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 PUBLIC LAW 104-333 —NOV. 12, 1996 110 STAT. 4205 naturgJ and historic objects, and wildlife unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations, (b) PURPOSES. —The purposes of this subtitle are— (1) to preserve, protect, and interpret for the public an example of a tallgrass prairie ecosystem on the Spring Hill Ranch, located in the Flint Hills of Kansas; and (2) to preserve and interpret for the public the historic and cultural values represented on the Spring Hill Ranch. SEC. 1003. DEFmrriONS. 16 USC 698U-1. In this subtitle: (1) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The term "Advisory Committee" means the Advisory Committee established under section 1007. (2) PRESERVE. —The term "Preserve" means the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve established by section 1004. (3) SECRETARY. — The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior. (4) TRUST. —The term "Trust" means the National Park Trust, Inc., a District of Columbia nonprofit corporation, or any successor-in-interest. SEC. 1004. ESTABLISHMENT OF TALLGRASS PRAIRIE NATIONAL 16 USC 698u-2. PRESERVE. (a) IN GENERAL.— In order to provide for the preservation, restoration, and interpretation of the Spring Hill Ranch area of the Flint Hills of ICansas, for the benefit and enjo5anent of present and future generations, there is established the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. (b) DESCRIPTION. —The Preserve shall consist of the lands and interests in land, including approximately 10,894 acres, generally depicted on the map entitled "Boundary Map, Flint Hills Prairie National Monument" numbered NM-TGP 80,000 and dated June 1994, more particularly described in the deed filed at 8:22 a.m. of June 3, 1994, with the Office of the Register of Deeds in Chase County, Kansas, and recorded in Book L-106 at pages 328 through 339, inclusive. In the case of any difference between the map and the legal description, the legal description shall govern, except that if, as a result of a survey, the Secretary determines that there is a discrepancy with respect to the boundary of the Preserve that may be corrected by malang minor changes to the map, the Secretary shall make changes to the map as appropriate, and the boundaries of the Preserve shall be adjusted accordingly. The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service of the Department of the Interior. SEC. 1005. ADMINISTRATION OF NATIONAL PRESERVE. 16 USC 698u-3. (a) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary shall administer the Preserve in accordance with this subtitle, the cooperative agreements described in subsection (f)(1), and the provisions of law genergJly applicable to units of the National Park System, including the Act entitled "An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes", approved August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1, 2 through 4) and the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666; 16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.). (b) APPLICATION OF REOULATiONS.With the consent of a private owner of land within the boundaries of the Preserve, the regulations issued by the Secretary concerning the National Park

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