[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 736 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 736

To establish the Chiricahua National Park in the State of Arizona as a 
       unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 9, 2023

 Mr. Kelly (for himself and Ms. Sinema) 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 establish the Chiricahua National Park in the State of Arizona as a 
       unit of the National Park System, 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 ``Chiricahua National Park Act''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF CHIRICAHUA NATIONAL PARK, ARIZONA.

    (a) Designation.--
            (1) In general.--The Chiricahua National Monument in the 
        State of Arizona established by Presidential Proclamation 1692 
        (54 U.S.C. 320301 note; 43 Stat. 1946) shall be known and 
        designated as ``Chiricahua National Park'' (referred to in this 
        Act as the ``National Park'').
            (2) Boundaries.--The boundaries of the National Park shall 
        be the boundaries of the Chiricahua National Monument as of the 
        date of enactment of this Act, as generally depicted on the map 
        entitled ``Chiricahua National Park Proposed Boundary'', 
        numbered 145/156,356, and dated March 2021.
            (3) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
        document, or other record of the United States to the 
        Chiricahua National Monument shall be considered to be a 
        reference to the ``Chiricahua National Park''.
            (4) Availability of funds.--Any funds available for the 
        Chiricahua National Monument shall be available for the 
        National Park.
    (b) Administration.--The Secretary of the Interior shall administer 
the National Park in accordance with--
            (1) Presidential Proclamation 1692 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note; 
        43 Stat. 1946);
            (2) Presidential Proclamation 2288 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note; 
        52 Stat. 1551); and
            (3) the laws generally applicable to units of the National 
        Park System, including--
                    (A) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and sections 
                100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 of title 54, 
                United States Code; and
                    (B) chapter 3201 of title 54, United States Code.
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