Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Boundary Modification Act of 2021

To modify the boundary of the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Boundary Modification Act of 2021 2. Findings Congress finds that— (1) Casa Grande Ruin Reservation was— (A) set aside on March 2, 1889; (B) proclaimed as the first archaeological preserve in the United States on June 22, 1892; and (C) redesignated as the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument (2) the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument protects 1 of the finest architectural examples of 14th century Hohokam culture in the Southwest, which was known to early Spanish explorers as the Great House (3) Casa Grande is only part of the story of an ancient town that may have covered 2 square miles; and (4) recent surveys and research have determined that the area of the Great House and the village surrounding the Great House extends beyond the existing boundary of the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) BIA land The term BIA land BIA land to NPS (2) BLM land parcel A The term BLM land parcel A BLM land parcel A to NPS (3) BLM land parcel b The term BLM land parcel B BLM land parcel B to BIA (4) Map The term map Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Proposed Boundary Adjustment (5) Monument The term Monument (6) NPS land The term NPS land NPS land to BIA (7) Secretary The term Secretary (8) State The term State 4. Acquisition and transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain land (a) Acquisition of land The Secretary may acquire by donation, exchange, or purchase with donated or appropriated funds, from willing sellers only, land or an interest in land generally depicted on the map as State land of Arizona Private land (b) Transfer of administrative jurisdiction (1) Withdrawal The BIA land, BLM land parcel A, and BLM land parcel B are withdrawn from— (A) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; (B) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (C) operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws and mineral materials laws. (2) Transfer of administrative jurisdiction (A) BLM land parcel a Administrative jurisdiction over BLM land parcel A is transferred from the Bureau of Land Management to the National Park Service. (B) BLM land parcel b Administrative jurisdiction over BLM land parcel B is transferred from the Bureau of Land Management to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. (C) BIA land Administrative jurisdiction over the BIA land is transferred from the Bureau of Indian Affairs to the National Park Service. (D) NPS land Administrative jurisdiction over the NPS land is transferred from the National Park Service to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. (c) Administration; boundary modification On the acquisition of land or an interest in land under subsection (a), and with respect to any land transferred by subsection (b), the Secretary shall— (1) administer the land or interest in land acquired under subsection (a) or the land transferred to the administrative jurisdiction of the National Park Service under subparagraph (A) or (C) of subsection (b)(2), as applicable, as part of the Monument, in accordance with the laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System, including applicable provisions of division A of subtitle I of title 54, United States Code; and (2) modify the boundary of the Monument to reflect, as applicable— (A) the acquisition of land or interest in land under subsection (a); and (B) the transfer of administrative jurisdiction under subsection (b). (d) Availability of map The map shall be on file and available for inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. (e) Compensation Except in a case in which land or an interest in land is acquired by donation under subsection (a), as consideration for the acquisition of land or an interest in land under that subsection, the Secretary shall— (1) pay fair market value for the land or interest in land; or (2) convey to the State or private landowner, as applicable, Federal land or an interest in Federal land of equal value located in the State. 5. Administration of State land The Secretary may enter into an agreement with the State to provide for the cooperative management by the Secretary and the State of the approximately 200 acres of State land, as generally depicted on the map as State land of Arizona

Summary: Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Boundary Modification Act of 2021 This bill modifies the boundary of the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in Arizona and provides for a study of the feasibility of designating the Don Young Legacy Trail in Alaska. Specifically, with respect to the monument, the bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to acquire private or state land or interest in land by donation, exchange, or purchase from willing sellers in order to expand the boundaries of the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in Arizona. The bill transfers administrative jurisdiction over specified parcels of Bureau of Land Management land to the National Park Service (NPS) or the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and specifies an exchange of land between the BIA and the NPS. Upon the acquisition of land or an interest in private or state land, and with respect to any transferred land, Interior shall administer the acquired or transferred land as part of the monument, and modify the boundary of the monument to include the acquired or transferred land. Interior may enter into an agreement with Arizona to provide for cooperative management of approximately 200 acres of specified state lands.