S. 784: Petrified Forest National Park Expansion Act of 2003

108th Congress · introduced 2003-04-03 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 108-739.

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Where it came from: introduced 2003-04-03 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 108-739. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Petrified Forest National Park Expansion Act of 2003

Plain summary

Petrified Forest National Park Expansion Act of 2003 - Revises the boundaries of the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire private and State lands within in the Park's revised boundary to be administered as part of the Park. Directs the Secretary to transfer to the National Park Service (NPS) administrative jurisdiction over any land under the Secretary's jurisdiction that: (1) is within the Park's boundaries; and (2) is not under the NPS's administrative jurisdiction. Permits the continuation of grazing on land transferred to the Secretary. Requires the Secretary to amend the general management plan for the Park to address the use and management of any additional land acquired under this Act.

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Official text

Petrified Forest National Park Expansion Act of 2003

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] · 1 cosponsors

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108s784.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/s>

Record fed-us-cong108-s784 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108