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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 505 

To amend the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Act of 2000 to adjust 

the boundary of the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 3, 2005 

Mr. KYL (for himself and Mr. MCCAIN) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

A BILL 

To amend the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Act 

of 2000 to adjust the boundary of the Yuma Crossing 

National Heritage Area. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. YUMA CROSSING NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA 

4 BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 

5 Section 3(b) of the Yuma Crossing National Heritage 

6 Area Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 106– 

7 319; 114 Stat. 1281) is amended to read as follows: 
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1 ‘‘(b) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall be com2 prised generally of the riverfront and downtown areas. 

3 More specifically, the boundaries shall be as follows: 

4 A boundary with a true point of beginning and inclusive 

5 of a section of land located at Township 8 South, Range 

6 22 West, Section 19 and excepting therefrom parcels 108– 

7 16–004 and 108–16–002 and said boundary beginning at 

8 the northwest section corner in alignment with the north 

9 right-of-way line of the Colorado River Levee and thence 

10 westerly along the north right-of-way line of the Colorado 

11 River Levee a distance of 15,840 ft (+/–) to the point 

12 of intersection of the north right-of-way line of the Colo13 rado River Levee and the centerline of Quechan Road/Pen14 itentiary Avenue, thence southerly along the centerline of 

15 Quechan Road/Penitentiary Avenue a distance of 1,320 ft 

16 (+/–) to the point of intersection of the centerline of 

17 Quechan Road/Penitentiary Avenue and the north full 

18 bank line of the Colorado River, thence westerly along the 

19 north full bank line of the Colorado River a distance of 

20 10,579 ft (+/–) to the point of intersection of the north 

21 full bank line of the Colorado River and the centerline of 

22 23rd Avenue, thence southerly along the centerline of 23rd 

23 Avenue a distance of 1,320 ft (+/–) to the point of inter24 section of the centerline of 23rd Avenue and the southern 

25 right-of-way line of the Yuma Valley Levee/Yuma Valley 
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1 Railroad right-of-way, thence easterly along the southern 

2 right-of-way line of the Yuma Valley Levee/Yuma Valley 

3 Railroad right-of-way a distance of 6,953 ft (+/–) to the 

4 point of intersection of the southern right-of-way line of 

5 the Yuma Valley Levee/Yuma Valley Railroad and the cen6 terline of Lovers Lane, thence southwesterly along the 

7 centerline of Lovers Lane a distance of 948 ft (+/–) to 

8 the point of intersection of the centerline of Lovers Lane 

9 and the centerline of First Street, thence easterly along 

10 the centerline of First Street a distance of 1,390 ft (+/ 

11 –) to the point of intersection of the centerline of First 

12 Street and the centerline of the alleyway mid-block be13 tween 1st and 2nd Avenues, thence southerly along the 

14 centerline of the alleyway mid-block between 1st and 2nd 

15 Avenues a distance of 2,030 ft (+/–) to the point of inter16 section of the centerline of the alleyway mid-block between 

17 1st and 2nd Avenues and the centerline of Giss Parkway, 

18 thence westerly along the centerline of Giss Parkway a dis19 tance of 190 ft (+/–) to the point of intersection of the 

20 centerline of Giss Parkway and the centerline of 2nd Ave21 nue, thence southerly along the centerline of 2nd Avenue 

22 a distance of 660 ft (+/–) to the point of intersection of 

23 the centerline of 2nd Avenue and the centerline of 4th 

24 Street, thence westerly along the centerline of 4th Street 

25 a distance of 570 ft (+/–) to the point of intersection of 
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1 the centerline of 4th Street and the centerline of the alley2 way between 3rd and 4th Avenues, thence southerly along 

3 the centerline of the alleyway between 3rd and 4th Ave4 nues a distance of 660 ft (+/–) to the point of intersection 

5 of the centerline of the alleyway between 3rd and 4th Ave6 nues and the centerline of 5th Street, thence westerly 

7 along the centerline of 5th Street a distance of 190 ft (+/ 

8 –) to the point of intersection of the centerline of 5th 

9 Street and the centerline of 4th Avenue, thence southerly 

10 along the centerline of 4th Avenue a distance of 660 ft 

11 (+/–) to the point of intersection of the centerline of 4th 

12 Avenue and the centerline of 6th Street, thence easterly 

13 along the centerline of 6th Street a distance of 190 ft (+/ 

14 –) to the point of intersection of the centerline of 6th 

15 Street and the centerline of the alleyway between 3rd and 

16 4th Avenues, thence southerly along the centerline of the 

17 alleyway a distance of 660 ft (+/–) to the point of inter18 section of the centerline of the alleyway between 3rd and 

19 4th Avenues and the centerline of 7th Street, thence eas20 terly along the centerline of 7th Street a distance of 190 

21 ft (+/–) to the point of intersection of the centerline of 

22 7th Street and the centerline of 3rd Avenue, thence south23 erly along the centerline of 3rd Avenue a distance of 440 

24 ft (+/–) to the point of intersection of the centerline of 

25 3rd Avenue and the centerline of 8th Street, thence eas-
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1 terly along the centerline of 8th Street a distance of 1,140 

2 ft (+/–) to the point of intersection of the centerline of 

3 8th Street and the centerline of Madison Avenue, thence 

4 northerly along the centerline of Madison Avenue a dis5 tance of 1,765 ft (+/–) to the point of intersection of the 

6 centerline of Madison Avenue and the centerline of 5th 

7 Street, thence easterly along the centerline of 5th Street 

8 a distance of 2,035 ft (+/–) to the point of intersection 

9 of the centerline of 5th Street and the centerline of the 

10 Union Pacific/Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way, 

11 thence north/northwesterly along the centerline of the 

12 Union Pacific/Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way a 

13 distance of 5,402 ft (+/–) to the point of intersection of 

14 the centerline of the Union Pacific/Southern Pacific Rail15 road right-of-way and the centerline of Prison Lane, 

16 thence east/southeasterly along the centerline of Prison 

17 Lane a distance of 535 ft (+/–) to the point of intersection 

18 of the centerline of Prison Lane and the southern right19 of-way line of the Gila River Levee, thence southeasterly 

20 along the southern right-of-way line of the Gila River 

21 Levee a distance of 3,320 ft (+/–) to a point, thence eas22 terly along the southern right-of-way line of the Gila River 

23 Levee a distance of 13,540 ft (+/–) to the southwest sec24 tion corner of Township 8 South, Range 22 West, Section 
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1 19, inclusive of the section and excepting therefrom the 

2 aforementioned parcels, as the true point of beginning.’’. 

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1 ‘‘(b) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall be com2 prised generally of the riverfront and downtown areas. 

3 More specifically, the boundaries shall be as follows: 

4 A boundary with a true point of beginning and inclusive 

5 of a section of land located at Township 8 South, Range 

6 22 West, Section 19 and excepting therefrom parcels 108– 

7 16–004 and 108–16–002 and said boundary beginning at 

8 the northwest section corner in alignment with the north 

9 right-of-way line of the Colorado River Levee and thence 

10 westerly along the north right-of-way line of the Colorado 

11 River Levee a distance of 15,840 ft (+/-) to the point of 

12 intersection of the north right-of-way line of the Colorado 

13 River Levee and the centerline of Quechan Road/Peniten14 tiary Avenue, thence southerly along the centerline of 

15 Quechan Road/Penitentiary Avenue a distance of 1,320 ft 

16 (+/-) to the point of intersection of the centerline of 

17 Quechan Road/Penitentiary Avenue and the north full 

18 bank line of the Colorado River, thence westerly along the 

19 north full bank line of the Colorado River a distance of 

20 10,579 ft (+/-) to the point of intersection of the north 

21 full bank line of the Colorado River and the centerline of 

22 23rd Avenue, thence southerly along the centerline of 23rd 

23 Avenue a distance of 1,320 ft (+/-) to the point of inter24 section of the centerline of 23rd Avenue and the southern 

25 right-of-way line of the Yuma Valley Levee/Yuma Valley 
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1 Railroad right-of-way, thence easterly along the southern 

2 right-of-way line of the Yuma Valley Levee/Yuma Valley 

3 Railroad right-of-way a distance of 6,953 ft (+/-) to the 

4 point of intersection of the southern right-of-way line of 

5 the Yuma Valley Levee/Yuma Valley Railroad and the cen6 terline of Lovers Lane, thence southwesterly along the 

7 centerline of Lovers Lane a distance of 948 ft (+/-) to 

8 the point of intersection of the centerline of Lovers Lane 

9 and the centerline of First Street, thence easterly along 

10 the centerline of First Street a distance of 1,390 ft (+/ 

11 -) to the point of intersection of the centerline of First 

12 Street and the centerline of the alleyway mid-block be13 tween 1st and 2nd Avenues, thence southerly along the 

14 centerline of the alleyway mid-block between 1st and 2nd 

15 Avenues a distance of 2,030 ft (+/-) to the point of inter16 section of the centerline of the alleyway mid-block between 

17 1st and 2nd Avenues and the centerline of Giss Parkway, 

18 thence westerly along the centerline of Giss Parkway a dis19 tance of 190 ft (+/-) to the point of intersection of the 

20 centerline of Giss Parkway and the centerline of 2nd Ave21 nue, thence southerly along the centerline of 2nd Avenue 

22 a distance of 660 ft (+/-) to the point of intersection of 

23 the centerline of 2nd Avenue and the centerline of 4th 

24 Street, thence westerly along the centerline of 4th Street 

25 a distance of 570 ft (+/-) to the point of intersection of 
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1 the centerline of 4th Street and the centerline of the alley2 way between 3rd and 4th Avenues, thence southerly along 

3 the centerline of the alleyway between 3rd and 4th Ave4 nues a distance of 660 ft (+/-) to the point of intersection 

5 of the centerline of the alleyway between 3rd and 4th Ave6 nues and the centerline of 5th Street, thence westerly 

7 along the centerline of 5th Street a distance of 190 ft (+/ 

8 -) to the point of intersection of the centerline of 5th 

9 Street and the centerline of 4th Avenue, thence southerly 

10 along the centerline of 4th Avenue a distance of 660 ft 

11 (+/-) to the point of intersection of the centerline of 4th 

12 Avenue and the centerline of 6th Street, thence easterly 

13 along the centerline of 6th Street a distance of 190 ft (+/ 

14 -) to the point of intersection of the centerline of 6th 

15 Street and the centerline of the alleyway between 3rd and 

16 4th Avenues, thence southerly along the centerline of the 

17 alleyway a distance of 660 ft (+/-) to the point of intersec18 tion of the centerline of the alleyway between 3rd and 4th 

19 Avenues and the centerline of 7th Street, thence easterly 

20 along the centerline of 7th Street a distance of 190 ft (+/ 

21 -) to the point of intersection of the centerline of 7th 

22 Street and the centerline of 3rd Avenue, thence southerly 

23 along the centerline of 3rd Avenue a distance of 440 ft 

24 (+/-) to the point of intersection of the centerline of 3rd 

25 Avenue and the centerline of 8th Street, thence easterly 
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1 along the centerline of 8th Street a distance of 1,140 ft 

2 (+/-) to the point of intersection of the centerline of 8th 

3 Street and the centerline of Madison Avenue, thence 

4 northerly along the centerline of Madison Avenue a dis5 tance of 1,765 ft (+/-) to the point of intersection of the 

6 centerline of Madison Avenue and the centerline of 5th 

7 Street, thence easterly along the centerline of 5th Street 

8 a distance of 2,035 ft (+/-) to the point of intersection 

9 of the centerline of 5th Street and the centerline of the 

10 Union Pacific/Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way, 

11 thence north/northwesterly along the centerline of the 

12 Union Pacific/Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way a 

13 distance of 5,402 ft (+/-) to the point of intersection of 

14 the centerline of the Union Pacific/Southern Pacific Rail15 road right-of-way and the centerline of Prison Lane, 

16 thence east/southeasterly along the centerline of Prison 

17 Lane a distance of 535 ft (+/-) to the point of intersection 

18 of the centerline of Prison Lane and the southern right19 of-way line of the Gila River Levee, thence southeasterly 

20 along the southern right-of-way line of the Gila River 

21 Levee a distance of 3,320 ft (+/-) to a point, thence eas22 terly along the southern right-of-way line of the Gila River 

23 Levee a distance of 13,540 ft (+/-) to the southwest sec24 tion corner of Township 8 South, Range 22 West, Section 
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1 19, inclusive of the section and excepting therefrom the 

2 aforementioned parcels, as the true point of beginning.’’. 

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