Saguaro National Park Boundary Expansion and Study Act of 2007

Saguro National Park Boundary Expansion and Study Act of 2007 - 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 lands that would be a part of any future boundary adjustments for the Park. Instructs that such study examine the natural, cultural, recreational, and scenic values and characters of the lands identified.

[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]
[H.R. 764 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 764

 To expand the boundary of Saguaro National Park, to study additional 
land for future adjustments to the boundary of the Park, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 31, 2007

 Mr. Grijalva (for himself and Ms. Giffords) introduced the following 
     bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To expand the boundary of Saguaro National Park, to study additional 
land for future adjustments to 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 2007''.

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 lands that would be a part of any future boundary 
        adjustments for the park.
            ``(2) Criteria.--The study shall examine the natural, 
        cultural, recreational, and scenic values and characters of 
        lands identified under paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date funds 
        are made available for the study under this subsection, the 
        Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural 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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