[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 166 Introduced in House (IH)]







111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 166

To authorize the expansion of the Fort Davis National Historic Site in 
               Fort Davis, Texas, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 2009

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the expansion of the Fort Davis National Historic Site in 
               Fort Davis, 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. INCREASED ACREAGE OF THE FORT DAVIS NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.

    Public Law 87-213 (16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended as follows:
            (1) In the first section--
                    (A) by striking ``the Secretary of the Interior'' 
                and inserting ``(a) The Secretary of the Interior'';
                    (B) by striking ``476 acres'' and inserting ``646 
                acres''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) The Secretary may acquire from willing sellers land 
comprising approximately 55 acres, as depicted on the map titled `Fort 
Davis Proposed Boundary Expansion', numbered 418/80,045, and dated 
April 2008. The map shall be on file and available for public 
inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. 
Upon acquisition of the land, the land shall be incorporated into the 
Fort Davis National Historic Site.''.
            (2) By repealing section 3.
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