US S871

Bill

White Sands National Park Establishment Act

Introduced
03/26/2019

In Committee
03/26/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

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. This bill establishes the White Sands National Park in New Mexico as a unit of the National Park System in order to protect, preserve, and restore the park's resources and recreational values and to enhance visitor experiences. The bill abolishes the White Sands National Monument and incorporates the lands and interests that comprise the monument in and as a part of the park. The Department of the Interior shall not nominate the park for inclusion on the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) unless each county in which the park is located concurs in the nomination. Before submitting such a nomination, Interior must notify the Department of the Army of its intention to nominate the park for inclusion on the list. Interior must complete an official boundary survey of the park. The bill modifies the boundaries of the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico and the Public Land Order 833 (relating to the withdrawal of certain public lands in New Mexico for use by the Army for military purposes and the revoking of certain executive orders and public land orders) to exclude the land transferred to Interior and to include the land transferred to the Army. The Army shall administer the land transferred to it as a part of the missile range.

AI Summary

This bill establishes the White Sands National Park in New Mexico as a unit of the National Park System. The bill abolishes the existing White Sands National Monument and incorporates its lands and interests into the new national park. The bill also modifies the boundaries of the White Sands Missile Range to exclude the lands transferred to the new park and include the lands transferred to the Army. The Department of the Interior must complete a boundary survey of the park and cannot nominate the park for inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage List without the concurrence of each county where the park is located and notification to the Department of the Army. The Army will continue to administer certain lands within the park boundaries and coordinate with the Interior Department on resource management.

Committee Categories

Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (2)

Martin Heinrich (D)*, Tom Udall (D),

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (on 03/26/2019)

Official Document

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/871/all-info

(6 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/871/all-info
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s871/BILLS-116s871is.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s871/BILLS-116s871is.pdf.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
HR1891	White Sands National Park Establishment Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.	Same As
HR2500	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020	Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 512.	Related
HRes476	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 2500) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Similar To
HRes758	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 3) to establish a fair price negotiation program, protect the Medicare program from excessive price increases, and establish an out-of-pocket maximum for Medicare part D enrollees, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 5038) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for terms and conditions for nonimmigrant workers performing agricultural labor or services, and for other purposes; and providing for consid	Mr. Nadler moved to table the motion to reconsider	Similar To
S1582	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.	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.	Related
S1790	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020	Became Public Law No: 116-92. (TXT \| PDF)	Related

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