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(2) subject to such terms and conditions as the 
Secretary determines to be appropriate. 
(g) VOLUNTEERS.—The Secretary shall allow for the 
continued access and work of volunteers at the national 
monument. 
(h) RESEARCH.—Scientific research, including ar-
cheological research, educational, and interpretive uses 
shall be permitted within the Monument. 
(i) OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Any signs, fix-
tures, alterations, or additions needed in connection with 
the designation or advertisement of the Monument shall 
be paid for only with non-Federal funds or amounts made 
available for such purposes in prior Acts of appropriation. 
(j) DESIGNATION OF MANAGER.—As soon as prac-
ticable after the management plan is developed under sec-
tion 5(a), the Secretary shall designate an employee of the 
Department of Agriculture whose duties shall include act-
ing as the point of contact for the management of the na-
tional monument. 
(k) OTHER RECREATIONAL USES.—The Secretary 
shall allow continued use of the national monument for 
hunting, fishing, and other recreational uses authorized on 
the date of the enactment of this Act, except that the Sec-
retary may implement temporary emergency closures or 
restrictions of the smallest practicable area to provide for 
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public safety, resource conservation, or other purposes au-
thorized by law. 
SEC. 5. MANAGEMENT PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in con-
sultation with Indian tribes with a cultural or historic tie 
to Chimney Rock, shall develop a management plan for 
the national monument. 
(b) PUBLIC COMMENT.—In developing the manage-
ment plan, the Secretary shall provide an opportunity for 
public comment by— 
(1) State and local governments; 
(2) tribal governments; and 
(3) any other interested organizations and indi-
viduals. 
SEC. 6. LAND ACQUISITION. 
The Secretary may acquire land and any interest in 
land within or adjacent to the boundary of the national 
monument by— 
(1) purchase from willing sellers with donated 
or appropriated funds; 
(2) donation; or 
(3) exchange. 
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SEC. 7. WITHDRAWAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
all Federal land within the national monument (including 
any land or interest in land acquired after the date of the 
enactment of this Act) is withdrawn from— 
(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 
public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) subject to subsection (b), operation of the 
mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal 
leasing laws. 
(b) 
LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding 
subsection 
(a)(3), the Federal land is not withdrawn for the purposes 
of issuance of gas pipeline rights-of-way within easements 
in existence as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 8. EFFECT. 
(a) WATER RIGHTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act affects 
any valid water rights, including water rights held 
by the United States. 
(2) RESERVED
WATER
RIGHT.—The designa-
tion of the national monument does not create a 
Federal reserved water right. 
(b) TRIBAL RIGHTS.—Nothing in this Act affects— 
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(1) the rights of any Indian tribe on Indian 
land; 
(2) any individually held trust land or Indian 
allotment; or 
(3) any treaty rights providing for nonexclusive 
access to or within the national monument by mem-
bers of Indian tribes for traditional and cultural 
purposes. 
(c) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this Act af-
fects the jurisdiction of the State with respect to the man-
agement of fish and wildlife on public land in the State. 
(d) ADJACENT USES.—Nothing in this Act— 
(1) creates a protective perimeter or buffer zone 
around the national monument; or 
(2) affects private property outside of the 
boundary of the national monument. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 16, 2012. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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