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Latest Action: 03/16/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. Bill TextTo amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to provide financial assistance for the development and reuse of brownfields. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Brownfields Housing and Community Renewal Development Act - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a grants program for redevelopment activities for brownfield sites and abandoned, idled, and underused industrial, commercial, or housing structures located in brownfield sites.
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Latest Action: 01/23/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S921) Bill TextA bill to authorize the conveyance of certain Federal land in the State of New Mexico. 1/23/2007--Introduced. Jornada Experimental Range Transfer Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park Board (Board) for educational purposes not more than 1,000 acres of land that is located in the Jornada Experimental Range in the State of New Mexico and that is subject to an easement granted by the Agricultural Research Service to the Board.
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Latest Action: 04/15/2008 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. Bill TextA bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Alta-Hualapai Site to the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, for the development of a cancer treatment facility. 3/5/2007--Introduced. Nevada Cancer Institute Expansion Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to convey to the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, all interest of the United States in and to the Alta-Hualapai Site for use by the City for the development of: (1) a nonprofit cancer treatment facility; (2) ancillary commercial projects; (3) an adjacent park; (4) a flood control project; and (5) a water pumping facility.
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Latest Action: 03/29/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Bill TextA bill to provide for the disposition of the Federal property located in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, a portion of which is currently used by the District of Columbia as the Oak Hill juvenile detention facility. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Provides for the disposition of the federal property located in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, a portion of which is currently used by the District of Columbia as the Oak Hill juvenile detention facility. Requires the transfer of specified portions of the property to: (1) the National Park Service; (2) the Secretary of the Army (acting through the Chief of Engineers) for use by the Director of the National Security Agency (NSA); and (3) the Administrator of General Services, who shall in turn convey that portion to Anne Arundel County, Maryland, for parkland and recreational use. Requires the NSA Director, as a condition of the transfer, to enter into an agreement with the Mayor of the District of Columbia under which: (1) Oak [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 03/29/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4176) Bill TextA bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit a report to Congress on proposed changes to the use of the West Los Angeles Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, California. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report to Congress on the master plan of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) relating to the use of VA lands of the West Los Angeles Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, California, as originally required under the Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 1998. Requires an alternative report, on the development of the master plan, if the master plan does not exist as of the date of enactment of this Act. Prohibits the Secretary from implementing any portion of the master plan until 120 days after its receipt by the congressional veterans' and appropriations committees.
Latest Action: 08/09/2007 - Signed by President. Bill TextA bill to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to make individuals employed by the Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission eligible to obtain Federal health insurance. 8/9/2007--Public Law. (There are 4 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Makes a U.S. citizen employed by the Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission eligible to obtain federal health insurance.
Also tagged in: Cancer, Emergency management, Flood control, Health facilities, Infrastructure, Land transfers, Medical care, Medicine, Natural resources, Nevada, Public lands, Real estate development, Right-of-way, Transportation, Water districts, Water resources, Water supply
Latest Action: 06/16/2008 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman without amendment. With written report No. 110-380. Bill TextTo provide for the conveyance of the Alta-Hualapai Site to the Nevada Cancer Institute, and for other purposes. 3/4/2008--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Nevada Cancer Institute Expansion Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to accept the relinquishment of all or part of the Alta-Hualapai Site by the city of Las Vegas, Nevada. Directs the Secretary, after relinquishment of all or part of the Alta-Hualapai Site, to convey to the Nevada Cancer Institute (the Institute) in Las Vegas, the part of the Site that is necessary for the development of a nonprofit cancer institute. Requires the Secretary, after a request from the city, to convey to the city any remaining part of the Alta-Hualapai Site necessary for ancillary medical or nonprofit use compatible with the Institute's mission. Requires any conveyance by the city of any part of the land [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 11/07/2007 - Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans Discharged. Bill TextTo amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to extend its protections to plants illegally harvested outside of the United States, and for other purposes. 3/13/2007--Introduced. Legal Timber Protection Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to make it unlawful for any person to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, purchase in interstate or foreign commerce, or possess any plant taken (i.e., captured, killed, harvested, or collected) in a foreign country that is: (1) taken, transported, or sold in violation of any law that applies in the place (including a park, forest reserve, or other officially protected area) where the harvest, taking, transport, or sale occurs; (2) taken without paying required royalties, taxes, or stumpage fees; (3) exported or transhipped in violation of any legal limitation; (4) taken, exported, or transhipped in violation of any international law, treaty, or international agreement, or (5) without any official documentation of compliance [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Bill TextTo treat certain payments made by Edmond, Oklahoma, as satisfying its obligations under the water storage control for Lake Arcadia, Oklahoma, and for other purposes. 3/13/2007--Introduced. Provides that payments made by Edmond, Oklahoma, to the Secretary of the Army in October 1999 of costs associated with water storage at Arcadia Lake, Oklahoma, under a specified contract shall satisfy the city's obligations for such costs. Terminates certain reversionary interests and use restrictions relating to public parks and recreation on land conveyed by the Secretary to Oklahoma at Lake Texoma. Directs the Secretary to execute and file an appropriate instrument to release each such interest and restriction.
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Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Bill TextTo ensure the continuation and improvement of coastal restoration. 3/13/2007--Introduced. Community Beaches Protection Act - Rewrites provisions regarding the federal shore protection program to: (1) provide for the protection and restoration of beaches and other coastal infrastructure, as well as shore protection; and (2) include the purpose of promoting healthful recreation. Includes among areas to be given preference: (1) areas where regional sediment management plans have been adopted; and (2) areas that promote human health and safety and the quality of life. Directs the Secretary of the Army to pay the federal share of the cost of carrying out shore protection projects and research that encourages the protection, restoration, and enhancement of shores, sandy beaches, and other coastal infrastructure. Sets forth revised provisions regarding the federal share of the cost, which shall be equal for beach erosion control projects for purposes of recreation [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 06/16/2008 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment. With written report No. 110-366. Bill TextA bill to clear title to certain real property in New Mexico associated with the Middle Rio Grande Project, and for other purposes. 6/16/2008--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Albuquerque Biological Park Title Clarification Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to issue a quitclaim deed conveying any right, title, and interest the United States may have in and to Tingley Beach, San Gabriel Park, and the BioPark Parcels in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to the City of Albuquerque. Provides that the City shall not be required to pay any additional costs for the value of such Beach, Park, and Parcels. Prohibits this Act from being construed or utilized to affect or otherwise interfere with any position set forth by any party in the lawsuit pending before the U.S. District Court entitled Rio Grande Silvery Minnow v. John W. Keys, III concerning the right to any property associated with the Middle Rio Grande Project.
Also tagged in: Apartment houses, Budgets, Child health, Children, Drug abuse, Drug abuse treatment, Education, Grants-in-aid, Health education, Higher education, Housing, Medical care, Medical education, Medicine, National parks, Natural resources, Playgrounds, Public lands, Smoking
Latest Action: 08/03/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10933-10935) Bill TextA bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide education on the health consequences of exposure to secondhand smoke, and for other purposes. 8/3/2007--Introduced. Secondhand Smoke Education and Outreach Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to award grants for: (1) educational campaigns on the health consequences of secondhand smoke in multiunit housing; and (2) projects to demonstrate ways of educating the public about the health consequences of secondhand smoking in public spaces, including public parks, playgrounds, and national parks. Directs the Secretary to award grants for regional or local education programs to provide health care providers and workers with minimum tobacco cessation training as part of their ongoing education. Allows the Secretary to contract, where appropriate, with [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 05/02/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E917) Bill TextTo provide for the disposition of the Federal property located in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, a portion of which is currently used by the District of Columbia as the Oak Hill juvenile detention facility. 5/1/2007--Introduced. Provides for the disposition of the federal property located in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, a portion of which is currently used by the District of Columbia as the Oak Hill juvenile detention facility. Requires the transfer of specified portions of the property to: (1) the National Park Service; (2) the Secretary of the Army (acting through the Chief of Engineers) for use by the Director of the National Security Agency (NSA); and (3) the Administrator of General Services, who shall in turn convey that portion to Anne Arundel County, Maryland, for parkland and recreational use. Requires the NSA Director, as a condition of the transfer, to enter into an agreement with the Mayor of the District of Columbia under which: (1) Oak Hill juvenile [...] show full description
Latest Action: 08/09/2007 - Signed by President. Bill TextA bill to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to make individuals employed by the Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission eligible to obtain Federal health insurance. 8/9/2007--Public Law. (There are 4 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Makes a U.S. citizen employed by the Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission eligible to obtain federal health insurance.
Also tagged in: Budgets, Building construction, Children, Construction costs, Correctional institutions, Criminal justice, District of Columbia, Federal-city relations, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Juvenile delinquency, Land transfers, Leases, Maryland, National parks, Natural resources, Public lands, Recreation areas, Sports, State and local government, Urban affairs
Latest Action: 03/29/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Bill TextA bill to provide for the disposition of the Federal property located in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, a portion of which is currently used by the District of Columbia as the Oak Hill juvenile detention facility. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Provides for the disposition of the federal property located in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, a portion of which is currently used by the District of Columbia as the Oak Hill juvenile detention facility. Requires the transfer of specified portions of the property to: (1) the National Park Service; (2) the Secretary of the Army (acting through the Chief of Engineers) for use by the Director of the National Security Agency (NSA); and (3) the Administrator of General Services, who shall in turn convey that portion to Anne Arundel County, Maryland, for parkland and recreational use. Requires the NSA Director, as a condition of the transfer, to enter into an agreement with the Mayor of the District of Columbia under which: (1) Oak [...] show full description
Also tagged in: California, Congress, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Land use, Medical care, Medicine, Natural resources, Open space lands, Planning, Veterans, Veterans' hospitals
Latest Action: 03/29/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4176) Bill TextA bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit a report to Congress on proposed changes to the use of the West Los Angeles Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, California. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report to Congress on the master plan of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) relating to the use of VA lands of the West Los Angeles Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, California, as originally required under the Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 1998. Requires an alternative report, on the development of the master plan, if the master plan does not exist as of the date of enactment of this Act. Prohibits the Secretary from implementing any portion of the master plan until 120 days after its receipt by the congressional veterans' and appropriations committees.
Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Business, Criminal justice, Department of Agriculture, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Export controls, Foreign policy, Forests, Import restrictions, International law, Lumber trade, Natural areas, Natural resources, Plant protection, Public lands, Smuggling, Trade, Treaties, Wildlife conservation
Latest Action: 11/07/2007 - Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans Discharged. Bill TextTo amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to extend its protections to plants illegally harvested outside of the United States, and for other purposes. 3/13/2007--Introduced. Legal Timber Protection Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to make it unlawful for any person to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, purchase in interstate or foreign commerce, or possess any plant taken (i.e., captured, killed, harvested, or collected) in a foreign country that is: (1) taken, transported, or sold in violation of any law that applies in the place (including a park, forest reserve, or other officially protected area) where the harvest, taking, transport, or sale occurs; (2) taken without paying required royalties, taxes, or stumpage fees; (3) exported or transhipped in violation of any legal limitation; (4) taken, exported, or transhipped in violation of any international law, treaty, or international agreement, or (5) without any official documentation of compliance [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Easements, Lakes, Land transfers, Natural resources, Oklahoma, Outdoor recreation, Public contracts, Public lands, Sports, Water resources, Water storage
Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Bill TextTo treat certain payments made by Edmond, Oklahoma, as satisfying its obligations under the water storage control for Lake Arcadia, Oklahoma, and for other purposes. 3/13/2007--Introduced. Provides that payments made by Edmond, Oklahoma, to the Secretary of the Army in October 1999 of costs associated with water storage at Arcadia Lake, Oklahoma, under a specified contract shall satisfy the city's obligations for such costs. Terminates certain reversionary interests and use restrictions relating to public parks and recreation on land conveyed by the Secretary to Oklahoma at Lake Texoma. Directs the Secretary to execute and file an appropriate instrument to release each such interest and restriction.
Also tagged in: Appropriations, Authorization, Beaches, Budgets, Civil engineering, Coastal zone, Colleges, Congress, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Construction costs, Department of Defense, Education, Emergency management, Environmental protection, Environmental technology, Executive departments, Federal aid to water resources development, Flood control, Higher education, Hurricanes, Infrastructure, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Marine resources, Natural areas, Natural resources, Nature conservation, Navigation, Outdoor recreation, Public contracts, Public lands, Quality of life, Sediment control, Shore protection, Sports, State and local government, Storms, Technological innovations, Technology, Technology transfer, Transportation, Water resources
Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Bill TextTo ensure the continuation and improvement of coastal restoration. 3/13/2007--Introduced. Community Beaches Protection Act - Rewrites provisions regarding the federal shore protection program to: (1) provide for the protection and restoration of beaches and other coastal infrastructure, as well as shore protection; and (2) include the purpose of promoting healthful recreation. Includes among areas to be given preference: (1) areas where regional sediment management plans have been adopted; and (2) areas that promote human health and safety and the quality of life. Directs the Secretary of the Army to pay the federal share of the cost of carrying out shore protection projects and research that encourages the protection, restoration, and enhancement of shores, sandy beaches, and other coastal infrastructure. Sets forth revised provisions regarding the federal share of the cost, which shall be equal for beach erosion control projects for purposes of recreation [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Cancer, Emergency management, Flood control, Health facilities, Infrastructure, Land transfers, Medical care, Medicine, Natural resources, Nevada, Public lands, Real estate development, Water resources, Water supply
Latest Action: 04/15/2008 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. Bill TextA bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Alta-Hualapai Site to the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, for the development of a cancer treatment facility. 3/5/2007--Introduced. Nevada Cancer Institute Expansion Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to convey to the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, all interest of the United States in and to the Alta-Hualapai Site for use by the City for the development of: (1) a nonprofit cancer treatment facility; (2) ancillary commercial projects; (3) an adjacent park; (4) a flood control project; and (5) a water pumping facility.
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