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Union Calendar No. 286 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4438 

[Report No. 111–501] 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement to 

lease space from a nonprofit group or other government entity for a 

park headquarters at San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, 

to expand the boundary of the Park, to conduct a study of potential 

land acquisitions, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 13, 2010 

Mr. RODRIGUEZ (for himself, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. SMITH of Texas, and Mr. 

GONZALEZ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

MAY 28, 2010 

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 January 13, 2010] 


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A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into 

an agreement to lease space from a nonprofit group 

or other government entity for a park headquarters at 

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, to expand the boundary of the Park, to conduct a study 

of potential land acquisitions, 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 ‘‘San Antonio Missions 

5 National Historical Park Boundary Expansion Act of 

6 2010’’. 

7 SEC. 2. PARK HEADQUARTERS LEASE AND BOUNDARY 

8 STUDY. 

9 Section 201 of Public Law 95–629 (16 U.S.C. 410ee) 

10 is amended— 

11 (1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), 

12 and (f) as subsections (c), (e), (f), (g), and (h) respec13 tively; 

14 (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following 

15 new subsection: 

16 ‘‘(b)(1) The Secretary shall conduct a study of lands 

17 within Bexar and Wilson Counties, Texas, to identify lands 

18 that would be suitable for inclusion within the boundaries 

19 of the park. In conducting the study, the Secretary shall 

20 examine the natural, cultural, recreational, and scenic val21 ues and characteristics of lands within Bexar and Wilson 

22 Counties. 

23 ‘‘(2) Not later than 3 years after the date funds are 

24 made available for the study under paragraph (1), the Sec25 retary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources 


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1 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on En2 ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on the 

3 findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the study.’’; 

4 and 

5 (3) by inserting after subsection (c) (as so redes6 ignated) the following new subsection: 

7 ‘‘(d)(1) The Secretary may enter into a cooperative 

8 agreement with the City of San Antonio or its designee, 

9 for operation of a facility outside the boundary of the park 

10 that would provide— 

11 ‘‘(A) office space for a headquarters and oper12 ational support for the park; and 

13 ‘‘(B) a center for research and education. 

14 ‘‘(2) The Secretary may plan, design, construct, and 

15 install in the facilities described in the cooperative agree16 ment exhibits related to the resources at the park. 

17 ‘‘(3) Notwithstanding the location of the facility de18 scribed in the cooperative agreement, the Secretary may as19 sign park staff from the park to provide interpretive serv20 ices, including visitor information and education.’’. 

21 SEC. 3. BOUNDARY EXPANSION. 

22 Section 201(a) of Public Law 95–629 (16 U.S.C. 

23 410ee(a)) is amended as follows: 

24 (1) By striking ‘‘In order’’ and inserting the fol25 lowing: ‘‘(1) In order’’. 


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1 (2) By striking ‘‘The park shall also’’ and insert2 ing the following: 

3 ‘‘(2) The park shall also’’. 

4 (3) By striking ‘‘After advising the’’ and insert5 ing the following: 

6 ‘‘(4) After advising the’’. 

7 (4) By inserting after paragraph (2) (as so des8 ignated by paragraph (2) above) the following: 

9 ‘‘(3) The boundary of the park is further modified to 

10 include approximately 151 acres, as depicted on the map 

11 titled ‘San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Pro12 posed Boundary Addition 2009’, numbered 472/68,027, and 

13 dated November 2009. The map shall be on file and avail14 able for inspection in the appropriate offices of the National 

15 Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. The Sec16 retary of the Interior may not use condemnation authority 

17 to acquire any lands or interests in lands under this Act.’’. 

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

the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a cooperative 

agreement for a park headquarters at San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, to expand the boundary 

of the Park, to conduct a study of potential land acquisitions, and for other purposes.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 286 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4438 

[Report No. 111–501] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter 

quisitions, and for other purposes. the Park, to conduct a study of potential land actional Historical Park, to expand the boundary of park headquarters at San Antonio Missions Naprofit group or other government entity for a into an agreement to lease space from a nonMAY 28, 2010 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 

dered to be printed of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and orVerDate Mar 15 2010 00:10 May 29, 2010 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H4438.RH H4438

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