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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4438 

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 

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. 

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 ‘‘San Antonio Missions 

3 National Historical Park Leasing and Boundary Expan4 sion Act of 2010’’. 

5 SEC. 2. PARK HEADQUARTERS LEASE AND BOUNDARY 

6 STUDY. 

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

8 is amended— 

9 (1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d), 

10 (e), and (f) as subsections (c), (e), (f), (g), and (h) 

11 respectively; 

12 (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol13 lowing new subsection: 

14 ‘‘(b) BOUNDARY STUDY.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall con16 duct a study of lands within Bexar and Wilson 

17 Counties, Texas, to identify lands that would be 

18 suitable for inclusion within the boundaries of the 

19 park. In conducting the study, the Secretary shall 

20 examine the natural, cultural, recreational, and sce21 nic values and characteristics of lands within Bexar 

22 and Wilson Counties. 

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

24 date funds are made available for the study under 

25 paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the 

26 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.’’; and 

5 (3) by inserting after subsection (c) (as so re6 designated) the following new subsection: 

7 ‘‘(d) LEASING AN ADMINISTRATIVE HEAD8 QUARTERS.—The Secretary may directly enter into— 

9 ‘‘(1) a lease agreement with a non-profit orga10 nization, or a State or local governmental agency, 

11 for office space outside the boundary of the park for 

12 a headquarters and operational support building for 

13 the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park; 

14 and 

15 ‘‘(2) in conjunction with a headquarters lease 

16 authorized in paragraph (1), agreements with a non17 profit organization, or a State or local government 

18 agency, for the construction, management, or both, 

19 of a center for research and education.’’. 

20 SEC. 3. BOUNDARY EXPANSION. 

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

22 410ee(a)) is amended as follows: 

23 (1) By striking ‘‘In order’’ and inserting the 

24 following: 

25 ‘‘(1) In order’’. 


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1 (2) By striking ‘‘The park shall also’’ and in2 serting 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 modi10 fied to include approximately 151 acres, as depicted 

11 on the map titled ‘San Antonio Missions National 

12 Historical Park Proposed Boundary Addition 2009’, 

13 numbered 472/68,027, and dated November 2009. 

14 The map shall be on file and available for inspection 

15 in the appropriate offices of the National Park Serv16 ice, U.S. Department of the Interior.’’. 

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