[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 152 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 152

     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

                            January 6, 2009

  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

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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,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Walnut Canyon Study Act of 2009''.

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.
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