Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 114 Part 4.djvu/470

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114 STAT. 2532 PUBLIC LAW 106-530—NOV. 22, 2000 Applicability. 16 USC 410hhh- 6. map as being located within Zone A, or within the boundaries of the national monument, the national park or the preserve is withdrawn from— (A) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (B) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (C) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing. (2) The provisions of this subsection also shall apply to any lands— (A) acquired under this Act; or (B) transferred from any Federal agency after the date of enactment of this Act for the national monument, the national park or preserve, or the national wildlife refuge. (f) WILDERNESS PROTECTION.—(1) Nothing in this Act alters the Wilderness designation of any land within the national monument, the national park, or the preserve. (2) All areas designated as Wilderness that are transferred to the administrative jurisdiction of the National Park Service shall remain subject to the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 (Public Law 103- 77; 16 U.S.C. 539i note). If any part of this Act conflicts with the provisions of the Wilderness Act or the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 with respect to the wilderness areas within the preserve boundaries, the provisions of those Acts shall control. SEC. 8. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY AND BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS. (a) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.— (1) Within the area depicted on the map as the "Acquisition Area" or the national monument, the Secretary may acquire lands and interests therein by purchase, donation, transfer from another Federal agency, or exchange: Provided, That lands or interests therein may only be acquired with the consent of the owner thereof. (2) Lands or interests therein owned by the State of Colorado, or a political subdivision thereof, may only be acquired by donation or exchange. (b) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.— As soon as practicable after the acquisition of any land or interest under this section, the Secretary shall modify the boundary of the unit to which the land is transferred pursuant to subsection (b) to include any land or interest acquired. (c) ADMINISTRATION OF ACQUIRED LANDS. — (1) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Upon acquisition of lands under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, as appropriate— (A) transfer administrative jurisdiction of the lands to the National Park Service— (i) for addition to and management as part of the Great Sand Dunes National Monument, or (ii) for addition to and management as part of the Great Sand Dunes National Park (after designation of the Park) or the Great Sand Dunes National Preserve; or (B) transfer administrative jurisdiction of the lands to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for addition to and administration as part of the Baca National Wildlife Refuge.