[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 677 Reported in Senate (RS)]
Calendar No. 204
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 677
[Report No. 108-96]
To revise the boundary of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National
Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area in the State of
Colorado, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 20, 2003
Mr. Campbell (for himself and Mr. Allard) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
July 11, 2003
Reported by Mr. Domenici, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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A BILL
To revise the boundary of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National
Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area in the State of
Colorado, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Black Canyon of the
Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area
Boundary Revision Act of 2003''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. BLACK CANYON OF THE GUNNISON NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY
REVISION.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Establishment.--Section 4(a) of the Black Canyon of
the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation
Area Act of 1999 (16 U.S.C. 410fff-2(a)) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) by striking ``There is hereby established''
and inserting the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) In general.--There is established'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) Boundary revision.--The boundary of the Park
is revised to include the addition of not more than 2,725
acres, as depicted on the map entitled `Black Canyon of the
Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge NCA Boundary
Modifications' and dated January 21, 2003.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Administration.--Section 4(b) of the Black Canyon of
the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation
Area Act of 1999 (16 U.S.C. 410fff-2(b)) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) by striking ``Upon'' and inserting the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) Land transfer.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) In general.--On''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by striking ``The Secretary shall'' and
inserting the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) Additional land.--On the date of
enactment of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National
Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area
Boundary Revision Act of 2003, the Secretary shall
transfer the land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau
of Land Management identified as `Tract C' on the map
described in subsection (a)(2) to the administrative
jurisdiction of the National Park Service for inclusion
in the Park.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) Authority.--The Secretary shall''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> SEC. 3. GRAZING PRIVILEGES AT BLACK CANYON OF THE GUNNISON
NATIONAL PARK.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 4(e) of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National
Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area Act of 1999 (16
U.S.C. 410fff-2(e)) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in paragraph (1)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and
(C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A)
the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) Transfer.--If land authorized for
grazing under subparagraph (A) is exchanged for private
land under this Act, the Secretary shall transfer any
grazing privileges to the private land acquired in the
exchange in accordance with this section.'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in paragraph (3)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking
``and'' at the end;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as
subparagraph (D);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A)
the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) with respect to the permit or lease
issued to LeValley Ranch Ltd., a partnership, for the
lifetime of the 2 limited partners as of October 21,
1999;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(C) with respect to the permit or lease
issued to Sanburg Herefords, L.L.P., a partnership, for
the lifetime of the 2 general partners as of October
21, 1999; and''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) in subparagraph (D) (as redesignated
by subparagraph (B))--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) by striking ``partnership,
corporation, or'' in each place it appears and
inserting ``corporation or''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) by striking ``subparagraph
(A)'' and inserting ``subparagraphs (A), (B),
or (C)''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 4. ACQUISITION OF LAND.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Authority To Acquire Land.--Section 5(a)(1) of the
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National
Conservation Area Act of 1999 (16 U.S.C. 410fff-3(a)(1)) is amended by
inserting ``or the map described in section 4(a)(2)'' after ``the
Map''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Method of Acquisition.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--Land or interest in land acquired
under the amendments made by this Act shall be made in
accordance with section 5(a)(2)(A) of the Black Canyon of the
Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation
Area Act of 1999 (16 U.S.C. 410fff-3(a)(2)(A)).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Consent.--No land or interest in land may be
acquired without the consent of the landowner.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 5. GUNNISON GORGE NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA BOUNDARY
REVISION.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 7(a) of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National
Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area Act of 1999 (16
U.S.C. 410fff-5(a)) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) by striking ``(a) In General.--There is
established'' and inserting the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(a) Establishment.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) In general.--There is established'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) Boundary revision.--The boundary of the
Conservation Area is revised to include the addition of not
more than 7,100 acres, as depicted on the map entitled `Black
Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge NCA
Boundary Modifications' and dated January 21,
2003.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 6. ACCESS TO WATER DELIVERY FACILITIES.</DELETED>
<DELETED> The Commissioner of Reclamation shall retain
administrative jurisdiction over, and access to, land, facilities, and
roads of the Bureau of Reclamation in the East Portal area and the
Crystal Dam area, as depicted on the map identified in section 4(a)(2)
of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge
National Conservation Area Act of 1999 (as added by section 2(a)(2))
for the maintenance, repair, construction, replacement, and operation
of any facilities relating to the delivery of water under the
jurisdiction of the Bureau to users of the water (as of the date of
enactment of this Act).</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Black Canyon of the Gunnison
Boundary Revision Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. BLACK CANYON OF THE GUNNISON NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY REVISION.
(a) Boundary Revision.--Section 4(a) of the Black Canyon of the
Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area
Act of 1999 (16 U.S.C. 410fff-2(a)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``There'' and inserting ``(1) There''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) The boundary of the Park is revised to include the
addition of approximately 2,530 acres, as generally depicted on
the map entitled `Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
and Gunnison Gorge NCA Boundary Modifications' and dated April
2, 2003.''.
(b) Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction.--On the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transfer the land under the
jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management identified as ``Tract C''
on the map described in subsection (a)(2) to the administrative
jurisdiction of the National Park Service for inclusion in the Black
Canyon of the Gunnison National Park.
(c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 5(a)(1) of the Black Canyon of
the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation
Area Act of 1999 (16 U.S.C. 410fff-3(a)(1)) is amended by striking
``Map'' and inserting ``Map or the map described in section 4(a)(2)''.
SEC. 3. GUNNISON GORGE NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA BOUNDARY REVISION.
Section 7(a) of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and
Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area Act of 1999 (16 U.S.C.
410fff-5(a)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``There'' and inserting ``(1) There''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) The boundary of the Conservation Area is revised to
include the addition of approximately 7,100 acres, as generally
depicted on the map entitled `Black Canyon of the Gunnison
National Park and Gunnison Gorge NCA Boundary Modifications',
and dated April 2, 2003.''.
SEC. 4. GRAZING PRIVILEGES.
(a) Transfer of Privileges.--Section 4(e)(1) of the Black Canyon of
the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Area Act of 1999
(16 U.S.C. 410fff-2(e)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(D) If land within the Park on which the grazing
of livestock is authorized under permits or leases
under subparagraph (A) is exchanged for private land
under section 5(a), the Secretary shall transfer any
grazing privileges to the land acquired in the
exchange.''.
(b) Privileges of Certain Partnerships.--Section 4(e)(3) of the
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National
Area Act of 1999 (16 U.S.C. 410fff-2(e)(3)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (D);
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
``(B) with respect to the permit or lease issued to
LeValley Ranch Ltd., for the lifetime of the last
surviving limited partner as of October 21, 1999;
``(C) with respect to the permit or lease issued to
Sanburg Herefords, L.L.P., for the lifetime of the last
surviving general partner as of October 21, 1999;
and''; and
(4) in subparagraph (D) (as redesignated by paragraph
(2))--
(A) by striking ``partnership, corporation, or''
each place it appears and inserting ``corporation or'';
and
(B) by striking ``subparagraph (A)'' and inserting
``subparagraphs (A), (B), or (C)''.
SEC. 5. ACCESS TO WATER DELIVERY FACILITIES.
The Commissioner of Reclamation shall retain administrative
jurisdiction over the Crystal Dam Access Road and land, facilities, and
roads of the Bureau of Reclamation in the East Portal area,including
the Gunnison Tunnel, and the Crystal Dam area, as depicted on the map
entitled ``Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison
Gorge NCA Boundary Modifications'', and dated April 2, 2003, for the
maintenance, repair, construction, replacement, and operation of any
facilities relating to the delivery of water and power under the
jurisdiction of the Bureau of Reclamation.
Calendar No. 204
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 677
[Report No. 108-96]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To revise the boundary of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National
Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area in the State of
Colorado, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
July 11, 2003
Reported with an amendment