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Big Bend National Park Boundary Adjustment Act

Last Action
12/19/2024

Actions

  • 2024-12-19Held at the desk.
  • 2024-12-19Received in the House.
  • 2024-12-19Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  • 2024-12-18Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7153; text: CR S7155)
  • 2024-12-18Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  • 2023-12-20Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 297.
  • 2023-12-20Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. With written report No. 118-145.
  • 2023-12-20Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. With written report No. 118-145.
  • 2023-09-21Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  • 2023-06-21Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-284.
  • 2023-03-29Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  • 2023-03-29Introduced in Senate

CRS Summary

As of 2023-03-29 (00)

Big Bend National Park Boundary Adjustment Act

This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to acquire, by donation, purchase from willing sellers, or exchange, approximately 6,100 acres of land or interests in land generally identified as Tracts to Include in Boundary on the map titled Big Bend National Park, Proposed Boundary Adjustment and dated November 2022.

Upon the acquisition of any land or interests in land, Interior shall revise the boundary of the park to include the acquired land or interests in land and shall administer them as part of the park.

Interior, in carrying out this bill, may not use eminent domain or condemnation.

Cosponsors (1)

  • Ben Luján (D-NM)

Subjects

  • Land transfers
  • Land use and conservation
  • Parks, recreation areas, trails
  • Texas
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