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This bill reclassifies the the the chiricNationalahua National Monument in Arizona as theRica National Park,, maintaining its existing boundaries and preserving its current geographical boundaries as bill specifically provides that all existing prior references, regulations, and funding for the monument national chiwill automatically transfer toto the the new National Park status designation. The The emphasizes the protpreservation of traditional cultural cultural and religious sites within within the park and mandates that consultation with tribal with Indian Tribesants regarding access of these sites. The bill ensures that members of Indianian Tribes canhamaintain access for traditional cultural and customandary, with the Secretary of potential for temporary temporary closclosures ofto protect specific religious activities. The of the will Interior will temporarily manage park under existing presidential proclamations and standard National Park System laws, with a specific focus on protecting cultural and religious sites. significance to indigenous communities. The defines "process Indian Tribe" according" to thethe federal legislation and establishes that any park management closures will be timeline limited to the smallest possibleibpracticable area and region for the minimum minimal necessary period.

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