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Union Calendar No. 386 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3100 

[Report No. 112–538] 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to expand the boundary of the 

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, to conduct a study 

of potential land acquisitions, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 5, 2011 

Mr. CANSECO (for himself, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. CUELLAR, and Mr. GONZALEZ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Natural Resources 

JUNE 18, 2012 

Additional sponsors: Mr. DOGGETT and Mr. SESSIONS

JUNE 18, 2012 

Reported with an amendment, 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 October 5, 2011] 


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A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to expand the 

boundary of the San Antonio Missions National Historical 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’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds that— 

8 (1) the San Antonio Missions National Histor9 ical Park is important to understanding the history 

10 and development of the City of San Antonio, Bexar 

11 County, the State of Texas, and the United States; 

12 (2) understanding the connection between the 

13 San Antonio River and the San Antonio Missions is 

14 critical to understanding mission life in colonial 

15 Texas; and 

16 (3) the San Antonio Missions National Histor17 ical Park enjoys the strong support of the City of San 

18 Antonio, Bexar County, and their citizens and busi19 nesses. 

20 SEC. 3. BOUNDARY EXPANSION. 

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

22 410ee(a)) is amended— 

23 (1) by striking ‘‘In order’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) In 

24 order’’; 


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1 (2) by striking ‘‘The park shall also’’ and insert2 ing: 

3 ‘‘(2) The park shall also’’; 

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

6 ‘‘(5) After advising the’’; and 

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 472/468,027, 

13 and dated November 2009. The map shall be on file and 

14 available for inspection in the appropriate offices of the Na15 tional Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. 

16 ‘‘(4) The Secretary may not acquire by condemnation 

17 any land or interest in land within the boundaries of the 

18 park. The Secretary is authorized to acquire land and inter19 ests in land that are within the boundaries of the park pur20 suant to paragraph (3) by donation only. No private prop21 erty or non-Federal public property shall be included with22 in the boundaries of the park without the written consent 

23 of the owner of such property. Nothing in this Act, the estab24 lishment of park, or the management plan of the park shall 

25 be construed create buffer zones outside of the park. That 


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1 an activity or use can be seen or heard from within the 

2 park shall not preclude the conduct of that activity or use 

3 outside the park.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 386 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3100 

[Report No. 112–538] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to exposes. potential land acquisitions, and for other pur- National Historical Park, to conduct a study of pand the boundary of the San Antonio Missions 

JUNE 18, 2012 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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