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Calendar No. 297
118TH CONGRESS REPORT
1st Session SENATE 118-145
BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT
DECEMBER 20, 2023.-Ordered to be printed
Mr. MANCHIN, from the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources, submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany S. 1059]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to which was
referred the bill (S. 1059) to adjust the boundary of Big Bend Na-
tional Park in the State of Texas, and for other purposes, having
considered the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment
and recommends that the bill do pass.
PURPOSE
The purpose of S. 1059 is to adjust the boundary of Big Bend Na-
tional Park in the State of Texas to include approximately 6,100
acres of land.
BACKGROUND AND NEED
Established as a national park in 1944, Big Bend National Park
encompasses over 801,000 acres, the largest protected area of the
Chihuahuan Desert in the United States. The park is home to a
large variety of biological diversity, including more than 1,200 spe-
cies of plants, over 450 species of birds, 56 species of reptiles, and
75 species of mammals; archeological sites dating back nearly
10,000 years; historic ranching and mining sites; and significant
paleontological and geological resources.
S. 1059 authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to expand the
park boundary to acquire approximately 6,100 acres of lands on the
west side of the park. The acquisition would include the historic
3,800-acre Fulcher Ranch, which would protect significant fossil
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