An Act to further protect the outstanding scenic, natural, and scientific values of the Grand Canyon by enlarging the Grand Canyon National Park in the State of Arizona, and for other purposes.
PL 93-620 (S.1296), enacted 01/03/1975

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otherwise release a person before trial or sentencing or pending 
appeal in a court of the United States, and 
"(2) the term 'offense' means any Federal criminal offense 
which is in violation of any Act of Congress and is triable by any 
court established by Act of Congress (other than a petty offense 
as defined in section 1 (3) of this title, or an offense triable by court-
martial, military commission, provost court, or other military 
tribunal)." 
SEC. 202. The analysis of chapter 207 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by striking out the last item and inserting in lieu 
thereof the following: 
"3152. Establishment of Pretrial Services Agencies. 
"3153. Organization of Pretrial Services Agencies. 
"3154. Functions and Powers of Pretrial Services Agencies. 
"3155. Report to Congress. 
"3156. Definitions." 
SEC. 203. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this title 
and the amendments made by this title there is hereby authorized to 
be appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, to remain 
available until expended, the sum of $10,000,000, 
SEC. 204. Section 604 of title 28, United States Code, is amended 
by striking out paragraphs (9) through (12) of subsection (a) and 
inserting in lieu thereof: 
"(9) Establish pretrial services agencies pursuant to section 
3152 of title 18, United States Code; 
"(10) Purchase, exchange, transfer, distribute, and assign the 
custody of lawbooks, equipment, and supplies needed for the 
maintenance and operation of the courts, the Federal Judicial 
Center, the offices of the United States magistrates and commis-
sioners, and the offices of pretrial sei-vices agencies; 
"(11) Audit vouchers and accounts of the courts, the Federal 
Judicial Center, the pretrial service agencies, and their clerical and 
administrative personnel; 
"(12) Provide accommodations for the courts, the Federal 
Judicial Center, the pretrial services agencies and their clerical 
and administrative personnel; 
"(13) Perform such other duties as may be assigned to him 
by the Supreme Court or the Judicial Conference of the United 
States.". 
Approved January 3, 1975. 
Appropriation. 
Ante, 
p. 208(5. 
Public Law 93-620 
AN A C T 
January 3, 1975 
To further protect the outstanding scenic, natural, and scientific values of the 
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Grand Canyon by enlarging the Grand Canyon National Park in the State of 
Arizona, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the SeTiate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled. 
Grand canyon 
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National Park En-
largement Act. 
SHORT TITLE 
SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the "Grand Canyon National 
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Park Enlargement Act". 
DECLARATION OF POLICY 
SEC. 2. It is the object of this Act to provide for the recognition by 
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Congress that the entire Grand Canyon, from the mouth of the Paria 
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River to the Grand Wash Cliffs, including tributary side canyons and 
surrounding plateaus, is a natural feature of national and international 
significance. Congress therefore recognizes the need for, and in this Act 
provides for, the further protection and interpretation of the Grand 
Canyon in accordance with its true significance. 
ENLARGEMENT OF GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARIES 
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certain prime portions of the canyon area possessing unique natural, 
scientific, and scenic values, the Grand Canyon National Park shall 
comprise, subject to any valid existing rights under the Navajo 
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Boundary Act of 1934, all those lands, waters, and interests therein, 
constituting approximately one million two hundred thousand acres, 
located within the boundaries as depicted on the drawing entitled 
"Boundary Map, Grand Canyon National Park," numbered 113-20, 
021 B and dated December 1974, a copy of which shall be on file and 
available for public inspection in the offices of the National Park Serv-
ice, Department of the Interior. 
Abolishment. 
(jj) jTor purposcs of this Act, the Grand Canyon National Monu-
ment and the Marble Canyon National Monument are abolished. 
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(c) The Secretary of the Interior shall study the lands within the 
former boundaries of the Grand Canyon National Monument com-
monly known as the Tuckup Point, Slide Mountain, and Jensen Tank 
areas to determine whether any portion of these lands might be unsuit-
able for park purposes and whether in his judgment the public interest 
might be better served if they were deleted from the Grand Canyon 
Report to Con- Natloual Park. The Secretary shall report his findings and recom-
mendations to the Congress no later than one year from the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
gress. 
ACQUISITION OF LANDS BY DONATION OR EXCHANGE 
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SEC 4. (a) Within the boundaries of the Grand Canyon National 
Park, as enlarged by this Act, the Secretary of the Interior (herein-
after referred to as the "Secretary") may acquire land and interest 
in land by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, 
or exchange. 
(b) Federal lands within the boundaries of such park are hereby 
transferred to the jurisdiction of the Secretary for the purposes of 
this Act. 
PROHIBITION AGAINST TAKING OF STATE OR INDIAN 
LANDS 
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gj,^ g Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act (1) land 
or interest in land owned by the State of Arizona or any political 
subdivision thereof may be acquired by the Secretary under this Act 
only by donation or exchange and (2) no land or interest in land, which 
is held in trust for any Indian tribe or nation, may be transferred to 
the United States under this Act or for purposes of this Act except 
after approval by the governing body of the respective Indian tribe 
or nation. 
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR UNIFIED INTERPRETATION OF GRAND 
CANYON 
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. In the administration of the Grand Canyon National Park, 
as enlarged by this Act, the Secretary is authorized and encouraged 
to enter into cooperative agreements with other Federal, State, and 
local public departments and agencies and with interested Indian 
tribes providing for the protection and interpretation of the Grand 
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Canyon in its entirety. Such agreements shall include, but not be 
limited to, authority for the Secretary to develop and operate inter-
pretative facilities and programs on lands and waters outside of the 
boundaries of such park, with the concurrence of the owner or admin-
istrator thereof, to the end that there will be a unified interpretation 
of the entire Grand Canyon. 
PRESERVATION OF EXISTING GRAZING RIGHTS 
SEC. 7. Where any Federal lands within the Grand Canyon National 
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Park, as enlarged by this Act, are legally occupied or utilized on the 
effective date of this Act for grazing purposes, pursuant to a Federal 
lease, permit, or license, the Secretarv shall permit the persons holding 
such grazing privileges to continue in the exercise thereof during the 
term of the lease, permit, or license, and periods of renewal thereafter: 
Provided^ That no such renewals shall be extended beyond the period 
ending ten years from the date of enactment of this Acf, except that 
any present lease, permit, or license within the boundaries of the 
Grand Canyon National Monument as abolished by subsection 3(b) of 
this Act may be renewed during the life of the present holder which 
renewals shall terminate upon the death of the present holder. 
AIRCRAFT REGULATION 
SEC. 8. Whenever the Secretary has reason to believe that any air- 
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craft or helicopter acti^dty or operation mav be occurring or about to 
occur within the Grand Canvon National Park, as enlarged bv this 
Act, including the airspace below the rims of the canyon, which is 
likely to cause an injury to the health, welfare, or safety of visitors 
to the park or to cause a significant adverse effect on the natural quiet 
and experience of the park, the Secretary shall submit to the Federal 
Aviation Agency, the Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to 
the Noise Control Act of 1972, or any other responsiJDle agency or 
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agencies such complaints, information, or recommendations for rules "°'^' 
and regulations or other actions as he believes appropriate to protect 
the public health, welfare, and safety or the natural environment 
within the park. After reviewing the submission of the Secretary, the 
responsible agency shall consider the matter, and after consultation 
with the Secretary, shall take appropriate action to protect the park 
and visitors. 
PRESERVATION OF EXISTING RECLAMATION 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 9. (a) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to alter, amend, 
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repeal, modify, or be in conflict with the provisions of sections 601 to 
606 of the Colorado River Basin Project Act, approved September 
30,1968 (82 Stat. 885,901). 
(b) Section 7 of the Act of February 26, 1919 (40 Stat. 1175,1178), ^Ve^use 227. 
is amended to read as follows: 
"Whenever consistent with the primary purposes of such park, the 
Secretary of the Interior is authorized to permit the utilization of 
those areas formerly within the Lake Mead National Recreation Area 
immediately prior to enactment of the Grand Canyon National Park 
Enlargement Act, and added to the park by such Act, which may be 
necessary for the development and maintenance of a Government 
reclamation project." 
HAVASUPAI INDIAN 
RESERVATION 
SEC. 10. (a) For the purpose of enabling the tribe of Indians known 
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as the Havasupai Indians of Arizona (hereinafter referred to as the 
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Administration. 
Study. 
Plan and trans-
cript, transmittal 
to congressional 
committees. 
Commercial in-
dustries, restric-
tions. 
Nonm embers, 
privileges. 
"tribe") to improve the social, cultural, and economic life of its mem-
bers, the lands generally depicted as the "Havasupai Reservation 
Addition" on the map described in section 3 of this Act, and consist-
ing of approximately one hundred and eighty-five thousand acres of 
land and any improvements thereon, are hereby declared to be held by 
the United States in trust for the Havasupai Tribe. Such map, which 
shall delineate a boundary line generally one-fourth of a mile from the 
rim of the outer gorge of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River 
and shall traverse Havasu Creek from a point on the rim at Yum-
theska Point to Beaver Falls to a point on the rim at Ukwalla Point, 
shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Offices of the 
Secretary, Department of the Interior, Washington, District of 
Columbia. 
(b) The lands held in trust pursuant to this section shall be 
included in the Havasupai Reservation, and shall be administered 
under the laws and regulations applicable to other trust Indian lands: 
Provided., That— 
(1) the lands may be used for traditional purposes, including 
religious purposes and the gathering of, or hunting for, wild 
or native foods, materials for paints and medicines; 
(2) the lands shall be available for use by the Havasupai Tribe 
for agricultural and grazing purposes, subject to the ability of 
such lands to sustain such use as determined by the Secretary; 
(3) any areas historically used as burial grounds may continue 
to be so used; 
(4) a study shall be made by the Secretary, in consultation with 
the Havasupai Tribal Council, to develop a plan for the use of 
this land by the tribe which shall include the selection of areas 
which may be used for residential, educational, and other com-
munity purposes for members of the tribe and which shall not 
be inconsistent with, or detract from, park uses and values; Pro-
vided further., That before being implemented by the Secretary, 
such plan shall be made available through his offices for public 
review and comment, shall be subject to public hearings, and shall 
be transmitted, together with a complete transcript of the hear-
ings, at least 90 days prior to implementation, to the Committees 
on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States Congress; 
and Prorided fuither, that any subsequent revisions of this plan 
shall be subject to the same procedures as set forth in this 
paragraph; 
(5) no commercial timber production, no commercial mining 
or mineral production, and no commercial or industrial develop-
ment shall be permitted on such lands: Provided further., That the 
Secretary may authorize the establishment of such tribal small 
business enterprises as he deems advisable to meet the needs of the 
tribe which are in accordance with the plan provided in para-
graph (4) of this section; 
(()) nonmembsrs of the tribe shall be permitted to have access 
across such lands at locations established by the Secretary in con-
sultation with the Tribal Council in order to visit adjacent park-
lands, and with the consent of the tribe, may be permitted (i) to 
enter and temporarily utilize lands within the reservation in 
accordance with the approved land use plan described in para-
graph (4) of this section for recreation purposes or (ii) to pur-
chase licenses from the tribe to hunt on reservation lands subject 
to limitations and regulations imposed by the Secretary of the 
Interior; and 
(7) except for the uses permitted in paragraphs 1 through 6 of 
this section, the lands hereby transferred to the tribe shall remain 
forever wild and no uses shall be permitted under the plan which 
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detract from the existing scenic and natural values of such lands. 
(c) The Secretary shall be responsible for the establishment and 
maintenance of conservation measures for these lands, including, with-
out limitation, protection from fire, disease, insects, or trespass and 
reasonable prevention or elimination of erosion, damaging land use, 
overgrazing, or pollution. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized 
to contract with the Secretary of Agriculture for any services or mate-
rials deemed necessary to institute or carry out any such measures. Any 
authorized Federal programs available to any other Indian tribes to 
enhance their social, cultural, and economic well-being shall be deemed 
available to the tribe on these lands so long as such programs or proj-
ects are consistent with the purposes of this Act. For these purposes, 
and for the purpose of managing and preserving the resources of the 
Grand Canyon National Park, the Secretary shall have the right of 
access to any lands hereby included in the Havasupai Reservation. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit access by any mem-
bers of the tribe to any sacred or religious places or burial grounds, 
native foods, paints, materials, and medicines located on public lands 
not otherwise covered in this Act. 
(d) The Secretary shall permit any person presently exercising 
grazing privileges pursuant to Federal permit or lease in that part of 
the Kaibab National Forest designated as the "Raintank Allotment", 
and which is included in the Havasupai Reservation by this section, to 
continue in the exercise thereof, but no permit or renewal shall be 
extended beyond the period ending ten years from the date of enact-
ment of this Act, at which time all rights of use and occupancy of the 
lands will be transferred to the tribe subject to the same terms and 
conditions as the other lands included in the reservation in paragraph 
(b) of this section. 
(e) The Secretary, subject to such reasonable regulations as he may 
prescribe to protect the scenic, natural, and wildlife values thereof, 
shall permit the tribe to use lands within the Grand Canyon National 
Park which are designated as "Havasupai Use Lands" on the Grand 
Canyon National Park boundary map described in section 3 of this 
Act, and consisting of approximately ninety-five thousand three hun-
dred acres of land, for grazing and other traditional purposes. 
(f) By the enactment of this Act, the Congress recognizes and 
declares that all right, title, and interest in any lands not otherwise 
declared to be held in trust for the Havasupai Tribe or otherwise 
covered by this Act is extinguished. Section 3 of the Act of February 26, 
1919 (40 Stat. 1177; 16 U.S.C. 223), is hereby repealed. 
Conservation 
measures. 
"Raintank Allot-
ment", grazing 
rights. 
"Havasupai Use 
Lands", use. 
Repeal. 
AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 11. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 
be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act, not to exceed, 
however, $1,250,000, in the aggregate for the period of the five fiscal 
years beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1074, for the 
acquisition of lands and property, and not to exceed $49,000 for the 
fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, $255,000 for the fiscal year ending 
June 30, 1975, $265,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, and 
$235,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30,1977, for development, plus 
or minus such amounts, if any, as may be justified by reason of ordi-
nary fluctuations in construction costs as indicated by engineering cost 
indexes 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 date of enactment of this 
Act. 
Approved January 3, 1975. 
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