To provide for the boundary of the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Park to be adjusted, to authorize the donation of land to the United States for addition to that historic park, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-6078
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34]
Introduced: 2018-06-12
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Conflicts and wars

Historic sites and heritage areas

Land transfers

Land use and conservation

Latin America

Mexico

Military history

Parks, recreation areas, trails

Texas
Latest action: action_date: 2018-06-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-06-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill adjusts the boundary of the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park in Texas to include&nbsp;an additional&nbsp;166.44 acres of land.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6078 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 12, 2018 Mr. Vela introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To provide for the boundary of the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Park to be adjusted, to authorize the donation of land to the United States for addition to that historic park, and for other purposes.

1. Boundary; legal description (a) Boundary Section 3(b)(2) of the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site Act of 1991 ( 16 U.S.C. 410nnn–1(b)(2) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) by striking consist of approximately and inserting the following: consist of— (i) the approximately ; (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (ii) on the date that such land is donated to the United States, the approximately 166.44 acres of land generally depicted on the map entitled PALO ALTO BATTLEFIELD NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK Proposed Boundary Addition, Fort Brown Unit , numbered 469/143,589, and dated April 2018. ; and (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking map and inserting maps . (b) Legal description Section 3(b)(3) of the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site Act of 1991 ( 16 U.S.C. 410nnn–1(b)(3) ) is amended by striking after and all that follows through Secretary of the Interior and inserting after the addition of lands to the historic park boundary, the Secretary of the Interior .