What This Bill Does
This bill changes the name of Chiricahua National Monument in Arizona to Chiricahua National Park. It makes this location a unit of the National Park System. The bill keeps the same boundaries and rules that currently apply to the monument.
Who It Affects
The Secretary of the Interior (the federal official who oversees national parks and public lands) will manage this park.
Key Provisions
• The Chiricahua National Monument becomes known and designated as "Chiricahua National Park" (Sec. 2(a)(1))
• The park's boundaries stay the same as the monument's boundaries on the date this law passes, as shown on a map numbered 145/156,356 and dated March 2021 (Sec. 2(a)(2))
• Any reference to Chiricahua National Monument in laws, maps, regulations, documents or other U.S. government records now means Chiricahua National Park instead (Sec. 2(a)(3))
• Money previously available for the monument is now available for the park (Sec. 2(a)(4))
• The Secretary of the Interior must manage the park following the same presidential proclamations and national park laws that already apply (Sec. 2(b))
What Changes
The location's official name changes from Chiricahua National Monument to Chiricahua National Park. All government references to the monument automatically become references to the park.
Important Definitions
None defined in bill text.
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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 1479
To establish the Chiricahua National Park in the State of Arizona as a
unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 9, 2023
Mr. CISCOMANI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
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 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 ‘‘Chiricahua National
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Park Act’’.
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SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF CHIRICAHUA NATIONAL PARK,
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ARIZONA.
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(a) DESIGNATION.—
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Chiricahua National
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Monument in the State of Arizona established by
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Presidential Proclamation 1692 (54 U.S.C. 320301
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note; 43 Stat. 1946) shall be known and designated
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as ‘‘Chiricahua National Park’’ (referred to in this
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Act as the ‘‘National Park’’).
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(2) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of the Na-
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tional Park shall be the boundaries of the Chiri-
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cahua National Monument as of the date of enact-
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ment of this Act, as generally depicted on the map
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entitled
‘‘Chiricahua
National
Park
Proposed
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Boundary’’, numbered 145/156,356, and dated
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March 2021.
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(3) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law,
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map, regulation, document, or other record of the
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United States to the Chiricahua National Monument
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shall be considered to be a reference to the ‘‘Chiri-
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cahua National Park’’.
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(4) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Any funds avail-
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able for the Chiricahua National Monument shall be
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available for the National Park.
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(b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary of the Interior
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shall administer the National Park in accordance with—
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(1) Presidential Proclamation 1692 (54 U.S.C.
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320301 note; 43 Stat. 1946);
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(2) Presidential Proclamation 2288 (54 U.S.C.
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320301 note; 52 Stat. 1551); and
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(3) the laws generally applicable to units of the
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National Park System, including—
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(A) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and
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sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and
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102101 of title 54, United States Code; and
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(B) chapter 3201 of title 54, United States
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Code.
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