Pub. L. 101-313, tit. I, sec. 105

ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE MONUMENT.

EnactedYear: 1990Length: 374 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 105. ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE MONUMENT. (a) The Secretary shall administer, manage, and protect the monument in accordance with the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666; 16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.), and this title, and in such a manner as to preserve, for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations, its cultural and natural resources, and to provide for the interpretation of and research on such resources. (b) Units of the monument which may be added pursuant to section 104(a) shall be managed and developed in accordance with management and operational plans prepared concurrently with the 104 STAT. 275National Park Service, consistent with section 108. Visitor use and interpretive programs within such units shall be undertaken consistent with plans developed with the assistance of the National Park Service. (c) The Secretary is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with either the State or the city under which the Secretary may manage and interpret any lands owned by the State or the city, respectively, within the boundaries of the monument. (d) In order to encourage a unified and cost effective interpretive program of the natural and cultural resources of the West Mesa Escarpment and its environs, the Secretary is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with other Federal, State, and local public departments and agencies, Indian tribes, and nonprofit entities providing for the interpretation of these resources. Such agreements shall include, but need not be limited to, a provision for the Secretary to develop and operate interpretive facilities and programs on lands and interests in lands outside the monument boundary, with the agreement of the owner or the administrator thereof. Such cooperative agreements may also provide for financial and technical assistance for the planning and implementation of interpretive programs and minimal development related to these programs. (e) Federal laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System, including but not limited to, the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Archeological Resources Protection Act of 1979, shall apply to the monument. The Secretary is authorized to pursue concurrent jurisdiction of the monument for the purposes of law enforcement and implementation of Federal regulations.
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