Held at the desk.
This bill authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire by donation or exchange approximately 6,100 acres to adjust the boundary of Big Bend National Park using a specified November 2022 map.
The acquired lands would be administered as part of the Park; the map will be publicly available.
The Secretary is prohibited from using eminent domain or condemnation to carry out the Act.
Low controversy, limited fiscal impact, clear implementability and compromise features make enactment likely if no strong local opposition.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a concise, narrowly scoped statutory change that establishes a specific park boundary adjustment mechanism by reference to a dated map and authorizes acquisition by donation or exchange while prohibiting eminent domain.
Progressives emphasize conservation and public-access gains
Progressives emphasize conservation and public-access gains
Likely broadly supportive as a conservation and public-lands expansion measure that increases protected habitat and recreation.
Would seek assurances on public access, tribal and local consultation, and adequate funding for management.
Some implementation impacts (tribal interests, local economic effects) are uncertain from the text.
Generally supportive but pragmatic.
The bill is small-scale, uses voluntary acquisition, and bans eminent domain, reducing controversy.
Concerned about clarity on costs, management obligations, and local engagement; would favor modest safeguards and funding provisions.
Cautiously skeptical.
The voluntary nature and prohibition on condemnation reduce opposition, but the bill still expands federal landholdings.
Concern centers on federal control over local land use, potential regulatory impacts, and any effects on border security or local economies.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
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Low controversy, limited fiscal impact, clear implementability and compromise features make enactment likely if no strong local opposition.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Progressives emphasize conservation and public-access gains
Low controversy, limited fiscal impact, clear implementability and compromise features make enactment likely if no strong local opposition.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a concise, narrowly scoped statutory change that establishes a specific park boundary adjustment mechanism by reference to a dated map and authorizes acquisition b…
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