109 HR 5898 IH: Saguaro National Park Boundary
U.S. House of Representatives
2006-07-26
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1.This Act may be cited as the
Saguaro National Park Boundary
Expansion and Study Act of 2006
.
2.Boundary of
saguaro national parkSection
4 of the Saguaro National Park Establishment Act of 1994
(Public
Law 103–364, 108 Stat. 3467), is amended—
(1)in subsection
(a)—
(A)by inserting
(1)
before The boundaries of the park
; and
(B)by adding at the
end the following:
(2)The boundary of the
park is further modified to include approximately 583 acres, as generally
depicted on the map titled Saguaro National Park Proposed Boundary
Adjustment
, numbered 151/80,045, and dated March 31, 2006. The map
shall be on file and available for inspection in the appropriate offices of the
National Park
Service.
;
(2)by striking
subsection (b)(2) and inserting the following new paragraphs:
(2)The Secretary may,
with the consent of the State and in accordance with Federal and State law,
acquire from the State land or interests in land within the boundary of the
park.
(3)If the Secretary
is unable to acquire the State land under paragraph (2), the Secretary may
enter into an agreement that would allow the National Park Service to manage
State land within the boundary of the
park.
;
and
(3)by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
(d)
(1)The Secretary shall conduct a study to identify—
(A)lands adjacent to
the park that are suitable for inclusion within the boundaries of the park;
and
(B)lands within the
park boundary that should be removed from the boundary due to development or
other changes in their status that make them unsuitable for inclusion within
the park boundary.
(2)The
study shall examine the natural, cultural, recreational, and scenic values and
characters of lands adjacent to the park.
(3)Not
later than 3 years after the date that funds are made available for the study,
the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Resources of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate
a report on the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the
study.
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