Sec. 3. Definitions. 
Sec. 4. Land conveyances and exchanges. 
Sec. 5. Valuation of land exchanged or conveyed. 
Sec. 6. Apache Leap natural and cultural resource conservation easement. 
Sec. 7. Incorporation, management, and status of acquired land. 
Sec. 8. Public uses of Federal land. 
Sec. 9. Traditional acorn gathering and related activities in and around Oak 
Flat Campground. 
Sec. 10. Miscellaneous provisions. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this Act are— 
(1) to further the public interest by authorizing, 
directing, facilitating, and expediting the conveyance 
and exchange of land between the United States and 
Resolution Copper; 
(2) to provide for the conveyance of certain 
land from the Secretary of the Interior to the Ari-
zona State Parks Board for the establishment of a 
new State park in Gila and Pinal Counties, Arizona, 
to be used for rock climbing and other recreational 
purposes; and 
(3) to provide for the permanent protection of 
cultural and other resources of the Apache Leap Es-
carpment near the Town of Superior, Arizona. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) APACHE LEAP.—The term ‘‘Apache Leap’’ 
means the approximately 695 acres of land generally 
depicted as the ‘‘Apache Leap Natural and Cultural 
Resource Conservation Easement Area’’ on the map 
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entitled ‘‘Apache Leap Conservation Easement 
Area’’, dated November 2006. 
(2) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the Ari-
zona State Parks Board, an entity established by the 
State legislature. 
(3) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means the approximately 3,025 acres of land located 
in Pinal County, Arizona, depicted on the map enti-
tled ‘‘Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Con-
servation Act of 2005—Federal Parcel-Oak Flat’’, 
dated January 2005 . 
(4) GRANTEE.—The term ‘‘grantee’’ means the 
entity or entities granted the permanent conserva-
tion easement under section 6(a). 
(5) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed-
eral land’’ means the land described in paragraphs 
(1) and (2) of section 4(b). 
(6) RESOLUTION COPPER.—The term ‘‘Resolu-
tion Copper’’ means— 
(A) Resolution Copper Mining, LLC, a 
Delaware limited liability company; and 
(B) any successor, assign, member, affil-
iate or joint venturer of Resolution Copper Coo-
per Mining, LLC. 
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(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(8) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Arizona. 
(9) STATE
PARK.—The term ‘‘State Park’’ 
means the proposed rock climbing State Park au-
thorized by Arizona Revised Statutes 41–511.16, as 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Tam O’Shanter Area 
State Park-Proposed’’ and dated September 2005. 
(10) TOWN.—The term ‘‘Town’’ means the 
Town of Superior, Arizona, which is an incorporated 
municipality. 
SEC. 4. LAND CONVEYANCES AND EXCHANGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—On receipt of an offer from Reso-
lution Copper to convey to the Secretary or the Secretary 
of the Interior all right, title and interest of Resolution 
in and to the non-Federal land that is acceptable to the 
Secretary or the Secretary of the Interior, as appropriate, 
plus the sum of $7,500,000 as specified in subparagraph 
(b)(3) of this Section, the Secretary shall convey to Reso-
lution Copper all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the Federal land, subject to any valid 
existing right or title reservation, easement, or other ex-
ception required by law or agreed to by the Secretary and 
Resolution Copper. 
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(b) RESOLUTION COPPER LAND EXCHANGE.—On re-
ceipt of title to the Federal land under subsection (a), Res-
olution Copper shall simultaneously convey— 
(1) to the Secretary, all right, title, and interest 
of Resolution Copper in and to the following lands 
that the Secretary determines to be acceptable: 
(A) the approximately 147 acres of land lo-
cated in Gila County, Arizona, depicted on the 
map entitled ‘‘Southeast Arizona Land Ex-
change and Conservation Act of 2005—Non- 
Federal Parcel-Turkey Creek’’, dated January 
2005; 
(B) the approximately 148 acres of land 
located in Yavapai County Arizona, depicted on 
the map entitled ‘‘Southeast Arizona Land Ex-
change and Conservation Act of 2005—Non- 
Federal Parcel-Tangle Creek’’, dated January 
2005; 
(C) the approximately 149.3 acres of land 
located in Maricopa County, Arizona, depicted 
on the map entitled ‘‘Southeast Arizona Land 
Exchange and Conservation Act of 2005—Non- 
Federal Parcel-Cave Creek’’, dated January 
2005; 
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(D) the approximately 266 acres of land 
located in Pinal County, Arizona, depicted on 
the map entitled ‘‘Southeast Arizona Land Ex-
change and Conservation Act of 2005—Non- 
Federal Parcel-JI Ranch’’, dated January 
2005; and 
(E) the approximately 640 acres of land 
located in Coconino County, Arizona, depicted 
on the map entitled ‘‘Southeast Arizona Land 
Exchange and Conservation Act of 2005—Non- 
Federal Parcel-East Clear Creek’’, dated Au-
gust 2005; and 
(2) to the Secretary of the Interior, all right. 
title, and interest of Resolution Copper in and to the 
following lands that the Secretary of the Interior de-
termines to be acceptable— 
(A) the approximately 3,073 acres of land 
located in Pinal County, Arizona, depicted on 
the map entitled ‘‘Southeast Arizona Land Ex-
change and Conservation Act of 2005—Non- 
Federal Parcel-Lower San Pedro River’’, dated 
January 2005; and 
(B) the approximately 160 acres of land 
located in Gila and Pinal Counties, Arizona, de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘Southeast Arizona 
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Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 
2005—Non-Federal Parcel-Dripping Springs’’, 
dated August 2005; 
(3) in addition to the non-Federal lands speci-
fied in subparagraphs (1) and (2), Resolution Cop-
per shall pay into a special account in the Treasury 
of the United States the sum of $7,500,000, which 
shall remain available without further appropriation, 
to the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior as 
they may jointly determine appropriate, for the ac-
quisition of lands or interests in land from willing 
sellers within— 
(A) the Coronado National Forest, Ari-
zona; 
(B) the hydrographic boundary of the San 
Pedro River and its tributaries, Arizona; 
(C) the Las Cienegas National Conserva-
tion Area or lands within the hydrographic wa-
tersheds of Cienega Creek and Davidson Can-
yon in Pima and Santa Cruz Counties, Arizona; 
or 
(D) lands identified for preservation in the 
Pima County Sonoran Desert Conservation 
Plan, Arizona. 
(c) CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO TOWN.— 
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