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HR 1891 116th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Land transfers Land use and conservation Military facilities and property Military procurement, research, weapons development Monuments and memorials New Mexico Parks, recreation areas, trails

White Sands National Park Establishment Act

Introduced: March 26, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Apr 11, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Mar 27, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Mar 26, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 26, 2019
Introduced in House
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White Sands National Park Establishment Act

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.

What's happening now April 11, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 2500 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
  • S 1790 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
  • S 871 Identical bill White Sands National Park Establishment Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Mar 26, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1891: White Sands National Park Establishment Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1891/
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"H.R. 1891: White Sands National Park Establishment Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1891/.
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H.R. 1891, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1891/.
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