Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2006

Summary

Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (the Secretary) to convey to Resolution Copper Mining, LLC, all, right, title, and interest of the United States in and to specified federal land in Pinal county, Arizona, in exchange for Resolution Copper conveying to the United States title to: (1) the Secretary to specified non-federal land in Gila, Yavapai, Maricopa, Pinal, and Coconino counties, Arizona, and (2) the Secretary of the Interior to specified non-federal land in Pinal, Santa Cruz, and Gila counties, Arizona. Directs the Secretary to convey specified land in Pinal county to the town of Superior, Arizona. Instructs Resolution Copper to deliver to the Secretary an executed document reviewed by, and acceptable to, the Secretary which grants a permanent conservation easement to the easement area (the surface estate of the Apache Leap Natural and Cultural Resource Conservation Easement Area) to one or more of the following grantees: (1) a qualified unit of government or Indian tribe; or (2) a land trust or other qualified organization. Requires Resolution Copper the grantee or grantees, in consultation with the town, the Secretary, interested Apache Indian tribes, and other interested parties, to determine whether the area covered by the easement should be managed to establish additional cultural and historic resource protections or measures. Directs: (1) the Secretary, in consultation with Resolution Copper, the town, and other interested parties, to construct in the Global Ranger District of the Tonto National Forest one or more replacement campgrounds for the Oak Flat Campground; and (2) the Secretary of the Interior to immediately convey to the Arizona State Parks Board approximately 2,000 acres of land under such Secretary's jurisdiction within the exterior boundary of the proposed Tam O'Shanter Area State Park for the establishment of such Park. Requires the Secretary of the Interior, immediately upon request by the Board, to grant the Board a right-of-way for a State Park access road across any federal lands on the Tam O' Shanter Access Road in order to provide public access to the proposed State Park.

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Timeline

1. 5 December 2006

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Resources.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 5 December 2006

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2104)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 5 December 2006

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 5 December 2006

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 18 December 2006

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 5 December 2006 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 5 December 2006

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 5 December 2006

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 5 December 2006

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Sponsors

• Rep. Renzi, Rick [R-AZ-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-7] · D · Sponsor
• Trent Franks · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] · R · Cosponsor
• · hsii00 · Standing

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