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[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