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Union Calendar No. 197 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 268 

[Report No. 117–268] 

To provide for the boundary of the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic 

Park to be adjusted, to authorize the donation of land to the United 

States for addition to that historic park, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 11, 2021 

Mr. VELA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Natural Resources 

MARCH 9, 2022 

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 January 11, 2021] 


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A BILL 

To provide for the boundary of the Palo Alto Battlefield 

National Historic Park to be adjusted, to authorize the 

donation of land to the United States for addition to 

that historic 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. BOUNDARY; LEGAL DESCRIPTION. 

4 (a) BOUNDARY.—Section 3(b)(2) of the Palo Alto Bat5 tlefield National Historic Site Act of 1991 (16 U.S.C. 

6 410nnn–1(b)(2)) is amended— 

7 (1) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as 

8 follows: 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.— 

10 ‘‘(i) In addition to the land described 

11 in paragraph (1), the historical park shall 

12 consist of— 

13 ‘‘(I) the approximately 34 acres of 

14 land, as generally depicted on the map 

15 entitled ‘Palo Alto Battlefield NHS 

16 Proposed Boundary Expansion’, num17 bered 469/80,012, and dated May 21, 

18 2008; and 

19 ‘‘(II) on the date that such land is 

20 donated to the United States, the ap21 proximately 166.44 acres of land gen22 erally depicted on the map entitled 

23 ‘PALO ALTO BATTLEFIELD NA24 TIONAL HISTORICAL PARK Pro25 posed Boundary Addition, Fort Brown 


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1 Unit’, numbered 469/143,589, and 

2 dated April 2018. 

3 ‘‘(ii) Before accepting any donated 

4 land described in this subparagraph, the 

5 Secretary shall complete a boundary study 

6 analyzing the feasibility of adding the land 

7 to the national historical park. 

8 ‘‘(iii) If a boundary study completed 

9 under clause (ii) finds that acceptance of 

10 the donated land is feasible and appro11 priate, the Secretary may accept such land 

12 and administer the land as part of the his13 torical park after providing notice of such 

14 finding to Congress.’’; and 

15 (2) in subparagraph (B)— 

16 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘MAP’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘MAPS’’; and 

18 (B) by striking ‘‘map’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘maps’’. 

20 (b) LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—Section 3(b)(3) of the Palo 

21 Alto Battlefield National Historic Site Act of 1991 (16 

22 U.S.C. 410nnn–1(b)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘after’’ and 

23 all that follows through ‘‘Secretary of the Interior’’ and in24 serting ‘‘after the addition of lands to the historic park 

25 boundary, the Secretary of the Interior’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 197 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 268 

[Report No. 117–268] 

A BILL 

To provide for the boundary of the Palo Alto Batother purposes. States for addition to that historic park, and for authorize the donation of land to the United tlefield National Historic Park to be adjusted, to 

MARCH 9, 2022 

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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