,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #igb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,april #af1 #bjae   
,mr4 ,gardner introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
clarify the effect of designating a     
,national ,moment on certain land in    
,chafee ,county1 ,colorado4  #a4 ,short 
title  ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,browns ,canyon ,national ,monument     
,clarification ,act4  #b4 ,definitions  
,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,national monument  
,the term ,national ,monument means the 
,national ,monument described in section
 #c7;a74  7#b7 ,recreation area ,the    
term ,recreation ,area means the        
,arkansas ,headwaters ,recreation ,area 
in the ,state4  7#c7 ,secretary ,the    
term ,secretary means the ,secretary of 
the ,interior4  7#d7 ,state ,the term   
,state means the ,state of ,colorado4   
#c4 ,effect of designation of ,national 
,monument  7a7 ,effect on cooperative   

administration ,the designation of a    
,national ,monument under chapter #cbjc 
of title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code1 on 
land on which the ,recreation ,area is  
located shall not affect the            
arrangements for cooperative            
administration of the ,recreation ,area 
by the ,director of the ,bureau of ,land
 ,management and the ,state4  7b7       
,effect on grazing  7#a7 ,in general    
,except as provided in paragraph 7#c71  
the laws 7including regulations7 and    
policies followed by the ,secretary in  
issuing and administering grazing       
permits or leases for the ,national     
,monument shall continue to apply4  7#b7
 ,effect of ,designation ,there shall be
 no curtailment of grazing in the land  
on which the ,national ,monument is     
located simply because of a designation 
of the land as a ,national ,monument    
under chapter #cbjc of title #ed1       
,united ,states ,code4  7#c7            
,adjustments ,any adjustments in the    
numbers of livestock permitted to graze 

in the ,national ,monument shall be     
based on revisions in the normal grazing
 and land management planning and policy
 setting process1 giving consideration  
to legal mandates1 range condition1 and 
the protection of range resources from  
deterioration4  7c7 ,effect on water    
rights ,the designation of the ,national
 ,monument-- 7#a7 shall not--  7,a7     
affect the use or allocation1 in        
existence on the date on which the      
,national ,monument is designated1 of   
any water1 water right1 or interest in  
water2  7,b7 affect any vested absolute 
or decreed conditional water right in   
existence on the date on which the      
,national ,monument is designated1      
including any water right held by the   
,united ,states2  7,c7 affect any       
interstate water compact in existence on
 the date on which the ,national        
,monument is designated2 or  7,d7       
authorize or impose any new reserved    
,federal water rights2 and  7#b7 shall  
not be considered to be a relinquishment

 or reduction of any water rights       
reserved or appropriated by the ,united 
,states in the ,state on or before the  
date on which the ,national ,monument is
 designated4  #d4 ,management plan for  
,national ,monument  7a7 ,in ,general   
,not later than #c years after the date 
on which the ,national ,monument is     
designated1 the ,secretary1 in          
coordination with the ,state1 shall     
complete a comprehensive management plan
 for the conservation and protection of 
the ,national ,monument4  7b7 ,contents 
,the management plan shall-- 7#a7       
describe the appropriate uses and       
management of the ,national ,monument1  
in accordance with--  7,a7 this ,act2   
and  7,b7 the purposes for which the    
,national ,monument is established2     
7#b7 be developed with opportunities for
 public input2  7#c7 be prepared in     
close consultation with appropriate     
,federal1 ,state1 county1 and local     
agencies2 and  7#d7 concentrate         
visitorship within the ,recreation ,area

 and the public land west of the        
,arkansas ,river4  7c7 ,incorporation of
 ,existing ,plans ,in developing the    
management plan under subsection 7a71   
the ,secretary may incorporate any      
provision of any other applicable land  
management plan1 including the ,arkansas
 ,river ,recreation ,management ,plan or
 a successor plan4