[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3524 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3524

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a cooperative 
  agreement 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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 23, 2010

Mrs. Hutchison 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 enter into a cooperative 
  agreement 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 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)(1) 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) 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)(1) The Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement with 
the City of San Antonio or its designee, for operation of a facility 
outside the boundary of the park that would provide visitor facilities 
and office space for a headquarters and operational support for the 
park.
    ``(2) The Secretary may plan, design, construct, and install in the 
facilities described in the cooperative agreement exhibits related to 
the resources at the park.
    ``(3) The Secretary may assign park employees to provide 
interpretive services, including visitor information and education, at 
facilities outside the boundary of the park.''.

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 472/468,027, 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. The Secretary of the 
Interior may not use condemnation authority to acquire any lands or 
interests in lands under this Act.''.
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