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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4518 
To expand the boundaries of the Bears Ears National Monument, to ensure 
prompt engagement with the Bears Ears Commission and prompt imple-
mentation of the Proclamation establishing the Bears Ears National 
Monument, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 1, 2017 
Mr. GALLEGO (for himself, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. LOWENTHAL, 
Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Mr. GOMEZ, Mrs. NAPOLI-
TANO, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. SOTO, Mr. TED LIEU of Cali-
fornia, Mr. POLIS, Ms. LEE, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. BLU-
MENAUER, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mr. PANETTA, 
Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Ms. ROSEN, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, and Mr. BEYER) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To expand the boundaries of the Bears Ears National Monu-
ment, to ensure prompt engagement with the Bears Ears 
Commission and prompt implementation of the Procla-
mation establishing the Bears Ears 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, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bears Ears National 
Monument Expansion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map on 
page 6 of the ‘‘Proposal to President Barack Obama 
for the Creation of Bears Ears National Monument’’ 
submitted by the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition 
and dated October 15, 2015. 
(2) PROCLAMATION.—The term ‘‘Proclama-
tion’’ means Presidential Proclamation 9558, dated 
December 28, 2016 (82 Fed. Reg. 1139 (Jan. 25, 
2017)). 
(3) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ 
means— 
(A) the Secretary of the Interior with re-
spect to land administered by the Bureau of 
Land Management; and 
(B) the Secretary of Agriculture with re-
spect to land administered by the Forest Serv-
ice. 
SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUND-
ARIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Bears Ears 
National Monument is hereby expanded to comprise ap-
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proximately 1,931,997 acres of Federal land under the ju-
risdiction of the Secretaries, as generally depicted on the 
map. 
(b) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries 
shall file maps and legal descriptions of the Bears 
Ears National Monument, as expanded by this sec-
tion, with— 
(A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives. 
(2) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal de-
scriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 
same force and effect as if included in this Act, ex-
cept that the Secretaries may correct typographical 
errors in the maps and legal descriptions. 
(3) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The maps and 
legal descriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall be 
on file and available for public inspection in the ap-
propriate offices of the Forest Service, National 
Park Service, and Bureau of Land Management. 
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SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the Sec-
retaries shall administer all land and interests in land held 
by the United States that are included in the expanded 
boundary under section 3(a)— 
(1) as part of the monument; and 
(2) in accordance with the Proclamation and 
applicable laws. 
(b) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.—The Secretary of the 
Interior, acting through the National Park Service, shall 
administer the Natural Bridges National Monument and 
those portions of the Glen Canyon National Recreation 
Area within the expanded boundary under section 3(a)— 
(1) as part of the monument; and 
(2) in accordance with applicable law. 
(c) MANAGEMENT AND ENGAGEMENT.—The Secre-
taries shall promptly carry out the provisions of the Proc-
lamation, including the provisions requiring the Secre-
taries to meaningfully engage the Bears Ears Commission 
to— 
(1) ensure the proper care and management of 
the objects identified; 
(2) ensure that management decisions affecting 
the monument reflect tribal expertise and traditional 
and historical knowledge; and 
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(3) provide guidance and recommendations on 
the development and implementation of management 
plans and on management of the monument. 
(d) ACQUISITION
OF LANDS
AND INTERESTS
IN 
LAND.—The Secretary may acquire any land, water, or 
interests in land that are located within the revised bound-
ary of the Monument by— 
(1) donation; 
(2) purchase with donated or appropriated 
funds; or 
(3) exchange. 
Æ 
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