conveyed to the Town under section 4(d); 
and 
(ii) the obligation of the Town to pay 
the United States shall be reduced by the 
amount of the credit. 
(C) EFFECT.—An amount credited under 
subparagraph (B) shall be considered to be a 
donation by Resolution Copper to the Town for 
all purposes of law. 
SEC. 6. CONSERVATION EASEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Before the Federal land is con-
veyed under section 4(a), Resolution Copper shall deliver 
to the Secretary of Agriculture an executed document 
granting a permanent conservation easement to an entity 
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘grantee’’) that is— 
(1) a qualified unit of government; or 
(2) a land trust or other qualified organization 
as defined in section 170(h) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986. 
(b) EASEMENT AREA.—The area of the conservation 
easement under this section shall be the surface estate of 
Apache Leap. 
(c) TERMS.—The conservation easement under this 
section shall—
(1) prohibit surface development of the ease-
ment area by Resolution Copper, except for fences, 
signs, monitoring devices, or other improvements for 
an administrative, public health and safety, or other 
appropriate purposes, as determined by Resolution 
Copper and the grantee; 
(2) prohibit commercial mineral extraction 
under the easement area by any method that could 
impact the surface of the easement area; and 
(3) provide for appropriate nonmotorized public 
access to and use of the easement area, as deter-
mined by Resolution Copper and the grantee. 
(d) ADDITIONAL PUBLIC ACCESS ROUTES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of the conveyance under section 4(a), Reso-
lution Copper and the grantee, in consultation with 
the Town and other interested parties, shall deter-
mine whether the area covered by the conservation 
easement should be used to establish additional pub-
lic access routes (including motorized roads), trails, 
and trailheads to Apache Leap. 
(2) FUNDING.—If it is determined by Resolu-
tion Copper and the grantee that it is desirable to 
provide additional public access routes in the ease-
ment area, Resolution Copper shall pay the reason-
able cost of establishing an additional public access 
routes, trails, or trailheads under this subsection, 
not to exceed $250,000. 
(e) EASEMENT AND APPRAISAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The requirement for Resolu-
tion Copper to grant the conservation easement shall 
not be considered in determining, or result in any 
diminution in, the market value of the Federal land 
for purposes of the appraisals required under section 
5. 
(2) EFFECT.—The market value of the con-
servation easement and any amount paid by Resolu-
tion Copper under subsection (d)(2) shall be consid-
ered to be a donation by Resolution Copper to the 
United States. 
(f) MINING ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub-
section (c) and other Federal law (including regula-
tions) relating to mining activities on private land, 
the conservation easement shall not impose any ad-
ditional restrictions on mining activities carried out 
by Resolution Copper after the date of the convey-
ance under section 4(a). 
(2) LIABILITY.—Resolution Copper shall not be 
liable for any damage to the easement area caused
by future use or failure of any tunnel or other un-
derground mining works established on the Federal 
land on or before the date of the conveyance under 
section 4(a). 
(g) ROLE OF SECRETARY.—Unless otherwise agreed 
by the Secretary of Agriculture and Resolution Copper, 
the Secretary of Agriculture shall not be— 
(1) a party to the conservation easement under 
this section; or 
(2) involved in the drafting, monitoring, or en-
forcement of the conservation easement. 
SEC. 7. INCORPORATION, MANAGEMENT, AND STATUS OF 
ACQUIRED LAND. 
(a) LAND ACQUIRED BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRI-
CULTURE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Land acquired by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture under this Act shall— 
(A) become part of the National Forest 
within which the land is located; and 
(B) be administered in accordance with the 
laws (including regulations) applicable to the 
National Forest System. 
(2) BOUNDARIES.—For purposes of section 7 of 
the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 
(16 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.), the boundaries of a Na-
tional Forest in which land acquired by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture is located shall be deemed to 
be the boundaries of that forest as in existence on 
January 1, 1965. 
(b) LAND ACQUIRED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE IN-
TERIOR.—Land acquired by the Secretary of the Interior 
under this Act shall— 
(1) become part of the administrative unit or 
area within which the land is located; and 
(2) be administered in accordance with the laws 
(including regulations) applicable to public land. 
SEC. 8. PUBLIC USES OF FEDERAL LAND. 
(a) OAK FLAT CAMPGROUND.— 
(1) REPLACEMENT CAMPGROUND.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, in consultation with Reso-
lution Copper, the Town, and other interested 
parties, shall design and construct in the Globe 
Ranger District of the Tonto National Forest a 
replacement campground or campgrounds for 
the Oak Flat Campground (including an access 
route or routes thereto). 
(B) PUBLIC FACILITIES.—The replacement 
campground or campgrounds shall be designed
and constructed in a manner that adequately 
(as determined in the sole discretion of the Sec-
retary of Agriculture) replaces, or improves on, 
the facilities, functions, and amenities available 
to the public at the Oak Flat Campground. 
(2) COSTS OF REPLACEMENT.—Resolution Cop-
per shall pay the cost of designing, constructing, and 
providing access to the replacement campground or 
campgrounds under this subsection, not to exceed 
$500,000. 
(3) INTERIM
OAK
FLAT
CAMPGROUND
AC-
CESS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The document con-
veying the Federal land to Resolution Copper 
under section 4(a) shall specify that the Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall continue to operate 
and maintain the Oak Flat Campground until 
the earlier of— 
(i) the date that is 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act; or 
(ii) the date on which the replacement 
campground under this subsection is devel-
oped and opened for public use. 
(B) LIABILITY.—During the interim period 
described in subparagraph (A), Resolution Cop-
per shall not be liable for any public use of the 
Oak Flat Campground. 
(b) ROCK CLIMBING.— 
(1) REPLACEMENT ROCK CLIMBING AREA.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of consummation of the land ex-
change under section 4, the Secretary of Agri-
culture, in consultation with the Secretary of 
the Interior, Resolution Copper, the Town, local 
climbing organizations, and other interested 
parties, shall identify and provide a replacement 
rock climbing area or areas (including public 
access thereto) on National Forest land or pub-
lic land. 
(B) CHARACTERISTICS.—The replacement 
rock climbing area under subparagraph (A) 
shall possess, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable (in the sole discretion of the Secretary 
of Agriculture), the general characteristics of 
the rock climbing area on the Federal land. 
(2) COSTS OF REPLACEMENT.—Resolution Cop-
per shall pay any costs incurred by the Secretary of 
Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior in study-
ing, accessing, and developing the replacement rock
climbing area or areas under this subsection, not to 
exceed $250,000. 
(3) INTERIM USE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The document con-
veying the Federal land to Resolution Copper 
under section 4(a) shall specify that the Sec-
retary of Agriculture— 
(i) for a period of 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, shall con-
tinue to administer and allow public access 
to the rock climbing area on the Federal 
land; and 
(ii) for a period of 5 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, may issue 
once each year a special use permit for 
public access to the bouldering area on the 
Federal land for purposes of the annual 
‘‘BoulderBlast’’ competition. 
(B) LIABILITY.—During the periods de-
scribed in subparagraph (A), Resolution Copper 
shall not be liable for any public use of— 
(i) a rock climbing area on the Fed-
eral land; or 
(ii) a bouldering area on the Federal 
land.
(4) 
ADDITIONAL
ROCK
CLIMBING
PROVI-
SIONS.—TO BE SUPPLIED. 
SEC. 9. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 
(a) CONTRACTORS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any work relating to a con-
veyance or exchange under section 4 performed by 
a contractor shall be subject to the mutual agree-
ment of the Secretary concerned and Resolution 
Copper, including— 
(A) the selection of the contractor; and 
(B) the scope of the work performed by the 
contractor. 
(2) REVIEW AND APPROVAL.—Review and ap-
proval of any work performed by a contractor under 
this paragraph shall be— 
(A) performed by the Secretary concerned; 
and 
(B) subject to Federal, State, and local 
laws (including regulations). 
(3) LEAD ACTOR AGREEMENT.—The Secretary 
of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior may 
agree that the Secretary of Agriculture shall be the 
lead actor for any action under this subsection. 
(b) REVOCATION OF ORDERS; WITHDRAWAL.—
(1) REVOCATION OF ORDERS.—At the time of 
the conveyance under section 4(a), any public land 
order that withdraws the Federal land from appro-
priation or disposal under a public land law shall be 
revoked. 
(2) WITHDRAWAL.—On the date of enactment 
of this Act, if the Federal land is not withdrawn or 
segregated from entry and appropriation under a 
public land law (including mining and mineral leas-
ing laws and the Geothermal Steam Act of l970 (30 
U.S.C. 1001 et seq.)), the Federal land shall be 
withdrawn from entry and appropriation, subject to 
any right of Resolution Copper, until the date of its 
conveyance under section 4(a). 
(c) MAPS, ESTIMATES, AND DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(1) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture and Resolution Copper may correct by agree-
ment any minor error in a map, acreage estimate, or 
description of the Federal land or non-Federal land 
exchanged under section 4. 
(2) DISCREPANCIES.—If there are any discrep-
ancies between a map, an acreage estimate, or a de-
scription of the land exchanged under section 4, the 
map shall be the controlling document, unless the
Secretary of Agriculture and Resolution Copper 
agree otherwise. 
(3) PUBLIC INSPECTION.—Upon the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall file 
and make available for public inspection in the Of-
fice of the Supervisor, Tonto National Forest, any 
map referred to in this Act. 
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