Lets Big Bend National Park add 6,100 acres, protecting landowners from forced sales.
This bill would allow Big Bend National Park in Texas to grow by about 6,100 acres. This expansion would happen if landowners choose to donate or exchange their property with the National Park Service. Importantly, the government would not be able to use eminent domain to take this land.
Today, Big Bend National Park has a defined boundary, and the government generally has the power of eminent domain for land acquisition. After this bill, the Secretary of the Interior would be specifically allowed to acquire about 6,100 acres for Big Bend National Park only through donation or exchange, with no use of eminent domain. This acquired land would then become part of the park.
S 1112 · 119th Congress · March 25, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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