[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4823 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4823

 To establish the Sedona-Red Rock National Scenic Area in the Coconino 
           National Forest, Arizona, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 11, 2010

 Mrs. Kirkpatrick of Arizona introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To establish the Sedona-Red Rock National Scenic Area in the Coconino 
           National Forest, 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 ``Sedona-Red Rock National Scenic Area 
Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. SEDONA-RED ROCK NATIONAL SCENIC AREA, COCONINO NATIONAL FOREST, 
              ARIZONA.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Coconino National 
Forest, Arizona, the Sedona-Red Rock National Scenic Area (in this 
section referred to as the ``Scenic Area'') for the purposes of--
            (1) restricting exchanges of land involving National Forest 
        System land included in the Scenic Area; and
            (2) managing the National Forest System land included in 
        the Scenic Area as provided in the land and resource management 
        plan for the Coconino National Forest.
    (b) Boundaries.--The Scenic Area shall consist only of National 
Forest System land in the Coconino National Forest, as generally 
depicted in the land and resource management plan for the Coconino 
National Forest on the map entitled ``Planning Area Overview'' and 
dated June 1998. The Scenic Area does not include any land located 
outside the boundaries of the Coconino National Forest.
    (c) Map and Boundary Description.--As soon as practicable after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
file a map and boundary description of the Scenic Area with the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the 
Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives. The map and 
boundary description shall have the same force and effect as if 
included in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct clerical 
and typographical errors in the map and description. The map and 
boundary description shall be on file and available for public 
inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service.
    (d) Administration.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall administer 
the Scenic Area in accordance with this section, the land and resource 
management plan for the Coconino National Forest, and the laws and 
regulations generally applicable to the National Forest System. In the 
event of conflict between this section and such other laws and 
regulations, this section shall take precedence.
    (e) Restriction on Scenic Area Land Exchanges.--Except as provided 
in subsection (i) with regard to acquisitions of land for public 
purposes, land exchanges that dispose of National Forest System land 
included in the Scenic Area may occur only if--
            (1) the exchange results in the acquisition of land within 
        the boundaries of the Scenic Area from a willing seller for 
        inclusion in the Scenic Area; and
            (2) an environmental analysis (including an opportunity for 
        public comment) is completed before the exchange in accordance 
        with the land and resource management plan for the Coconino 
        National Forest.
    (f) Deposit of Consideration From Certain Land Sales; Use.--
            (1) Deposit of proceeds.--Moneys received by the Secretary 
        of Agriculture from the sale or exchange of land located in the 
        Coconino National Forest shall be deposited in the fund 
        established by Public Law 90-171 (commonly known as the Sisk 
        Act; 16 U.S.C. 484a).
            (2) Use of funds.--Notwithstanding the limitations on the 
        use of moneys deposited in the fund established by Public Law 
        90-171, moneys deposited under paragraph (1) shall be available 
        for use by the Secretary of Agriculture, without further 
        appropriation and until expended, for--
                    (A) the acquisition of land or interests in land 
                within the boundaries of the Scenic Area from willing 
                sellers; or
                    (B) the operation, maintenance, or enhancement of 
                the Scenic Area.
    (g) No Effect on Surrounding Land, Roads, or Easements.--The 
establishment of the Scenic Area does not affect--
            (1) the maintenance or use of public, private, or Forest 
        Service roads within the Scenic Area;
            (2) the legal status, maintenance, or use of rights-of-way 
        and utility easements within the Scenic Area;
            (3) the management of State, municipal, or private land 
        located in the vicinity of or within the boundaries of the 
        Scenic Area; or
            (4) the management of National Forest System land that is 
        not included in the Scenic Area.
    (h) No Effect on Forest Service Planning Policies.--Except as 
provided in subsection (e), the establishment of the Scenic Area does 
not affect the land and resource management plan for the Coconino 
National Forest.
    (i) No Effect on Local Government Discretion.--
            (1) In general.--The establishment of the Scenic Area does 
        not affect the discretion of the governing body of an entity 
        specified in paragraph (2) to seek the resolution of 
        encroachments and infrastructure or land use needs involving 
        National Forest System land within the Scenic Area. 
        Notwithstanding subsection (e), National Forest System land may 
        be utilized or conveyed within the Scenic Area consistent with 
        the Education Land Grant Act (16 U.S.C. 479a) and the land and 
        resource management plan for the Coconino National Forest.
            (2) Covered governing bodies.-- Paragraph (1) applies to 
        the State of Arizona, counties, municipalities, and fire and 
        school districts in the State, and utilities serving the 
        public.
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