hydrological, fish, wildlife, and recreational values and to 
enhance visitor experiences, there is established in the 
State the White Sands National Park as a unit of the Na-
tional Park System. 
(b) ABOLISHMENT
OF WHITE SANDS NATIONAL 
MONUMENT.— 
(1) ABOLISHMENT.—Due to the establishment 
of the Park, the Monument is abolished. 
(2) INCORPORATION.—The land and interests 
in land that comprise the Monument are incor-
porated in, and shall be considered to be part of, the 
Park. 
(c) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the ‘‘White Sands National Monument’’ shall be 
considered to be a reference to the ‘‘White Sands National 
Park’’. 
(d) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Any funds available 
for the Monument shall be available for the Park. 
(e) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister the Park in accordance with— 
(1) this title; and 
(2) the laws generally applicable to units of the 
National Park System, including section 100101(a), 
chapter 1003, sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, 
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and 102101, and chapter 3201 of title 54, United 
States Code. 
(f) WORLD HERITAGE LIST NOMINATION.— 
(1) COUNTY
CONCURRENCE.—The Secretary 
shall not submit a nomination for the Park to be in-
cluded on the World Heritage List of the United 
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organi-
zation unless each county in which the Park is lo-
cated concurs in the nomination. 
(2) ARMY NOTIFICATION.—Before submitting a 
nomination for the Park to be included on the World 
Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, 
Scientific and Cultural Organization, the Secretary 
shall notify the Secretary of the Army of the intent 
of the Secretary to nominate the Park. 
(g) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section affects— 
(1) valid existing rights (including water 
rights); 
(2) permits or contracts issued by the Monu-
ment; 
(3) existing agreements, including agreements 
with the Department of Defense; 
(4) the jurisdiction of the Department of De-
fense regarding the restricted airspace above the 
Park; or 
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(5) the airshed classification of the Park under 
the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.). 
TITLE 
II—MODIFICATION 
OF 
BOUNDARIES 
OF 
WHITE 
SANDS NATIONAL PARK AND 
WHITE 
SANDS 
MISSILE 
RANGE 
SEC. 201. TRANSFERS OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION. 
(a) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION 
TO THE SECRETARY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdiction 
over the land described in paragraph (2) is trans-
ferred from the Secretary of the Army to the Sec-
retary. 
(2) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred 
to in paragraph (1) is— 
(A) the approximately 2,826 acres of land 
identified as ‘‘To NPS, lands inside current 
boundary’’ on the Map; and 
(B) the approximately 5,766 acres of land 
identified as ‘‘To NPS, new additions’’ on the 
Map. 
(b) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION 
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdiction 
over the land described in paragraph (2) is trans-
ferred from the Secretary to the Secretary of the 
Army. 
(2) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred 
to in paragraph (1) is the approximately 3,737 acres 
of land identified as ‘‘To DOA’’ on the Map. 
SEC. 202. BOUNDARY MODIFICATIONS. 
(a) PARK.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Park is 
revised to reflect the boundary depicted on the Map. 
(2) MAP.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in co-
ordination with the Secretary of the Army, shall 
prepare and keep on file for public inspection in 
the appropriate office of the Secretary a map 
and a legal description of the revised boundary 
of the Park. 
(B) EFFECT.—The map and legal descrip-
tion under subparagraph (A) shall have the 
same force and effect as if included in this Act, 
except that the Secretary may correct clerical 
and typographical errors in the map and legal 
description. 
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(3) BOUNDARY
SURVEY.—As soon as prac-
ticable after the date of the establishment of the 
Park and subject to the availability of funds, the 
Secretary shall complete an official boundary survey 
of the Park. 
(b) MISSILE RANGE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the missile 
range and the Public Land Order are modified to 
exclude the land transferred to the Secretary under 
section 201(a) and to include the land transferred to 
the Secretary of the Army under section 201(b). 
(2) MAP.—The Secretary shall prepare a map 
and legal description depicting the revised boundary 
of the missile range. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2854 of 
Public Law 104–201 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note) is repealed. 
SEC. 203. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) PARK.—The Secretary shall administer the land 
transferred under section 201(a) in accordance with laws 
(including regulations) applicable to the Park. 
(b) MISSILE RANGE.—Subject to subsection (c), the 
Secretary of the Army shall administer the land trans-
ferred to the Secretary of the Army under section 201(b) 
as part of the missile range. 
(c) INFRASTRUCTURE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.— 
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(1) RANGE ROAD 7.— 
(A) INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT.—To 
the maximum extent practicable, in planning, 
constructing, and managing infrastructure on 
the land described in subparagraph (C), the 
Secretary of the Army shall apply low-impact 
development techniques and strategies to pre-
vent impacts within the missile range and the 
Park from stormwater runoff from the land de-
scribed in that subparagraph. 
(B) RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.—The Sec-
retary of the Army shall— 
(i) manage the land described in sub-
paragraph (C) in a manner consistent with 
the protection of natural and cultural re-
sources within the missile range and the 
Park and in accordance with section 
101(a)(1)(B) of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 
670a(a)(1)(B)), division A of subtitle III of 
title 54, United States Code, and the Na-
tive American Graves Protection and Re-
patriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.); 
and 
(ii) include the land described in sub-
paragraph (C) in the integrated natural 
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(C) LIMITATION.—An investigation con-
ducted under this paragraph shall be subject to 
available appropriations. 
(3) APPLICABLE
LAW.—Any activities under-
taken under this subsection shall be carried out in 
accordance with— 
(A) the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.); 
(B) the purposes for which the Park was 
established; and 
(C) any other applicable law. 
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