Bears Ears Expansion And Respect for Sovereignty Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 871 To expand the boundaries of the Bears Ears National Monument, to ensure prompt engagement with the Bears Ears Commission and prompt imple- mentation of the Proclamation establishing the Bears Ears National Monument, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 30, 2019 Mr. GALLEGO (for himself, Ms. HAALAND, Mr. AGUILAR, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. BEYER, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. CART- WRIGHT, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. FOS- TER, Ms. GABBARD, Mr. GOMEZ, Ms. BASS, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. KILMER, Mr. KIND, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Ms. MCCOL- LUM, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MCNERNEY, Ms. MENG, Ms. MOORE, Mrs. MURPHY, Mr. NADLER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. NEAL, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. POCAN, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. RYAN, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. SIRES, Mr. SMITH of Wash- ington, Mr. SOTO, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mrs. TORRES of California, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. WELCH, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Ms. PORTER, Mr. CRIST, Ms. SPEIER, and Mr. YARMUTH) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To expand the boundaries of the Bears Ears National Monu- ment, to ensure prompt engagement with the Bears Ears Commission and prompt implementation of the Procla- VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:25 Feb 08, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H871.IH H871 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 871 IH mation establishing the Bears Ears National Monument, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bears Ears Expansion 4 And Respect for Sovereignty Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 6 In this Act: 7 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map on 8 page 6 of the ‘‘Proposal to President Barack Obama 9 for the Creation of Bears Ears National Monument’’ 10 submitted by the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition 11 and dated October 15, 2015. 12 (2) PROCLAMATION.—The term ‘‘Proclama- 13 tion’’ means Presidential Proclamation 9558, dated 14 December 28, 2016 (82 Fed. Reg. 1139 (Jan. 25, 15 2017)). 16 (3) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ 17 means— 18 (A) the Secretary of the Interior with re- 19 spect to land administered by the Bureau of 20 Land Management; and 21 (B) the Secretary of Agriculture with re- 22 spect to land administered by the Forest Serv- 23 ice. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:25 Feb 08, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H871.IH H871 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HR 871 IH SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUND- 1 ARIES. 2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Bears Ears 3 National Monument is hereby expanded to comprise ap- 4 proximately 1,931,997 acres of Federal land under the ju- 5 risdiction of the Secretaries, as generally depicted on the 6 map. 7 (b) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 8 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 9 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries 10 shall file maps and legal descriptions of the Bears 11 Ears National Monument, as expanded by this sec- 12 tion, with— 13 (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 14 Resources of the Senate; and 15 (B) the Committee on Natural Resources 16 of the House of Representatives. 17 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal de- 18 scriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 19 same force and effect as if included in this Act, ex- 20 cept that the Secretaries may correct typographical 21 errors in the maps and legal descriptions. 22 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The maps and 23 legal descriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall be 24 on file and available for public inspection in the ap- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:25 Feb 08, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H871.IH H871 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 4 •HR 871 IH propriate offices of the Forest Service, National 1 Park Service, and Bureau of Land Management. 2 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION. 3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the Sec- 4 retaries shall administer all land and interests in land held 5 by the United States that are included in the expanded 6 boundary under section 3(a)— 7 (1) as part of the monument; and 8 (2) in accordance with the Proclamation and 9 applicable laws. 10 (b) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.—The Secretary of the 11 Interior, acting through the National Park Service, shall 12 administer the Natural Bridges National Monument and 13 those portions of the Glen Canyon National Recreation 14 Area within the expanded boundary under section 3(a)— 15 (1) as part of the monument; and 16 (2) in accordance with applicable law. 17 (c) MANAGEMENT AND ENGAGEMENT.—The Secre- 18 taries shall promptly carry out the provisions of the Proc- 19 lamation, including the provisions requiring the Secre- 20 taries to meaningfully engage the Bears Ears Commission 21 to— 22 (1) ensure the proper care and management of 23 the objects identified; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:25 Feb 08, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H871.IH H871 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 5 •HR 871 IH (2) ensure that management decisions affecting 1 the monument reflect tribal expertise and traditional 2 and historical knowledge; and 3 (3) provide guidance and recommendations on 4 the development and implementation of management 5 plans and on management of the monument. 6 (d) ACQUISITION OF LANDS AND INTERESTS IN 7 LAND.—The Secretary may acquire any land, water, or 8 interests in land that are located within the revised bound- 9 ary of the Monument by— 10 (1) donation; 11 (2) purchase with donated or appropriated 12 funds; or 13 (3) exchange. 14 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:25 Feb 08, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H871.IH H871 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS