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S 1582 116th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Historic sites and heritage areas Military facilities and property Monuments and memorials New Mexico Parks, recreation areas, trails

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.

Introduced: May 21, 2019 Introduced by: Heinrich, Martin Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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Jun 19, 2019
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-308.
May 21, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 21, 2019
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now June 19, 2019

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-308.

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