Should the House redesignate the Chiricahua National MonumentA protected area designated by Congress, or by the president under the Antiquities Act, to preserve objects of historic or scientific interest on federal land. in Arizona as a national park?
Chiricahua National Park Act (H.R. 6380)
Arizona's Chiricahua National Monument would become Chiricahua National Park, with protections and access for tribal cultural and religious sites.
- Directs the National Park ServiceThe Interior Department agency that manages national parks, monuments, historic sites and other units of the National Park System. (NPS) to protect traditional cultural and religious sites in the park
- Requires NPS to give members of Indian tribes access to those sites for traditional uses
- Lets NPS temporarily close areas to the public at a tribe's request