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Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Boundary Modification Act of 2021
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Calendar No. 497
117TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
S. 1321
[Report No. 117–154]
To modify the boundary of the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument,
and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
APRIL 22, 2021
Mr. KELLY (for himself, Ms. SINEMA, and Ms. MURKOWSKI) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Natural Resources
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
Reported by Mr. MANCHIN, with an amendment
[Insert the part printed in italic]
A BILL
To modify the boundary of the Casa Grande Ruins National
Monument, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Casa Grande Ruins
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National Monument Boundary Modification Act of 2021’’.
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
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Congress finds that—
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(1) Casa Grande Ruin Reservation was—
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(A) set aside on March 2, 1889;
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(B) proclaimed as the first archaeological
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preserve in the United States on June 22,
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1892; and
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(C) redesignated as the ‘‘Casa Grande
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Ruins National Monument’’ on August 3, 1918;
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(2) the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
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protects 1 of the finest architectural examples of
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14th century Hohokam culture in the Southwest,
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which was known to early Spanish explorers as the
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‘‘Great House’’;
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(3) Casa Grande is only part of the story of an
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ancient town that may have covered 2 square miles;
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and
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(4) recent surveys and research have deter-
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mined that the area of the Great House and the vil-
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lage surrounding the Great House extends beyond
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the existing boundary of the Casa Grande Ruins Na-
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tional Monument.
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SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
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In this Act:
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(1) BIA LAND.—The term ‘‘BIA land’’ means
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the approximately 7.41 acres of Federal land admin-
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istered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, as generally
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depicted on the map as ‘‘BIA land to NPS’’.
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(2) BLM LAND PARCEL A.—The term ‘‘BLM
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land parcel A’’ means the approximately 3.8 acres of
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Federal land administered by the Bureau of Land
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Management, as generally depicted on the map as
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‘‘BLM land parcel A to NPS’’.
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(3) BLM LAND PARCEL B.—The term ‘‘BLM
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land parcel B’’ means the approximately 3.7 acres of
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Federal land administered by the Bureau of Land
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Management, as generally depicted on the map as
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‘‘BLM land parcel B to BIA’’.
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(4) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
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titled ‘‘Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Pro-
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posed Boundary Adjustment’’, numbered 303/
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120,734B, and dated February 2021.
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(5)
MONUMENT.—The
term
‘‘Monument’’
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means the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
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in the State.
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(6) NPS LAND.—The term ‘‘NPS land’’ means
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the approximately 3.5 acres of Federal land adminis-
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tered by the National Park Service, as generally de-
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picted on the map as ‘‘NPS land to BIA’’.
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(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
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the Secretary of the Interior.
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(8) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State
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of Arizona.
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SEC. 4. ACQUISITION AND TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE
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JURISDICTION OVER CERTAIN LAND.
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(a) ACQUISITION OF LAND.—The Secretary may ac-
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quire by donation, exchange, or purchase with donated or
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appropriated funds, from willing sellers only, land or an
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interest in land generally depicted on the map as ‘‘State
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land of Arizona’’ or ‘‘Private land’’, to be administered
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as part of the Monument.
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(b) TRANSFER
OF
ADMINISTRATIVE
JURISDIC-
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TION.—
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(1) WITHDRAWAL.—The BIA land, BLM land
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parcel A, and BLM land parcel B are withdrawn
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from—
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(A) all forms of entry, appropriation, and
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disposal under the public land laws;
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(B) location, entry, and patent under the
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mining laws; and
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(C) operation of the mineral leasing and
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geothermal leasing laws and mineral materials
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laws.
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(2) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDIC-
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TION.—
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(A) BLM LAND PARCEL A.—Administra-
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tive jurisdiction over BLM land parcel A is
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transferred from the Bureau of Land Manage-
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ment to the National Park Service.
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(B) BLM LAND PARCEL B.—Administra-
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tive jurisdiction over BLM land parcel B is
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transferred from the Bureau of Land Manage-
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ment to the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
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(C) BIA LAND.—Administrative jurisdic-
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tion over the BIA land is transferred from the
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Bureau of Indian Affairs to the National Park
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Service.
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(D) NPS LAND.—Administrative jurisdic-
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tion over the NPS land is transferred from the
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National Park Service to the Bureau of Indian
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Affairs.
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(c) ADMINISTRATION; BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.—
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On the acquisition of land or an interest in land under
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subsection (a), and with respect to any land transferred
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by subsection (b), the Secretary shall—
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(1) administer the land or interest in land ac-
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quired under subsection (a) or the land transferred
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to the administrative jurisdiction of the National
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Park Service under subparagraph (A) or (C) of sub-
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section (b)(2), as applicable, as part of the Monu-
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ment, in accordance with the laws generally applica-
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ble to units of the National Park System, including
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applicable provisions of division A of subtitle I of
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title 54, United States Code; and
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(2) modify the boundary of the Monument to
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reflect, as applicable—
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(A) the acquisition of land or interest in
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land under subsection (a); and
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(B) the transfer of administrative jurisdic-
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tion under subsection (b).
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(d) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file
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and available for inspection in the appropriate offices of
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the National Park Service.
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(e) COMPENSATION.—Except in a case in which land
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or an interest in land is acquired by donation under sub-
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section (a), as consideration for the acquisition of land or
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an interest in land under that subsection, the Secretary
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shall—
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(1) pay fair market value for the land or inter-
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est in land; or
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(2) convey to the State or private landowner, as
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applicable, Federal land or an interest in Federal
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land of equal value located in the State.
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SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION OF STATE LAND.
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The Secretary may enter into an agreement with the
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State to provide for the cooperative management by the
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Secretary and the State of the approximately 200 acres
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of State land, as generally depicted on the map as ‘‘State
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land of Arizona’’.
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SEC. 6. DON YOUNG LEGACY NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL
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STUDY.
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Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16
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U.S.C. 1244(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
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lowing:
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‘‘(48) DON YOUNG LEGACY TRAIL.—
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Don Young Legacy
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Trail, extending approximately 500 miles from
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Seward, Alaska, to Fairbanks, Alaska.
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‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of the
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Interior, acting through the Director of the Bu-
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reau of Land Management (referred to in this
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paragraph as the ‘Secretary’), shall study the
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feasibility of designating the trail described in
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subparagraph (A), including evaluating the po-
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tential impacts of the trail on rights-of-way, ex-
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isting rights, or other recreational uses of the
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land proposed to be used for the trail.
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‘‘(C) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall
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conduct the study under this paragraph in con-
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sultation with—
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‘‘(i) the Secretary of Agriculture, act-
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ing through the Chief of the Forest Service;
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‘‘(ii) the State of Alaska;
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‘‘(iii) units of local government in the
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State of Alaska;
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‘‘(iv) Alaska Native Corporations; and
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‘‘(v) representatives of the private sec-
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tor, including any entity that holds a per-
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mit issued by the Federal Energy Regu-
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latory Commission.’’.
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Calendar No. 497
117TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
S. 1321
[Report No. 117–154]
A BILL
To modify the boundary of the Casa Grande Ruins
National Monument, and for other purposes.
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
Reported with an amendment
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