[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 784 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 784

  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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 3, 2003

  Mr. McCain introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 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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