3.0.0 2440 2023-01-15T04:49:07Z 2023-01-15T04:49:07Z Senate S S 2004-05-19 108 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-05-19T17:55:23Z Walnut Canyon Study Act of 2004 108 4461 HR 2004-06-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands. Related bill CRS 2004-05-19 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2004-05-19 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5802) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-05-19 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY N Public Lands and Natural Resources Arizona Boundaries Commemorations Congress Congressional reporting requirements Consultants Federal-local relations Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Land transfers Land use National forests National monuments National parks Natural areas Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2004-05-19 Introduced in Senate 2004-07-13T17:49:12Z Walnut Canyon Study Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study of specified Federal land in Coconino National Forest, State and private lands, and Walnut Canyon National Monument in Arizona (the study area) to evaluate: (1) the significance of the resources of the study area as they pertain to the management objectives of the Forest Service and the National Park Service (NPS); (2) the opportunities for maintaining existing public uses; and (3) a range of options for managing and conserving resources by the NPS or the Forest Service, or by both agencies, including the feasibility of a boundary adjustment to the Monument, designation of the study area as a national park or preserve, maintaining the study area as managed by the Forest Service, and any other designation or management option that will accomplish the protection of resources and the maintenance public use and access for such area.

Requires the Secretaries to: (1) contract with a third-party consultant with experience in park and land use planning to prepare a draft study; and (2) collaborate with the Forest Supervisor of the Coconino National Forest, the Superintendent of the Flagstaff Area National Monuments, the Flagstaff City Council, and Coconino County Board of Supervisors in developing a scope of work for the draft study under the guidance of the third-party consultant.

]]> Walnut Canyon Study Act of 2004 Display Title Walnut Canyon Study Act of 2004 Official Title as Introduced A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to jointly conduct a study of certain land adjacent to the Walnut Canyon National Monument in the State of Arizona. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Walnut Canyon Study Act of 2004 Introduced in Senate 2004-05-19T04:00:00Z 2004-05-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.