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Union Calendar No. 176 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 715 
[Report No. 111–310] 
To expand the boundary of Saguaro National Park, to study additional 
land for future adjustments to the boundary of the Park, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 27, 2009 
Mr. GRIJALVA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
OCTOBER 21, 2009 
Additional sponsor: Ms. GIFFORDS 
OCTOBER 21, 2009 
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and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To expand the boundary of Saguaro National Park, to study 
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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 ‘‘Saguaro National Park 
Boundary Expansion and Study Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. BOUNDARY OF SAGUARO NATIONAL PARK. 
Section 4 of the ‘‘Saguaro National Park Establish-
ment Act of 1994’’ (Public Law 103–364, 108 Stat. 
3467), is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The bound-
aries of the park’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) The boundary of the park is further modi-
fied to include approximately 975 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map titled ‘Saguaro National Park 
Proposed Boundary Adjustment’, numbered 151/ 
80,045A, and dated August 2008. The map shall be 
on file and available for inspection in the appro-
priate offices of the National Park Service.’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (b)(2) and inserting 
the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may, with the consent of 
the State and in accordance with Federal and State 
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law, acquire from the State land or interests in land 
within the boundary of the park. 
‘‘(3) If the Secretary is unable to acquire the 
State land under paragraph (2), the Secretary may 
enter into an agreement that would allow the Na-
tional Park Service to manage State land within the 
boundary of the park.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(d) BOUNDARY STUDY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall con-
duct a study to identify lands that would be a part 
of any future boundary adjustments for the park. 
‘‘(2) CRITERIA.—The study shall examine the 
natural, cultural, recreational, and scenic values and 
characters of lands identified under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date funds are made available for the study under 
this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate a report on the 
findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the 
study.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 176 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 715 
[Report No. 111–310] 
A BILL 
To expand the boundary of Saguaro National Park, 
to study additional land for future adjustments 
to the boundary of the Park, and for other pur-
poses. 
OCTOBER 21, 2009 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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