[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 47 (Tuesday, March 14, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H3103-H3104]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


   WALNUT CANYON NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUNDARY MODIFICATION ACT OF 1995

  Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 562) to modify the boundaries of Walnut Canyon National 
Monument in the State of Arizona, as amended.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                                H.R. 562

       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 National 
     Monument Boundary Modification Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that:
       (1) Walnut Canyon National Monument was established for the 
     preservation and interpretation of certain settlements and 
     land use patterns associated with the prehistoric Sinaguan 
     culture of northern Arizona.
       (2) Major cultural resources associated with the purposes 
     of Walnut Canyon National Monument are near the boundary and 
     are currently managed under multiple-use objectives of the 
     adjacent national forest. These concentrations of cultural 
     resources, often referred to as ``forts'', would be more 
     effectively managed as part of the National Park System.
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to modify the 
     boundaries of the Walnut Canyon National Monument (hereafter 
     in this Act referred to as the ``national monument'') to 
     improve management of the national monument and associated 
     resources.

     SEC. 3. BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.

       Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     boundaries of the national monument shall be modified as 
     depicted on the map entitled ``Boundary Proposal--Walnut 
     Canyon National Monument, Coconino County, Arizona'', 
     numbered 360/80,010, and dated September 1994. Such map shall 
     be on file and available for public inspection in the offices 
     of the Director of the National Park Service, Department of 
     the Interior. The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Agriculture, is authorized to make 
     technical and clerical corrections to such map.

     SEC. 4. ACQUISITION AND TRANSFER OF PROPERTY.

       The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire 
     lands and interest in lands within the national monument, by 
     donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or 
     exchange. Federal property within the boundaries of the 
     national monument (as modified by this Act) is hereby 
     transferred to the administrative jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary of the Interior for management as part of the 
     national monument. Federal property excluded from the 
     monument pursuant to the boundary modification under section 
     3 is hereby transferred to the administrative jurisdiction of 
     the Secretary of Agriculture to be managed as a part of the 
     Coconino National Forest.

     SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION.

       The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director 
     of the National Park Service, shall manage the national 
     monument in accordance with this Act and the provisions of 
     law generally applicable to units of the National Park 
     Service, including ``An Act to establish a National Park 
     Service, and for other purposes'' approved August 25, 1916 
     (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1, 2-4).

     SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There is hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
     may be necessary to carry out this Act.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Arizona [Mr. Hayworth] will be recognized for 20 minutes, and the 
gentleman from New Mexico [Mr. Richardson] will be recognized for 20 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Arizona [Mr. Hayworth].
  Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  (Mr. HAYWORTH asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 562, a 
bill to modify the boundary at Walnut Canyon National Monument in 
Arizona.
  The purpose of this legislation is to allow consistent management of 
the archeological resources in Walnut Canyon.
  Walnut Canyon National Monument was established in 1915 to serve and 
protect the ruins of prehistoric Sinaguan settlements.
  Within the canyon there are five steep, rocky ridges that extend into 
the canyon from the rims. Archeological sites cluster around these 
dramatic features, which were called forts by early archeologists.
  My legislation would extend the boundary of the monument to include 
an additional two forts and associated 
[[Page H3104]] archeological areas by transferring approximately 1,279 
acres currently managed by the U.S. Forest Service to the Walnut Canyon 
National Monument managed by the Park Service.
  During consideration at the Resources Committee, an en bloc amendment 
to H.R. 562 was adopted.
  This amendment changed the map reference used in this legislation to 
include 53 acres of land owned by a private property owner adjacent to 
the current Monument boundary.
  The landowner in question has asked that this land be included and 
has indicated his desire to work with the Park Service to bring about a 
land exchange.
  The amendment also inserts an authorization for appropriations into 
the bill. I believe that this language provides an important safeguard 
for the private landowner should his efforts at exchange fail.
  Mr. Speaker, my legislation enjoys the strong support of the 
Flagstaff City Council and the Coconino County Board of Supervisors.
  Mr. Speaker, I understand the administration has no objection to this 
legislation.
  Mr. Speaker, in closing, I would like to thank the chairman of the 
Resources Committee and the chairman and ranking member of the National 
Parks, Forests, and Lands Subcommittee for their assistance in moving 
this important bill.
  I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 562.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. RICHARDSON. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  (Mr. RICHARDSON asked and was given permission to revise and extend 
his remarks.)
  Mr. RICHARDSON. Mr. Speaker, first to my colleague from Arizona, 
congratulations; I assume this is the first bill he has managed.
  Mr. Speaker, H.R. 562, as introduced, would have modified the 
boundaries of the Walnut Canyon National Monument to provide for the 
inclusion of approximately 1,239 acres to be administratively 
transferred to the National Park Service from the Forest Service and 
the deletion of 54 acres which would be administratively transferred to 
the Forest Service from the National Park Service.

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  The bill was subsequently amended by the Resources Committee to also 
include within the monument boundaries 53 acres of private property. 
Mr. Speaker, we support the bill, and, as I noted at committee markup, 
I find it ironic that when Representative Karan English introduced this 
legislation last year, it included a private property owner. 
Subsequently, that owner decided, that after supporting being in the 
bill, he no longer wanted to be included. Representative English asked 
that his property be deleted and the committee and the House passed the 
bill in the 103d Congress without this property. That same private 
landowner now again wants his property included in the bill and the 
committee amendment accomplishes this.
  My good friend, the gentleman from Arizona, assured me this is the 
last time we will deal with this issue. I supported this amendment in 
committee because the resource values of that private property would be 
an excellent addition to the monument. I just hope this landowner does 
not again change his mind.
  With that being said, Mr. Speaker, I support H.R. 562, as amended, 
and recommend its approval by the House.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I certainly welcome the support of the gentleman from 
New Mexico [Mr. Richardson], my good friend, and once again, as we did 
in committee, let me allay the fears of my good friend from New Mexico 
because the landowner now in question has decided that we are married, 
and we are going to stay married with this provision.
  Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time. Therefore I yield 
back the balance of my time.
  Mr. RICHARDSON. Mr. Speaker, I too, yield back the balance of my 
time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Shays). The question is on the motion 
offered by the gentleman from Arizona [Mr. Hayworth] that the House 
suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 562, as amended.
  The question was taken.
  Mr. RICHARDSON. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 5, rule I, and the 
Chair's prior announcement, further proceedings on this motion will be 
postponed.

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