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[117 STAT. 2870]
PUBLIC LAW 107-000—MMMM. DD, 2003
[117 STAT. 2870]

117 STAT. 2870

PUBLIC LAW 108–190—DEC. 19, 2003

such work (including appraisal reviews and approvals) that the Secretary is required or elects to have performed by employees of the Department of Agriculture. (c) FEDERAL LAND RESERVATIONS AND ENCUMBRANCES.—The Secretary shall convey the Federal land under this Act subject to valid existing rights, including easements, rights-of-way, utility lines and any other valid encumbrances on the Federal land as of the date of the conveyance under this Act. If applicable to the land conveyed, the Secretary shall also retain any right of access as may be required by section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)) for remedial or corrective action relating to hazardous substances as may be necessary in the future. (d) ADMINISTRATION OF ACQUIRED LAND.—The land acquired by the Secretary pursuant to this Act shall become part of the Tonto or Coconino National Forest, as appropriate, and be administered as such in accordance with the laws, rules, and regulations generally applicable to the National Forest System. Such land may be made available for domestic livestock grazing if determined appropriate by the Secretary in accordance with the laws, rules, and regulations applicable thereto on National Forest System land. (e) TRANSFER OF LAND TO NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.—Upon their acquisition by the United States, the ‘‘Montezuma Castle Contiguous Lands’’ identified in section 3(b)(1) shall be transferred to the administrative jurisdiction of the National Park Service, and shall thereafter be permanently incorporated in, and administered by the Secretary of the Interior as part of, the Montezuma Castle National Monument. Approved December 19, 2003.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 622 SENATE REPORTS: No. 108–137 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 149 (2003): Apr. 1, considered and passed House. Nov. 24, considered and passed Senate, amended. Dec. 8, House concurred in Senate amendments.

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