BOARD01222

• Board Meeting Date: 3/29/1999
• Description: Legislation - Redesignation of Black Canyon National Monument to National Park
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

,
,

.

.

.

Page 3 of7

(A) TERMINATION OF BLACK CANYON DESIGNATION- The designation
of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument in existence on the date
of enactment of this Act is tenninated.

(B) TRANSFER- All land and iIlterests within the boundary of the Black Canyon
of the Gunnison National MonUIllent are incorporated in and made part of the
Black Canyon National Park, including--

(i) land and interests within the boundary of the Black Canyon of the
Gunnison National Monument as established by section 2(a) of the first
section of Public Law 98-357; and

(ii) any land and interests identified on the Map and transferred by the
Bureau of Land Management under this Act.

(C) REFERENCE TO PARK- Any reference to the Black Canyon of the Gunnison
National Monument shall be deemed a reference to Black Canyon National Park.

(D) FUNDS- Any funds made available for the purposes of the Black Canyon of
the Gunnison National Monument shall be available for purposes of the Park.

(b) AUTHORITY- The Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Park Service,
shall manage the Park subject to valid rights, in accordance with this Act and the provisions of
law applicable to units of the National Park System, including--

(I) the Act entitled 'An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes',
approved August 25,1916 (16 U.S.C. I et seq.);

(2) the Act entitled' An Act to provide for the preservation of historic American sites,
buildings, objects, and antiquities of national significance, and for other purposes',
approved August 21,1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.); and

(3) other applicable provisions of law.

(c) GRAZING-

(I) GRAZING PERMI1TED- The Secretary may permit grazing within the Park, if the
use of the Park for grazing is pennitted on the date of enactment of this Act.

(2) GRAZING PLAN- The Secretary shall prepare a grazing management plan to
administer any grazing activities within the Park.

SEC. 5. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY AND MINOR BOUNDARY
ADJUSTMENTS.

(a) ADDITIONAL ACQUISITIONS-

(I) IN GENERAL- The Secretary may acquire land or interests in land depicted on the
Map as proposed additions.

(2) METHOD OF ACQUISITION-

http://thomas.Ioc.gov/cgi.binlquery/C?cl06:.Itemp/-c I 06RUvzOo

2/2/99