[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1630 Engrossed in House (EH)]


  2d Session

                               H. R. 1630

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                                 AN ACT

  To revise the boundary of the Petrified Forest National Park in the 
               State of Arizona, and for other purposes.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 1630

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To revise the boundary of the Petrified Forest National Park in the 
               State of Arizona, 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 ``Petrified Forest National Park 
Expansion Act of 2004''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled 
        ``Proposed Boundary Adjustments, Petrified Forest National 
        Park'', numbered 110/80,044, and dated June 2004.
            (2) Park.--The term ``Park'' means the Petrified Forest 
        National Park in the State.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (4) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Arizona.

SEC. 3. BOUNDARY REVISION.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to revise the boundary 
of the Park to include approximately 125,000 acres as depicted on the 
map.
    (b) Availability of Map.--The map shall be on file and available 
for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park 
Service.

SEC. 4. ACQUISITION OF ADDITIONAL LAND.

    (a) Private Land.--The Secretary may acquire from a willing seller, 
by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange, 
any private land or interests in private land within the revised 
boundary of the Park. In acquiring private land and interests in 
private land within the revised boundary of the Park, the Secretary 
shall undertake to acquire such private land and interests in private 
land first by donation or exchange.
    (b) State Land.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may, with the consent of the 
        State and in accordance with Federal and State law, acquire 
        from the State any State land or interests in State land within 
        the revised boundary of the Park.
            (2) Plan.--Not later than 3 years after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, in coordination 
        with the State, develop a plan for acquisition for State land 
        or interests in State land under paragraph (1).
            (3) Management agreement.--If the Secretary is unable to 
        acquire the State land under paragraph (1) within the 3-year 
        period required by paragraph (2), the Secretary may enter into 
        an agreement that would allow the National Park Service to 
        manage State land within the revised boundary of the Park.

SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) In General.--Subject to applicable laws, all land and interests 
in land acquired under this Act shall be administered by the Secretary 
as part of the Park.
    (b) Transfer of Jurisdiction.--The Secretary shall transfer to the 
National Park Service administrative jurisdiction over any land under 
the jurisdiction of the Secretary that--
            (1) is depicted on the map as being within the boundaries 
        of the Park; and
            (2) is not under the administrative jurisdiction of the 
        National Park Service on the date of enactment of this Act.
    (c) Exchange After Enactment.--Upon completion of an exchange of 
land after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
transfer administrative jurisdiction over the exchanged lands within 
the boundary of the Park as depicted on the map to the National Park 
Service.
    (d) Grazing.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall permit the 
        continuation of grazing on land transferred to the Secretary 
        under this Act, subject to applicable laws, regulations, and 
        Executive orders.
            (2) Termination of leases or permits.--Nothing in this 
        subsection prohibits the Secretary from accepting the voluntary 
        termination of a grazing permit or grazing lease within the 
        Park.
    (e) Amendment to General Management Plan.--Not later than 3 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall amend 
the general management plan for the Park to address the use and 
management of any additional land acquired under this Act.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this Act.

            Passed the House of Representatives October 4, 2004.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.