Saguaro National Park Boundary Expansion and Study Act of 2006

Saguro National Park Boundary Expansion and Study Act of 2006 - Amends the Saguro National Park Establishment Act of 1994 to modify further the boundaries of Saguaro National Park to include specified land.

Allows the Secretary of the Interior, with the consent of the State of Arizona, to acquire from the State land or interests in land within the boundary of the Park

Directs the Secretary to conduct a study to identify: (1) lands adjacent to the Park that are suitable for inclusion within the boundaries of the Park; and (2) lands within the Park boundary that should be removed from such boundary due to development or other changes in their status that make them unsuitable for inclusion within it. Instructs that such study examine the natural, cultural, recreational, and scenic values and characters of lands adjacent to the Park.

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5898 Introduced in House (IH)]








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.


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                    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

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                                 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 Representatives 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 Establishment Act of 
1994'' (Public Law 103-364, 108 Stat. 3467), is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The boundaries of 
                the park''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) The boundary of the park is further modified 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 
        appropriate 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 National Park Service to manage State land 
        within the boundary of the park.''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Boundary Study.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct 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 Resources 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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