S. 459: Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act
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S. 459: Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act
113th Congress · introduced 2013-03-05 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Became Public Law No: 113-36.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-03-05 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 455 (2013): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S459 (2013-09-10), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 113-36. (final step reached)
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Official title
Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act - Amends the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Establishment Act of 1999 to modify the boundary of the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in South Dakota by including in the Historic Site a visitor facility and administrative site located on a specified parcel of land that consists of: (1) approximately 25 acres of land within the Buffalo Gap National Grassland in Jackson County, South Dakota, and (2) approximately 3.65 acres of land at the Delta 1 Launch Control Facility for the construction and use of a parking lot and for other administrative uses. Transfers administrative jurisdiction over such land from the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to the Secretary of the Interior. Modifies the boundary of the Buffalo Gap National Grassland to exclude the transferred land.
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Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] · 1 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
John Thune (R-SD)
Recorded votes
- House roll call 455 (2013): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S459 (2013-09-10): Passed
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113s459.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/s>
Record fed-us-cong113-s459 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113