I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5898 
To expand the boundary of Saguaro National Park, to study additional 
land for potential inclusion or removal from the boundary of the park, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 26, 2006 
Mr. KOLBE (for himself and Mr. GRIJALVA) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To expand the boundary of Saguaro National Park, to study 
additional land for potential inclusion or removal from 
the boundary of the park, 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 ‘‘Saguaro National Park 
Boundary Expansion and Study Act of 2006’’. 
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— 
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(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 583 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map titled ‘Saguaro National Park 
Proposed Boundary Adjustment’, numbered 151/ 
80,045, and dated March 31, 2006. 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 
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.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall con-
duct a study to identify— 
‘‘(A) lands adjacent to the park that are 
suitable for inclusion within the boundaries of 
the park; and 
‘‘(B) lands within the park boundary that 
should be removed from the boundary due to 
development or other changes in their status 
that make them unsuitable for inclusion within 
the park boundary. 
‘‘(2) CRITERIA.—The study shall examine the 
natural, cultural, recreational, and scenic values and 
characters of lands adjacent to the park. 
‘‘(3) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date that funds are made available for the study, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Re-
sources 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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