I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1891 
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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2019 
Ms. TORRES SMALL of New Mexico (for herself, Ms. HAALAND, and Mr. 
LUJA´N) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 
Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘White Sands National Park Establishment Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
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Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—WHITE SANDS NATIONAL PARK 
Sec. 101. Findings. 
Sec. 102. Establishment of White Sands National Park. 
TITLE II—MODIFICATION OF BOUNDARIES OF WHITE SANDS 
NATIONAL PARK AND WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE 
Sec. 201. Transfers of administrative jurisdiction. 
Sec. 202. Boundary modifications. 
Sec. 203. Administration. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘White Sands National Park Proposed Bound-
ary Revision & Transfer of Lands Between National 
Park Service & Department of the Army’’, numbered 
142/136,271, and dated February 14, 2017. 
(2) MILITARY MUNITIONS.—The term ‘‘military 
munitions’’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 101(e) of title 10, United States Code. 
(3) 
MISSILE
RANGE.—The 
term 
‘‘missile 
range’’ means the White Sands Missile Range, New 
Mexico, administered by the Secretary of the Army. 
(4) 
MONUMENT.—The 
term 
‘‘Monument’’ 
means the White Sands National Monument, New 
Mexico, established by Presidential Proclamation 
No. 2025 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note), dated January 
18, 1933, and administered by the Secretary. 
(5) MUNITIONS DEBRIS.—The term ‘‘munitions 
debris’’ has the meaning given the term in volume 
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8 of the Department of Defense Manual Number 
6055.09–M entitled ‘‘DoD Ammunitions and Explo-
sives Safety Standards’’ and dated February 29, 
2008 (as in effect on the date of enactment of this 
Act). 
(6) PARK.—The term ‘‘Park’’ means the White 
Sands National Park established by section 102(a). 
(7) PUBLIC LAND ORDER.—The term ‘‘Public 
Land Order’’ means Public Land Order 833, dated 
May 21, 1952 (17 Fed. Reg. 4822). 
(8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(9) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of New Mexico. 
TITLE I—WHITE SANDS 
NATIONAL PARK 
SEC. 101. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) White Sands National Monument was es-
tablished on January 18, 1933, by President Her-
bert Hoover under chapter 3203 of title 54, United 
States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Antiquities 
Act of 1906’’); 
(2) President Hoover proclaimed that the 
Monument was established ‘‘for the preservation of 
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the white sands and additional features of scenic, 
scientific, and educational interest’’; 
(3) the Monument was expanded by Presidents 
Roosevelt, Eisenhower, Carter, and Clinton in 1934, 
1942, 1953, 1978, and 1996, respectively; 
(4) the Monument contains a substantially 
more diverse set of nationally significant historical, 
archaeological, scientific, and natural resources than 
were known of at the time the Monument was estab-
lished, including a number of recent discoveries; 
(5) the Monument is recognized as a major unit 
of the National Park System with extraordinary val-
ues enjoyed by more visitors each year since 1995 
than any other unit in the State; 
(6) the Monument contributes significantly to 
the local economy by attracting tourists; and 
(7) designation of the Monument as a national 
park would increase public recognition of the diverse 
array of nationally significant resources at the 
Monument and visitation to the unit. 
SEC. 102. ESTABLISHMENT OF WHITE SANDS NATIONAL 
PARK. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—To protect, preserve, and re-
store its scenic, scientific, educational, natural, geological, 
historical, 
cultural, 
archaeological, 
paleontological, 
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