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H.R. 268 — what changed

To provide for the boundary of the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Park to be adjusted, to authorize the donation of land to the United States for addition to that historic park, and for other purposes.

From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Reported in House.

Section 1 Boundary; legal description

(a)
Boundary— Section 3(b)(2) of the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site Act of 1991 (16 U.S.C. 410nnn–1(b)(2)) is amended—
(1)
changed in by amending subparagraph (A)—(A) to read as follows:

added “(A) In general

added “(i) In addition to the land described in paragraph (1), the historical park shall consist of—

added “(I) the approximately 34 acres of land, as generally depicted on the map entitled “Palo Alto Battlefield NHS Proposed Boundary Expansion”, numbered 469/80,012, and dated May 21, 2008; and

added “(II) on the date that such land is donated to the United States, the approximately 166.44 acres of land generally depicted on the map entitled “PALO ALTO BATTLEFIELD NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK Proposed Boundary Addition, Fort Brown Unit”, numbered 469/143,589, and dated April 2018.

added “(ii) Before accepting any donated land described in this subparagraph, the Secretary shall complete a boundary study analyzing the feasibility of adding the land to the national historical park.

added “(iii) If a boundary study completed under clause (ii) finds that acceptance of the donated land is feasible and appropriate, the Secretary may accept such land and administer the land as part of the historical park after providing notice of such finding to Congress.”

(A)
removed by striking “consist of approximately” and inserting the following:

removed “(i) the approximately”

(B)
removed by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(C)
removed by adding at the end the following:

removed “(ii) on the date that such land is donated to the United States, the approximately 166.44 acres of land generally depicted on the map entitled “PALO ALTO BATTLEFIELD NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK Proposed Boundary Addition, Fort Brown Unit”, numbered 469/143,589, and dated April 2018.”

(2)
changed in subparagraph (B), by striking “map” and inserting “maps”.(B)—
(A)
added in the heading, by striking “map” and inserting “maps”; and
(B)
added by striking “map” and inserting “maps”.
(b)
Legal description— Section 3(b)(3) of the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site Act of 1991 (16 U.S.C. 410nnn–1(b)(3)) is amended by striking “after” and all that follows through “Secretary of the Interior” and inserting “after the addition of lands to the historic park boundary, the Secretary of the Interior”.