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Calendar No. 551 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2403 

[Report No. 109–308] 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to include in the boundaries 

of the Grand Teton National Park land and interests in land of the 

GT Park Subdivision, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 13, 2006 

Mr. THOMAS (for himself and Mr. ENZI) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

JULY 31, 2006 

Reported by Mr. DOMENICI, with an amendment and an amendment to the 

title 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to include in 

the boundaries of the Grand Teton National Park land 

and interests in land of the GT Park Subdivision, and 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Grand Teton National 

3 Park Extension Act of 2006’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

6 (1) PARK.—The term ‘‘Park’’ means the Grand 

7 Teton National Park. 

8 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

9 the Secretary of the Interior. 

10 (3) SUBDIVISION.—The term ‘‘Subdivision’’ 

11 means the GT Park Subdivision, with an area of ap12 proximately 49.67 acres, as generally depicted on the 

13 plat recorded in the Office of the Teton County 

14 Clerk and Recorder on December 16, 1997, num15 bered 918, entitled ‘‘Final Plat GT Park Subdivi16 sion’’, and dated June 18, 1997, and the map enti17 tled ‘‘2006 Proposed Grand Teton Boundary Adjust18 ment’’, numbered 136/80,198, and dated March 21, 

19 2006, which shall be on file and available for inspec20 tion in any appropriate office of the National Park 

21 Service. 

22 SEC. 3. ACQUISITION OF LAND. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall accept from 

24 any willing donor the donation of any land or interest in 

25 land of the Subdivision. 


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1 (b) ADMINISTRATION.—On acquisition of land or an 

2 interest in land under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 

3 (1) include the land or interest in the bound4 aries of the Park; and 

5 (2) administer the land or interest as part of 

6 the Park, in accordance with all applicable laws (in7 cluding regulations). 

8 (c) RESTRICTION ON TRANSFER.—The Secretary 

9 shall not donate, sell, exchange, or otherwise transfer any 

10 land acquired under this section without express author11 ization from Congress. 

12 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

13 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec14 retary such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act. 

15 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

16 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Grand Teton National 

17 Park Extension Act of 2006’’. 

18 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

19 In this Act: 

20 (1) PARK.—The term ‘‘Park’’ means the Grand 

21 Teton National Park. 

22 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

23 the Secretary of the Interior. 


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1 (3) SUBDIVISION.—The term ‘‘Subdivision’’ 

2 means the GT Park Subdivision, with an area of ap3 proximately 49.67 acres, as generally depicted on— 

4 (A) the plat recorded in the Office of the 

5 Teton County Clerk and Recorder on December 

6 16, 1997, numbered 918, entitled ‘‘Final Plat GT 

7 Park Subdivision’’, and dated June 18, 1997; 

8 and 

9 (B) the map entitled ‘‘2006 Proposed Grand 

10 Teton Boundary Adjustment’’, numbered 136/ 

11 80,198, and dated March 21, 2006, which shall 

12 be on file and available for inspection in appro13 priate offices of the National Park Service. 

14 SEC. 3. ACQUISITION OF LAND. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may accept from 

16 any willing donor the donation of any land or interest in 

17 land of the Subdivision. 

18 (b) ADMINISTRATION.—On acquisition of land or an 

19 interest in land under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 

20 (1) include the land or interest in the boundaries 

21 of the Park; and 

22 (2) administer the land or interest as part of the 

23 Park, in accordance with all applicable laws (includ24 ing regulations). 


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1 (c) DEADLINE FOR ACQUISITION.—It is the intent of 

2 Congress that the acquisition of land or an interest in land 

3 under subsection (a) be completed not later than 1 year 

4 after the date of enactment of this Act. 

5 (d) RESTRICTION ON TRANSFER.—The Secretary shall 

6 not donate, sell, exchange, or otherwise transfer any land 

7 acquired under this section without express authorization 

8 from Congress. 

9 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

10 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec11 retary such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act. 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘To modify the 

boundaries of Grand Teton National Park to include certain land within the GT Park Subdivision, and for other 

purposes.’’. 


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Calendar No. 551 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2403 

[Report No. 109

–308] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to inPark Subdivision, and for other purposes. tional Park land and interests in land of the GT clude in the boundaries of the Grand Teton NaJULY 31, 2006 

Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the 

title 


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