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113th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 459
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 5, 2013
Mr. Johnson of South
Dakota (for himself and Mr.
Thune) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
A BILL
To modify the boundary of the Minuteman Missile National
Historic Site in the State of South Dakota, and for other
purposes.
1.
Short
title
This Act may be cited as
the Minuteman Missile National
Historic Site Boundary Modification Act.
2.
Boundary
modification
Section 3(a) of
the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Establishment Act of 1999 (16
U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 106–115) is amended—
(1) by redesignating
paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and
(2) by inserting
after paragraph (2) the following:
(3)
Visitor
facility and administrative site
(A)
In
general
In addition to the components described in paragraph (2),
the historic site shall include a visitor facility and administrative site
located on the parcel of land described in subparagraph (B).
(B)
Description of
land
The land referred to in subparagraph (A) consists of—
(i) approximately 25
acres of land within the Buffalo Gap National Grassland, located north of exit
131 on Interstate 90 in Jackson County, South Dakota, as generally depicted on
the map entitled Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Boundary
Modification, numbered 406/80,011A, and dated January 14, 2011;
and
(ii) approximately
3.65 acres of land located at the Delta 1 Launch Control Facility for the
construction and use of a parking lot and for other administrative uses.
(C)
Availability of map
The map described in subparagraph (B) shall
be kept on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices
of the National Park Service.
(D)
Transfer of
administrative jurisdiction
Administrative jurisdiction over the
land described in subparagraph (B) is transferred from the Secretary of
Agriculture to the Secretary, to be administered as part of the historic
site.
(E)
Boundary
adjustment
The boundaries of the Buffalo Gap National Grassland
are modified to exclude the land transferred under subparagraph
(D).
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