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US SB3715

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/28/2026

Primary Sponsor

Mark Kelly

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Origin

Senate

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Redesignates Chiricahua National Monument in Arizona as "Chiricahua National Park," making it a full unit of the National Park System with boundaries as depicted on map 145/156,356 dated March 2021

  • Transfers all existing funds and references from the National Monument to the new National Park designation without changes to the physical boundaries

  • Requires the Secretary of the Interior to protect traditional cultural and religious sites within the park, with mandatory consultation with Indian Tribes on site protection

  • Grants Indian Tribes access to the park for traditional cultural and customary uses, and allows temporary closures of specific areas to the general public to protect tribal religious activities

  • Limits any public closures for tribal activities to the smallest practicable area for the minimum period necessary

Legislative Description

Chiricahua National Park Act

Public lands and natural resources

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

1/28/2026

Committee Referrals

Energy And Natural Resources1/28/2026

Full Bill Text

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