Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Boundary Modification Act of 2021
Bill: S.1321 | Sponsor: Sen. Kelly, Mark (D-AZ)
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Boundary Modification Act of 2021
This bill modifies the boundary of the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in Arizona and provides for a study of the feasibility of designating the Don Young Legacy Trail in Alaska.
Specifically, with respect to the monument, the bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to acquire private or state land or interest in land by donation, exchange, or purchase from willing sellers in order to expand the boundaries of the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in Arizona.
The bill transfers administrative jurisdiction over specified parcels of Bureau of Land Management land to the National Park Service (NPS) or the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and specifies an exchange of land between the BIA and the NPS.
Upon the acquisition of land or an interest in private or state land, and with respect to any transferred land, Interior shall
Interior may enter into an agreement with Arizona to provide for cooperative management of approximately 200 acres of specified state lands.

To modify the boundary of the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Casa Grande Ruins National Monument 
Boundary Modification Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) Casa Grande Ruin Reservation was--
                    (A) set aside on March 2, 1889;
                    (B) proclaimed as the first archaeological preserve 
                in the United States on June 22, 1892; and
                    (C) redesignated as the ``Casa Grande Ruins 
                National Monument'' on August 3, 1918;
            (2) the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument protects 1 of 
        the finest architectural examples of 14th century Hohokam 
        culture in the Southwest, which was known to early Spanish 
        explorers as the ``Great House'';
            (3) Casa Grande is only part of the story of an ancient 
        town that may have covered 2 square miles; and
            (4) recent surveys and research have determined that the 
        area of the Great House and the village surrounding the Great 
        House extends beyond the existing boundary of the Casa Grande 
        Ruins National Monument.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) BIA land.--The term ``BIA land'' means the 
        approximately 7.41 acres of Federal land administered by the 
        Bureau of Indian Affairs, as generally depicted on the map as 
        ``BIA land to NPS''.
            (2) BLM land parcel a.--The term ``BLM land parcel A'' 
        means the approximately 3.8 acres of Federal land administered 
        by the Bureau of Land Management, as generally depicted on the 
        map as ``BLM land parcel A to NPS''.
            (3) BLM land parcel b.--The term ``BLM land parcel B'' 
        means the approximately 3.7 acres of Federal land administered 
        by the Bureau of Land Management, as generally depicted on the 
        map as ``BLM land parcel B to BIA''.
            (4) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Casa 
        Grande Ruins National Monument Proposed Boundary Adjustment'', 
        numbered 303/120,734B, and dated February 2021.
            (5) Monument.--The term ``Monument'' means the Casa Grande 
        Ruins National Monument in the State.
            (6) NPS land.--The term ``NPS land'' means the 
        approximately 3.5 acres of Federal land administered by the 
        National Park Service, as generally depicted on the map as 
        ``NPS land to BIA''.
            (7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (8) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Arizona.

SEC. 4. ACQUISITION AND TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION OVER 
              CERTAIN LAND.

    (a) Acquisition of Land.--The Secretary may acquire by donation, 
exchange, or purchase with donated or appropriated funds, from willing 
sellers only, land or an interest in land generally depicted on the map 
as ``State land of Arizona'' or ``Private land'', to be administered as 
part of the Monument.
    (b) Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction.--
            (1) Withdrawal.--The BIA land, BLM land parcel A, and BLM 
        land parcel B are withdrawn from--
                    (A) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal 
                under the public land laws;
                    (B) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
                laws; and
                    (C) operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal 
                leasing laws and mineral materials laws.
            (2) Transfer of administrative jurisdiction.--
                    (A) BLM land parcel a.--Administrative jurisdiction 
                over BLM land parcel A is transferred from the Bureau 
                of Land Management to the National Park Service.
                    (B) BLM land parcel b.--Administrative jurisdiction 
                over BLM land parcel B is transferred from the Bureau 
                of Land Management to the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
                    (C) BIA land.--Administrative jurisdiction over the 
                BIA land is transferred from the Bureau of Indian 
                Affairs to the National Park Service.
                    (D) NPS land.--Administrative jurisdiction over the 
                NPS land is transferred from the National Park Service 
                to the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
    (c) Administration; Boundary Modification.--On the acquisition of 
land or an interest in land under subsection (a), and with respect to 
any land transferred by subsection (b), the Secretary shall--
            (1) administer the land or interest in land acquired under 
        subsection (a) or the land transferred to the administrative 
        jurisdiction of the National Park Service under subparagraph 
        (A) or (C) of subsection (b)(2), as applicable, as part of the 
        Monument, in accordance with the laws generally applicable to 
        units of the National Park System, including applicable 
        provisions of division A of subtitle I of title 54, United 
        States Code; and
            (2) modify the boundary of the Monument to reflect, as 
        applicable--
                    (A) the acquisition of land or interest in land 
                under subsection (a); and
                    (B) the transfer of administrative jurisdiction 
                under subsection (b).
    (d) Availability of Map.--The map shall be on file and available 
for inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
    (e) Compensation.--Except in a case in which land or an interest in 
land is acquired by donation under subsection (a), as consideration for 
the acquisition of land or an interest in land under that subsection, 
the Secretary shall--
            (1) pay fair market value for the land or interest in land; 
        or
            (2) convey to the State or private landowner, as 
        applicable, Federal land or an interest in Federal land of 
        equal value located in the State.

SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION OF STATE LAND.

     The Secretary may enter into an agreement with the State to 
provide for the cooperative management by the Secretary and the State 
of the approximately 200 acres of State land, as generally depicted on 
the map as ``State land of Arizona''.

SEC. 6. DON YOUNG LEGACY NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL STUDY.

    Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(c)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(48)  Don young legacy trail.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Don Young Legacy Trail, 
                extending approximately 500 miles from Seward, Alaska, 
                to Fairbanks, Alaska.
                    ``(B) Requirement.--The Secretary of the Interior, 
                acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land 
                Management (referred to in this paragraph as the 
                `Secretary'), shall study the feasibility of 
                designating the trail described in subparagraph (A), 
                including evaluating the potential impacts of the trail 
                on rights-of-way, existing rights, or other 
                recreational uses of the land proposed to be used for 
                the trail.
                    ``(C) Consultation.--The Secretary shall conduct 
                the study under this paragraph in consultation with--
                            ``(i) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting 
                        through the Chief of the Forest Service;
                            ``(ii) the State of Alaska;
                            ``(iii) units of local government in the 
                        State of Alaska;
                            ``(iv) Alaska Native Corporations; and
                            ``(v) representatives of the private 
                        sector, including any entity that holds a 
                        permit issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory 
                        Commission.''.
                                                       Calendar No. 497

117th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1321

                          [Report No. 117-154]

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