I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3100 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to expand the boundary of the 
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, to conduct a study 
of potential land acquisitions, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 5, 2011 
Mr. CANSECO (for himself, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. CUELLAR, and Mr. GON-
ZALEZ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to expand the 
boundary of the San Antonio Missions National Histor-
ical Park, to conduct a study of potential land acquisi-
tions, 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 ‘‘San Antonio Missions 
National Historical Park Boundary Expansion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
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(1) the San Antonio Missions National Histor-
ical Park is important to understanding the history 
and development of the City of San Antonio, Bexar 
County, the State of Texas, and the United States; 
(2) understanding the connection between the 
San Antonio River and the San Antonio Missions is 
critical to understanding mission life in colonial 
Texas; and 
(3) the San Antonio Missions National Histor-
ical Park enjoys the strong support of the City of 
San Antonio, Bexar County, and their citizens and 
businesses. 
SEC. 3. BOUNDARY STUDY. 
Section 201 of Public Law 95–629 (16 U.S.C. 410ee) 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d), 
(e), and (f) as subsections (c), (e), (f), (g), and (h) 
respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(b)(1) The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) conduct a study of lands within Bexar and 
Wilson Counties, Texas, to identify lands that would 
be suitable for inclusion within the boundaries of the 
park; 
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‘‘(B) in conducting the study, examine the nat-
ural, cultural, recreational, and scenic values and 
characteristics of lands within Bexar and Wilson 
Counties; 
‘‘(C) examine and include in the study an esti-
mate of the costs the Federal Government is ex-
pected to incur, such as estimates of funding needed 
to acquire additional land, and the amount of addi-
tional funding that the Secretary anticipates will be 
needed to operate the San Antonio Missions Na-
tional Historical Park should the land identified in 
the study be acquired; and 
‘‘(D) examine and denote in the study those 
lands in Bexar and Wilson Counties, Texas, that the 
Secretary has good reason to believe could be ac-
quired by donation. 
‘‘(2) Not later than 3 years after the date funds are 
made available for the study under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
a report on the findings, conclusions, and recommenda-
tions of the study.’’. 
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SEC. 4. BOUNDARY EXPANSION. 
Section 201(a) of Public Law 95–629 (16 U.S.C. 
410ee(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘In order’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) In 
order’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘The park shall also’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(2) The park shall also’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘After advising the’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(4) After advising the’’; 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as so des-
ignated by paragraph (2) above) the following: 
‘‘(3) The boundary of the park is further modi-
fied to include approximately 151 acres, as depicted 
on the map titled ‘San Antonio Missions National 
Historical Park Proposed Boundary Addition 2009’, 
numbered 472/468,027, and dated November 2009. 
The map shall be on file and available for inspection 
in the appropriate offices of the National Park Serv-
ice, U.S. Department of the Interior. The Secretary 
of the Interior may not use condemnation authority 
to acquire any lands or interests in lands under this 
Act.’’. 
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