HR 715

HR 715 IH

To expand the boundary of Saguaro National Park, to study additional land for future adjustments to the boundary of the Park, and for other purposes.

January 27, 2009

Mr. GRIJALVA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

To expand the boundary of Saguaro National Park, to study additional land for future adjustments to the boundary of the Park, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘Saguaro National Park Boundary Expansion and Study Act of 2009’.

SEC. 2. BOUNDARY OF SAGUARO NATIONAL PARK.

Section 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 975 acres, as generally depicted on the map titled ‘Saguaro National Park Proposed Boundary Adjustment’, numbered 151/80,045A, and dated August 2008. 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) Boundary Study-

‘(1) IN GENERAL- The Secretary shall conduct a study to identify lands that would be a part of any future boundary adjustments for the park.

‘(2) CRITERIA- The study shall examine the natural, cultural, recreational, and scenic values and characters of lands identified under paragraph (1).

‘(3) REPORT- Not later than 2 years after the date funds are made available for the study under this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural 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.’.