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Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Boundary Modification Act of 2020
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Union Calendar No. 536
116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4840
[Report No. 116–652]
To modify the boundary of the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 23, 2019
Mr. O’HALLERAN
(for himself, Mr. GOSAR, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr.
SCHWEIKERT, Mr. STANTON, Mrs. LESKO, and Mr. GALLEGO) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Re-
sources
DECEMBER 15, 2020
Additional sponsor: Mr. GRIJALVA
DECEMBER 15, 2020
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on October 23, 2019]
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A BILL
To modify the boundary of the Casa Grande Ruins National
Monument, and for other purposes.
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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 Na-
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tional Monument Boundary Modification Act of 2020’’.
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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 archeological
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preserve in the Untied States on June 22, 1892;
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and
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(C) redesignated as ‘‘Casa Grande Ruins
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National Monument’’ on August 3, 1918;
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(2) Casa Grande Ruins National Monument pro-
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tects one of the finest architectural examples of 14th
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Century Hohokam culture in the American Southwest
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known to early Spanish explorers as the ‘‘Great
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House’’;
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(3) Casa Grande is only part of the story of this
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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 determined
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that the area of the Great House and the village sur-
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rounding it extends beyond the existing boundary of
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the Casa Grande Ruins National 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 the
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approximately 7.41 acres of Federal land adminis-
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tered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to be trans-
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ferred to the administrative jurisdiction of the Na-
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tional Park Service, as generally depicted on the
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map.
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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, for which administrative jurisdiction is
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to be transferred to the National Park Service, as gen-
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erally depicted on the map.
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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 for which administrative jurisdiction is
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to be transferred to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, as
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generally depicted on the map.
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(4) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map enti-
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tled ‘‘Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Pro-
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posed
Boundary
Adjustment’’,
numbered
303/
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120,734B, and dated June 2020.
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(5) MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Monument’’ means
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the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in the
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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, for which admin-
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istrative jurisdiction is to be transferred to the Bu-
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reau of Indian Affairs, as generally depicted on the
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map.
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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 OF LANDS.
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(a) ACQUISITION OF LANDS.—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 owners only, lands or in-
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terests in land generally depicted on the map as State land
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or private land, to be administered as part of the Monu-
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ment.
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(b) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION.—
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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.—Administrative
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jurisdiction over the 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.—Administrative
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jurisdiction over BLM land parcel B is trans-
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ferred from the Bureau of Land Management to
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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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Upon acquisition or transfer of land or an interest in land
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pursuant to subsection (a), and with respect to the lands
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transferred by subsection (b), the Secretary shall—
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(1) administer any acquired land or interest in
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land, and transferred to the administrative jurisdic-
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tion of the National Park Service, as part of the
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Monument, in accordance with the laws generally ap-
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plicable to units of the National Park System, includ-
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ing applicable provisions of division A of subtitle I
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of title 54, United States Code; and
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(2) modify the boundary of the Monument to re-
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flect the transfers of lands, and any acquired lands or
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interests in lands.
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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, U.S. Department of the Interior.
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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, as consider-
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ation for the acquisition of land or an interest in land
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under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—
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(1) pay fair market value for such lands; or
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(2) convey to the State convey to the State or
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private land owner, as applicable, Federal land or an
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interest in Federal land of equal value located in the
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State.
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SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION OF STATE TRUST LANDS.
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The Secretary may enter into an agreement with the
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State to provide for cooperative management by the Sec-
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retary and the State of the approximately 200 acres of State
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land, as generally depicted on the map.
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Union Calendar No. 536
116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4840
[Report No. 116–652]
A BILL
To modify the boundary of the Casa Grande Ruins
National Monument, and for other purposes.
DECEMBER 15, 2020
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed
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