PUBLIC LAW 108–137—DEC. 1, 2003
117 STAT. 1863
(1) BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT.—The term ‘‘Bureau of Land Management’’, hereafter referred to as the ‘‘BLM’’, means an agency of the Department of the Interior. (2) CORPORATION.—The term ‘‘Corporation’’ means the Corporation of the Presiding Bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, located at 50 East North Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah. (3) MARTIN’S COVE.—The term ‘‘Martin’s Cove’’ means the area, consisting of approximately 940 acres of public lands in Natrona County, Wyoming as depicted on the Martin’s Cove map numbered MC–001. (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Interior. (b) LEASE.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the Corporation to lease, for a term of 25 years, approximately 940 acres of Federal land depicted on the Martin’s Cove map MC–001. The Corporation shall retain the right of ingress and egress in, from and to any part of the leasehold for its use and management as an important historical site. (2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— (A) SURVEY.—As a condition of the agreement under paragraph (1), the Corporation shall provide a boundary survey to the Secretary, acceptable to the Corporation and the Secretary, of the parcels of land to be leased under paragraph (1). (B) ACCESS.— (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the Corporation shall enter into a lease covenant, binding on any successor or assignee that ensures that, consistent with the historic purposes of the site, public access will be provided across private land owned by the Corporation to Martin’s Cove and Devil’s Gate. Access shall— (I) ensure public visitation for historic, educational and scenic purposes through private lands owned by the Corporation to Martin’s Cove and Devil’s Gate; (II) provide for public education, ecologic and preservation at the Martin’s Cove site; (III) be provided to the public without charge; and (IV) permit the Corporation, in consultation with the BLM, to regulate entry as may be required to protect the environmental and historic values of the resource at Martin’s Cove or at such times as necessitated by weather conditions, matters of public safety and nighttime hours. (C) IMPROVEMENTS.—The Corporation may, upon approval of the BLM, improve the leasehold as may become necessary from time to time in order to accommodate visitors to the leasehold. (D) ARCHAEOLOGICAL PRESERVATION.—The Corporation shall have the obligation to protect and maintain any historical or archaeological artifacts discovered or otherwise identified at Martin’s Cove.
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