,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #caba  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ai1 
#bjai,ms4 ,mc,sally 7for herself and    
,ms4 ,sinema7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
establish the ,chiricahua ,national     
,park in the ,state of ,arizona as a    
unit of the ,national ,park ,system1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,chiricahua ,national ,park ,act4  #b4  
,findings ,congress finds that-- 7#a7   
approximately #bg1jjj1jjj years ago1 a  
powerful volcanic eruption spewed ash   
and debris thousands of feet in the area
 that now comprises the ,chiricahua     
,national ,monument1 which ultimately   
fused into rock known as rhyolitic tuff2
  7#b7 over time1 the rock referred to  
in paragraph 7#a7 eroded into the       
exquisite hoodoos and enchanting        
balancing rocks that define the         

captivating scenery of the ,chiricahua  
,national ,monument2  7#c7 since the    
mid-#aith century1 the ,chiricahuas     
region has been home to ranchers1       
pioneers1 gold miners1 and cowboys2     
7#d7 before the first pioneer set foot  
on land in the ,chiricahuas region1     
,indian ,tribes 7including most recently
 the ,chiricahua ,apache ,tribe7        
inhabited the area that now comprises   
the ,chiricahua ,national ,monument2    
7#e7 in #aibd1 ,president ,calvin       
,coolidge established the ,chiricahua   
,national ,monument by ,presidential    
proclamation to protect and preserve the
 area for the education and enjoyment of
 future generations2  7#f7 the          
,chiricahua ,national ,monument is      
uniquely positioned at the intersection 
of the ,chihuahuan and ,sonoran deserts1
 the southern ,rocky ,mountains1 and the
 northern ,sierra ,madre in ,mexico2    
7#g7 the ,chiricahua ,national          
,monument-- 7,a7 boasts #ah square miles
 of premier biological diversity2 and   

7,b7 has become a hub for hikers1       
birders1 researchers1 and nature        
enthusiasts of all kinds2  7#h7 the     
,chiricahua ,national ,monument is home 
to all manner of life from leopard frogs
 of not more than #e inches to black    
bears weighing more than #fjj pounds2   
and  7#i7 the vibrant ecosystem of the  
,chiricahua ,national ,monument supports
 approximately-- 7,a7 #aej species of   
birds2  7,b7 #gj species of mammals2 and
  7,c7 #de species of reptiles4  #c4    
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,monument ,the term ,monument means the 
,chiricahua ,national ,monument         
established by ,presidential            
,proclamation #afib 7#ed ,u4,s4,c4      
#cbjcja note2 #dc ,stat4 #aidf74  7#b7  
,park ,the term ,park means the         
,chiricahua ,national ,park established 
by section #d7;a74  7#c7 ,secretary ,the
 term ,secretary means the ,secretary of
 the ,interior4  7#d7 ,state ,the term  
,state means the ,state of ,arizona4    
#d4 ,establishment of ,chiricahua       

,national ,park  7a7 ,establishment ,to 
protect1 preserve1 and interpret the    
rhyolitic rock formations1 biodiversity1
 and other natural and cultural         
resources of the area1 there is         
established in the ,state as a unit of  
the ,national ,park ,system the         
,chiricahua ,national ,park4  7b7       
,boundaries  7#a7 ,in general ,the      
boundaries of the ,park are as generally
 depicted on the map entitled           
,chiricahua ,national ,park ,proposed   
,boundary1 numbered #ade_/aef1cef1 and  
dated ,july #bjai4  7#b7 ,availability  
of map ,the map shall be on file and    
available for public inspection in the  
appropriate offices of the ,national    
,park ,service4  7c7 ,abolishment of    
chiricahua national monument  7#a7      
,abolishment ,the ,monument is          
abolished4  7#b7 ,incorporation ,the    
land and any interest in land that      
constitute the ,monument 7as in         
existence on the day before the date of 
enactment of this ,act7 are incorporated

 in1 and shall be considered to be part 
of1 the ,park4  7#c7 ,availability of   
funds ,any funds available for the      
,monument shall be available for the    
,park4  7d7 ,references  7#a7 ,in       
general ,any reference in a law1 map1   
regulation1 document1 paper1 or other   
record of the ,united ,states to the    
,chiricahua ,national ,monument shall be
 considered to be a reference to the    
,chiricahua ,national ,park4  7#b7      
,wilderness ,any reference in a law1    
map1 regulation1 document1 paper1 or    
other record of the ,united ,states to  
the ,chiricahua ,national ,monument     
,wilderness designated by ,public ,law  
#id-efg 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aacb note2 #ij  
,stat4 #bfib7 shall be considered to be 
a reference to the ,chiricahua ,national
 ,park ,wilderness4  7e7 ,administration
 ,the ,secretary shall administer the   
,park in accordance with-- 7#a7 this    
,act2 and  7#b7 the laws generally      
applicable to units of the ,national    
,park ,system4