110 HR 5751 RH: Walnut Canyon Study Act of
U.S. House of Representatives
2008-04-09
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1.This Act may be cited as the
Walnut Canyon Study Act of
2008
.
2.In this Act:
(1)The
term map means the map titled Walnut Canyon Proposed Study
Area
and dated July 17, 2007.
(2)The
term Secretaries means the Secretary of the Interior and the
Secretary of Agriculture, acting jointly.
(3)The term study area means the area identified
on the map as the Walnut Canyon Proposed Study Area
.
3.
(a)The Secretaries shall conduct a study of the study area
to assess—
(1)the suitability
and feasibility of designating all or part of the study area as an addition to
Walnut Canyon National Monument, in accordance with section 8(c) of Public Law
91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–5(c));
(2)continued
management of the study area by the Forest Service; or
(3)any other
designation or management option that would provide for—
(A)protection of
resources within the study area; and
(B)continued access
to, and use of, the study area by the public.
(b)The
Secretaries shall provide for public comment in the preparation of the study,
including consultation with appropriate Federal, State, and local governmental
entities.
(c)Not
later than 18 months after the date on which funds are made available to carry
out this Act, the Secretaries shall submit to the Committee on Natural
Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources of the Senate a report that describes—
(1)the results of the
study; and
(2)any
recommendations of the Secretaries.
July 29, 2008
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State
of the Union and ordered to be printed