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HR6380

Chiricahua National Park Act

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In one sentence

This bill changes the name of Chiricahua National Monument in Arizona to Chiricahua National Park and directs the National Park Service to protect traditional cultural and religious sites.

What it does

  • Changes the name of Chiricahua National Monument to Chiricahua National Park.
  • Keeps the park boundaries the same as the current monument.
  • Requires the Secretary of the Interior to ensure the protection of traditional cultural and religious sites in the park.
  • Requires the Secretary to provide access to these sites for members of Indian tribes for traditional cultural and customary uses.
  • Allows the National Park Service to temporarily close specific areas to the general public if an Indian tribe requests it to protect traditional cultural and customary uses.
  • Limits any temporary closures to the smallest practicable area for the minimum period necessary for the activities.

Who it affects

  • The National Park Service and the Secretary of the Interior.
  • Members of Indian tribes who use the sites for traditional cultural and customary purposes.
  • The general public visiting the park.

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill does not specify which tribes will request closures or how often this will happen.
  • The bill does not state a specific effective date for the name change.

Plain language

Terms to know

Indian Tribe
A group defined by section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act.
Secretary
The Secretary of the Interior.

Official record

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Chiricahua National Park Act This bill redesignates the Chiricahua National Monument in Arizona as the Chiricahua National Park. The bill directs the National Park Service (NPS) to (1) ensure the protection of traditional cultural and religious sites in the park, and (2) provide access to those sites by members of Indian tribes for traditional cultural and customary uses. Upon the request of an Indian tribe, the NPS may temporarily close to general public use one or more specific areas of the park to protect traditional cultural and customary uses in the area by members of the tribe. The closure must be limited to the smallest practicable area for the minimum period necessary for the traditional cultural and religious activities.

Official activity

Bill history

  1. Presented to President.House floor actions
  2. Presented to President.Library of Congress
  3. Message on Senate action sent to the House.Senate
  4. Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5226)Senate
  5. Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.Library of Congress
  6. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.Senate
  7. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.Library of Congress
  8. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.Senate
  9. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.Senate
  10. The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.House floor actions
  11. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.House floor actions
  12. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2525)House floor actions
  13. Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2525)Library of Congress
  14. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6380.House floor actions
  15. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2525-2527)House floor actions
  16. Mr. Wittman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.House floor actions
  17. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 467.House floor actions
  18. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-543.House floor actions
  19. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-543.Library of Congress
  20. Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.House committee actions