§ 410zz. — Findings and purpose.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC410zz]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LIX-X--SAGUARO NATIONAL PARK
Sec. 410zz. Findings and purpose
The Congress finds that--
(1) the Saguaro National Monument was established by
Presidential Proclamation in 1933;
(2) the Tucson Mountain unit was established by Presidential
Proclamation in 1961;
(3) in recognition of the need to provide increased protection
for the monument, the boundaries of Tucson Mountain unit were
expanded in 1976, and the boundaries of Rincon unit were expanded in
1991;
(4) the Tucson Mountain unit continues to face threats to the
integrity of its natural resources, scenic beauty, and habitat
protection for which the unit was established;
(5) these threats impede opportunities for public enjoyment,
education, and safety within the monument, as well as opportunities
for solitude within the wilderness areas of the monument designated
by Congress in 1976;
(6) the residential and commercial growth of the greater Tucson,
Arizona metropolitan area is causing increasing threats to the
monument's resources; and
(7) the Tucson Mountain unit should be enlarged by the addition
of adjacent lands of National Park caliber and Saguaro National
Monument should be afforded full recognition and statutory
protection as a National Park.
(Pub. L. 103-364, Sec. 2, Oct. 14, 1994, 108 Stat. 3467.)
Short Title
Section 1 of Pub. L. 103-364 provided that: ``This Act [enacting
this subchapter and amending provisions listed in a table of National
Monuments Established Under Presidential Proclamation set out under
section 431 of this title] may be cited as the `Saguaro National Park
Establishment Act of 1994'.''
