[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 268 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 268
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 16, 2022
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
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AN ACT
To provide for the boundary of the Palo Alto Battlefield National
Historic Park to be adjusted, to authorize the donation of land to the
United States for addition to that historic 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. BOUNDARY; LEGAL DESCRIPTION.
(a) Boundary.--Section 3(b)(2) of the Palo Alto Battlefield
National Historic Site Act of 1991 (16 U.S.C. 410nnn-1(b)(2)) is
amended--
(1) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
``(A) In general.--
``(i) In addition to the land described in
paragraph (1), the historical park shall
consist of--
``(I) the approximately 34 acres of
land, as generally depicted on the map
entitled `Palo Alto Battlefield NHS
Proposed Boundary Expansion', numbered
469/80,012, and dated May 21, 2008; and
``(II) on the date that such land
is donated to the United States, the
approximately 166.44 acres of land
generally depicted on the map entitled
`PALO ALTO BATTLEFIELD NATIONAL
HISTORICAL PARK Proposed Boundary
Addition, Fort Brown Unit', numbered
469/143,589, and dated April 2018.
``(ii) Before accepting any donated land
described in this subparagraph, the Secretary
shall complete a boundary study analyzing the
feasibility of adding the land to the national
historical park.
``(iii) If a boundary study completed under
clause (ii) finds that acceptance of the
donated land is feasible and appropriate, the
Secretary may accept such land and administer
the land as part of the historical park after
providing notice of such finding to
Congress.''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B)--
(A) in the heading, by striking ``map'' and
inserting ``maps''; and
(B) by striking ``map'' and inserting ``maps''.
(b) Legal Description.--Section 3(b)(3) of the Palo Alto
Battlefield National Historic Site Act of 1991 (16 U.S.C. 410nnn-
1(b)(3)) is amended by striking ``after'' and all that follows through
``Secretary of the Interior'' and inserting ``after the addition of
lands to the historic park boundary, the Secretary of the Interior''.
Passed the House of Representatives March 15, 2022.
Attest:
CHERYL L. JOHNSON,
Clerk.