I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5651 
To revise the boundary of the Fort Bowie National Historic Site, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 20, 2006 
Mr. KOLBE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Resources 
A BILL 
To revise the boundary of the Fort Bowie National Historic 
Site, 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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fort Bowie National 
Historic Site Boundary Revision Act of 2006’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds as follows: 
(1) Fort Bowie, established in 1862— 
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(A) was the focal point of military oper-
ations against Geronimo and his band of 
Apaches; and 
(B) the site of the Bascom Affair, a wagon 
train massacre, and the battle of Apache Pass, 
where under the direction of Mangus Colorados 
and Cochise a large force of Chiricahua Apache 
fought the California Volunteers. 
(2) Fort Bowie National Historic Site was es-
tablished by Congress on August 30, 1964— 
(A) to preserve the adobe walls of various 
post buildings and the ruins of the Butterfield 
Stage Station; and 
(B) to commemorate the story of the bitter 
conflict between the Chiricahua Apaches and 
the United States military. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to modify 
the boundary of Fort Bowie National Historic Site in 
order to— 
(1) protect and interpret the site of the 
Bascom-Cochise Affair; 
(2) protect and interpret the site where Geron-
imo and approximately 37 warriors, women, and 
children surrendered to General Nelson A. Miles; 
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(3) provide greater opportunities for visitor un-
derstanding of the complete story of Fort Bowie; 
and 
(4) protect the cultural landscape of the site. 
SEC. 3. BOUNDARY OF FORT BOWIE NATIONAL HISTORIC 
SITE. 
The first section of the Act of August 30, 1964 (78 
Stat. 681), is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘That the’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘SEC. 1. (a) The’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘this Act: Provided,’’ and all 
that follows through the period and inserting ‘‘this 
Act.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) The boundary of the Fort Bowie National His-
toric Site is modified to include the approximately 715 
acres generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Fort Bowie 
National Historic Site, Proposed Boundary Revision’, 
numbered 424/80,017, and dated lllllll. The 
map shall be on file and available for inspection in the 
appropriate offices of the National Park Service, Depart-
ment of the Interior.’’. 
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SEC. 4. QUILLIAN WELL ROAD ACCESS. 
Section 4 of the Act of August 30, 1964 (78 Stat. 
681), is amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 4 as section 5; and 
(2) by inserting after section 3 the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 4. The National Park Service shall allow public 
access on the Quillian Well Road to adjacent Bureau of 
Land Management property in accordance with applicable 
National Park Service laws and regulations.’’. 
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION. 
Section 5 of the Act of August 30, 1964 (78 Stat. 
681), as redesignated by section 4 of this Act, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 5. There is authorized to be appropriated such 
sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.’’. 
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