S. 3715 — Chiricahua National Park Act

This section designates Chiricahua National Monument in Arizona—established by Presidential Proclamation 1692 of April 18, 1924 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note)—as Chiricahua National Park, with boundaries identical to the monument's as generally depicted on the map entitled “Chiricahua National Park Proposed Boundary”, numbered 145/156,356, and dated March 2021. Any reference in federal law, maps, regulations, documents, or records to the monument is deemed a reference to the park; funds available for the monument remain available for the park; and the Secretary of the Interior must administer the park in accordance with Presidential Proclamations 1692 and 2288 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note) and laws generally applicable to National Park System units (e.g., 54 U.S.C. chs. 1003, 3201 and specified sections).

This section directs the Secretary of the Interior to protect traditional cultural and religious sites in the National Park in accordance with laws applicable to the National Park Service and units of the National Park System, including consultation with Indian tribes. It further requires the Secretary, consistent with the American Indian Religious Freedom Act (42 U.S.C. 1996 et seq.), to provide Indian tribal members access to such sites for traditional cultural and customary uses and authorizes temporary closures of specific areas to general public use upon tribal request, limited to the smallest practicable area for the minimum necessary period. The section defines "Indian Tribe" as in the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304) and "Secretary" as the Secretary of the Interior.