H. R. 1630
One Hundred Eighth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twentieth day of January, two thousand and four
An Act
To revise the boundary of the Petrified Forest National Park in the State of
Arizona, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Petrified Forest National Park
Expansion Act of 2004’’.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Pro-
posed Boundary Adjustments, Petrified Forest National Park’’,
numbered 110/80,044, and dated July 2004.
(2) PARK.—The term ‘‘Park’’ means the Petrified Forest
National Park in the State.
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Arizona.
SEC. 3. BOUNDARY REVISION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to revise the
boundary of the Park to include approximately 125,000 acres as
depicted on the map.
(b) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file and avail-
able for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National
Park Service.
SEC. 4. ACQUISITION OF ADDITIONAL LAND.
(a) PRIVATE LAND.—The Secretary may acquire from a willing
seller, by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds,
or exchange, any private land or interests in private land within
the revised boundary of the Park. In acquiring private land and
interests in private land within the revised boundary of the Park,
the Secretary shall undertake to acquire such private land and
interests in private land first by donation or exchange.
(b) STATE LAND.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may, with the consent
of the State and in accordance with Federal and State law,
acquire from the State any State land or interests in State
land within the revised boundary of the Park.
(2) PLAN.—Not later than 3 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, in coordination with
the State, develop a plan for acquisition for State land or
interests in State land under paragraph (1).
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(3) MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT.—If the Secretary is unable
to acquire the State land under paragraph (1) within the 3-
year period required by paragraph (2), the Secretary may enter
into an agreement that would allow the National Park Service
to manage State land within the revised boundary of the Park.
SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to applicable laws, all land and
interests in land acquired under this Act shall be administered
by the Secretary as part of the Park.
(b) TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION.—The Secretary shall transfer
to the National Park Service administrative jurisdiction over any
land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary that—
(1) is depicted on the map as being within the boundaries
of the Park; and
(2) is not under the administrative jurisdiction of the
National Park Service on the date of enactment of this Act.
(c) EXCHANGE AFTER ENACTMENT.—Upon completion of an
exchange of land after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary shall transfer administrative jurisdiction over the
exchanged lands within the boundary of the Park as depicted on
the map to the National Park Service.
(d) GRAZING.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall permit the continu-
ation of grazing on land transferred to the Secretary under
this Act, subject to applicable laws, regulations, and Executive
orders.
(2) TERMINATION OF LEASES OR PERMITS.—Nothing in this
subsection prohibits the Secretary from accepting the voluntary
termination of a grazing permit or grazing lease within the
Park.
(e) AMENDMENT TO GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Not later
than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall amend the general management plan for the Park
to address the use and management of any additional land acquired
under this Act.