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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 326
To amend the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Act of 2000 to adjust 
the boundary of the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area and to 
extend the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance 
under that Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 25, 2005
Mr. GRIJALVA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Act 
of 2000 to adjust the boundary of the Yuma Crossing 
National Heritage Area and to extend the authority of 
the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance under 
that Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. YUMA CROSSING NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA 
BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 
Section 3(b) of the Yuma Crossing National Heritage 
Area Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 106–
319; 114 Stat. 1281) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(b) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall be com-
prised generally of the riverfront and downtown areas. 
More specifically, the boundaries shall be as follows: 
‘‘A boundary with a true point of beginning and in-
clusive of a section of land located at Township 8 South, 
Range 22 West, Section 19 and excepting therefrom par-
cels 108–16–004 and 108–16–002 and said boundary be-
ginning at the northwest section corner in alignment with 
the north right-of-way line of the Colorado River Levee 
and thence westerly along the north right-of-way line of 
the Colorado River Levee a distance of 15,840 ft (+/-) 
to the point of intersection of the north right-of-way line 
of the Colorado River Levee and the centerline of Quechan 
Road/Penitentiary Avenue, thence southerly along the cen-
terline of Quechan Road/Penitentiary Avenue a distance 
of 1,320 ft (+/-) to the point of intersection of the center-
line of Quechan Road/Penitentiary Avenue and the north 
full bank line of the Colorado River, thence westerly along 
the north full bank line of the Colorado River a distance 
of 10,579 ft (+/-) to the point of intersection of the north 
full bank line of the Colorado River and the centerline of 
23rd Avenue, thence southerly along the centerline of 23rd 
Avenue a distance of 1,320 ft (+/-) to the point of inter-
section of the centerline of 23rd Avenue and the southern 
right-of-way line of the Yuma Valley Levee/Yuma Valley
Railroad right-of-way, thence easterly along the southern 
right-of-way line of the Yuma Valley Levee/Yuma Valley 
Railroad right-of-way a distance of 6,953 ft (+/-) to the 
point of intersection of the southern right-of-way line of 
the Yuma Valley Levee/Yuma Valley Railroad and the cen-
terline of Lovers Lane, thence southwesterly along the 
centerline of Lovers Lane a distance of 948 ft (+/-) to 
the point of intersection of the centerline of Lovers Lane 
and the centerline of First Street, thence easterly along 
the centerline of First Street a distance of 1,390 ft (+/
-) to the point of intersection of the centerline of First 
Street and the centerline of the alleyway mid-block be-
tween 1st and 2nd Avenues, thence southerly along the 
centerline of the alleyway mid-block between 1st and 2nd 
Avenues a distance of 2,030 ft (+/-) to the point of inter-
section of the centerline of the alleyway mid-block between 
1st and 2nd Avenues and the centerline of Giss Parkway, 
thence westerly along the centerline of Giss Parkway a dis-
tance of 190 ft (+/-) to the point of intersection of the 
centerline of Giss Parkway and the centerline of 2nd Ave-
nue, thence southerly along the centerline of 2nd Avenue 
a distance of 660 ft (+/-) to the point of intersection of 
the centerline of 2nd Avenue and the centerline of 4th 
Street, thence westerly along the centerline of 4th Street 
a distance of 570 ft (+/-) to the point of intersection of
the centerline of 4th Street and the centerline of the alley-
way between 3rd and 4th Avenues, thence southerly along 
the centerline of the alleyway between 3rd and 4th Ave-
nues a distance of 660 ft (+/-) to the point of intersection 
of the centerline of the alleyway between 3rd and 4th Ave-
nues and the centerline of 5th Street, thence westerly 
along the centerline of 5th Street a distance of 190 ft (+/
-) to the point of intersection of the centerline of 5th 
Street and the centerline of 4th Avenue, thence southerly 
along the centerline of 4th Avenue a distance of 660 ft 
(+/-) to the point of intersection of the centerline of 4th 
Avenue and the centerline of 6th Street, thence easterly 
along the centerline of 6th Street a distance of 190 ft (+/
-) to the point of intersection of the centerline of 6th 
Street and the centerline of the alleyway between 3rd and 
4th Avenues, thence southerly along the centerline of the 
alleyway a distance of 660 ft (+/-) to the point of intersec-
tion of the centerline of the alleyway between 3rd and 4th 
Avenues and the centerline of 7th Street, thence easterly 
along the centerline of 7th Street a distance of 190 ft (+/
-) to the point of intersection of the centerline of 7th 
Street and the centerline of 3rd Avenue, thence southerly 
along the centerline of 3rd Avenue a distance of 440 ft 
(+/-) to the point of intersection of the centerline of 3rd 
Avenue and the centerline of 8th Street, thence easterly
along the centerline of 8th Street a distance of 1,140 ft 
(+/-) to the point of intersection of the centerline of 8th 
Street and the centerline of Madison Avenue, thence 
northerly along the centerline of Madison Avenue a dis-
tance of 1,765 ft (+/-) to the point of intersection of the 
centerline of Madison Avenue and the centerline of 5th 
Street, thence easterly along the centerline of 5th Street 
a distance of 2,035 ft (+/-) to the point of intersection 
of the centerline of 5th Street and the centerline of the 
Union Pacific/Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way, 
thence north/northwesterly along the centerline of the 
Union Pacific/Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way a 
distance of 5,402 ft (+/-) to the point of intersection of 
the centerline of the Union Pacific/Southern Pacific Rail-
road right-of-way and the centerline of Prison Lane, 
thence east/southeasterly along the centerline of Prison 
Lane a distance of 535 ft (+/-) to the point of intersection 
of the centerline of Prison Lane and the southern right-
of-way line of the Gila River Levee, thence southeasterly 
along the southern right-of-way line of the Gila River 
Levee a distance of 3,320 ft (+/-) to a point, thence eas-
terly along the southern right-of-way line of the Gila River 
Levee a distance of 13,540 ft (+/-) to the southwest sec-
tion corner of Township 8 South, Range 22 West, Section
19, inclusive of the section and excepting therefrom the 
aforementioned parcels, as the true point of beginning.’’. 
SEC. 2. SUNSET EXTENSION. 
Section 7 of the Yuma Crossing National Heritage 
Area Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 106–
319; 114 Stat. 1284) is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2020’’.
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