SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Mesa Verde National 
Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) on June 29, 1906, Mesa Verde National 
Park was established as the first national park in 
the United States to preserve the works of human-
ity; 
(2) on September 6, 1978, Mesa Verde Na-
tional Park became the first World Heritage Site 
designated in the United States; and 
(3) Mesa Verde National Park protects some of 
the best preserved and notable archeological sites of 
the ancient Puebloan culture that flourished in the 
southwestern United States from approximately 
600–1300, including the elaborate stone villages in 
the sheltered alcoves of the canyon walls referred to 
as ‘‘cliff dwellings’’. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are— 
(1) to modify the boundary of Mesa Verde Na-
tional Park— 
(A) to protect the archeological sites lo-
cated on property adjacent to the Park bound-
ary;
(B) to extend and expand the knowledge 
and understanding of the ancient Puebloan cul-
ture, a major influence in the development of 
the southwestern United States; 
(C) to protect from potential development 
the scenic and biological value of the pinyon-ju-
niper covered hills that— 
(i) border the Park; and 
(ii) are in full view of the Park en-
trance road; and 
(D) to protect the largest recorded colony 
of the globally imperiled Gray’s Townsend 
Daisy, to ensure continuation of a major wild-
life corridor, and to protect important habitat 
for wildlife; and 
(2) to provide greater opportunities to visitors, 
researchers, and surrounding communities to under-
stand and appreciate the natural environment of 
Mesa Verde and the contributions of the ancient 
Puebloan culture to the region by providing the land 
required to construct a contemporary museum collec-
tions storage facility and visitor orientation center. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act:
(1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Mesa Verde National Park Proposed Bound-
ary Adjustment’’, numbered 307/80,180, and dated 
March 1, 2007. 
(2) PARK.—The term ‘‘Park’’ means the Mesa 
Verde National Park in the State of Colorado. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 4. MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK. 
(a) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire 
the land or an interest in the land described in sub-
section (b) for addition to the Park. 
(2) MEANS.—An acquisition of land under 
paragraph (1) may be made by donation, purchase 
from a willing seller with donated or appropriated 
funds, or exchange. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in 
subsection (a)(1) is the approximately 360 acres of land 
adjacent to the Park, as generally depicted on the map. 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file 
and available for inspection in the appropriate offices of 
the National Park Service.
(d) BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.—The boundary of 
the Park shall be revised to reflect the acquisition of the 
land under subsection (a). 
(e) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister any land or interest in land acquired under sub-
section (a)(1) as part of the Park in accordance with the 
laws (including regulations) applicable to the Park. 
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as are necessary to carry out this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 22, 
2007. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 783 
AN ACT 
To modify the boundary of Mesa Verde National 
Park, and for other purposes.