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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4580 
To designate the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National 
Monument in the State of Arizona, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 12, 2023 
Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself and Mr. GALLEGO) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To designate the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon 
National Monument in the State of Arizona, 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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah 
Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) the Grand Canyon ecosystem and water-
shed— 
(A) is— 
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(i) a nationally significant landscape; 
(ii) an ancestral homeland for regional 
Indian Tribes; 
(iii) an important species migration 
corridor; 
(iv) a fragile ecosystem; and 
(v) a remote refuge of scientific, cli-
matic, and recreational importance; and 
(B) urgently requires congressional protec-
tion; 
(2) the Associated Tribes— 
(A) have a longstanding historical, cul-
tural, and religious connection to the Grand 
Canyon ecosystem and watershed; and 
(B) have been stewards of the natural and 
cultural resources that comprise the landscape 
of the Grand Canyon ecosystem, including the 
plants, wildlife, and water sources of the land-
scape, since time immemorial; 
(3) from quarries and campsites to housesites, 
pictographs, rock shelters, petroglyphs, storage bins, 
caves, seeps, springs, and sacred sites like Red Butte 
and Kanab Creek, the landscape of the Grand Can-
yon area continues to play a vital role in the cultural 
and religious life of the Associated Tribes; 
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(4) through the role of the Associated Tribes as 
stewards of the Grand Canyon ecosystem and water-
shed, the Associated Tribes possess deep traditional 
ecological and cultural knowledge of the unique and 
fragile landscape, which serves a vital role in the 
continued management of the land as the land faces 
new and growing threats from climate change, bio-
diversity loss, and extreme drought; 
(5) given the traditional and cultural knowledge 
of the Associated Tribes and the sacred importance 
of the landscape of the Grand Canyon area, it is es-
sential that the Associated Tribes play an integral 
role in the management planning for and ongoing 
stewardship of the National Monument; 
(6) the Grand Canyon ecosystem and watershed 
in northern Arizona contains nationally significant 
biological, cultural, recreational, geological, edu-
cational, and scientific values; 
(7) the Grand Canyon ecosystem and watershed 
is integral to Grand Canyon National Park; 
(8) the surface tributaries and groundwater 
sources within the Grand Canyon watershed are 
interconnected and contribute significantly to the 
flow of the Colorado River, which provides a source 
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of drinking water for millions of citizens of the 
United States; 
(9) the Grand Canyon ecosystem and watershed 
contains a diverse array of canyons, cliffs, grass-
lands, springs, and escarpments that create a land-
scape unlike any other landscape in the United 
States; 
(10) wildlife corridors within the Grand Canyon 
ecosystem and watershed facilitate the migration 
and survival of many native game species, while the 
rivers, forests, and grasslands provide habitat for 
many rare species, threatened species, and endan-
gered species; 
(11) the Grand Canyon ecosystem and water-
shed provides a wild and rugged landscape enjoyed 
by hunters, campers, hikers, mountain bikers, eques-
trians, and other recreationists; and 
(12) recreational activity within the Grand Can-
yon watershed is the primary driver of sustainable 
economic development in local communities in the vi-
cinity of the Grand Canyon watershed. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ASSOCIATED TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Associated 
Tribe’’ means each of— 
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(A) the Havasupai Tribe; 
(B) the Hopi Tribe; 
(C) the Hualapai Indian Tribe; 
(D) the Navajo Nation; 
(E) the Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians; 
(F) the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (con-
sisting of the Cedar Band of Paiutes, the 
Kanosh Band of Paiutes, the Koosharem Band 
of Paiutes, the Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, 
and the Shivwits Band of Paiutes); 
(G) the Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute; 
(H) the Moapa Band of Paiute Indians; 
(I) the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe; 
(J) the Yavapai-Apache Nation; 
(K) the Zuni Tribe; and 
(L) the Colorado River Indian Tribes. 
(2) INDIAN
LAND.—The term ‘‘Indian land’’ 
means land of an Indian Tribe or an individual In-
dian that is— 
(A) held in trust by the United States; or 
(B) subject to a restriction against alien-
ation imposed by the United States. 
(3) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
means the governing body of any Indian or Alaska 
Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, commu-
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nity, component band, or component reservation in-
dividually identified (including parenthetically) on 
the list published by the Secretary of the Interior 
under section 104 of the Federally Recognized In-
dian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131). 
(4) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage-
ment plan’’ means the plan developed under section 
5(b). 
(5) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Proposed Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand 
Canyon National Monument’’ and dated May 25, 
2023. 
(6) NATIONAL
MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Na-
tional Monument’’ means the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah 
Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument estab-
lished by section 4(a). 
(7) PUBLIC
LAND.—The term ‘‘public land’’ 
means land under the administrative jurisdiction of 
the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Ag-
riculture, other than land held in trust by the 
United States for the benefit of an Indian Tribe or 
an individual Indian. 
(8) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ 
means the Secretary of Agriculture and the Sec-
retary of the Interior, acting jointly. 
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(9) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec-
retary concerned’’ means— 
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re-
spect to land under the administrative jurisdic-
tion of the Secretary of Agriculture; and 
(B) the Secretary of the Interior, with re-
spect to land under the administrative jurisdic-
tion of the Secretary of the Interior. 
(10) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the 
State of Arizona. 
(11) TRIBAL COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Tribal 
commission’’ means the commission established 
under section 8(a). 
(12) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘Trib-
al organization’’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
(13) 
WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT.—The 
term 
‘‘wildlife management’’ means the use, by the State, 
of methods and procedures necessary or desirable to 
sustain healthy populations of wildlife, including all 
activities associated with scientific resources man-
agement, such as research, census, monitoring of 
populations, disease surveillance, law enforcement, 
improvement and management of habitat, live trap-
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ping and transplantation, wildlife damage manage-
ment, and hunting and fishing. 
SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BAAJ NWAAVJO I’TAH 
KUKVENI GRAND CANYON NATIONAL MONU-
MENT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, there is established the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah 
Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument in the State, 
to be administered by the Secretaries. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the National Monu-
ment is to protect, conserve, and enhance the unique and 
nationally important historic, cultural, archaeological, nat-
ural, scenic, dark-sky, wildlife, biological, ecological, sci-
entific, geological, hydrological, educational, and rec-
reational resources of the National Monument. 
(c) AREA INCLUDED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The National Monument 
shall consist of approximately 1,069,970 acres of 
public land in the State, as generally depicted on the 
map. 
(2) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be 
on file and available for public inspection in the ap-
propriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management 
and the Forest Service. 
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SEC. 5. MANAGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL MONUMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries shall administer 
the National Monument— 
(1) in a manner that conserves, protects, and 
enhances the resources of the National Monument; 
(2) in accordance with— 
(A) this Act; 
(B) the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 
(C) any other applicable laws; and 
(3) in the case of National Monument land 
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Inte-
rior, as a component of the National Landscape 
Conservation System. 
(b) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries 
shall develop a comprehensive management plan for 
the long-term management of the National Monu-
ment. 
(2) CONSULTATION; ACCESS.—The Secretaries 
shall— 
(A) in developing the management plan, 
consult with— 
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(i) appropriate entities of the Federal 
Government and Tribal, State, and local 
governments; 
(ii) the Tribal commission; and 
(iii) members of the public; and 
(B) allow for continued access for the wild-
life management within the National Monument 
by the State during the development of the 
management plan. 
(3) REQUIREMENTS.—The management plan 
shall— 
(A) describe the appropriate uses of the 
National Monument; 
(B) to the maximum extent practicable, 
provide for the careful and full incorporation of 
the traditional and historical knowledge and 
special expertise of the Associated Tribes in the 
management plan; 
(C) identify opportunities for Associated 
Tribes to participate in the co-stewardship of 
resources within the National Monument; 
(D) identify opportunities to protect and 
preserve Indian sacred sites (as defined in sec-
tion 1(b) of Executive Order 13007 (42 U.S.C. 
1996 note; relating to Indian sacred sites)) and 
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traditional and cultural sites and ensure access 
to those sites for Tribal activities, including for 
spiritual purposes, cultural purposes, and tradi-
tional plant-based food and plant-based medi-
cine-gathering purposes, by members of the As-
sociated Tribes; 
(E) identify short-term and long-term 
management actions and prioritize those man-
agement based on the projected availability of 
resources; 
(F) authorize the appropriate use of mo-
torized and mechanized vehicles in the National 
Monument, including providing for the mainte-
nance of appropriate roads, in accordance with 
the protection of resources within the National 
Monument; 
(G) provide for continued recreational uses 
of the National Monument, including hunting, 
fishing, hiking, camping, mountain biking, 
birding, and horseback riding, to the extent 
that those uses are consistent with this Act and 
applicable law; and 
(H) incorporate any provision of an appli-
cable land and resource management plan that 
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the Secretaries consider to be appropriate, in 
consultation with the Associated Tribes. 
(4) REVIEW.—Not less frequently than annu-
ally, the Secretaries shall review the management 
plan to ensure the management plan is meeting the 
requirements of this Act. 
(c) USES.—The Secretaries shall allow only those 
uses of the National Monument that the Secretaries deter-
mine would further the purpose of the National Monu-
ment. 
(d) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out 
this Act, the Secretaries shall, to the maximum extent 
practicable, make grants to, or enter into cooperative 
agreements or shared management arrangements with, 
the Associated Tribes to further the purpose of the Na-
tional Monument. 
(e) SELF-DETERMINATION CONTRACTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this Act, the 
Secretaries may contract with 1 or more Associated 
Tribes or Tribal organizations to perform adminis-
trative or management functions within the National 
Monument through contracts entered into under the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.). 
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(2) TRIBAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretaries may 
provide technical and financial assistance to an As-
sociated Tribe in accordance with section 103 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5322) to improve the capacity of the 
Indian Tribe to develop, enter into, and carry out 
activities under a contract entered into under para-
graph (1). 
(f) APPROVAL
OF FUNDING AGREEMENTS.—The 
Secretary of the Interior may approve funding agreements 
under title IV of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5361 et seq.) for the 
management of programs and functions relating to the 
management and protection of traditional cultural prop-
erties and other culturally significant programming associ-
ated with the National Monument. 
(g) TEMPORARY CLOSURES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries may tempo-
rarily close to the general public the use of 1 or 
more specific portions of the National Monument to 
protect the privacy of cultural, religious, and gath-
ering activities by members of an Associated Tribe. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Any closure under 
paragraph (1)— 
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(i) shall be made so as to affect the 
smallest practicable area for the minimum 
period of time necessary; and 
(ii) may not be made permanent. 
(B) ACCESS.—Access by members of an 
Associated Tribe to a portion of the National 
Monument closed under paragraph (1) shall be 
consistent with the purpose and intent of Public 
Law 95–341 (commonly known as the ‘‘Amer-
ican Indian Religious Freedom Act’’; 42 U.S.C. 
1996 et seq.). 
(h) MOTORIZED AND MECHANIZED VEHICLES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the use of motorized or mechanized vehi-
cles on land within the National Monument shall be 
allowed only on roads and trails designated for the 
use of motorized or mechanized vehicles by the man-
agement plan. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—The use of motorized or 
mechanized vehicles shall be allowed in the National 
Monument on roads and trails not designated by the 
management plan for the use of motorized or mecha-
nized vehicles in cases in which the use is nec-
essary— 
(A) for administrative purposes; 
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(B) for wildlife management; 
(C) to respond to an emergency; or 
(D) to hunt and fish in accordance with all 
applicable laws (including regulations) and poli-
cies, including the guidelines detailed in the 
‘‘Arizona Off-Highway Vehicle Guide’’ pub-
lished by the Arizona Game and Fish Depart-
ment. 
(i) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock in the Na-
tional Monument, if established or permitted before the 
date of enactment of this Act, shall be allowed to continue 
subject to all applicable laws (including regulations). 
(j) COMMERCIAL
RECREATION
ACTIVITIES.—The 
Secretary concerned shall allow commercial recreation ac-
tivities within the National Monument in accordance 
with— 
(1) this Act; and 
(2) other applicable laws (including regula-
tions). 
(k) LAW ENFORCEMENT.—The Secretaries, in con-
sultation with Associated Tribes, shall ensure adequate 
law enforcement presence with respect to law enforcement 
matters under the jurisdiction of the Secretaries to further 
the purpose and protect the resources of the National 
Monument. 
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(l) SAND AND GRAVEL OPERATIONS.—The Secretary 
concerned may permit sand and gravel operations within 
the National Monument in accordance with— 
(1) this Act; and 
(2) other applicable laws (including regula-
tions). 
(m) HUNTING AND FISHING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Hunting and fishing shall be 
authorized within the National Monument in accord-
ance with— 
(A) State law; 
(B) treaty obligations of the United States; 
and 
(C) any other applicable laws (including 
regulations). 
(2) NO CONFLICT WITH PURPOSES.—The hunt-
ing, fishing, or other taking of wildlife, authorized in 
accordance with paragraph (1), within the National 
Monument shall not be considered to conflict with 
the purposes of the National Monument or this Act. 
(n) HABITAT AND ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION.—In 
accordance with any applicable laws (including regula-
tions), the Secretaries shall— 
(1) provide for the development and implemen-
tation of credible science-based habitat and ecologi-
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cal restoration projects within the National Monu-
ment; and 
(2) collaborate with the State on wildlife man-
agement within the National Monument, including 
through the development of new, or continuation of 
existing, memoranda of understanding with the Ari-
zona Game and Fish Department. 
SEC. 6. WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL LAND FROM MINING 
LAWS. 
(a) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the public land and interests in public land within the Na-
tional Monument are withdrawn from— 
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis-
posal under the public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) operation of the mineral leasing and geo-
thermal leasing laws. 
(b) RELINQUISHMENT AND LATER ACQUISITION.—If 
a valid existing right described in subsection (a) is relin-
quished or otherwise acquired by the United States after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the land that was sub-
ject to that right shall be immediately withdrawn in ac-
cordance with that subsection. 
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(c) ADDITIONAL LAND.—If the Secretaries acquire 
mineral or other interests in a parcel of land within the 
National Monument after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the parcel is withdrawn from operation of the laws 
referred to in subsection (a) on the date of acquisition of 
the parcel or interest. 
SEC. 7. EXEMPTION FROM DISCLOSURE UNDER FREEDOM 
OF INFORMATION ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), any information relating to the nature and specific 
location of a cultural resource located at the National 
Monument shall not be disclosed by the Secretaries and 
shall be exempt from the disclosure under section 552 of 
title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the 
‘‘Freedom of Information Act’’). 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The Secretaries, in consultation 
with Associated Tribes, may disclose information de-
scribed in subsection (a) if the Secretaries determine that 
the disclosure— 
(1) would— 
(A) further the purposes of the National 
Monument or this Act; and 
(B) be in accordance with other applicable 
laws; and 
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