(1) to authorize a study of the study area to 
evaluate public uses and public values; and 
(2) to obtain recommendations for options for 
the management of the public uses and protection of 
resources of the study area. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Walnut Canyon Proposed Study Area’’ and 
dated July 17, 2003. 
(2) 
MONUMENT.—The 
term 
‘‘Monument’’ 
means the Walnut Canyon National Monument in 
the State of Arizona. 
(3) PUBLIC USE.—The term ‘‘public use’’, with 
respect to the study area, includes— 
(A) livestock grazing; 
(B) hunting; 
(C) access to forested areas; 
(D) bird watching; 
(E) camping; 
(F) driving for pleasure on roads and 
trails; 
(G) firewood gathering; 
(H) general exercise; 
(I) group uses; 
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(J) hiking; 
(K) horseback riding; 
(L) hunting; 
(M) mountain biking; 
(N) painting; 
(O) rock climbing; 
(P) sightseeing; 
(Q) skiing; 
(R) snowmobiling; 
(S) target practice, as permitted; 
(T) walking with pets; and 
(U) wildlife viewing. 
(4) PUBLIC VALUE.—The term ‘‘public value’’, 
with respect to the study area, includes— 
(A) geologic features; 
(B) historic sites; 
(C) potential urban development; 
(D) prehistoric sites; 
(E) riparian communities; 
(F) scenery; 
(G) scientific education; 
(H) solitude and serenity; 
(I) vegetation diversity; 
(J) watershed health; 
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(K) wildfire hazard reduction for healthy 
forests; 
(L) wildlife and wildlife habitat; 
(M) fee-free access; and 
(N) recreational uses. 
(5) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ 
means the Secretary of the Interior and the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, acting jointly. 
(6) STUDY
AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’ 
means the area identified on the map as ‘‘Walnut 
Canyon Proposed Study Area’’, consisting of 30,818 
acres, of which— 
(A) 24,987 acres is Federal land in 
Coconino National Forest; 
(B) 2,037 acres is State land; 
(C) 214 acres is private land; and 
(D) 3,580 acres is the Monument. 
SEC. 4. STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries shall conduct a 
study of the study area. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The study shall evaluate— 
(1) the significance of the resources and public 
values of the study area as the resources and public 
values pertain to— 
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(A) the management objectives of the For-
est Service; and 
(B) the management objectives of the Na-
tional Park Service; 
(2) the opportunities for maintaining existing 
public uses; and 
(3) a range of options for managing and con-
serving resources by the National Park Service or 
the Forest Service, or by both agencies acting joint-
ly, including the suitability and feasibility of— 
(A) a boundary adjustment to the Monu-
ment; 
(B) designation of the study area as a Na-
tional Recreation Area; 
(C) maintaining the study area as man-
aged by the Forest Service; and 
(D) any other designation or management 
option that will accomplish both the protection 
of resources and the maintenance of public use 
and access for the study area. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the study, the 
Secretaries shall— 
(1) designate the Forest Service as the lead 
agency; 
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(2) consult with appropriate Federal, State, 
county, and local government entities; 
(3) contract with a third-party consultant with 
experience in park and land use planning to prepare 
a draft study; and 
(4) collaborate with the persons identified in 
subsection (d) in developing a scope of work for the 
draft study under the guidance of the third-party 
consultant. 
(d) REVIEW.—The Secretaries, the Forest Supervisor 
of the Coconino National Forest, the Superintendent of 
the Flagstaff Area National Monuments, the Flagstaff 
City Council, and the Coconino County Board of Super-
visors shall— 
(1) review the draft study prepared by the 
third-party consultant; and 
(2) provide to the third-party consultant com-
ments on the draft study. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date on which funds are first made available to carry out 
this Act, the Secretaries shall submit to Congress a report 
that— 
(1) describes the findings and conclusions of the 
study conducted under this section; and 
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(2) makes a recommendation for the future 
management of the study area. 
(f) EFFECT.—Nothing in this Act affects the man-
agement of the land depicted on the map. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act 
$350,000. 
Æ 
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