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                                                 Union Calendar No. 435
108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 1630

                          [Report No. 108-713]

  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

                           September 30, 2004

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 
                                3, 2003]

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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 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 July 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.
    (b) State Land.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may acquire from the State 
        any State land or interests in State land within the revised 
        boundary of the Park, if the acquisition is made--
                    (A) with the consent of the State;
                    (B) in accordance with State law; and
                    (C) by donation, purchase with donated or 
                appropriated funds, or exchange.
            (2) Plan.--Not later than 3 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 under paragraph (1).
            (3) Management agreement.--If the Secretary is unable to 
        acquire the State lands under paragraph (1) within such 3-year 
        period, the Secretary may enter into an agreement with the 
        State that would allow the National Park Service to manage 
        State lands 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) Grazing.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall permit the 
        continuation of grazing on land transferred to the Secretary 
        under this Act to the same extent as was permitted on such 
        lands as of July 2004, subject to applicable laws and 
        regulations.
            (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 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.




                                                 Union Calendar No. 435

108th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 1630

                          [Report No. 108-713]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  To revise the boundary of the Petrified Forest National Park in the 
               State of Arizona, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 30, 2004

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed