Agua Fria National Monument Technical Corrections Act of 2002
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Congressional Research Service
Official summary
Version 00 · Introduced in House · Mar 20, 2002
Agua Fria National Monument Technical Corrections Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Land Management, to modify: (1) the boundaries of the Agua Fria National Monument to exclude specified parcels of public and private land; and (2) the Monument's western boundary to be at least 400 feet east of the existing Arizona State Department of Transportation right-of-way.Bars the use of the National Park Service or the Fish and Wildlife Service to administer the Monument.Requires the Secretary to: (1) review the interim management policy for the administration of the Monument; and (2) develop a plan for its long-range management.Establishes the Agua Fria National Monument Advisory Committee.Requires the Secretary to: (1) allow hunting, trapping, and fishing on lands and waters within the Monument; (2) continue to allow the use of motorized vehicles on designated roads and trails; (3) allow the use of non-motorized, wheeled game carriers for the removal of downed big game; and (4) permit livestock grazing.Declares that the designation of the Monument by Presidential Proclamation 7263 of January 11, 2000, and the enactment of this Act shall preclude the use by the President of the authority provided in the Antiquities Act to expand by presidential proclamation its boundaries to include any other Federal lands.Directs the Secretary to submit to the President a study containing recommendations regarding any boundary changes to the Monument that would enhance protection of the archaeological resources or expand opportunities for public education and scientific research concerning these resources.
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