117th CONGRESS 1st Session |
To establish the Chiricahua National Park in the State of Arizona as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.
April 22, 2021
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
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,
This Act may be cited as the “Chiricahua National Park Act”.
In this Act:
(1) MONUMENT.—The term “Monument” means the Chiricahua National Monument established by Presidential Proclamation 1692 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note; 43 Stat. 1946).
(2) PARK.—The term “Park” means the Chiricahua National Park established by section 3(a).
(3) SECRETARY.—The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.
(4) STATE.—The term “State” means the State of Arizona.
SEC. 3. Establishment of Chiricahua National Park.
(a) Establishment.—To protect, preserve, and interpret the rhyolitic rock formations, biodiversity, and other natural and cultural resources of the area, there is established in the State as a unit of the National Park System the Chiricahua National Park.
(1) IN GENERAL.—The boundaries of the Park are as generally depicted on the map entitled “Chiricahua National Park Proposed Boundary”, numbered 145/156,356, and dated March 2021.
(2) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
(c) Abolishment of chiricahua national monument.—
(1) ABOLISHMENT.—The Monument is abolished.
(2) INCORPORATION.—The land and any interest in land that constitute the Monument (as in existence on the day before the date of enactment of this Act) are incorporated in, and shall be considered to be part of, the Park.
(3) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Any funds available for the Monument shall be available for the Park.
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the “Chiricahua National Monument” shall be considered to be a reference to the “Chiricahua National Park”.
(2) WILDERNESS.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the “Chiricahua National Monument Wilderness” designated by Public Law 94–567 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 90 Stat. 2692) shall be considered to be a reference to the “Chiricahua National Park Wilderness”.
(e) Administration.—The Secretary shall administer the Park in accordance with—
(1) this Act; and
(2) the laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System.