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 PUBLIC LAW 106-248—JULY 25, 2000 114 STAT. 599 (8) the Baca ranch can be protected for current and future generations by continued operation as a working ranch under a unique management regime which would protect the land and resource values of the property and surrounding ecosystem while allowing and providing for the ranch to eventually become financially self-sustaining; (9) the current owners have indicated that they wish to sell the Baca ranch, creating an opportunity for Federal acquisition and public access and enjoyment of these lands; (10) certain features on the Baca ranch have historical and religious significance to Native Americans which can be preserved and protected through Federal acquisition of the property; (11) the unique nature of the Valles Caldera and the potential uses of its resources with different resulting impacts warrants a management regime uniquely capable of developing an operational program for appropriate preservation and development of the land and resources of the Baca ranch in the interest of the public; (12) an experimental management regime should be provided by the establishment of a Trust capable of using new methods of public land management that may prove to be cost-effective and environmentally sensitive; and (13) the Secretary may promote more efficient management of the Valles Caldera and the watershed of the Santa Clara Creek through the assignment of purchase rights of such watershed to the Pueblo of Santa Clara. (b) PURPOSES. — The purposes of this title are— (1) to authorize Federal acquisition of the Baca ranch; (2) to protect and preserve for future generations the scientific, scenic, historic, and natural values of the Baca ranch, including rivers and ecosystems and archaeological, geological, and cultural resources; (3) to provide opportunities for public recreation; (4) to establish a demonstration area for an experimental management regime adapted to this unique property which incorporates elements of public and private administration in order to promote long term financial sustainability consistent with the other purposes enumerated in this subsection; and (5) to provide for sustained yield management of Baca ranch for timber production and domesticated livestock grazing insofar as is consistent with the other purposes stated herein. SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS. 16 USC 698v-l. In this title: (1) BACA RANCH. —The term "Baca ranch" means the lands and facilities described in section 104(a). (2) BOARD OF TRUSTEES.— The terms "Board of Trustees" and "Board" mean the Board of Trustees as described in section 107. (3) COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS. —The term "Committees of Congress" means the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives. (4) FINANCIALLY SELF-SUSTAINING.— The term "financially self-sustaining" means management and operating expenditures equal to or less than proceeds derived from fees and

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