John Muir National Historic Site Expansion Act

John Muir National Historic Site Expansion Act

Authorizes the Department of the Interior to acquire by donation approximately 44 acres of land to include in the John Muir National Historic Site in Martinez, California.

[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 651 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 651

 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain land in 
Martinez, California, for inclusion in the John Muir National Historic 
                     Site, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 4, 2015

 Mrs. Boxer (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain land in 
Martinez, California, for inclusion in the John Muir National Historic 
                     Site, 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 ``John Muir National Historic Site 
Expansion Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Historic site.--The term ``historic site'' means the 
        John Muir National Historic Site in Martinez, California, 
        established by Public Law 88-547 (78 Stat. 753).
            (2) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``John 
        Muir National Historic Site Proposed Boundary Expansion'', 
        numbered 426/127150, and dated November 2014.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 3. JOHN MUIR NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE LAND ACQUISITION.

    (a) Acquisition.--The Secretary may acquire by donation the 
approximately 44 acres of land and any interests in the land that are 
identified on the map.
    (b) Boundary.--On acquisition of the land under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall adjust the boundary of the historic site to include the 
acquired land.
    (c) Administration.--The Secretary shall administer the land and 
any interests in the land acquired under subsection (a) as part of the 
historic site.
    (d) Date Certain.--The authority provided under subsections (a) 
through (c) shall apply only if the Muir Heritage Land Trust holds 
title to the land identified on the map by August 31, 2015.
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