Big Bend National Park Boundary Adjustment Act

Bill: 118-hr-1544
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23]
Introduced: 2023-03-10
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Land transfers

Land use and conservation

Parks, recreation areas, trails

Texas
Latest action: action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-03-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Big Bend National Park Boundary Adjustment Act</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to acquire, by donation, purchase from willing sellers, or exchange, approximately 6,100 acres of lands or interests in land generally identified as Tracts to Include in Boundary on the map titled <i>Big Bend National Park, Proposed Boundary Adjustment</i> and dated November 2022.</p> <p>Upon the acquisition of any lands or interests in land, Interior shall revise the boundary of the park to include the acquisition and shall administer such lands or interests in land as part of the park.</p> <p>Interior, in carrying out this bill, may not use eminent domain or condemnation.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1544 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 10, 2023 Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To adjust the boundary of Big Bend National Park in the State of Texas, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Big Bend National Park Boundary Adjustment Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Map The term map entitled Big Bend National Park, Proposed Boundary Adjustment , numbered 155/167,296, and dated November 2022. (2) Park The term Park means the Big Bend National Park, established pursuant to the Act of June 20, 1935 (49 Stat. 393; 16 U.S.C. 156 ). (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. 3. Big Bend National Park Boundary Adjustment (a) Land acquisition The Secretary is authorized to acquire approximately 6,100 acres of lands or interests in land generally depicted on the map as Tracts to Include in Boundary by donation, purchase from willing sellers, or exchange. (b) Availability of map The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service, the Department of the Interior. (c) Boundary revision and administration Upon the acquisition of any lands or interests in land pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall revise the boundary of the Park to include the acquisition, and shall administer such lands or interests in land as part of the Park in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. (d) Eminent domain or condemnation In carrying out this Act, the Secretary may not use eminent domain or condemnation.