[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 326 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 326

To amend the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Act of 2000 to adjust 
the boundary of the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area and to extend 
 the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance 
                            under that Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 25, 2005

 Mr. Grijalva introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Act of 2000 to adjust 
the boundary of the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area and to extend 
 the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance 
                            under that Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. YUMA CROSSING NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

    Section 3(b) of the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Act of 
2000 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 106-319; 114 Stat. 1281) is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Boundaries.--The Heritage Area shall be comprised generally 
of the riverfront and downtown areas. More specifically, the boundaries 
shall be as follows:
    ``A boundary with a true point of beginning and inclusive of a 
section of land located at Township 8 South, Range 22 West, Section 19 
and excepting therefrom parcels 108-16-004 and 108-16-002 and said 
boundary beginning at the northwest section corner in alignment with 
the north right-of-way line of the Colorado River Levee and thence 
westerly along the north right-of-way line of the Colorado River Levee 
a distance of 15,840 ft (+/-) to the point of intersection of the north 
right-of-way line of the Colorado River Levee and the centerline of 
Quechan Road/Penitentiary Avenue, thence southerly along the centerline 
of Quechan Road/Penitentiary Avenue a distance of 1,320 ft (+/-) to the 
point of intersection of the centerline of Quechan Road/Penitentiary 
Avenue and the north full bank line of the Colorado River, thence 
westerly along the north full bank line of the Colorado River a 
distance of 10,579 ft (+/-) to the point of intersection of the north 
full bank line of the Colorado River and the centerline of 23rd Avenue, 
thence southerly along the centerline of 23rd Avenue a distance of 
1,320 ft (+/-) to the point of intersection of the centerline of 23rd 
Avenue and the southern right-of-way line of the Yuma Valley Levee/Yuma 
Valley Railroad right-of-way, thence easterly along the southern right-
of-way line of the Yuma Valley Levee/Yuma Valley Railroad right-of-way 
a distance of 6,953 ft (+/-) to the point of intersection of the 
southern right-of-way line of the Yuma Valley Levee/Yuma Valley 
Railroad and the centerline of Lovers Lane, thence southwesterly along 
the centerline of Lovers Lane a distance of 948 ft (+/-) to the point 
of intersection of the centerline of Lovers Lane and the centerline of 
First Street, thence easterly along the centerline of First Street a 
distance of 1,390 ft (+/-) to the point of intersection of the 
centerline of First Street and the centerline of the alleyway mid-block 
between 1st and 2nd Avenues, thence southerly along the centerline of 
the alleyway mid-block between 1st and 2nd Avenues a distance of 2,030 
ft (+/-) to the point of intersection of the centerline of the alleyway 
mid-block between 1st and 2nd Avenues and the centerline of Giss 
Parkway, thence westerly along the centerline of Giss Parkway a 
distance of 190 ft (+/-) to the point of intersection of the centerline 
of Giss Parkway and the centerline of 2nd Avenue, thence southerly 
along the centerline of 2nd Avenue a distance of 660 ft (+/-) to the 
point of intersection of the centerline of 2nd Avenue and the 
centerline of 4th Street, thence westerly along the centerline of 4th 
Street a distance of 570 ft (+/-) to the point of intersection of the 
centerline of 4th Street and the centerline of the alleyway between 3rd 
and 4th Avenues, thence southerly along the centerline of the alleyway 
between 3rd and 4th Avenues a distance of 660 ft (+/-) to the point of 
intersection of the centerline of the alleyway between 3rd and 4th 
Avenues and the centerline of 5th Street, thence westerly along the 
centerline of 5th Street a distance of 190 ft (+/-) to the point of 
intersection of the centerline of 5th Street and the centerline of 4th 
Avenue, thence southerly along the centerline of 4th Avenue a distance 
of 660 ft (+/-) to the point of intersection of the centerline of 4th 
Avenue and the centerline of 6th Street, thence easterly along the 
centerline of 6th Street a distance of 190 ft (+/-) to the point of 
intersection of the centerline of 6th Street and the centerline of the 
alleyway between 3rd and 4th Avenues, thence southerly along the 
centerline of the alleyway a distance of 660 ft (+/-) to the point of 
intersection of the centerline of the alleyway between 3rd and 4th 
Avenues and the centerline of 7th Street, thence easterly along the 
centerline of 7th Street a distance of 190 ft (+/-) to the point of 
intersection of the centerline of 7th Street and the centerline of 3rd 
Avenue, thence southerly along the centerline of 3rd Avenue a distance 
of 440 ft (+/-) to the point of intersection of the centerline of 3rd 
Avenue and the centerline of 8th Street, thence easterly along the 
centerline of 8th Street a distance of 1,140 ft (+/-) to the point of 
intersection of the centerline of 8th Street and the centerline of 
Madison Avenue, thence northerly along the centerline of Madison Avenue 
a distance of 1,765 ft (+/-) to the point of intersection of the 
centerline of Madison Avenue and the centerline of 5th Street, thence 
easterly along the centerline of 5th Street a distance of 2,035 ft (+/-
) to the point of intersection of the centerline of 5th Street and the 
centerline of the Union Pacific/Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way, 
thence north/northwesterly along the centerline of the Union Pacific/
Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way a distance of 5,402 ft (+/-) to 
the point of intersection of the centerline of the Union Pacific/
Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way and the centerline of Prison 
Lane, thence east/southeasterly along the centerline of Prison Lane a 
distance of 535 ft (+/-) to the point of intersection of the centerline 
of Prison Lane and the southern right-of-way line of the Gila River 
Levee, thence southeasterly along the southern right-of-way line of the 
Gila River Levee a distance of 3,320 ft (+/-) to a point, thence 
easterly along the southern right-of-way line of the Gila River Levee a 
distance of 13,540 ft (+/-) to the southwest section corner of Township 
8 South, Range 22 West, Section 19, inclusive of the section and 
excepting therefrom the aforementioned parcels, as the true point of 
beginning.''.

SEC. 2. SUNSET EXTENSION.

    Section 7 of the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Act of 2000 
(16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 106-319; 114 Stat. 1284) is amended by 
striking ``2015'' and inserting ``2020''.
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