I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1019 
To modify the boundary of the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 1, 2005 
Mr. RENZI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Resources 
A BILL 
To modify the boundary of the Casa Grande Ruins National 
Monument, 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. CASA GRANDE RUINS BOUNDARY ADJUST-
MENT. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Boundary Modi-
fication Act of 2005’’. 
(b) FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.— 
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds as follows:
(A) Casa Grande Ruin Reservation was set 
aside on March 2, 1889, proclaimed as the Na-
tion’s first archeological preserve on June 22, 
1892, and redesignated as Casa Grande Ruins 
National Monument on August 3, 1918. 
(B) Casa Grande Ruins National Monu-
ment protects one of the finest architectural ex-
amples of 13th Century Hohokam culture in 
the American Southwest known to early Span-
ish explorers as the ‘‘Great House’’. 
(C) Casa Grande is only part of the story 
of this ancient town that may have covered 2 
square miles. 
(D) Recent surveys and research have de-
termined that the area of the Great House and 
the village surrounding it extends beyond the 
current monument boundary. 
(2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are 
as follows: 
(A) To modify the boundary of Casa 
Grande Ruins National Monument— 
(i) to protect newly discovered sites 
associated with the existing monument; 
(ii) to expand and extend our knowl-
edge and understanding of the ancient
Hohokam culture, a major influence in the 
development of the American Southwest; 
and 
(iii) to provide greater opportunities 
to visitors, researchers, and surrounding 
communities to understand and appreciate 
the contributions of this culture to the re-
gion. 
(B) To correct an unintentional trespass 
and allow for the widening and paving of the 
San Carlos Irrigation Project (Pima Lateral 
Canal) by transferring jurisdiction of approxi-
mately 3.75 acres of Federal land from the Na-
tional Park Service to the Bureau of Indian Af-
fairs. 
(C) To clarify ownership of land on the 
monument’s southwest boundary. 
(c) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Casa 
Grande Ruins National Monument is modified to in-
clude the approximately 257 acres, generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘2004 Proposed Casa 
Grande Ruins Boundary Modification’’, numbered 
303/80,018, and dated August 2004 (referred to in 
this section as the ‘‘Map’’).
(2) MAP.—The Map shall be on file and avail-
able for inspection in the appropriate offices of the 
National Park Service. 
(3) ADMINISTRATION OF LANDS.—Lands added 
to the monument by this subsection shall be admin-
istered by the Secretary as part of the monument in 
accordance with applicable laws and regulations. 
(d) LAND ACQUISITION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized 
to acquire lands or interest in lands owned by the 
State of Arizona identified for such purpose on the 
Map for expansion of the boundaries of the Casa 
Grande Ruins National Monument. Identified lands 
owned by the State of Arizona or private landowners 
may be acquired only with the consent of the land-
owners, including the State of Arizona or private 
landowners, and in accordance with State and Fed-
eral law. Jurisdiction of lands identified on the Map 
that are under the jurisdiction of a Federal agency 
other than the Department of the Interior may be 
transferred to the Secretary with the consent of the 
head of the other Federal agency. 
(2) LANDS DESCRIBED.—The lands on the Map 
include—