[House Report 105-385]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



105th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 1st Session                                                    105-385
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               ARCHES NATIONAL PARK EXPANSION ACT OF 1997

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November 6, 1997.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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  Mr. Young of Alaska, from the Committee on Resources, submitted the 
                               following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 2283]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

  The Committee on Resources, to whom was referred the bill 
(H.R. 2283) to expand the boundaries of Arches National Park in 
the State of Utah to include portions of the following 
drainages, Salt Wash, Lost Spring Canyon, Fish Sheep Draw, 
Clover Canyon, Cordova Canyon, Mine Draw, and Cottonwood Wash, 
which are currently under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of 
Land Management, and to include a portion of Fish Sheep Draw, 
which is currently owned by the State of Utah, having 
considered the same, report favorably thereon with amendments 
and recommend that the bill as amended do pass.
  The amendments are as follows:
  Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu 
thereof the following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

  This Act may be cited as the ``Arches National Park Expansion Act of 
1997''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ARCHES NATIONAL PARK, UTAH.

  (a) Boundary Expansion.--Subsection (a) of the first section of 
Public Law 92-155 (16 U.S.C. 272; 85 Stat. 422) is amended as follows:
          (1) By inserting after the first sentence the following new 
        sentence: ``Effective on the date of the enactment of the 
        Arches National Park Expansion Act of 1997, the boundary of the 
        park shall also include the area consisting of approximately 
        3,140 acres and known as the `Lost Spring Canyon Addition', as 
        depicted on the map entitled `Boundary Map, Arches National 
        Park, Lost Spring Canyon Addition', numbered 138/60,000-B, and 
        dated April 1997.''.
          (2) In the last sentence, by striking ``Such map'' and 
        inserting ``Such maps''.
  (b) Inclusion of Land in Park.--Section 2 of Public Law 92-155 (16 
U.S.C. 272a) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
sentences: ``As soon as possible after the date of the enactment of the 
Arches National Park Expansion Act of 1997, the Secretary of the 
Interior shall transfer jurisdiction over the Federal lands contained 
in the Lost Spring Canyon Addition from the Bureau of Land Management 
to the National Park Service. The lands included in the park pursuant 
to the Arches National Park Expansion Act of 1997 shall be administered 
in accordance with the laws and regulations applicable to the park.''.
  (c) Protection of Existing Grazing Permit.--Section 3 of Public Law 
92-155 (16 U.S.C. 272b) is amended as follows:
          (1) By inserting ``(a)'' before ``Where''.
          (2) By adding at the end the following new subsection:
  ``(b)(1) In the case of any grazing lease, permit, or license with 
respect to lands within the Lost Spring Canyon Addition that was issued 
before the date of the enactment of the Arches National Park Expansion 
Act of 1997, the Secretary of the Interior shall, subject to periodic 
renewal, continue such lease, permit, or license for a period of time 
equal to the lifetime of the permittee as of that date and any direct 
descendants of the permittee born before that date. Any such grazing 
lease, permit, or license shall be permanently retired at the end of 
such period. Pending the expiration of such period, the permittee (or a 
descendant of the permittee who holds the lease, permit, or license) 
shall be entitled to periodically renew the lease, permit, or license, 
subject to such limitations, conditions, or regulations as the 
Secretary may prescribe.
  ``(2) Any such grazing lease, permit, or license may be sold during 
the period specified in paragraph (1) only on the condition that the 
purchaser shall, immediately upon such acquisition, permanently retire 
such lease, permit, or license. Nothing in this subsection shall affect 
other provisions concerning leases, permits, or licenses under the 
Taylor Grazing Act.
  ``(3) Any portion of any grazing lease, permit, or license with 
respect to lands within the Lost Spring Canyon Addition shall be 
administered by the National Park Service.''.
  (d) Withdrawal From Mineral Entry and Leasing; Pipeline Management.--
Section 5 of Public Law 92-155 (16 U.S.C. 272d) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection:
  ``(c)(1) Subject to valid existing rights, Federal lands within the 
Lost Spring Canyon Addition are hereby appropriated and withdrawn from 
entry, location, selection, leasing, or other disposition under the 
public land laws, including the mineral leasing laws.
  ``(2) The inclusion of the Lost Spring Canyon Addition in the park 
shall not affect the right of Northwest Pipeline Corporation (or its 
successors or assigns) to operate the natural gas pipeline located 
within the park and the Addition on the date of enactment of this Act 
and to maintain the pipeline and related facilities in a manner 
consistent with the requirements of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act 
of 1968 (49 U.S.C. 60201 et seq.).''.
  (e) Effect on School Trust Lands.--
          (1) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
                  (A) A parcel of State school trust lands, more 
                specifically described as section 16, township 23 
                south, range 22 east, of the Salt Lake base and 
                meridian, is partially contained within the Lost Spring 
                Canyon Addition included within the boundaries of 
                Arches National Park by the amendment by subsection 
                (a).
                  (B) The parcel was originally granted to the State of 
                Utah for the purpose of generating revenue for the 
                public schools through the development of natural and 
                other resources located on the parcel.
                  (C) It is in the interest of the State of Utah and 
                the United States for the parcel to be exchanged for 
                Federal lands of equivalent value outside the Lost 
                Spring Canyon Addition, in order to permit Federal 
                management of all lands within the Lost Spring Canyon 
                Addition.
          (2) Land exchange.--Public Law 92-155 is amended by adding at 
        the end the following new section:

``SEC. 8. LAND EXCHANGE INVOLVING SCHOOL TRUST LANDS.

    ``(a) Exchange Requirement.--If, not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of the Arches National Park Expansion Act of 
1997, and in accordance with this section, the State of Utah offers to 
transfer all right, title and interest of the State in and to the 
parcel of school trust lands described in subsection (b)(1) to the 
United States, the Secretary of the Interior shall accept the offer on 
behalf of the United States and, within 180 days after the date of such 
acceptance, transfer to the State of Utah all right, title and interest 
of the United States in and to the parcel of land described in 
subsection (b)(2). Title to the State lands shall be transferred at the 
same time as conveyance of title to the Federal lands by the Secretary 
of the Interior. The exchange of lands under this section shall be 
subject to valid existing rights, and each party shall succeed to the 
rights and obligations of the other party with respect to any lease, 
right-of-way, or permit encumbering the exchanged lands.
  ``(b) Description of Parcels.--
          ``(1) State conveyance.--The parcel of school trust lands to 
        be conveyed by the State of Utah under subsection (a) is 
        section 16, township 23 south, range 22 east of the Salt Lake 
        base and meridian.
          ``(2) Federal conveyance.--The parcel of Federal lands to be 
        conveyed by the Secretary of the Interior consists of 
        approximately 639 acres and is identified as lots 1 through 12 
        located in the S\1/2\N\1/2\ and the N\1/2\N\1/2\N\1/2\S\1/2\ of 
        section 1, township 25 south, range 18 east, Salt Lake base and 
        meridian.
          ``(3) Equivalent value.--The Federal lands described in 
        paragraph (2) are of equivalent value to the State school trust 
        lands described in paragraph (1).
  ``(c) Management by State.--At least 60 days before undertaking or 
permitting any surface disturbing activities to occur on the lands 
acquired by the State under this section, the State shall consult with 
the Utah State Office of the Bureau of Land Management concerning the 
extent and impact of such activities on Federal lands and resources and 
conduct, in a manner consistent with Federal laws, inventory, 
mitigation, and management activities in connection with any 
archaeological, paleontological, and cultural resources located on the 
acquired lands. To the extent consistent with applicable law governing 
the use and disposition of State school trust lands, the State shall 
preserve existing grazing, recreational, and wildlife uses of the 
acquired lands. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 
preclude the State from authorizing or undertaking surface or mineral 
activities authorized by existing or future land management plans for 
the acquired lands.
  ``(d) Implementation.--Administrative actions necessary to implement 
the land exchange described in this section shall be completed within 
180 days after the date of the enactment of the Arches National Park 
Expansion Act of 1997.''.

  Amend the title so as to read:

    A bill to expand the boundaries of Arches National Park in 
the State of Utah to include portions of the following 
drainages: Salt Wash, Lost Spring Canyon, Fish Sheep Draw, 
Clover Canyon, Cordova Canyon, Mine Draw, and Cottonwood Wash, 
which are currently under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of 
Land Management, and to include a portion of Fish Sheep Draw, 
which is currently owned by the State of Utah.

                          Purpose of the Bill

    The purpose of H.R. 2283 is to expand the boundary of 
Arches National Park in the State of Utah to include portions 
of the following drainages, Salt Wash, Lost Spring Canyon, Fish 
Sheep Draw, Clover Canyon, Cordova Canyon, Mine Draw and 
Cottonwood Wash, which are currently under the jurisdiction of 
the Bureau of Land Management, and to include a portion of the 
Fish Sheep Draw, which is currently owned by the State of Utah.

                  Background and Need for Legislation

    Arches National Monument was designated by Presidential 
Proclamation in 1929, enlarged by Presidential Proclamations in 
1938, 1960 and 1969, and established as Arches National Park by 
Congress in 1971 (Public Law 92-155). The park consists of 
73,379 acres to protect one of the largest concentrations of 
natural stone arches in the world, and numerous geologic 
features such as spires, pinnacles, pedestals, and balanced 
rocks.
    H.R. 2283 would expand the existing boundaries of the park, 
located in Grand County, Utah, by approximately 3,140 acres, 
consisting of 3,112 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau 
of Land Management (BLM), and one 32 acre parcel of Utah School 
and Institutional Trust Lands (Trust lands). The bill provides 
for the exchange of the Trust lands for equal value BLM land, 
and then the transfer of all BLM land to the National Park 
Service (NPS) for addition to the park.
    This addition, known as the Lost Spring Canyon Addition, is 
contiguous with the park's northeast corner, and shares a 
common boundary with the park. The proposed boundary, 
identified in this legislation, would follow canyon rims and 
natural forms instead of section lines and other man-made 
features. This geographic boundary is a natural extension of 
the park and encompasses most of the incised canyon system. 
This area consists of the following drainages: Salt Wash, Lost 
Spring Canyon, Fish Sheep Draw, Clover Canyon, Cordova Canyon, 
Mine Draw, and Cottonwood Wash.
    The Lost Spring Canyon Addition is accessible by foot from 
existing park trail heads and parking areas. Many visitors to 
this area already access it from the NPS facilities. Much of 
the canyon system is visible from several high-use areas of the 
park, including the Delicate Arch Trail, Devils Garden 
Campground and the Park Road. This acreage is currently within 
a BLM Wilderness Study Area.

                            Committee Action

    H.R. 2283 was introduced on July 29, 1997, by Congressman 
Chris Cannon (R-UT). The bill was referred to the Committee on 
Resources, and within the Committee to the Subcommittee on 
National Parks and Public Lands. On September 16, 1997, the 
Subcommittee held a hearing on H.R. 2283, where there was 
support expressed for the bill. The Administration testified in 
support of H.R. 2283 with several recommended amendments. On 
October 7, 1997, the Subcommittee met to mark up H.R. 2283. 
Congressman James V. Hansen offered amendments en bloc, to 
clarify the existing grazing permit status and potential 
retirement; to address the ongoing operation and maintenance of 
a natural gas pipeline through the park and proposed addition; 
and regarding the transfer of Trust lands at the time of 
conveyance of title to Federal lands within the park addition. 
The amendment was adopted by voice vote. The bill was then 
ordered favorably reported to the Full Committee by voice vote. 
On October 22, 1997, the Full Resources Committee met to 
consider H.R. 2283. An amendment was offered by Congressman 
Hansen to clarify the existing grazing permit status. The 
amendment was adopted by voice vote. The bill as amended was 
then ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives 
by voice vote.

            Committee Oversight Findings and Recommendations

    With respect to the requirements of clause 2(l)(3) of rule 
XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives, and clause 
2(b)(1) of rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
the Committee on Resources' oversight findings and 
recommendations are reflected in the body of this report.

                   Constitutional Authority Statement

    Article I, section 8 and Article IV, section 3 of the 
Constitution of the United States grant Congress the authority 
to enact H.R. 2283.

                        Cost of the Legislation

    Clause 7(a) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives requires an estimate and a comparison by the 
Committee of the costs which would be incurred in carrying out 
H.R. 2283. However, clause 7(d) of that Rule provides that this 
requirement does not apply when the Committee has included in 
its report a timely submitted cost estimate of the bill 
prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office 
under section 403 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

                     Compliance With House Rule XI

    1. With respect to the requirement of clause 2(l)(3)(B) of 
rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives and 
section 308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, H.R. 
2283 does not contain any new budget authority, spending 
authority, credit authority, or an increase or decrease in tax 
expenditures. According to the Congressional Budget Office, 
enactment of H.R. 2283 could affect direct spending with regard 
to grazing fee receipts from land in the proposed addition to 
the park, but these would be insignificant.
    2. With respect to the requirement of clause 2(l)(3)(D) of 
rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee has received no report of oversight findings and 
recommendations from the Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight on the subject of H.R. 2283.
    3. With respect to the requirement of clause 2(l)(3)(C) of 
rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives and 
section 403 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the 
Committee has received the following cost estimate for H.R. 
2283 from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.

               congressional budget office cost estimate

                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                  Washington, DC, November 5, 1997.
Hon. Don Young,
Chairman, Committee on Resources,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has 
prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 2283, the Arches 
National Park Expansion Act of 1997.
    If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Victoria V. 
Heid (for Federal costs), and Marjorie Miller (for the impact 
on State, local and tribal governments).
            Sincerely,
                                         June E. O'Neill, Director.
    Enclosure.

H.R. 2283--Arches National Park Expansion Act of 1997

    CBO estimates that enacting this bill would have no 
significant impact on the federal budget. Because H.R. 2283 
could affect direct spending, pay-as-you-go procedures would 
apply; however, CBO estimates that any such effects would be 
insignificant. H.R. 2283 contains no intergovernmental or 
private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates 
Reform Act of 1995 and would have no significant impact on the 
budgets of state, local, or tribal governments. The exchange 
authorized by this bill would be voluntary on the part of the 
state of Utah, and any impact on state receipts would be 
insignificant.
    H.R. 2283 would expand Arches National Park in Utah to 
include an additional 3,140 acres. Most of that land is 
currently managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), but 
about 32 acres is owned by the state of Utah as school trust 
land. To implement the expansion, the bill provides that if 
Utah offers to convey about 640 acres of state school trust 
land, including the 32 acres within the proposed addition, to 
the United States, then the Secretary of the Interior must 
accept the offer and, in exchange, transfer to the state 639 
acres of federal land elsewhere in the same county. The 
Department of the Interior (DOI) estimates that the lands to be 
exchanged are of approximately equal value. Once the exchange 
between BLM and the state is completed, the bill would direct 
the Secretary to transfer jurisdiction over the 3,140 acres 
from BLM to the National Park Service (NPS). BLM would manage 
the 608 acres of land conveyed by the state that is not part of 
the proposed addition to Arches National Park.
    H.R. 2283 would direct the Secretary to continue any 
current grazing permits in the proposed addition for the life 
of the permittee and his or her direct descendants. The bill 
would allow permittees to sell such grazing permits if the 
purchaser permanently retires the permit. Those provisions 
could affect direct spending with regard to grazing fee 
receipts from land in the proposed addition, but according to 
DOI, current receipts from grazing on the land total less than 
$1,000 annually. Therefore CBO estimates that any changes in 
grazing fee receipts, which are direct spending, would be 
insignificant.
    Because oil and gas leases exist on both the BLM land and 
the state land proposed for exchange under H.R. 2283, enacting 
the bill also could affect offsetting receipts from BLM leases, 
but we estimate that any such changes would be small. According 
to DOI, the federal government currently receives less than 
$2,000 in rental fees each year from oil and gas leases on the 
639 acres of BLM land to be conveyed to Utah under the bill. 
The 640 acres of state land to be conveyed to the United States 
in exchange for that federal land also include leases 
generating a similar amount of receipts from rental fees each 
year. None of the affected leases in the proposed exchange are 
currently producing or under development for oil or gas 
production, and the department does not expect development in 
the next few years. Therefore, CBO estimates that any net 
effect on receipts from oil and gas leases resulting from the 
exchange between Utah and the federal government under this 
bill would be insignificant--at least over the 1998-2002 
period.
    The CBO staff contacts for this estimate are Victoria V. 
Heid (for Federal costs), and Marjorie Miller (for the impact 
on State, local, and tribal governments). This estimate was 
approved by Robert A. Sunshine, Deputy Assistant Director for 
Budget Analysis.

                    Compliance With Public Law 104-4

    H.R. 2283 contains no unfunded mandates.

         Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported

  In compliance with clause 3 of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by the 
bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law proposed 
to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new matter is 
printed in italic, existing law in which no change is proposed 
is shown in roman):

                      THE ACT OF NOVEMBER 12, 1971

   AN ACT To establish the Arches National Park in the State of Utah

  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) 
subject to valid existing rights, the lands, waters, and 
interests therein within the boundary generally depicted on the 
map entitled ``Boundary Map, Proposed Arches National Park, 
Utah,'' Numbered RPSSC-138-20, 001E and dated September 1969, 
are hereby established as the Arches National Park (hereinafter 
referred to as the ``park''). Effective on the date of the 
enactment of the Arches National Park Expansion Act of 1997, 
the boundary of the park shall also include the area consisting 
of approximately 3,140 acres and known as the ``Lost Spring 
Canyon Addition'', as depicted on the map entitled ``Boundary 
Map, Arches National Park, Lost Spring Canyon Addition'', 
numbered 138/60,000-B, and dated April 1997. [Such map] Such 
maps shall be on file and available for public inspections in 
the offices of the National Park Service, Department of the 
Interior.
          * * * * * * *
  Sec. 2. The Secretary is authorized to acquire by donation, 
purchase with donated or appropriated funds, transfer from any 
Federal agency, exchange or otherwise, the lands and interests 
in lands described in the first section of this Act, except 
that lands or interests therein owned by the State of Utah, or 
any political subdivision thereof, may be acquired only with 
the approval of such State or political subdivision. As soon as 
possible after the date of the enactment of the Arches National 
Park Expansion Act of 1997, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
transfer jurisdiction over the Federal lands contained in the 
Lost Spring Canyon Addition from the Bureau of Land Management 
to the National Park Service. The lands included in the park 
pursuant to the Arches National Park Expansion Act of 1997 
shall be administered in accordance with the laws and 
regulations applicable to the park.
  Sec. 3. (a) Where any Federal lands included within the park 
are legally occupied or utilized on the date of approval of 
this Act for grazing purposes, pursuant to a lease, permit, or 
license for a fixed term of years issued or authorized by any 
department, establishment, or agency of the United States, the 
Secretary of the Interior shall permit the persons holding such 
grazing privileges or their heirs to continue in the exercise 
thereof during the term of the lease, permit, or license, and 
one period of renewal thereafter.
  (b)(1) In the case of any grazing lease, permit, or license 
with respect to lands within the Lost Spring Canyon Addition 
that wasissued before the date of the enactment of the Arches 
National Park Expansion Act of 1997, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall, subject to periodic renewal, continue such lease, permit, or 
license for a period of time equal to the lifetime of the permittee as 
of that date and any direct descendants of the permittee born before 
that date. Any such grazing lease, permit, or license shall be 
permanently retired at the end of such period. Pending the expiration 
of such period, the permittee (or a descendant of the permittee who 
holds the lease, permit, or license) shall be entitled to periodically 
renew the lease, permit, or license, subject to such limitations, 
conditions, or regulations as the Secretary may prescribe.
  (2) Any such grazing lease, permit, or license may be sold 
during the period specified in paragraph (1) only on the 
condition that the purchaser shall, immediately upon such 
acquisition, permanently retire such lease, permit, or license. 
Nothing in this subsection shall affect other provisions 
concerning leases, permits, or licenses under the Taylor 
Grazing Act.
  (3) Any portion of any grazing lease, permit, or license with 
respect to lands within the Lost Spring Canyon Addition shall 
be administered by the National Park Service.
          * * * * * * *
  Sec. 5. (a) * * *
          * * * * * * *
  (c)(1) Subject to valid existing rights, Federal lands within 
the Lost Spring Canyon Addition are hereby appropriated and 
withdrawn from entry, location, selection, leasing, or other 
disposition under the public land laws, including the mineral 
leasing laws.
  (2) The inclusion of the Lost Spring Canyon Addition in the 
park shall not affect the right of Northwest Pipeline 
Corporation (or its successors or assigns) to operate the 
natural gas pipeline located within the park and the Addition 
on the date of enactment of this Act and to maintain the 
pipeline and related facilities in a manner consistent with the 
requirements of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 (49 
U.S.C. 60201 et seq.).
          * * * * * * *

SEC. 8. LAND EXCHANGE INVOLVING SCHOOL TRUST LANDS.

  (a) Exchange Requirement.--If, not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of the Arches National Park Expansion 
Act of 1997, and in accordance with this section, the State of 
Utah offers to transfer all right, title and interest of the 
State in and to the parcel of school trust lands described in 
subsection (b)(1) to the United States, the Secretary of the 
Interior shall accept the offer on behalf of the United States 
and, within 180 days after the date of such acceptance, 
transfer to the State of Utah all right, title and interest of 
the United States in and to the parcel of land described in 
subsection (b)(2). Title to the State lands shall be 
transferred at the same time as conveyance of title to the 
Federal lands by the Secretary of the Interior. The exchange of 
lands under this section shall be subject to valid existing 
rights, and each party shall succeed to the rights and 
obligations of the other party with respect to any lease, 
right-of-way, or permit encumbering the exchanged lands.
  (b) Description of Parcels.--
          (1) State conveyance.--The parcel of school trust 
        lands to be conveyed by the State of Utah under 
        subsection (a) is section 16, township 23 south, range 
        22 east of the Salt Lake base and meridian.
          (2) Federal conveyance.--The parcel of Federal lands 
        to be conveyed by the Secretary of the Interior 
        consists of approximately 639 acres and is identified 
        as lots 1 through 12 located in the S\1/2\N\1/2\ and 
        the N\1/2\N\1/2\N\1/2\S\1/2\ of section 1, township 25 
        south, range 18 east, Salt Lake base and meridian.
          (3) Equivalent value.--The Federal lands described in 
        paragraph (2) are of equivalent value to the State 
        school trust lands described in paragraph (1).
  (c) Management by State.--At least 60 days before undertaking 
or permitting any surface disturbing activities to occur on the 
lands acquired by the State under this section, the State shall 
consult with the Utah State Office of the Bureau of Land 
Management concerning the extent and impact of such activities 
on Federal lands and resources and conduct, in a manner 
consistent with Federal laws, inventory, mitigation, and 
management activities in connection with any archaeological, 
paleontological, and cultural resources located on the acquired 
lands. To the extent consistent with applicable law governing 
the use and disposition of State school trust lands, the State 
shall preserve existing grazing, recreational, and wildlife 
uses of the acquired lands. Nothing in this subsection shall be 
construed to preclude the State from authorizing or undertaking 
surface or mineral activities authorized by existing or future 
land management plans for the acquired lands.
  (d) Implementation.--Administrative actions necessary to 
implement the land exchange described in this section shall be 
completed within 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
the Arches National Park Expansion Act of 1997.

                                
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