,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dege  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #f1 #bjad ,mr4  
,cook introduced the following bill2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
authorize the ,secretary of the         
,interior to acquire land to operate a  
visitor center for ,joshua ,tree        
,national ,park1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,visitor ,center for ,joshua ,tree
 ,national ,park ,the ,california       
,desert ,protection ,act of #aiid 7#af  
,u4,s4,c4 #daj;aaa et seq47 is amended  
by inserting after section #djg the     
following3  #djh4 ,visitor ,center ,the 
,secretary is authorized to acquire not 
more than five acres of land and        
interests in land1 and improvements     
thereon1 outside the boundaries of      
,joshua ,tree ,national ,park1 in the   
unincorporated village of ,joshua ,tree1
 for the purpose of operating a visitor 
center4 ,the ,secretary shall modify the
 boundary of the park to include the    

land acquired under this section as a   
noncontiguous parcel4 ,lands and        
facilities acquired under this section--
  7#a7 may include the property         
currently owned by the ,joshua ,tree    
,national ,park ,association and        
commonly referred to as the ,joshua     
,tree ,national ,park ,visitor ,center2 
7#b7 shall be administered by the       
,secretary as part of ,joshua ,tree     
,national ,park2 and  7#c7 may be       
acquired only with the consent of the   
owner1 by donation1 purchase with       
donated or appropriated funds1 or       
exchange4  4