[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2403 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2403

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to include in the boundaries 
 of the Grand Teton National Park land and interests in land of the GT 
               Park Subdivision, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 13, 2006

  Mr. Thomas 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 include in the boundaries 
 of the Grand Teton National Park land and interests in land of the GT 
               Park Subdivision, 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 ``Grand Teton National Park Extension 
Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Park.--The term ``Park'' means the Grand Teton National 
        Park.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (3) Subdivision.--The term ``Subdivision'' means the GT 
        Park Subdivision, with an area of approximately 49.67 acres, as 
        generally depicted on the plat recorded in the Office of the 
        Teton County Clerk and Recorder on December 16, 1997, numbered 
        918, entitled ``Final Plat GT Park Subdivision'', and dated 
        June 18, 1997, and the map entitled ``2006 Proposed Grand Teton 
        Boundary Adjustment'', numbered 136/80,198, and dated March 21, 
        2006, which shall be on file and available for inspection in 
        any appropriate office of the National Park Service.

SEC. 3. ACQUISITION OF LAND.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall accept from any willing donor 
the donation of any land or interest in land of the Subdivision.
    (b) Administration.--On acquisition of land or an interest in land 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
            (1) include the land or interest in the boundaries of the 
        Park; and
            (2) administer the land or interest as part of the Park, in 
        accordance with all applicable laws (including regulations).
    (c) Restriction on Transfer.--The Secretary shall not donate, sell, 
exchange, or otherwise transfer any land acquired under this section 
without express authorization from Congress.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums 
as are necessary to carry out this Act.
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