HR 3100 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary Expansion Act

Introduced Oct 5, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Francisco "Quico" Canseco R-TX

Latest action · Jun 18, 2012 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 386.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedOct 5, 2011
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary Expansion Act - Modifies the boundary of the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park to include approximately 151 acres of additional identified land. Bars the use of condemnation authority by the Secretary of the Interior for the acquisition of lands and interests within the boundaries of the park, authorizing acquisition by donation only.

Prohibits this Act, or the park's establishment or management plan, from being construed to create buffer zones outside of the park. Allows the conduct of activities or uses outside the park even if they can be seen or heard from within the park.

Cosponsors 5

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 5, 2011 to Mar 29, 2012; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-TX	Charles A. Gonzalez	Original	Oct 5, 2011
D-TX	Henry Cuellar	Original	Oct 5, 2011
R-TX	Lamar Smith	Original	Oct 5, 2011
D-TX	Lloyd Doggett		Nov 30, 2011
R-TX	Pete Sessions		Mar 29, 2012

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Natural Resources Committee	Referred Oct 5, 2011Markup Jun 7, 2012Reported Jun 18, 2012
	Federal Lands Subcommittee	Referred Oct 17, 2011Hearings May 17, 2012Discharged Jun 7, 2012

Actions 9

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jun 18, 2012Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-538.
Jun 18, 2012Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 386.
Jun 7, 2012Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Discharged.
Jun 7, 2012Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 7, 2012Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 17, 2012Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Oct 17, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Oct 5, 2011Introduced in House
Oct 5, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Committee report

H. Rept. 112-538

Congressional Budget Office cost estimate

Jun 15, 2012H.R. 3100, San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary Expansion ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 7, 2012

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (relating to the power of Congress to provide for the general welfare of the United States) and Clause 18 (relating to the power of Congress to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress and the Executive Branch), and Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (relating to the power of Congress to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United States) of the Constitution of the United States.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H6625.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 114	San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2012	Related bill	Dec 31, 2012
HR 2578	Conservation and Economic Growth Act	Text similarities	Jun 20, 2012

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to expand the boundary of the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, to conduct a study of potential land acquisitions, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary Expansion Act
Short Titles as Reported to House: San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary Expansion Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jun 18, 2012Reported in House
Oct 5, 2011Introduced in House

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