I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5153 
To amend the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Establishment Act 
of 1999 to modify the boundary of the Minuteman Missile National 
Historic Site in South Dakota, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 27, 2010 
Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee 
on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site 
Establishment Act of 1999 to modify the boundary of 
the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in South 
Dakota, 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 ‘‘Minuteman Missile Na-
tional Historic Site Boundary Modification Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. BOUNDARY MODIFICATION AND LAND TRANSFER. 
(a) BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.—Subsection (a) of 
section 3 of the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site 
Establishment Act of 1999 (Public Law 106–115; 113 
Stat. 1540) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 
paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2), the fol-
lowing new paragraph (3): 
‘‘(3) VISITOR FACILITY AND ADMINISTRATIVE 
SITES.—The historic site shall also consist of the 
land and interests in land generally depicted on the 
map referred to as ‘Minuteman Missile National 
Historic Site Boundary Modification’, numbered 
406/80,011 and dated July 17, 2009, including— 
‘‘(A) approximately 25 acres of land lo-
cated north of exit 131 on Interstate 90 in 
Jackson County, South Dakota, for the con-
struction and use of a visitor facility and ad-
ministrative site; and 
‘‘(B) approximately 3.65 acres of land lo-
cated at the Delta 1 Launch Control Facility, 
for the construction and use of a parking lot 
and for other administrative purposes.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by para-
graph (1) of this section)— 
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(A) by striking the heading and inserting 
the following new heading: ‘‘AVAILABILITY OF 
MAPS.—’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘The map described in 
paragraph (2)’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘The maps described in paragraphs (2) and 
(3)’’. 
(b) LAND TRANSFER.—Subsection (e) of such section 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (3)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) BUFFALO
GAP
NATIONAL
GRASSLAND 
BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.— 
‘‘(A) LAND TRANSFER.—The Secretary of 
Agriculture shall— 
‘‘(i) transfer administrative jurisdic-
tion over the land described in subsection 
(a)(3) to the Secretary; and 
‘‘(ii) modify the boundaries of the 
Buffalo Gap National Boundary Grassland 
to exclude such land from the boundaries 
of the Grassland. 
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‘‘(B) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—As soon as 
is practicable after the transfer specified in sub-
paragraph (A) occurs, the Secretary shall pre-
pare a map and a legal description of the Min-
uteman Missile National Historic Site, includ-
ing the land described in subsection (a)(3) to be 
placed on file and available for public inspection 
in the appropriate offices of the National Park 
Service.’’. 
Æ 
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