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Latest Action: 06/02/2008 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Bill TextRecognizing the importance of bicycling in transportation and recreation. 5/21/2008--Passed House without amendment. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Recognizes that increased and safe bicycle use for transportation and recreation is in the national interest of the United States. Supports policies that increase bicycle use. Encourages the Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide leadership and coordination by reestablishing the federal bicycle task force to include representatives from all relevant federal agencies.
Latest Action: 06/25/2008 - Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged. Bill TextTo direct the Secretary of the Interior to continue stocking fish in certain lakes in the North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. 7/30/2007--Introduced. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to authorize the stocking of fish in lakes in the North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. Requires the Secretary to: (1) stock fish only with the concurrence of and in coordination with the State of Washington; and (2) only select lakes to be stocked from the 91 lakes that have historically had fish stocking. Instructs the Secretary to only stock fish that are native to the watershed or that are functionally sterile.
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Latest Action: 06/19/2008 - Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably. Bill TextA bill to provide for equitable compensation to the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation for the use of tribal land for the production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam, and for other purposes. 12/17/2007--Introduced. Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Grand Coulee Dam Equitable Compensation Settlement Act - Establishes in the Treasury the Spokane Tribe of Indians Settlement Fund. Requires the payment of compensation to the Spokane Business Council for the use of tribal lands for the generation of hydropower from the Grand Coulee Dam. Requires the use of such funds, in part, for a Cultural Resource Repository and Interpretive Center concerning the culture and history of the Spokane Tribe. Directs the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration to make specified settlement payments to the Spokane Tribe. Allows payments made to the Spokane Business Council or Spokane Tribe to be used or invested by the [...] show full description
Latest Action: 06/16/2008 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 110-350. Bill TextA bill to make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available at a discount to certain veterans. 2/15/2007--Introduced. Veterans Eagle Parks Pass Act - Makes the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available at a discount to certain veterans. Makes a National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass issued under this Act valid for one year after the date of issuance.
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Latest Action: 06/16/2008 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-358. Bill TextA bill to designate as wilderness certain land within the Rocky Mountain National Park and to adjust the boundaries of the Indian Peaks Wilderness and the Arapaho National Recreation Area of the Arapaho National Forest in the State of Colorado. 5/14/2007--Introduced. Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness and Indian Peaks Wilderness Expansion Act - Designates certain lands in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, as the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness (the Wilderness) and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Provides for the inclusion of specified potential wilderness land within the Park in such Wilderness. Sets forth provisions: (1) governing continued operations at the Grand River Ditch; and (2) concerning water rights and permitted and prohibited activities within such Wilderness. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish an alignment line and identify the boundaries for the East Shore Trail within the East [...] 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 in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-381. Bill TextTo amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to extend the authorization for certain national heritage areas, and for other purposes. 10/24/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Celebrating America's Heritage Act - Title I: Authorization Extensions and Viability Studies - (Sec. 1001) Amends the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to increase the amount authorized to be appropriated for the National Coal Heritage Area, Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area, Augusta Canal National Heritage Area, Steel Industry American Heritage Area, Essex National Heritage Area, South Carolina National Heritage Corridor, America's Agricultural Partnership, Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor (redesignated by this Act as the Ohio & Erie National Heritage Canalway), and Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area. (Sec. 1002) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to evaluate and report [...] 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 in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-390. Bill TextTo authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct special resources studies of certain lands and structures to determine the appropriate means for preservation, use, and management of the resources associated with such lands and structures. 12/4/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) America's Historical and Natural Legacy Study Act - Title I: Harry S Truman Birthplace Study Act - Harry S Truman Birthplace Study Act - (Sec. 102) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to complete a special resource study of the Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site in Lamar, Missouri, to determine: (1) the suitability and feasibility of adding the birthplace site to the Harry S Truman National Historic Site or designating the site as a separate unit of the National Park System; and (2) the methods and means for the protection and interpretation of the Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site. Requires submission of a report on the [...] show full description
Latest Action: 01/04/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. Bill TextTo redesignate the White Rocks National Recreation Area in the State of Vermont as the "Robert T. Stafford White Rocks National Recreation Area". 1/4/2007--Introduced. Redesignates the White Rocks National Recreation Area in Vermont as the "Robert T. Stafford White Rocks National Recreation Area".
Latest Action: 01/17/2007 - Signed by President. Bill TextA bill to redesignate the White Rocks National Recreation Area in the State of Vermont as the "Robert T. Stafford White Rocks National Recreation Area". 1/17/2007--Public Law. (There are 3 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Redesignates the White Rocks National Recreation Area in Vermont as the "Robert T. Stafford White Rocks National Recreation Area."
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Latest Action: 02/06/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Bill TextA bill to designate certain public land as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in the State of California, to designate Salmon Restoration Areas, to establish the Sacramento River National Recreation Area and Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, and for other purposes. 2/6/2007--Introduced. California Wild Heritage Act of 2007 - Designates specified national forest and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) public land in California as wilderness and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (System). Requires such areas to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior or Agriculture, whichever has current administrative jurisdiction over each area. Designates specified California public land as: (1) salmon restoration areas; (2) wilderness study areas; and (3) a potential wilderness area. Releases any parts of a specified wilderness study area from further study for designation as wilderness. Designates specified California [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 06/02/2008 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Bill TextRecognizing the importance of bicycling in transportation and recreation. 5/21/2008--Passed House without amendment. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Recognizes that increased and safe bicycle use for transportation and recreation is in the national interest of the United States. Supports policies that increase bicycle use. Encourages the Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide leadership and coordination by reestablishing the federal bicycle task force to include representatives from all relevant federal agencies.
Also tagged in: Auditing, Budgets, Cemeteries and funerals, Columbia River development, Compensation (Law), Cultural property, Dams, Easements, Economic policy, Education, Energy, Federal-Indian relations, Finance, Government lending, Government trust funds, Humanities, Hydroelectric plants, Hydroelectric power, Indexing (Economic policy), Indian claims, Indian economic development, Indian education, Indian lands, Indians, Infrastructure, Interest, Land transfers, Law, Minorities, Museums, Natural resources, Outdoor recreation, Revenue sharing, Rural affairs, Scholarships, Sports, Washington State, Water resources
Latest Action: 06/19/2008 - Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably. Bill TextA bill to provide for equitable compensation to the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation for the use of tribal land for the production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam, and for other purposes. 12/17/2007--Introduced. Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Grand Coulee Dam Equitable Compensation Settlement Act - Establishes in the Treasury the Spokane Tribe of Indians Settlement Fund. Requires the payment of compensation to the Spokane Business Council for the use of tribal lands for the generation of hydropower from the Grand Coulee Dam. Requires the use of such funds, in part, for a Cultural Resource Repository and Interpretive Center concerning the culture and history of the Spokane Tribe. Directs the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration to make specified settlement payments to the Spokane Tribe. Allows payments made to the Spokane Business Council or Spokane Tribe to be used or invested by the [...] 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 in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-390. Bill TextTo authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct special resources studies of certain lands and structures to determine the appropriate means for preservation, use, and management of the resources associated with such lands and structures. 12/4/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) America's Historical and Natural Legacy Study Act - Title I: Harry S Truman Birthplace Study Act - Harry S Truman Birthplace Study Act - (Sec. 102) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to complete a special resource study of the Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site in Lamar, Missouri, to determine: (1) the suitability and feasibility of adding the birthplace site to the Harry S Truman National Historic Site or designating the site as a separate unit of the National Park System; and (2) the methods and means for the protection and interpretation of the Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site. Requires submission of a report on the [...] show full description
Latest Action: 06/25/2008 - Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged. Bill TextTo direct the Secretary of the Interior to continue stocking fish in certain lakes in the North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. 7/30/2007--Introduced. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to authorize the stocking of fish in lakes in the North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. Requires the Secretary to: (1) stock fish only with the concurrence of and in coordination with the State of Washington; and (2) only select lakes to be stocked from the 91 lakes that have historically had fish stocking. Instructs the Secretary to only stock fish that are native to the watershed or that are functionally sterile.
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Latest Action: 06/11/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Bill TextTo direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating certain lands along the northern coast of Maui, Hawaii, as a unit of the National Park System. 6/7/2007--Introduced. North Maui Coastal Preservation Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study the feasibility of designating certain lands on the northern coast of Maui, Hawaii, as a National Seashore, National Historical Park, National Recreation Area, National Monument, National Preserve, or other unit of the National Park System.
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Latest Action: 11/13/2007 - Subcommittee Hearings Held. Bill TextTo designate as wilderness certain land within the Rocky Mountain National Park and to adjust the boundaries of the Indian Peaks Wilderness and the Arapaho National Recreation Area of the Arapaho National Forest in the State of Colorado. 5/15/2007--Introduced. Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness and Indian Peaks Wilderness Expansion Act - Designates certain lands in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, as the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness (the Wilderness) and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Provides for the inclusion of specified potential wilderness land within the Park in such Wilderness. Sets forth provisions: (1) governing continued operations at the Grand River Ditch; and (2) concerning water rights and permitted and prohibited activities within such Wilderness. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish an alignment line and identify the boundaries for the East Shore Trail within the East Shore Trail [...] 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 in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-358. Bill TextA bill to designate as wilderness certain land within the Rocky Mountain National Park and to adjust the boundaries of the Indian Peaks Wilderness and the Arapaho National Recreation Area of the Arapaho National Forest in the State of Colorado. 5/14/2007--Introduced. Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness and Indian Peaks Wilderness Expansion Act - Designates certain lands in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, as the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness (the Wilderness) and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Provides for the inclusion of specified potential wilderness land within the Park in such Wilderness. Sets forth provisions: (1) governing continued operations at the Grand River Ditch; and (2) concerning water rights and permitted and prohibited activities within such Wilderness. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish an alignment line and identify the boundaries for the East Shore Trail within the East [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-293. Bill TextA bill to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with any of the management partners of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, and for other purposes. 5/10/2007--Introduced. Amends the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 relating to the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area to permit the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, or any member of the Boston Harbor Islands Partnership for the management of the Recreation Area, construction of recreation area facilities, or any other purpose consistent with the purposes of the Recreation Area.
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Latest Action: 03/29/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4185) Bill TextA bill to provide for a resource study of the area known as the Rim of the Valley Corridor in the State of California to evaluate alternatives for protecting resources of the corridor, and for other purposes. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Rim of the Valley Corridor Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a resource study of and submit a report on the Rim of the Valley Corridor in California to evaluate a range of alternatives for protecting the Corridor's resources, including the alternative of establishing all or part of the Corridor as a unit of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Lists the objectives the Secretary shall seek to achieve in conducting the study. Directs the Secretary to analyze the potential impact that establishment of all or part of the Rim of the Valley Corridor as a unit of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area is likely to have on land within or bordering the area that is privately owned at [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 06/14/2007 - Subcommittee Hearings Held. Bill TextTo provide for a resource study of the area known as the Rim of the Valley Corridor in the State of California to evaluate alternatives for protecting resources of the corridor, and for other purposes. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Rim of the Valley Corridor Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a resource study of and submit a report on the Rim of the Valley Corridor in California to evaluate a range of alternatives for protecting the Corridor's resources, including the alternative of establishing all or part of the Corridor as a unit of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Lists the objectives the Secretary shall seek to achieve in conducting the study. Directs the Secretary to analyze the potential impact that establishment of all or part of the Rim of the Valley Corridor as a unit of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area is likely to have on land within or bordering the area that is privately owned at the time [...] show full description
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