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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7098 

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 

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. 

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 Establish8 ment Act of 1994’’ (Public Law 103–364; 108 Stat. 3467) 

9 is amended— 


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1 (1) in subsection (a)— 

2 (A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The bound3 aries of the park’’; and 

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

5 ‘‘(2)(A) The boundary of the park is further 

6 modified to include approximately 1,150 acres, gen7 erally depicted, in the aggregate, as— 

8 ‘‘(i) ‘Proposed addition’ on the map titled 

9 ‘Saguaro National Parkl Proposed Boundary 

10 Adjustment’, numbered 151/80,045G, and 

11 dated January 23, 2020; 

12 ‘‘(ii) ‘Proposed addition’ on the map titled 

13 ‘Saguaro National Parkl Saguaro West—Tuc14 son Mountain DistrictlProposed Boundary 

15 Adjustment’, numbered 151/80,045G, and 

16 dated January 23, 2020; and 

17 ‘‘(iii) ‘Proposed addition’ on the map titled 

18 ‘Saguaro National ParkllSaguaro East— 

19 Rincon Mountain DistrictllProposed Bound20 ary Adjustment’, numbered 151/80,045G, and 

21 dated January 23, 2020. 

22 ‘‘(B) The maps referred to in subparagraph (A) 

23 shall be on file and available for inspection in the 

24 appropriate offices of the National Park Service.’’; 


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

2 the following new paragraphs: 

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

4 the State of Arizona and in accordance with Federal 

5 and State law, acquire land or interests therein 

6 owned by the State of Arizona within the boundary 

7 of the park. 

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

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

10 enter into an agreement that would allow the Na11 tional Park Service to manage State land within the 

12 boundary of the park.’’; and 

13 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub14 section: 

15 ‘‘(d) BOUNDARY STUDY.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall con17 duct a study to identify lands that would be a part 

18 of any future boundary adjustments for the park. 

19 ‘‘(2) CRITERIA.—The study shall examine the 

20 natural, cultural, recreational, and scenic values and 

21 characters of lands identified under paragraph (1). 

22 ‘‘(3) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the 

23 date funds are made available for the study under 

24 this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the 

25 Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 


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1 Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 

2 Natural Resources of the Senate a report on the 

3 findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the 

4 study.’’. 

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