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Union Calendar No. 176 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 715 

[Report No. 111–310] 

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 

JANUARY 27, 2009 

Mr. GRIJALVA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

OCTOBER 21, 2009 

Additional sponsor: Ms. GIFFORDS

OCTOBER 21, 2009 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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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 2009’’. 

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. 

9 3467), is 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) The boundary of the park is further modi15 fied to include approximately 975 acres, as generally 

16 depicted on the map titled ‘Saguaro National Park 

17 Proposed Boundary Adjustment’, numbered 151/ 

18 80,045A, and dated August 2008. The map shall be 

19 on file and available for inspection in the appro20 priate offices of the National Park Service.’’; 

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

22 the following new paragraphs: 

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

24 the State and in accordance with Federal and State 


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1 law, acquire from the State land or interests in land 

2 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 that would allow the Na6 tional Park Service to manage State land within the 

7 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 con12 duct a study to identify lands that would be a part 

13 of any future boundary adjustments for the park. 

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

15 natural, cultural, recreational, and scenic values and 

16 characters of lands identified under paragraph (1). 

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

18 date funds are made available for the study under 

19 this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the 

20 Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 

21 Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 

22 Natural Resources of the Senate a report on the 

23 findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the 

24 study.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 176 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 715 

[Report No. 111–310] 

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 

OCTOBER 21, 2009 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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