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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1582 

To establish the White Sands National Park in the State of New Mexico 

as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 21, 2019 

Mr. HEINRICH introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To establish the White Sands National Park in the State 

of New Mexico as a unit of the National Park System, 

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. ESTABLISHMENT OF WHITE SANDS NATIONAL 

4 PARK. 

5 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 (1) MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Monument’’ 

7 means the White Sands National Monument, New 

8 Mexico, established by Presidential Proclamation 

9 No. 2025 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note), dated January 

10 18, 1933, and administered by the Secretary. 


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1 (2) PARK.—The term ‘‘Park’’ means the White 

2 Sands National Park established by subsection (b). 

3 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

4 the Secretary of the Interior. 

5 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—To protect, preserve, and re6 store its scenic, scientific, educational, natural, geological, 

7 historical, cultural, archaeological, paleontological, 

8 hydrological, fish, wildlife, and recreational values and to 

9 enhance visitor experiences, there is established in the 

10 State of New Mexico the White Sands National Park as 

11 a unit of the National Park System. 

12 (c) ABOLISHMENT OF WHITE SANDS NATIONAL

13 MONUMENT.— 

14 (1) ABOLISHMENT.—Due to the establishment 

15 of the Park, the Monument is abolished. 

16 (2) INCORPORATION.—The land and interests 

17 in land that comprise the Monument are incor18 porated in, and shall be considered to be part of, the 

19 Park. 

20 (d) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg21 ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 

22 States to the ‘‘White Sands National Monument’’ shall be 

23 considered to be a reference to the ‘‘White Sands National 

24 Park’’. 


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1 (e) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Any funds available 

2 for the Monument shall be available for the Park. 

3 (f) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall admin4 ister the Park in accordance with— 

5 (1) this section; and 

6 (2) the laws generally applicable to units of the 

7 National Park System, including section 100101(a), 

8 chapter 1003, sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, 

9 and 102101, and chapter 3201 of title 54, United 

10 States Code. 

11 (g) WORLD HERITAGE LIST NOMINATION.— 

12 (1) COUNTY CONCURRENCE.—The Secretary 

13 shall not submit a nomination for the Park to be in14 cluded on the World Heritage List of the United 

15 Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organi16 zation unless each county in which the Park is lo17 cated concurs in the nomination. 

18 (2) ARMY NOTIFICATION.—Before submitting a 

19 nomination for the Park to be included on the World 

20 Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, 

21 Scientific and Cultural Organization, the Secretary 

22 shall notify the Secretary of the Army of the intent 

23 of the Secretary to nominate the Park. 

24 (h) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section affects— 


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1 (1) valid existing rights (including water 

2 rights); 

3 (2) permits or contracts issued by the Monu4 ment; 

5 (3) existing agreements, including agreements 

6 with the Department of Defense; 

7 (4) the jurisdiction of the Department of De8 fense regarding the restricted airspace above the 

9 Park; or 

10 (5) the airshed classification of the Park under 

11 the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.). 

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