Big Bend National Park Boundary Adjustment Act

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8093 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8093

To adjust the boundary of Big Bend National Park in the State of Texas, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 22, 2020

Mr. Hurd of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                   the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To adjust the boundary of Big Bend National Park in the State of Texas, 
                        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 ``Big Bend National Park Boundary 
Adjustment Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Map.--The term ``map'' entitled ``Big Bend National 
        Park, Proposed Boundary Adjustment'', numbered 155/167,296, and 
        dated July 2020.
            (2) Park.--The term ``Park'' means the Big Bend National 
        Park, as 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.

SEC. 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 ``Proposed Park Addition'' 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.
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