[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5132 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5132

 To correct the boundary of the Chaco Culture National Historical Park 
          in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 17, 2022

 Mr. Heinrich 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 correct the boundary of the Chaco Culture National Historical Park 
          in the State of New Mexico, 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 ``Pueblo Pintado Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. CHACO CULTURE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK BOUNDARY CORRECTION.

    (a) In General.--The boundary of the Chaco Culture National 
Historical Park in the State of New Mexico is revised to reflect the 
boundary identified as ``Adjusted Boundary'' on the map entitled 
``Chaco Culture National Historical Park Proposed Boundary 
Correction'', numbered 310/126,526B, and dated November 19, 2018 
(referred to in this section as the ``map'').
    (b) Transfers of Administrative Jurisdiction.--Subject to the 
consent of the Navajo Nation--
            (1) administrative jurisdiction over the surface estate of 
        the land removed from the Chaco Culture National Historical 
        Park under subsection (a), as depicted on the map, is 
        transferred from the National Park Service to the Bureau of 
        Indian Affairs, to be held in trust by the United States for 
        the benefit of the Navajo Nation; and
            (2) administrative jurisdiction over the surface estate of 
        the land added to the Chaco Culture National Historical Park 
        under subsection (a), as depicted on the map, is transferred 
        from the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Land 
        Management to the National Park Service.
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