Grand Teton National Park Extension Act of 2007

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Grand Teton National Park Extension Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to: (1 ) accept from any willing seller the donation of any land or interest in land of the GT Park Subdivision; and (2) upon acquisition of land or an interest, include the land or interest in the boundaries of Grand Teton National Park and administer the land or interest as part of the Park.

States that it is the intent of Congress that the acquisition of land or an interest be completed not later than one year after enactment of this Act.

Prohibits the Secretary from donating, selling, exchanging, or otherwise transferring any land acquired under this Act without express authorization from Congress.

Authorizes appropriations.

[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1080 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1080

   To modify the boundaries of Grand Teton National Park to include 
  certain land within the GT Park Subdivision, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 15, 2007

   Mrs. Cubin (for herself and Mr. Udall of Colorado) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
                               Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To modify the boundaries of Grand Teton National Park to include 
  certain land within the GT Park Subdivision, 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 ``Grand Teton National Park Extension 
Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Park.--The term ``Park'' means the Grand Teton National 
        Park.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (3) Subdivision.--The term ``Subdivision'' means the GT 
        Park Subdivision, with an area of approximately 49.67 acres, as 
        generally depicted on--
                    (A) the plat recorded in the Office of the Teton 
                County Clerk and Recorder on December 16, 1997, 
                numbered 918, entitled ``Final Plat GT Park 
                Subdivision'', and dated June 18, 1997; and
                    (B) the map entitled ``2006 Proposed Grand Teton 
                Boundary Adjustment'', numbered 136/80,198, and dated 
                March 21, 2006, which shall be on file and available 
                for inspection in appropriate offices of the National 
                Park Service.

SEC. 3. ACQUISITION OF LAND.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary may accept from any willing donor 
the donation of any land or interest in land of the Subdivision.
    (b) Administration.--On acquisition of land or an interest in land 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
            (1) include the land or interest in the boundaries of the 
        Park; and
            (2) administer the land or interest as part of the Park, in 
        accordance with all applicable laws (including regulations).
    (c) Deadline for Acquisition.--It is the intent of Congress that 
the acquisition of land or an interest in land under subsection (a) be 
completed not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
Act.
    (d) Restriction on Transfer.--The Secretary shall not donate, sell, 
exchange, or otherwise transfer any land acquired under this section 
without express authorization from Congress.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums 
as are necessary to carry out this Act.
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