[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1630 Introduced in House (IH)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1630
To revise the boundary of the Petrified Forest National Park in the
State of Arizona, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 3, 2003
Mr. Renzi (for himself and Mr. Hayworth) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Resources
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A BILL
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 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Petrified Forest National Park was established--
(A) to preserve and interpret the globally
significant paleontological resources of the Park that
are generally regarded as the most important record of
the Triassic period in natural history; and
(B) to manage those resources to retain significant
cultural, natural, and scenic values;
(2) significant paleontological, archaeological, and scenic
resources directly related to the resource values of the Park
are located in land areas adjacent to the boundaries of the
Park;
(3) those resources not included within the boundaries of
the Park--
(A) are vulnerable to theft and desecration; and
(B) are disappearing at an alarming rate;
(4) the general management plan for the Park includes a
recommendation to expand the boundaries of the Park and
incorporate additional globally significant paleontological
deposits in areas adjacent to the Park--
(A) to further protect nationally significant
archaeological sites; and
(B) to protect the scenic integrity of the
landscape and viewshed of the Park; and
(5) a boundary adjustment at the Park will alleviate major
threats to those nationally significant resources.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to authorize the Secretary
of the Interior to acquire 1 or more parcels of land--
(1) to expand the boundaries of the Park; and
(2) to protect the rare paleontological and archaeological
resources of the Park.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled
``Proposed Boundary Adjustments, Petrified Forest National
Park'', numbered ____, and dated ________.
(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. 4. BOUNDARY REVISION.
(a) In General.--The boundary of the Park is revised to include
approximately ______ acres, as generally 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. 5. ACQUISITION OF ADDITIONAL LAND.
(a) Private Land.--The Secretary may acquire from a willing seller,
by purchase, exchange, or by donation, any private land or interests in
private land within the revised boundary of the Park.
(b) State Land.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may, with the consent of the
State and in accordance with State law, acquire from the State
any State land or interests in State land within the revised
boundary of the Park by purchase or exchange.
(2) Plan.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, in coordination
with the State, develop a plan for acquisition of State land or
interests in State land identified for inclusion within the
revised boundary of the Park.
SEC. 6. 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) 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 (including
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.
(d) Amendment to General Management Plan.--Not later than 3 years
after the date of 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. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary
to carry out this Act.
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