An Act to establish the Arches National Park in the State of Utah
PL 92-155 (S.30), enacted 11/12/1971

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PUBLIC LAW 92-155-NOV. 12, 1971 
[85 STAT. 
November 12, 1971 
[S. 30] 
Public Law 92-155 
AN ACT 
To establish the Arches National Park in the State of Utah. 
Arches Na-
tional Park, Utah, 
Establishment. 
Land acquisi-
tion. 
Grazing privi-
leges. 
Livestock 
trails, watering 
rights. 
Administration. 
16 use 1. 
Report to 
President. 
Be It enacted by the Senate and House of Re'presentatiiies of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That (a) subject to 
valid existing rights, the lands, waters, and interests therein within 
the boundary generally depicted on the map entitled "Boundary Map, 
Proposed Arches National Park, Utah," numbered RPSSC-1S8-20, 
OOIE and dated September 1969, are hereby established as the Arches 
National Park (hereinafter referred to as the "park"). Such map shall 
be on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the 
National Park Service, Department of the Interior. 
(b) The Arches National Monument is hereby abolished, and any 
funds available for purposes of the monument shall be available for 
purposes of the park. Federal lands, waters, and interests therein 
excluded from the monument by this Act shall be administered by 
the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the "Secre-
tary") in accordance with the laws applicable to the public lands of the 
United States. 
SEC. 2. The Secretary is authorized to acquire by donation, purchase 
with donated or appropriated funds, transfer from any Federal 
agency, exchange or otherwise, the lands and interests in lands 
described in the first section of this Act, except that lands or interests 
therein owned by the State of ITtah, or any political subdivision 
thereof, may be acquired only with the approval of such State or 
political subdivision. 
SEC. 3. Where any Federal lands included within the park are legally 
occupied or utilized on the date of approval of this Act for gracing 
purposes, pursuant to a lease, permit, or license for a fixed term of 
years issued or authorized by any department, establishment, or agency 
of the United States, the Secretary of the Interior shall permit the 
persons holding stich grazing privileges or their heirs to continue in 
the exercise thereof during the term of the lease, permit, or license, 
and one period of renewal thereafter. 
SEC. 4. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as affecting in any 
way any rights of owners and operators of cattle and sheep herds, 
existing on the date immediately prior to the enactment of this Act, 
to trail their herds on traditional courses used by them prior to such 
date of enactment, and to water their stock, notwithstanding the fact 
that the lands involving such trails and watering are situated within 
the park: Provided^ That the Secretary may designate driveways and 
promulgate reasonable i-egulations providing for the use of such 
driveways. 
SEC. 5. (a) The National Park Service, under the direction of the 
Secretary, shall administer, protect, and develop the park, subject 
to the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to establish a National 
Park Service, and for other purposes", approved August 25, 1916 
(39 Stat. 535). 
(b) Within three years from the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of the Interior shall report to the President, in accordance 
with subsections 3(c) and 3(d) of the Wilderness Act (78 Stat. 890; 
16 U.S.C. 1132 (c) and (d)), his recommendations as the suitability 
or nonsuitability of any area within the park for preservation as 
wilderness, and any designation of anj'^ such area as a wilderness 
shall be in accordance with said Wilderness Act. 
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PUBLIC LAW 92-156-NOV. 17, 1971 
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SEC. 6. (a) The Secretary, in consultation with appropriate Federal 
Road aiine-
departments and appropriate agencies of the State and its political "'^"*^' ^*"dy. 
subdivisions shall conduct a study of proposed road alinements within 
and adjacent to the park. Such study shall consider what roads are 
appropriate and necessary for full utilization of the area for the 
purpose of this Act as well as to connect witli roads of ingress and 
egress to the area. 
(b) A report of the findings and conclusions of the Secretary shall 
Report to con-
be submitted to the Congress within two years of the date of enact- ^''^^®* 
ment of this Act, including recommendations for such further legisla-
tion as may be necessary to implement the findings and (conclusions 
developed from the study. 
SEC. 7. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
Appropriation. 
may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act, not to exceed, 
however, $125,000 for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands 
and not to exceed $1,031,800 (April 1970 prices) for development, 
plus or minus such amounts, if any, as may be justified by reason of 
ordinary fluctuations in construction costs as indicated by engineering 
cost indices applicable to the types of construction involved herein. 
The sums authorized in this section shall be available for acquisition 
and development undertaken subsequent to the approval of this Act. 
Approved November 12, 1971. 
Public Law 92-156 
A N A C T 
November 17, 1971 
To authorize appropriations during the fiscal year 1972 for procurement of air- 
[H. R. 8687] 
craft, missiles, naval vessels, tracked combat vehicles, torpedoes, and other 
weapons, and research, development, test, and evaluation for the Armed 
Forces, and to authorize real estate acquisition and construction at certain 
installations in connection with the Safeguard anti-ballistic missile system, 
and to prescribe the authorized personnel strength of the Selected Reserve of 
each Reserve component of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. 
Be it emicted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assem hJed. 
Armed Force s. 
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Appropriation 
authorization, 
TITLE I — P R O C U E E : M E X T 
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SEC. 101. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated during the 
fiscal year 1972 for the use of the Amied Forces of the United States 
for procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, tracked combat 
vehicles, torpedoes, and other weapons, as authorized by law, in 
amounts as follows: 
AIRCRAFT 
For aircraft: for the Army, $94,200,000; for the Xavy and the 
Marine (^orps, $3,254,900,000 of which not to exceed $801,600,000 shall 
be available for a F-14 aircraft program of not less than 48 aircraft; 
for the Air Force, $3,029,800,000: Provided. That $14,500,000 of funds