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[S. 722 Reported in Senate (RS)]






                                                       Calendar No. 371
110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 722

                          [Report No. 110-173]

     To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
Agriculture to jointly conduct a study of certain land adjacent to the 
        Walnut Canyon National Monument in the State of Arizona.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 1, 2007

  Mr. McCain (for himself and Mr. Kyl) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

                           September 17, 2007

              Reported by Mr. Bingaman, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
     To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
Agriculture to jointly conduct a study of certain land adjacent to the 
        Walnut Canyon National Monument in the State of Arizona.

    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 ``Walnut Canyon Study Act of 
2007''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. PURPOSES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The purposes of this Act are--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) to authorize a study of the study area to 
        evaluate public uses and public values; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) to obtain recommendations for options for the 
        management of the public uses and protection of resources of 
        the study area.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In this Act:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled 
        ``Walnut Canyon Proposed Study Area'' and dated July 17, 
        2003.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Monument.--The term ``Monument'' means the 
        Walnut Canyon National Monument in the State of 
        Arizona.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Public use.--The term ``public use'', with 
        respect to the study area, includes--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) livestock grazing;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) hunting;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) access to forested areas;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) bird watching;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) camping;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) driving for pleasure on roads and 
                trails;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (G) firewood gathering;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (H) general exercise;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (I) group uses;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (J) hiking;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (K) horseback riding;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (L) hunting;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (M) mountain biking;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (N) painting;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (O) rock climbing;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (P) sightseeing;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (Q) skiing;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (R) snowmobiling;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (S) target practice, as 
                permitted;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (T) walking with pets; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (U) wildlife viewing.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Public value.--The term ``public value'', with 
        respect to the study area, includes--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) geologic features;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) historic sites;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) potential urban development;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) prehistoric sites;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) riparian communities;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) scenery;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (G) scientific education;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (H) solitude and serenity;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (I) vegetation diversity;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (J) watershed health;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (K) wildfire hazard reduction for healthy 
                forests;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (L) wildlife and wildlife 
                habitat;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (M) fee-free access; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (N) recreational uses.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) Secretaries.--The term ``Secretaries'' means 
        the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, 
        acting jointly.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) Study area.--The term ``study area'' means the 
        area identified on the map as ``Walnut Canyon Proposed Study 
        Area'', consisting of 30,818 acres, of which--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) 24,987 acres is Federal land in 
                Coconino National Forest;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) 2,037 acres is State land;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) 214 acres is private land; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) 3,580 acres is the Monument.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 4. STUDY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The Secretaries shall conduct a study of 
the study area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Requirements.--The study shall evaluate--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the significance of the resources and public 
        values of the study area as the resources and public values 
        pertain to--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the management objectives of the 
                Forest Service; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the management objectives of the 
                National Park Service;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the opportunities for maintaining existing 
        public uses; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) a range of options for managing and conserving 
        resources by the National Park Service or the Forest Service, 
        or by both agencies acting jointly, including the suitability 
        and feasibility of--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) a boundary adjustment to the 
                Monument;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) designation of the study area as a 
                National Recreation Area;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) maintaining the study area as managed 
                by the Forest Service; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) any other designation or management 
                option that will accomplish both the protection of 
                resources and the maintenance of public use and access 
                for the study area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Consultation.--In conducting the study, the 
Secretaries shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) designate a lead agency;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) consult with appropriate Federal, State, 
        county, and local government entities;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) contract with a third-party consultant with 
        experience in park and land use planning to prepare a draft 
        study; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) collaborate with the persons identified in 
        subsection (d) in developing a scope of work for the draft 
        study under the guidance of the third-party 
        consultant.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Review.--The Secretaries, the Forest Supervisor of the 
Coconino National Forest, the Superintendent of the Flagstaff Area 
National Monuments, the Flagstaff City Council, and the Coconino County 
Board of Supervisors shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) review the draft study prepared by the third-
        party consultant; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) provide to the third-party consultant comments 
        on the draft study.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date on 
which funds are first made available to carry out this Act, the 
Secretaries shall submit to Congress a report that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) describes the findings and conclusions of the 
        study conducted under this section; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) makes a recommendation for the future 
        management of the study area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (f) Effect.--Nothing in this Act affects the management of 
the land depicted on the map.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this Act $350,000.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Walnut Canyon Study Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Walnut 
        Canyon Proposed Study Area'' and dated July 17, 2007.
            (2) Secretaries.--The term ``Secretaries'' means the 
        Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, 
        acting jointly.
            (3) Study area.--The term ``study area'' means the area 
        identified on the map as the ``Walnut Canyon Proposed Study 
        Area''.

SEC. 3. STUDY.

    (a) In General.--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) Consultation.--The Secretaries shall provide for public comment 
in the preparation of the study, including consultation with 
appropriate Federal, State, and local governmental entities.
    (c) Report.--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 Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report 
that describes--
            (1) the results of the study; and
            (2) any recommendations of the Secretaries.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act.
                                                       Calendar No. 371

110th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 722

                          [Report No. 110-173]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

     To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
Agriculture to jointly conduct a study of certain land adjacent to the 
        Walnut Canyon National Monument in the State of Arizona.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 17, 2007

                       Reported with an amendment