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White Sands National Park Establishment Act

H.R. 1891 · 116th Congress · Mar 26, 2019 · Lineage

A BILL

To establish the White Sands National Park in the State of New Mexico as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.

1. Short title; table of contents

(a)
Short title— This Act may be cited as the “White Sands National Park Establishment Act”.
(b)
Table of contents— The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

2. Definitions

In this Act:
(1)
Map— The term Map means the map entitled “White Sands National Park Proposed Boundary Revision & Transfer of Lands Between National Park Service & Department of the Army”, numbered 142/136,271, and dated February 14, 2017.
(2)
Military munitions— The term military munitions has the meaning given the term in section 101(e) of title 10, United States Code.
(3)
Missile range— The term missile range means the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, administered by the Secretary of the Army.
(4)
Monument— The term Monument means the White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, established by Presidential Proclamation No. 2025 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note), dated January 18, 1933, and administered by the Secretary.
(5)
Munitions debris— The term munitions debris has the meaning given the term in volume 8 of the Department of Defense Manual Number 6055.09–M entitled “DoD Ammunitions and Explosives Safety Standards” and dated February 29, 2008 (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act).
(6)
Park— The term Park means the White Sands National Park established by section 102(a).
(7)
Public Land Order— The term Public Land Order means Public Land Order 833, dated May 21, 1952 (17 Fed. Reg. 4822).
(8)
Secretary— The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.
(9)
State— The term State means the State of New Mexico.