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Union Calendar No. 23
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 601
[Report No. 107–34]
To ensure the continued access of hunters to those Federal lands included
within the boundaries of the Craters of the Moon National Monument
in the State of Idaho pursuant to Presidential Proclamation 7373 of
November 9, 2000, and to continue the applicability of the Taylor Graz-
ing Act to the disposition of grazing fees arising from the use of such
lands, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 13, 2001
Mr. SIMPSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
APRIL 3, 2001
Additional sponsors: Mr. OTTER and Mr. DUNCAN
APRIL 3, 2001
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
A BILL
To ensure the continued access of hunters to those Federal
lands included within the boundaries of the Craters of
the Moon National Monument in the State of Idaho
pursuant to Presidential Proclamation 7373 of November
9, 2000, and to continue the applicability of the Taylor
Grazing Act to the disposition of grazing fees arising
from the use of such lands, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SPECIAL MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR
FEDERAL LANDS RECENTLY ADDED TO CRA-
TERS OF THE MOON NATIONAL MONUMENT,
IDAHO.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:
(1) Presidential Proclamation 7373 of Novem-
ber 9, 2000 (65 Fed. Reg. 69221), expanded the
boundaries of the Craters of the Moon National
Monument in the State of Idaho to include approxi-
mately 661,287 additional acres of Federal lands
and interests in lands (in this section referred to as
the ‘‘expansion area’’).
(2) Before the inclusion of the expansion area
in the national monument, these Federal lands were
open to hunting consistent with the laws of the State
of Idaho and grazing consistent with the Act of June
28, 1934 (43 U.S.C. 315 et seq.; commonly known
as the Taylor Grazing Act).
(3) The proclamation contained the expressed
intent to neither enlarge nor diminish the jurisdic-
tion of the State of Idaho with respect to fish and
wildlife management in the expansion area and stat-
ed that the laws, regulations, and policies followed
by the Bureau of Land Management in issuing and
administering grazing permits or leases on lands
under its jurisdiction would continue to apply.
(4) However, the proclamation also gave the
National Park Service primary management author-
ity over a portion of the expansion area under the
same laws and regulations that applied to the na-
tional monument before November 9, 2000, and
these laws and regulations prohibit hunting and
raise concerns regarding the future disposition of
grazing fees arising from the use of the expansion
area.
(b) CONTINUED ACCESS FOR HUNTING.—Those por-
tions of the expansion area that were open for hunting
before the issuance of Presidential Proclamation 7373 of
November 9, 2000, shall remain open to hunting under
the jurisdiction and laws of the State of Idaho notwith-
standing the addition of the expansion area to the Craters
of the Moon National Monument.
(c) DISPOSITION OF GRAZING FEES.—The Act of
June 28, 1934 (43 U.S.C. 315 et seq.; commonly known
as the Taylor Grazing Act), shall continue to apply to the
disposition of grazing fees arising from the use of the ex-
pansion area notwithstanding the addition of the expan-
sion area to the Craters of the Moon National Monument.
SECTION 1. SPECIAL MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR
FEDERAL LANDS RECENTLY ADDED TO CRA-
TERS OF THE MOON NATIONAL MONUMENT,
IDAHO.
(a) REDESIGNATION.—The approximately 410,000
acres of land added to the Craters of the Moon National
Monument by Presidential Proclamation 7373 of November
9, 2000, and identified on the map accompanying the Proc-
lamation for administration by the National Park Service,
shall, on and after the date of enactment of this Act, be
known as the ‘‘Craters of the Moon National Preserve’’.
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by para-
graph (2), the Craters of the Moon National Preserve
shall be administered in accordance with—
(A) Presidential Proclamation 7373 of No-
vember 9, 2000;
(B) the Act of June 8, 1906, (commonly re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Antiquities Act’’; 34 Stat. 225;
16 U.S.C. 431); and
(C) the laws generally applicable to units of
the National Park System, including the Act en-
titled ‘‘An Act to establish a National Park Serv-
ice, and for other purposes’’, approved August
25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).
(2) HUNTING.—The Secretary of the Interior
shall permit hunting on lands within the Craters of
the Moon National Preserve in accordance with the
applicable laws of the United States and the State of
Idaho. The Secretary, in consultation with the State
of Idaho, may designate zones where, and establish
periods when, no hunting may be permitted for rea-
sons of public safety, protection of the area’s re-
sources, administration, or public use and enjoyment.
Except in emergencies, any regulations prescribing
such restrictions relating to hunting shall be put into
effect only after consultation with the State of Idaho.
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to redesignate
certain lands within the Craters of the Moon National
Monument, and for other purposes.’’.
Union Calendar No. 23
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 601
[Report No. 107–34]
A BILL
To ensure the continued access of hunters to those
Federal lands included within the boundaries of
the Craters of the Moon National Monument in
the State of Idaho pursuant to Presidential Proc-
lamation 7373 of November 9, 2000, and to con-
tinue the applicability of the Taylor Grazing Act
to the disposition of grazing fees arising from the
use of such lands, and for other purposes.
APRIL 3, 2001
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed