An Act to revise the boundaries of the Canyonlands National Park in the State of Utah
PL 92-154 (S.26), enacted 11/12/1971

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PUBLIC LAW 92-154-NOV. 12, 1971 
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Public Law 92-154 
AN ACT 
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November 12, 1971 
To revise the honiularie.s of the Canyonlands National Park in the State of Utah. 
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He it enacted hy the Senate and Houne of RepreHentatioeH of the 
rnited l:^tate8 of Anienca in Congress assembled^ That the Act pro- N^tf"n°"p^art^ 
viding for the establishment of the Canyoiilands National Park (78 utah, 
•Stat. 934; 16 U.S.C. 271) is amended as follows: 
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(a) Delete section 1 and insert in lieu thereof: 
''That in order to preserve an area in the State of Utah possessing 
superlative scenic, scientific, and archeologic features for the inspira-
tion, benefit, and use of the public, there is hereby established the 
Canyonlands National Park which, subject to valid existing rights, 
shall comprise the area generally depicted on the drawing entitled 
'Boundary Map, Canyonlands National Park, Utah', numbered 
164-91004 and dated June 1970, which shows the boundaries of the 
park having a total of approximately three hundred and thirty-seven 
thousand two hundred and fifty-eight acres. The map is on file and 
available for public inspection in the offices of the National Park 
Service, Department of the Interior." 
(b) In section 2— 
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(1) in the first sentence, delete the words "described in section 1 
Jiereof or" which appear after the word "area"; 
(2) in the third sentence, insert the words "or any amendment 
tliereto" after the word "Act"; and 
(3) in the fifth sentence, insert the words "or any amendment 
thereto." after the word "Act". 
(c) In section 3, after the word "Act" insert the words "or any 
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amendment thereto". 
(d) Add the following sections— 
"SEC. 6. Within three years from the date of enactment of this 
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section, 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 
to the suitability or nonsuitability of any area within the national 
park for preservation as wilderness, and any designation of any such 
area as a wilderness shall be accomplished in accordance with said 
subsections of the Wilderness Act. 
"SEC. 7. (a) The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with ^^^°^<^^^^^^^^' 
appropriate Federal departments and appropriate agencies of the 
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State and its political subdivisions, shall conduct a study of proposed 
road alinements within and adjacent to the Canyonlands National 
Park. Such study shall consider what roads are appropriate and 
necessary for full utilization of the area for the purposes of this Act 
as well as to connect with roads of ingress and egress to the area. 
" (b) A report of the findings and conclusions of the Secretary shall 
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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. S. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums 
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as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act, not to exceed, 
however, $16,000 for the acquisition of lands and not to exceed 
$5,102,000 (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 indexes applicable 
to the types of construction involved herein. The sums authorized in 
this section shall be available for acquisition and development in the 
areas added by this Act." 
Approved November 12, 1971.