118 STAT. 560 PUBLIC LAW 108–208—MAR. 19, 2004 (1) IN GENERAL.—Within 3 complete fiscal years after the date funds are made available, the Secretary shall prepare and transmit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate and the Committee on Resources of the United States House of Representatives, a general management plan for the identification, research, protection, and public interpretation of— (A) the archaeological protection sites located on Fed eral land; and (B) for sites on State or private lands for which the Secretary has entered into cooperative agreements pursu ant to section 6 of this Act. (2) CONSULTATION.—The general management plan shall be developed by the Secretary in consultation with the Governor of New Mexico, the New Mexico State Land Commissioner, affected Native American pueblos, and other interested parties. SEC. 6. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. The Secretary is authorized to enter into cooperative agree ments with owners of non Federal lands with regard to an archae ological protection site, or portion thereof, located on their property. The purpose of such an agreement shall be to enable the Secretary to assist with the protection, preservation, maintenance, and administration of the archaeological resources and associated lands. Where appropriate, a cooperative agreement may also provide for public interpretation of the site. SEC. 7. ACQUISITIONS. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to acquire lands and interests therein within the boundaries of the archaeological protection sites, including access thereto, by donation, by purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or by exchange. (b) CONSENT OF OWNER REQUIRED.—The Secretary may only acquire lands or interests therein with the consent of the owner thereof. (c) STATE LANDS.—The Secretary may acquire lands or interests therein owned by the State of New Mexico or a political subdivision thereof only by donation or exchange, except that State trust lands may only be acquired by exchange. SEC. 8. WITHDRAWAL. Subject to valid existing rights, all Federal lands within the archaeological protection sites are hereby withdrawn— (1) from all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws and all amendments thereto; (2) from location, entry, and patent under the mining law and all amendments thereto; and (3) from disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing, and all amendments thereto. SEC. 9. SAVINGS PROVISIONS. Nothing in this Act shall be construed— (1) to authorize the regulation of privately owned lands within an area designated as an archaeological protection site; (2) to modify, enlarge, or diminish any authority of Federal, State, or local governments to regulate any use of privately owned lands; Deadline.
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