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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: 08/01/2008 - House Committee on Agriculture Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Sept. 12, 2008. Bill TextTo provide for the protection of paleontological resources on Federal lands, and for other purposes. 5/22/2008--Reported to House amended, Part I. (There is 1 other summary) Paleontological Resources Preservation Act - (Sec. 3) Directs the the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, as appropriate, to: (1) manage and protect paleontological resources on federal land, using scientific principles and expertise; and (2) develop plans for inventorying, monitoring, and deriving the scientific and educational use of such resources. (Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary to establish a program to increase public awareness about such resources. (Sec. 5) Prohibits a person from collecting a paleontological resource from federal land without a permit issued under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to allow casual collecting of a reasonable amount of common invertebrate and plant paleontological resources for non-commercial personal uses [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 06/11/2008 - Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530) Bill TextTo designate the Piedras Blancas Light Station and the surrounding public land as an Outstanding Natural Area to be administered as a part of the National Landscape Conservation System, and for other purposes. 6/28/2007--Reported to Senate without amendment. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) Piedras Blancas Historic Light Station Outstanding Natural Area Act of 2007 - Establishes the Piedras Blancas Historic Light Station Outstanding Natural Area (Outstanding Natural Area) in San Luis Obispo County, California. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to manage the Outstanding Natural Area as part of the National Landscape Conservation System.Directs the Secretary of the Interior to manage the Outstanding Natural Area as part of the National Landscape Conservation System and to allow only those uses that further [...] show full description
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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. 110-18. Bill TextA bill to provide for the protection of paleontological resources on Federal lands, and for other purposes. 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.) Paleontological Resources Preservation Act - (Sec. 3) Directs the the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, as appropriate, to: (1) manage and protect paleontological resources on federal land, using scientific principles and expertise; and (2) develop plans for inventorying, monitoring, and deriving the scientific and educational use of such resources. (Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary to establish a program to increase public awareness about such resources. (Sec. 5) Prohibits a person from collecting a paleontological resource from federal land without [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 06/11/2008 - Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530) Bill TextA bill to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy, and to amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003, and for other purposes. 10/17/2007--Introduced. Natural Resource Projects and Programs Authorization Act of 2007 - Authorizes specified programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy concerning, among other things, national monuments, conservation areas, resource protection, historic sites, national trails, national heritage areas, and the clean coal power initiative. Makes amendments to various public laws, including the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act, the National Trails System Act, the Steel Industry American Heritage Area Act of 1996, the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996, the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 10/04/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Bill TextTo establish the Raritan Bay Stewardship Initiative. 10/2/2007--Introduced. Raritan Bay Stewardship Initiative of 2007 - States as the purpose of this Act the establishment of the Raritan Bay Stewardship Initiative to identify, protect, and enhance sites within the Raritan Bay ecosystem with significant ecological, educational, open space, public access, or recreational value through a bi-state network of sites. Establishes the Raritan Bay Stewardship Initiative Region within New York and New Jersey. Establishes the Raritan Bay Stewardship Advisory Committee, which shall: (1) identify 20 initial Raritan Bay stewardship sites; (2) seek to ensure an equal distribution of funds between New York and New Jersey for the initial sites (authorizes site owners to apply to have the sites identified as stewardship sites); (3) identify additional recreation areas and natural areas with ecological value as potential stewardship sites; (4) publish a list of sites that further [...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/25/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research. Bill TextTo provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of Natural Resources Conservation Service property in Riverside, California, and for other purposes. 10/16/2007--Introduced. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the Riverside-Corona Resource Conservation District, without consideration, specified federal land administered by the Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service in Riverside, California, contingent on the District's agreeing to: (1) use the property for land conservation and related research and to make the property available to other public agencies engaged in similar activities; and (2) permit the Natural Resources Conservation Service to continue to occupy and use that part of the property known as Buildings B and D.
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Latest Action: 07/29/2008 - Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-799. Bill TextTo direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to jointly conduct a study of certain land adjacent to the Walnut Canyon National Monument in the State of Arizona, and for other purposes. 4/9/2008--Introduced. Walnut Canyon Study Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study of an area identified as the Walnut Canyon Proposed Study Area (the study area) to assess: (1) the suitability and feasibility of designating all or part of the study area as an addition to Walnut Canyon National Monument in Arizona; and (2) continued management of the study area by the Forest Service, or any other designation or management option that would provide for protection of resources within the study area and continued access to, and use of, the study area by the public. Requires the Secretaries to provide for public comment in the preparation of the study, including with appropriate federal, state, and [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 07/29/2008 - Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-799. Bill TextTo direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to jointly conduct a study of certain land adjacent to the Walnut Canyon National Monument in the State of Arizona, and for other purposes. 4/9/2008--Introduced. Walnut Canyon Study Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study of an area identified as the Walnut Canyon Proposed Study Area (the study area) to assess: (1) the suitability and feasibility of designating all or part of the study area as an addition to Walnut Canyon National Monument in Arizona; and (2) continued management of the study area by the Forest Service, or any other designation or management option that would provide for protection of resources within the study area and continued access to, and use of, the study area by the public. Requires the Secretaries to provide for public comment in the preparation of the study, including with appropriate federal, state, and [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 06/11/2008 - Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530) Bill TextA bill to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy, and to amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003, and for other purposes. 10/17/2007--Introduced. Natural Resource Projects and Programs Authorization Act of 2007 - Authorizes specified programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy concerning, among other things, national monuments, conservation areas, resource protection, historic sites, national trails, national heritage areas, and the clean coal power initiative. Makes amendments to various public laws, including the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act, the National Trails System Act, the Steel Industry American Heritage Area Act of 1996, the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996, the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor [...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/25/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research. Bill TextTo provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of Natural Resources Conservation Service property in Riverside, California, and for other purposes. 10/16/2007--Introduced. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the Riverside-Corona Resource Conservation District, without consideration, specified federal land administered by the Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service in Riverside, California, contingent on the District's agreeing to: (1) use the property for land conservation and related research and to make the property available to other public agencies engaged in similar activities; and (2) permit the Natural Resources Conservation Service to continue to occupy and use that part of the property known as Buildings B and D.
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Latest Action: 10/04/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Bill TextTo establish the Raritan Bay Stewardship Initiative. 10/2/2007--Introduced. Raritan Bay Stewardship Initiative of 2007 - States as the purpose of this Act the establishment of the Raritan Bay Stewardship Initiative to identify, protect, and enhance sites within the Raritan Bay ecosystem with significant ecological, educational, open space, public access, or recreational value through a bi-state network of sites. Establishes the Raritan Bay Stewardship Initiative Region within New York and New Jersey. Establishes the Raritan Bay Stewardship Advisory Committee, which shall: (1) identify 20 initial Raritan Bay stewardship sites; (2) seek to ensure an equal distribution of funds between New York and New Jersey for the initial sites (authorizes site owners to apply to have the sites identified as stewardship sites); (3) identify additional recreation areas and natural areas with ecological value as potential stewardship sites; (4) publish a list of sites that further [...] show full description
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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: 08/01/2008 - House Committee on Agriculture Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Sept. 12, 2008. Bill TextTo provide for the protection of paleontological resources on Federal lands, and for other purposes. 5/22/2008--Reported to House amended, Part I. (There is 1 other summary) Paleontological Resources Preservation Act - (Sec. 3) Directs the the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, as appropriate, to: (1) manage and protect paleontological resources on federal land, using scientific principles and expertise; and (2) develop plans for inventorying, monitoring, and deriving the scientific and educational use of such resources. (Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary to establish a program to increase public awareness about such resources. (Sec. 5) Prohibits a person from collecting a paleontological resource from federal land without a permit issued under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to allow casual collecting of a reasonable amount of common invertebrate and plant paleontological resources for non-commercial personal uses [...] show full description
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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. 110-18. Bill TextA bill to provide for the protection of paleontological resources on Federal lands, and for other purposes. 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.) Paleontological Resources Preservation Act - (Sec. 3) Directs the the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, as appropriate, to: (1) manage and protect paleontological resources on federal land, using scientific principles and expertise; and (2) develop plans for inventorying, monitoring, and deriving the scientific and educational use of such resources. (Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary to establish a program to increase public awareness about such resources. (Sec. 5) Prohibits a person from collecting a paleontological resource from federal land without [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 06/11/2008 - Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530) Bill TextTo designate the Piedras Blancas Light Station and the surrounding public land as an Outstanding Natural Area to be administered as a part of the National Landscape Conservation System, and for other purposes. 6/28/2007--Reported to Senate without amendment. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) Piedras Blancas Historic Light Station Outstanding Natural Area Act of 2007 - Establishes the Piedras Blancas Historic Light Station Outstanding Natural Area (Outstanding Natural Area) in San Luis Obispo County, California. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to manage the Outstanding Natural Area as part of the National Landscape Conservation System.Directs the Secretary of the Interior to manage the Outstanding Natural Area as part of the National Landscape Conservation System and to allow only those uses that further [...] show full description
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