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107th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 1944
To revise the boundary of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National
Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area in the State of
Colorado, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 13, 2002
Mr. Campbell introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
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A BILL
To revise the boundary of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National
Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area in the State of
Colorado, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Black Canyon of the Gunnison
National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area Boundary
Revision Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. BLACK CANYON OF THE GUNNISON NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY REVISION.
(a) Establishment.--Section 4(a) of the Black Canyon of the
Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area
Act of 1999 (16 U.S.C. 410fff-2(a)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``There is hereby established'' and
inserting the following:
``(1) In general.--There is established''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Boundary revision.--The boundary of the Park is
revised to include the addition of not more than 2,725 acres,
as depicted on the map entitled `Black Canyon of the Gunnison
National Park and Gunnison Gorge NCA Boundary Modifications'
and dated January 22, 2002.''.
(b) Administration.--Section 4(b) of the Black Canyon of the
Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area
Act of 1999 (16 U.S.C. 410fff-2(b)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``Upon'' and inserting the following:
``(1) Land transfer.--
``(A) In general.--On''; and
(2) by striking ``The Secretary shall'' and inserting the
following:
``(B) Additional land.--On the date of enactment of
the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and
Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area Boundary
Revision Act of 2002, the Secretary shall transfer the
land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land
Management identified as `Tract C' on the map described
in subsection (a)(2) to the administrative jurisdiction
of the National Park Service for inclusion in the Park.
``(2) Authority.--The Secretary shall''.
SEC. 3. GRAZING PRIVILEGES AT BLACK CANYON OF THE GUNNISON NATIONAL
PARK.
Section 4(e) of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and
Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area Act of 1999 (16 U.S.C.
410fff-2(e)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as
subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the
following:
``(B) Transfer.--If land authorized for grazing
under subparagraph (A) is exchanged for private land
under this Act, the Secretary shall transfer any
grazing privileges to the private land acquired in the
exchange in accordance with this section.''; and
(2) in paragraph (3)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as
subparagraph (D);
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the
following:
``(B) with respect to the permit or lease issued to
LeValley Ranch Ltd., a partnership, for the lifetime of
the 2 limited partners as of October 21, 1999;
``(C) with respect to the permit or lease issued to
Sanburg Herefords, L.L.P., a partnership, for the
lifetime of the 2 general partners as of October 21,
1999; and''; and
(D) in subparagraph (D) (as redesignated by
subparagraph (B))--
(i) by striking ``partnership, corporation,
or'' in each place it appears and inserting
``corporation or''; and
(ii) by striking ``subparagraph (A)'' and
inserting ``subparagraphs (A), (B), or (C)''.
SEC. 4. ACQUISITION OF LAND.
(a) Authority To Acquire Land.--Section 5(a)(1) of the Black Canyon
of the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation
Area Act of 1999 (16 U.S.C. 410fff-3(a)(1)) is amended by inserting
``or the map described in section 4(a)(2)'' after ``the Map''.
(b) Method of Acquisition.--
(1) In general.--Land or interest in land acquired under
the amendments made by this Act shall be made in accordance
with section 5(a)(2)(A) of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison
National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area Act
of 1999 (16 U.S.C. 410fff-3(a)(2)(A)).
(2) Consent.--No land or interest in land may be acquired
without the consent of the landowner.
SEC. 5. GUNNISON GORGE NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA BOUNDARY REVISION.
Section 7(a) of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and
Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area Act of 1999 (16 U.S.C.
410fff-5(a)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``(a) In General.--There is established''
and inserting the following:
``(a) Establishment.--
``(1) In general.--There is established''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Boundary revision.--The boundary of the Conservation
Area is revised to include the addition of not more than 5,700
acres, as depicted on the map entitled `Black Canyon of the
Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge NCA Boundary
Modifications' and dated January 22, 2002.''.
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