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Union Calendar No. 504 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7098 

[Report No. 116–612] 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 4, 2020 

Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself and Mr. O’HALLERAN) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

DECEMBER 2, 2020 

Additional sponsor: Mrs. KIRKPATRICK

DECEMBER 2, 2020 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 

on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

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

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 4, 2020] 


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A BILL 

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. 


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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Saguaro National Park 

5 Boundary Expansion and Study Act of 2020’’. 

6 SEC. 2. BOUNDARY OF SAGUARO NATIONAL PARK. 

7 Section 4 of the Saguaro National Park Establishment 

8 Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–364; 108 Stat. 3467) is 

9 amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (a)— 

11 (A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The bound12 aries of the park’’; and 

13 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(2)(A) The boundaries of the park are further 

15 modified to include approximately 1,232 acres, as 

16 generally depicted on the map titled ‘Saguaro Na17 tional Parkl Proposed Boundary Adjustment’, num18 bered 151/80,045G, and dated June 2020. 

19 ‘‘(B) The map referred to in subparagraph (A) 

20 shall be on file and available for inspection in the ap21 propriate offices of the National Park Service.’’; 

22 (2) by striking subsection (b)(2) and inserting 

23 the following new paragraphs: 

24 ‘‘(2) The Secretary may, with the consent of the 

25 State of Arizona and in accordance with Federal and 


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1 State law, acquire land or interests therein owned by 

2 the State of Arizona within the boundary of the park. 

3 ‘‘(3) If the Secretary is unable to acquire the 

4 State land under paragraph (2), the Secretary may 

5 enter into an agreement with the State that would 

6 allow the National Park Service to manage State 

7 land within the boundary of the park.’’; and 

8 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub9 section: 

10 ‘‘(d) BOUNDARY STUDY.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct 

12 a study to identify any lands outside the boundaries 

13 of the park that may be appropriate for inclusion in 

14 the park. 

15 ‘‘(2) CRITERIA.—The study be conducted in ac16 cordance with National Park Service criteria for 

17 boundary adjustment studies. 

18 ‘‘(3) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the 

19 date funds are made available for the study under 

20 this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the Com21 mittee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep22 resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Nat23 ural Resources of the Senate a report on the findings, 

24 conclusions, and recommendations of the study.’’. 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to expand the 

boundary of Saguaro National Park, to authorize a study 


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of additional land for potential inclusion in the park, and 

for other purposes.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 504 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7098 

[Report No. 116–612] 

A BILL 

To expand the boundary of Saguaro National Park, 

poses. to the boundary of the park, and for other purto study additional land for future adjustments 

DECEMBER 2, 2020 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 

dered to be printed of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and orVerDate Sep 11 2014 02:33 Dec 03, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H7098.RH H7098

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