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Week Ending July 29, 2005

S.276 A bill to revise the boundary of the Wind Cave National Park in the State of South Dakota.

BRIEF

   The accompanying resort explained “S. 276 would authorize the expansion of Wind Cave National Park to include approximately 5,675 acres of land. The proposed addition includes two private parcels of 5,555 and 40 acres, both owned by willing sellers; and 80 acres which would be transferred from the Bureau of Land Management. These lands are a natural extension of the park, and will improve fire management of the mixed-grass prairie ecosystem.

   “These additions will protect archaeological sites such as a thousand-year-old buffalo jump, expand the backcountry, preserve a viewshed, and increase natural habitat for bison, elk, deer and pronghorn antelope. The lands are a natural extension of the rolling hills and prairie that dominate the current park landscape and will help preserve the magnificent mixed-grass prairie and ponderosa pine forest of this natural treasure.”

Sponsor: Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD)

Vote: Passed Senate by Unanimous Consent (July 27, 2005)

Cost to the taxpayers: “CBO estimates that it would cost the NPS $9 million to implement S. 276 over the next five years.”

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