[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1630 Received in Senate (RDS)]
2d Session
H. R. 1630
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
October 5, 2004
Received
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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:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.