[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4438 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4438

 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement 
to lease space from a nonprofit group or other government entity for a 
park headquarters at San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, to 
 expand the boundary of the Park, to conduct a study of potential land 
                 acquisitions, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 13, 2010

 Mr. Rodriguez (for himself, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Smith of Texas, and Mr. 
  Gonzalez) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement 
to lease space from a nonprofit group or other government entity for a 
park headquarters at San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, to 
 expand the boundary of the Park, to conduct a study of potential land 
                 acquisitions, 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 ``San Antonio Missions National 
Historical Park Leasing and Boundary Expansion Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. PARK HEADQUARTERS LEASE AND BOUNDARY STUDY.

    Section 201 of Public Law 95-629 (16 U.S.C. 410ee) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), and 
        (f) as subsections (c), (e), (f), (g), and (h) respectively;
            (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(b) Boundary Study.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of 
        lands within Bexar and Wilson Counties, Texas, to identify 
        lands that would be suitable for inclusion within the 
        boundaries of the park. In conducting the study, the Secretary 
        shall examine the natural, cultural, recreational, and scenic 
        values and characteristics of lands within Bexar and Wilson 
        Counties.
            ``(2) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date funds 
        are made available for the study under paragraph (1), the 
        Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of 
        the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources of the Senate a report on the findings, 
        conclusions, and recommendations of the study.''; and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (c) (as so redesignated) 
        the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Leasing an Administrative Headquarters.--The Secretary may 
directly enter into--
            ``(1) a lease agreement with a non-profit organization, or 
        a State or local governmental agency, for office space outside 
        the boundary of the park for a headquarters and operational 
        support building for the San Antonio Missions National 
        Historical Park; and
            ``(2) in conjunction with a headquarters lease authorized 
        in paragraph (1), agreements with a non-profit organization, or 
        a State or local government agency, for the construction, 
        management, or both, of a center for research and education.''.

SEC. 3. BOUNDARY EXPANSION.

    Section 201(a) of Public Law 95-629 (16 U.S.C. 410ee(a)) is amended 
as follows:
            (1) By striking ``In order'' and inserting the following:
            ``(1) In order''.
            (2) By striking ``The park shall also'' and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(2) The park shall also''.
            (3) By striking ``After advising the'' and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(4) After advising the''.
            (4) By inserting after paragraph (2) (as so designated by 
        paragraph (2) above) the following:
            ``(3) The boundary of the park is further modified to 
        include approximately 151 acres, as depicted on the map titled 
        `San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Proposed 
        Boundary Addition 2009', numbered 472/68,027, and dated 
        November 2009. The map shall be on file and available for 
        inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park 
        Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.''.
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