary

17 for the purposes of the park.

18 (c) STATE LANDS.—Lands, and interests in lands,

19 within the boundaries of the park which are owned by the

20 State of Arizona or any political subdivision thereof, may

21 be acquired only by donation or purchase with donated

22 or appropriated funds.

23 SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

24 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums

25 as may be necessary to carry out this Act.

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