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Union Calendar No. 344 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4823 
[Report No. 111–599] 
To establish the Sedona-Red Rock National Scenic Area in the Coconino 
National Forest, Arizona, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 11, 2010 
Mrs. KIRKPATRICK of Arizona introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
SEPTEMBER 16, 2010 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 11, 2010] 
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A BILL 
To establish the Sedona-Red Rock National Scenic Area in 
the Coconino National Forest, Arizona, and for other 
purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Sedona-Red Rock Na-
tional Scenic Area Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. SEDONA-RED ROCK NATIONAL SCENIC AREA, 
COCONINO NATIONAL FOREST, ARIZONA. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Coconino National Forest, Arizona, the Sedona-Red Rock 
National Scenic Area (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Scenic Area’’) for the purposes of— 
(1) limiting exchanges of land involving Na-
tional Forest System land included in the Scenic 
Area; and 
(2) managing the National Forest System land 
included in the Scenic Area as provided in the land 
and resource management plan for the Coconino Na-
tional Forest. 
(b) BOUNDARIES.—The Scenic Area shall consist of 
approximately 160,000 acres of National Forest System 
land in the Coconino National Forest, as generally depicted 
on the map entitled ‘‘Sedona-Red Rocks National Scenic 
Area’’ and dated June 7, 2010. The Scenic Area shall not 
include any land located outside the boundaries of the 
Coconino National Forest. 
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(c) MAP AND BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION.—As soon as 
practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall file a map and boundary de-
scription of the Scenic Area with the Committee on Natural 
Resources of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. The 
map and boundary description shall have the same force 
and effect as if included in this Act, except that the Sec-
retary may correct clerical and typographical errors in the 
map and description. The map and boundary description 
shall be on file and available for public inspection in the 
Office of the Chief of the Forest Service. 
(d) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
shall administer the Scenic Area in accordance with this 
Act, the land and resource management plan for the 
Coconino National Forest (including any subsequent 
amendment or revision of the plan), and the laws and regu-
lations generally applicable to the National Forest System. 
In the event of conflict between this Act and such other laws 
and regulations, this Act shall take precedence. 
(e) RESTRICTION
ON
SCENIC
AREA
LAND
EX-
CHANGES.—With regard to acquisitions of land for public 
purposes, land exchanges that dispose of National Forest 
System land included in the Scenic Area may occur only 
if— 
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(1) the exchange results in the acquisition of 
land within the boundaries of the Scenic Area from 
a willing seller for inclusion in the Scenic Area; 
(2) there is no net loss of National Forest System 
land within the boundaries of the Scenic Area; and 
(3) an environmental analysis in accordance 
with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and consistent with the ap-
plicable forest plan amendment is completed before 
any land exchange within the boundaries of the Sce-
nic Area. 
(f) DEPOSIT OF CONSIDERATION FROM CERTAIN LAND 
SALES; USE.— 
(1) DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS.—Moneys received by 
the Secretary of Agriculture from the sale or exchange 
of land located in the Coconino National Forest shall 
be deposited in the fund established by Public Law 
90–171 (commonly known as the Sisk Act; 16 U.S.C. 
484a). 
(2) USE OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding the limi-
tations on the use of moneys deposited in the fund es-
tablished by Public Law 90–171, moneys deposited 
under paragraph (1) shall be available for use by the 
Secretary of Agriculture, without further appropria-
tion and until expended, for the acquisition of land 
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or interests in land within the National Forest Sys-
tem in Arizona. 
(g) NO EFFECT ON SURROUNDING LAND, ROADS, OR 
EASEMENTS.—The establishment of the Scenic Area does 
not affect— 
(1) the maintenance or use of public, private, or 
Forest Service roads within the Scenic Area; 
(2) the legal status, maintenance, or use of 
rights-of-way and utility easements within the Scenic 
Area; 
(3) the management of State, municipal, or pri-
vate land located in the vicinity of or within the 
boundaries of the Scenic Area; 
(4) the management of National Forest System 
land that is not included in the Scenic Area; or 
(5) the construction or siting of transportation 
projects or water projects (and associated facilities) 
within the Scenic Area or in areas outside the Scenic 
Area. 
(h) NO CAUSE OF ACTION.—Nothing in this Act cre-
ates a private cause of action in any Federal, state or tribal 
court. 
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Union Calendar No. 344 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4823 
[Report No. 111–599] 
A BILL 
To establish the Sedona-Red Rock National Scenic 
Area in the Coconino National Forest, Arizona, 
and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 16, 2010 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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