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: 116-hr-4139
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34]
Introduced: 2019-07-30
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: 2020-12-14
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 526.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-07-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill adjusts the boundary of the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park in Texas to include the approximately 166.44 acres of land identified on the map titled &quot;PALO ALTO BATTLEFIELD NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK Proposed Boundary Addition, Fort Brown Unit&quot; (2018), when the land is donated to the United States.</p>

action_date: 2020-12-14
action_desc: Reported to House
text: <p>This bill adjusts the boundary of the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park in Texas to include the approximately 166.44 acres of land identified on the map titled &quot;PALO ALTO BATTLEFIELD NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK Proposed Boundary Addition, Fort Brown Unit&quot; (2018), when the land is donated to the United States.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4139 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 30, 2019 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 .

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 526 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4139 [Report No. 116–641] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 30, 2019 Mr. Vela introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources December 14, 2020 Additional sponsor: Mr. Gonzalez of Texas December 14, 2020 Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources ; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 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 .

December 14, 2020 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed