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Latest Action: 02/15/2007 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman without amendment. With written report No. 110-6. Bill TextA bill to provide for the conveyance of certain Forest Service land to the city of Coffman Cove, Alaska. 2/15/2007--Reported to Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Coffman Cove Administrative Site Conveyance Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the city of Coffman Cove, Alaska, without consideration and by quitclaim deed, a specified parcel of National Forest System land within the city. Excludes a certain part of such land from the conveyance. Allows the United States to reserve a right-of-way to provide access to the excluded land. Provides that if any part of the land conveyed to the city (other than a part of land sold pursuant to this Act) ceases to be used for public purposes, the land may revert to the United States. Requires,[...] show full description
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Latest Action: 02/12/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1463, H1469) Bill TextTo reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, and for other purposes. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Amends the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 to extend the Act through FY2013. Revises requirements regarding the merchantable material contracting pilot program. Requires counties participating in county projects to submit a specified notification for each project for which the participating county obligated county funds. Provides for the review of such notifications.
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Latest Action: 05/17/2007 - Conference papers: Senate report and manager's statement and message on House action held at the desk in Senate. Bill TextAn original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012. 5/16/2007--Conference report filed in House. (There are 4 other summaries) Sets forth the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2008, including the appropriate budgetary levels for FY2007 and FY2009-FY2012. Title I: Recommended Levels and Amounts - (Sec. 101) Lists recommended budgetary levels and amounts, for FY2007-FY2012, with respect to: (1) federal revenues; (2) new budget authority; (3) budget outlays; (4) deficits; (5) debt subject to limit; and (6) debt held by the public. (Sec. 102) Lists the appropriate levels of new budget authority, outlays, and administrative expenses for Social Security and specified major functional categories for FY2007-FY2012. Title II: Budget Process [...] show full description
Latest Action: 01/08/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Bill TextA bill to provide equitable treatment for the people of the Village Corporation established for the Native Village of Saxman, Alaska, and for other purposes. 1/8/2007--Introduced. Declares that the Cape Fox Corporation (Cape Fox) of Saxman, Alaska, shall not be required to select or receive conveyance of specified unconveyed federal land. Allows Cape Fox to select, and requires the Secretary of the Interior to convey, on receiving written notice of the selection, the approximately 99 acres of the surface estate of Tongass National Forest land located outside the exterior selection boundary of Cape Fox. Requires the Secretary, on conveyance to Cape Fox of the surface estate to such land, to convey its subsurface estate to Sealaska Corporation.
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Latest Action: 03/01/2007 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-60. Bill TextA bill to reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, and for other purposes. 1/24/2007--Introduced. Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Amends the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 to extend the Act through FY2013. Revises requirements regarding the merchantable material contracting pilot program. Requires counties participating in county projects to submit a specified notification for each project for which the participating county obligated county funds. Provides for the review of such notifications.
Latest Action: 06/05/2007 - Mrs. Christensen moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution. Bill TextRecognizing the importance of the Ouachita National Forest on its 100th anniversary. 6/5/2007--Passed House without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes the important contributions, on the 100th anniversary of its creation, of the Ouachita National Forest to the success of the United States in conserving the environment and ensuring that our natural resources remain sources of pride for our citizens, our communities, and our Nation.
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Latest Action: 02/07/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Bill TextTo ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over Federal land. 1/12/2007--Introduced. Backcountry Landing Strip Access Act - Prohibits the Secretaries of the Interior or Agriculture from taking any action that would permanently close, restrict, or render or declare unserviceable any aircraft landing strip located on land under their jurisdiction unless: (1) the head of the aviation department of the state in which the landing strip is located approves the action; (2) the Secretary publishes notice of the proposed action and allows for a 90-day public comment thereafter; and (3) the Secretary and appropriate state aviation department head have taken into consideration any comments received. Requires the Secretaries to: (1) adopt a nationwide policy for governing backcountry aviation issues relating to the management of federal land under their jurisdiction; and (2) require regional managers to adhere to such policy.
Latest Action: 02/07/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Bill TextTo authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out certain land exchanges involving small parcels of National Forest System land in the Tahoe National Forest in the State of California, and for other purposes. 1/16/2007--Introduced. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire from Irving N. Christensen and from Dennis W. and Cindy M. McCreary certain parcels of land in exchange for certain parcels of National Forest System lands in Tahoe National Forest, California. Withdraws all exchanged lands from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws.
Latest Action: 02/07/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Bill TextTo amend the Small Tracts Act to facilitate the exchange of small tracts of land, and for other purposes. 1/16/2007--Introduced. Small Tracts Reform Act - Amends the Small Tracts Act to provide for the sale, exchange, or interchange of National Forest System (NFS) lands, the sale or exchange of which is either not practicable or not expedient under any other authority of the Secretary of Agriculture and which are parcels or parts of parcels of 100 acres or less which are interspersed with or adjacent to lands which have been transferred out of Federal ownership and which are determined by the Secretary, because of location or size, not to be subject to efficient administration.
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Latest Action: 09/17/2007 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-170. Bill TextA bill to establish the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes. 9/17/2007--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area in Colorado, which shall consist of the Counties of Alamosa, Conejos, and Costilla and the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge, the Baca National Wildlife Refuge, the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, and other areas identified on a specified map for the Heritage Area. Requires the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area Board to prepare and submit a management plan for the Heritage Area. Authorizes appropriations.
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Latest Action: 06/17/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Bill TextTo require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a "Charter Forest" demonstration project on all National Forest System lands in the State of Colorado in order to combat insect infestation, improve forest health, reduce the threat of wildfire, protect biological diversity, and enhance the social sustainability and economic productivity of the lands. 6/4/2008--Introduced. Colorado Charter Forest Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a demonstration project for National Forest System lands in Colorado ("covered lands") for the purposes of increasing community involvement in decision making regarding management and evaluating methods to improve the health and management of the lands.Requires establishment of: (1) an independent scientific panel to assess the ecological, social, and economic sustainability of the covered lands and prepare a monitoring plan; and (2) a community management council to advise on environmental, economic, and [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 07/16/2008 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. Bill TextA bill to designate certain land as wilderness in the State of California, and for other purposes. 5/22/2008--Introduced. Eastern Sierra and Northern San Gabriel Wild Heritage Act - Designates the following areas in California as wilderness areas and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) certain lands in the Humboldt-Toiyabe and Inyo National Forests, which shall be considered as part of the Hoover Wilderness; (2) certain lands in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, which shall be considered to be part of the Emigrant Wilderness; (3) certain lands in the Inyo National Forest, which shall be considered to be part of the Ansel Adams Wilderness; (4) certain lands in the Inyo National Forest and lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Inyo County, which shall be considered to be part of the John Muir Wilderness; (5) certain lands in the Inyo National Forest and lands administered by BLM in Mono County, which shall be known as [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 05/30/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Bill TextTo designate certain land as wilderness in the State of California, and for other purposes. 5/22/2008--Introduced. Eastern Sierra and Northern San Gabriel Wild Heritage Act - Designates the following areas in California as wilderness areas and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) certain lands in the Humboldt-Toiyabe and Inyo National Forests, which shall be considered as part of the Hoover Wilderness; (2) certain lands in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, which shall be considered to be part of the Emigrant Wilderness; (3) certain lands in the Inyo National Forest, which shall be considered to be part of the Ansel Adams Wilderness; (4) certain lands in the Inyo National Forest and lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Inyo County, which shall be considered to be part of the John Muir Wilderness; (5) certain lands in the Inyo National Forest and lands administered by BLM in Mono County, which shall be known as the White [...] show full description
Latest Action: 05/22/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Bill TextA bill to designate certain National Forest System land in the Pike and San Isabel National Forests and certain land in the Royal Gorge Resource Area of the Bureau of Land Management in the State of Colorado as wilderness, and for other purposes. 5/22/2008--Introduced. Browns Canyon Wilderness Act - Designates certain lands in the Pike and San Isabel National Forests and certain lands in the Royal Gorge Resource Area of the Bureau of Land Management in Colorado as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System to be known as Browns Canyon Wilderness.
Latest Action: 07/23/2008 - Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged. Bill TextTo provide for a land exchange involving certain National Forest System lands in the Mendocino National Forest in the State of California, and for other purposes. 5/22/2008--Introduced. Deafy Glade Land Exchange Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to Solano County, California, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the parcel of land in the Mendocino National Forest comprising approximately 82 acres and known as the Fouts Springs Ranch, as depicted on the map entitled "Fouts Springs-Deafy Glade Federal and Non-Federal Lands" and dated April 15, 2008, if the county conveys to the Secretary all right, title, and interest of the county in and to four parcels of land consisting of approximately 160 acres identified on such map.
Latest Action: 06/09/2008 - Mr. Costa moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution. Bill TextRecognizing the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Ozark National Forest in Arkansas. 6/9/2008--Passed House without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Ozark National Forest in Arkansas.
Latest Action: 04/17/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Bill TextA bill to provide for the conveyance of approximately 140 acres of land in the Ouachita National Forest in Oklahoma to the Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the Boy Scouts of America, and for other purposes. 4/17/2008--Introduced. Help to Access Land for the Education of Scouts or HALE Scouts Act - Requires the conveyance of specified National Forest System land in the Ouachita National Forest in Oklahoma to the Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the Boy Scouts of America.
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Latest Action: 04/22/2008 - Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Date of scheduled hearing. SD-366. 2:30 p.m. Bill TextA bill to establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, and improve public land in Washington County, Utah, and for other purposes. 4/9/2008--Introduced. Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008 - Designates specified public lands in Utah as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Provides for the acquisition of land or interests in any such area designated as wilderness. Releases certain wilderness study areas in Washington County, Utah, from further study for designation as wilderness. Designates specified federal land in Zion National Park in Washington County as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, which shall be known as the Zion Wilderness. Establishes the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area and the Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area in Utah. Designates specified segments of the Virgin River and its tributaries across federal land within and adjacent to [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 04/07/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Bill TextA bill to empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway programs and mass transit programs, and for other purposes. 4/7/2008--Introduced. Transportation Empowerment Act - Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) for the interstate maintenance program, emergency relief, the interstate bridge program, the federal lands highways program, highway safety programs, surface transportation research, and certain administrative expenses. Authorizes a state, upon determining that excess funds have been made available, to transfer the excess funds to, and use them for, any surface transportation purpose (including mass transit and rail) in the state. Revises requirements regarding state apportionments under the interstate maintenance component for resurfacing, restoring, rehabilitating, and reconstructing the Interstate System. Prohibits any restriction on the ability of a state, as part of any highway improvement project, to impose [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Signed by President. Bill TextA bill to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy, to implement further the Act approving the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, to amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003, and for other purposes. 5/8/2008--Public Law. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.)Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 - Title I: Forest Service Authorizations - (Sec. 101) Designates certain lands in the Skykomish River Valley, Washington, as the Wild Sky Wilderness, to be managed by the Secretary of Agriculture. Directs the Secretary to establish a trail plan. Authorizes the use of helicopter access to construct and maintain a joint [...] show full description
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