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| 100-hr-5580 | 100 | hr | 5580 | Exclusive Economic Zone Revenue Raising Act of 1988 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-10-21 | 1988-10-21 | Referred to Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment. | House | Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-4] | MI | R | U000031 | 0 | Exclusive Economic Zone Revenue Raising Act of 1988 - Establishes in the Treasury a Marine Fishery Conservation Fund (Fund) to be made up of: (1) the net revenues from conservation fees, vessel emblems, and personal stamps; and (2) the gross revenues from ad valorem and other fees, including fines, penalties, and forfeitures, imposed by this Act. Imposes a marine fishery conservation fee (conservation fee) in a specified amount for each calendar year for each person between 16 and 65 years of age aboard a fishing vessel in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Requires each fishing vessel operating in the EEZ to display a currently valid marine fishery conservation emblem (emblem). Makes the emblem conclusive evidence that the conservation fee has been paid for that year for the number of persons aboard as indicated on the emblem or on an accompanying certificate. Requires each person aboard a fishing vessel in the EEZ who is between 16 and 65 years of age and is not covered by a vessel emblem to carry a marine fishery conservation license (personal stamp) issued for that year. Makes the license conclusive evidence that the conservation fee has been paid with respect to the person who has signed the form. Imposes a fee, in a specified percentage of the ex vessel value, on the first sale, or first delivery for commercial purposes (ad valorem fee), of all species of fish that are conserved and managed by the Secretary of Commerce under the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act or other legislation. Directs the Secretary to publish, from time to time, a list of such species. Makes vessels required to display an emblem liable in rem for the payment of the ad valorem fees upon the sale of any listed species, or the delivery of any product composed in whole or in part of any listed species, irrespective of the location of harvest. Declares the ad valorem fee to be in addition to fees under any other State or Federal law. Authorizes the Secretary to take certain steps to provide for the collection of the ad … | 2025-08-28T20:06:22Z | |
| 100-hres-600 | 100 | hres | 600 | A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that when funds are made available through the American Heritage Trust or other sources for grants for historic preservation, a grant for the presentation of Quindaro, Kansas, should be given high priority. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-10-20 | 1988-11-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Meyers, Jan [R-KS-3] | KS | R | M000684 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the preservation of Quindaro, Kansas, should be given high priority when funds are available through the American Heritage Trust or other sources for grants for historical preservation. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 100-sres-510 | 100 | sres | 510 | A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding the need to assess the fire management policies of the various Federal land management agencies in view of this year's fires in the Yellowstone region and elsewhere. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-10-20 | 1988-10-20 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 3 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that an interagency review committee should be formed to review forest fires, report to the Congress on the extent to which economic and physical injuries were caused by government policies, and recommend an appropriate Federal fire management policy response. | 2021-06-10T21:50:47Z | |
| 100-hr-5536 | 100 | hr | 5536 | A bill to authorize the exchange of certain Federal public lands. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-10-19 | 1988-11-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [D-CO-3] | CO | D | C000077 | 1 | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands in Routt County, Colorado, in exchange for certain lands in Pennington County, South Dakota, which shall become part of the Black Hills National Forest. Provides that if the values of such lands are not equal, they shall be equalized by the payment of cash as provided in the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, without regard to the provision in such Act which limits such payments to 25 percent of the total value of the lands transferred out of Federal ownership. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, if the United States owes cash equalization moneys, to convey lands adjacent to the Colorado property to satisfy the U.S. obligation in such exchange. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 100-hr-5538 | 100 | hr | 5538 | A bill to establish an emergency forest fire fund, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-10-19 | 1988-11-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] | OR | D | D000191 | 0 | Establishes the Emergency Forest Fire Fund to provide for emergency resource protection and rehabilitation of National Forests System lands damaged by wildfire. Deposits into the Fund receipts received in the National Forest Fund and other specified unused excess trust fund collections. Allows Fund amounts to be available without further appropriation for emergency firefighting purposes and rehabilitation for fish and wildlife habitat, recreation, and the timber resources damaged by wildfire. Provides, after the first year, for the deposit of unexpended Fund amounts into miscellaneous receipts in the Treasury. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to retain 20 percent of unexpended Fund yearly deposits to be used for expenses of National Forest System programs, including trail construction, habitat management, reforestation, timber sales, and other programs. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 100-hr-5532 | 100 | hr | 5532 | A bill to authorize the exchange of certain public lands in California and Nevada. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-10-18 | 1988-11-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-26] | CA | D | B000410 | 3 | Amends the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 to authorize the exchange of certain Federal lands in California and Nevada for lands owned by the city of Los Angeles, California. Establishes a right-of-way corridor along the existing Navajo-McCullough electrical transmission line, to be designated and administered by the Secretary of the Interior. Authorizes the Secretary to grant rights-of-way for non-Federal electric transmission lines. Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to immediately complete negotiations for the exchange of lands, execute the exchange, and report to specified congressional committees. Declares that such exchange shall not be subject to the preliminary injunction entered by the U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, on December 4, 1985, as amended. Provides for the filing of legal descriptions and maps of lands exchanged and the right-of-way corridor by the city of Los Angeles with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, who shall file such information with the designated congressional committees. Makes such legal descriptions and maps available for public inspection. Declares that the Sunrise Wilderness Study Area has been adequately studied for wilderness designation and is no longer subject to the requirement that the Secretary of the Interior manage such Area in a manner so as not to impair the suitability of such area for preservation as wilderness. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer certain lands to the National Park System as an addition to the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Withdraws such lands, subject to valid existing rights, from: (1) disposition under the public land laws; (2) entry or appropriation under U.S. mining laws; (3) the operation of U.S. mineral leasing laws; and (4) the operation of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970. Requires the city of Los Angeles and the Secretary of Agriculture to immediately establish a trust fund for the purpose of acquiring lands for addition to or enh… | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 100-s-2911 | 100 | s | 2911 | Parks, Preservation and Recreation Reorganization Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-10-18 | 1988-10-20 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Fowler, Wyche, Jr. [D-GA] | GA | D | F000329 | 0 | Parks, Preservation and Recreation Reorganization Act - Provides for the appointment by the President and with the advice and consent of the Senate of an additional Assistant Secretary for Conservation, Preservation, and Recreation within the Department of the Interior. Makes the Assistant Secretary responsible for the conservation and preservation of the Nation's natural and historic resources. Requires the Assistant Secretary to appoint a Director of the National Park Service, a Director of Preservation, and a Director of Recreation. Transfers specified functions of the Secretary of the Interior to such Directors. | 2025-08-28T20:09:03Z | |
| 100-s-2912 | 100 | s | 2912 | Comprehensive Preservation Act of 1988 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-10-18 | 1988-10-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Fowler, Wyche, Jr. [D-GA] | GA | D | F000329 | 0 | Comprehensive Preservation Act of 1988 - Title I: Historic Preservation Agency - Establishes a Historic Preservation Agency to preserve U.S. historic resources. Provides that the Preservation Agency shall be headed by an Administrator, to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Transfers all functions and authorities contained in the National Historic Preservation Act of the Secretary of the Interior and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation to the Preservation Agency. Sets forth such transferred responsibilities. Prohibits the Preservation Agency from owning or managing land. Provides that any real property acquired by the Preservation Agency shall be transferred to an owner who will ensure the preservation of such historic property. Requires proceeds from such property to be deposited in a specified trust fund. Establishes the Federal Preservation Coordinating Committee to assist the Preservation Agency in coordinating Federal preservation activities. Establishes the Archeology Advisory Board to advise the Preservation Agency on Federal archaeology policies and to define the standards for federally sponsored archaeology. Creates the Preservation Advisory Committee to advise the Administrator on national preservation policy. Establishes a National Center for Preservation Technology as a private, nonprofit subsidiary of the Preservation Agency for the development and transfer of preservation technologies for the evaluation and conservation of prehistoric and historic resources. Provides that the Center shall be headed by an Executive Director, to be appointed by the Administrator. Outlines the responsibilities of the Board of Trustees of the Center, including the submission of an annual report to the President and the Congress. Authorizes the Center to establish Preservation Technology Centers, which are analytical or technical research laboratories and service facilities, to further the purpose of the Center. Requires the Center to select Preservation Technol… | 2025-08-28T20:08:15Z | |
| 100-s-2895 | 100 | s | 2895 | A bill to transfer certain lands of the South Carolina Commission of Forestry, an agency of the State of South Carolina. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-10-14 | 1988-10-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 1 | Authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer certain lands designated as the Carolina Sandhills Wildlife Management Area to the South Carolina Commission of Forestry. Conditions such transfer upon the Commission: (1) managing such lands for the benefit of endangered species of plants or animals in accordance with the Recovery Plan for the Red Cockaded Woodpecker; (2) consulting with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding the impact of its management practices on such endangered species; and (3) entering into an agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to provide to such lands basic forest fire protection and certain burning and reforestation services for specified periods of time after the date of such transfer. Provides that such lands shall revert to the United States if: (1) the Secretary determines that the Commission is not in compliance with the terms of such transfer; (2) the lands cease to be used for public purposes; or (3) the Commission no longer desires to operate such lands. Authorizes the Commission to acquire lands within or adjacent to the transferred lands by exchange or sale of such land. Provides that the Commission, prior to such acquisition, shall: (1) notify the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and (2) determine that the acquisition is in the best interest of the public purposes of South Carolina and is necessary for efficient management administration of the transferred lands. Repeals a certain executive order concerning the Sand Hills State Forest. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 100-s-2905 | 100 | s | 2905 | A bill to authorize the exchange of certain public lands in California and Nevada. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-10-14 | 1988-10-17 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Hecht, Chic [R-NV] | NV | R | H000439 | 0 | Amends the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 to authorize the exchange of certain Federal lands in California and Nevada for lands owned by the city of Los Angeles, California. Establishes a right-of-way corridor along the existing Navajo-McCullough electrical transmission line, to be designated and administered by the Secretary of the Interior. Authorizes the Secretary to grant rights-of-way for non-Federal electric transmission lines. Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to immediately complete negotiations for the exchange of lands, execute the exchange, and report to specified congressional committees. Declares that such exchange shall not be subject to the preliminary injunction entered by the U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, on December 4, 1985, as amended. Provides for the filing of legal descriptions and maps of lands exchanged and the right-of-way corridor by the city of Los Angeles with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, who shall file such information with the designated congressional committees. Makes such legal descriptions and maps available for public inspection. Declares that the Sunrise Wilderness Study Area has been adequately studied for wilderness designation and is no longer subject to the requirement that the Secretary of the Interior manage such Area in a manner so as not to impair the suitability of such area for preservation as wilderness. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer certain lands to the National Park System as an addition to the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Withdraws such lands, subject to valid existing rights, from: (1) disposition under the public land laws; (2) entry or appropriation under U.S. mining laws; (3) the operation of U.S. mineral leasing laws; and (4) the operation of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970. Requires the city of Los Angeles and the Secretary of Agriculture to immediately establish a trust fund for the purpose of acquiring lands for addition to or enh… | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-hr-5514 | 100 | hr | 5514 | A bill to transfer certain lands to the South Carolina Commission of Forestry, an agency of the State of South Carolina. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-10-12 | 1988-10-21 | Referred to Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment. | House | Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5] | SC | D | S000749 | 0 | Authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer certain lands designated as the Carolina Sandhills Wildlife Management Area to the South Carolina Commission of Forestry. Conditions such transfer upon the Commission: (1) managing such lands for the benefit of endangered species of plants or animals in accordance with the recovery plan for the red cockaded woodpecker; (2) consulting with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding the impact of its management practices on such endangered species; and (3) entering into an agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to provide to such lands basic forest fire protection and certain burning and reforestation services for specified periods of time after the date of such transfer. Provides that such lands shall revert to the United States if: (1) the Secretary determines that the Commission is not in compliance with the terms of such transfer; (2) the lands cease to be used for public purposes; or (3) the Commission no longer desires to operate such lands. Authorizes the Commission to acquire lands within or adjacent to the transferred lands by exchange or sale of such land. Provides that the Commission, prior to such acquisition, shall: (1) notify the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and (2) determine that the acquisition is in the best interest of the public purposes of South Carolina and is necessary for efficient management administration of the transferred lands. Repeals a certain executive order concerning the Sand Hills State Forest. | 2021-06-10T21:46:02Z | |
| 100-hr-5520 | 100 | hr | 5520 | Emergency Permit Extension Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-10-12 | 1988-10-21 | Referred to Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | Emergency Permit Extension Act - Extends until December 31, 1989, notwithstanding any provision of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (the Act), any permit, issued under provisions of the Act for the incidental taking of marine mammals in the course of commercial fishing, which was in effect on January 1, 1988. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to issue such a permit before December 31, 1989, to applicants meeting stated criteria. Provides for the expiration of permits extended or issued under this Act on December 31, 1989. Extends through FY 1989 the authorization of appropriations for the Department of Commerce, the Department of the Interior, and the Marine Mammal Commission for carrying out the provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972. | 2025-08-28T20:05:05Z | |
| 100-s-2882 | 100 | s | 2882 | A bill to authorize a land exchange in South Dakota and Colorado. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-10-12 | 1988-10-13 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO] | CO | D | W000647 | 2 | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands in Routt County, Colorado, in exchange for certain lands in Pennington County, South Dakota, which shall become part of the Black Hills National Forest. Provides that if the values of such lands are not equal, they shall be equalized by the payment of cash as provided in the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, without regard to the provision in such Act which limits such payments to 25 percent of the total value of the lands transferred out of Federal ownership. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, if the United States owes cash equalization moneys, to convey lands adjacent to the Colorado property to satisfy the U.S. obligation in such exchange. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-hr-5494 | 100 | hr | 5494 | A bill to provide for the addition of certain parcels to the Harry S Truman National Historic Site in the State of Missouri. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-10-07 | 1988-11-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Wheat, Alan [D-MO-5] | MO | D | W000326 | 1 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain properties in Independence, Missouri, to add to the Harry S. Truman National Historic Site. Authorizes the owners of such property to retain the right of use and occupancy of the property for up to 25 years or until death, whichever is later. Requires the Secretary to pay the owners the fair market value for such property. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 100-s-2871 | 100 | s | 2871 | A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act to provide that no reclamation fee is owed on surface coal mining activities involving culm bank material produced before August 3, 1977. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-10-06 | 1988-10-07 | Referred to Subcommittee on Mineral Resources and Development. | Senate | Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] | PA | R | H000456 | 0 | Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act to declare that surface coal mining and reclamation operations do not include activities involving culm bank materials produced before August 3, 1977 (thus eliminating any obligation to pay reclamation fees for such operations). | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-s-2872 | 100 | s | 2872 | A bill to provide for the establishment of White Haven National Historic Site in the State of Missouri, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-10-06 | 1988-10-07 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO] | MO | R | D000030 | 1 | Establishes the White Haven National Historic Site near St. Louis, Missouri. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire by donation the property, improvements thereon, and associated personal property of such Site. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-hr-5465 | 100 | hr | 5465 | A bill to release restrictions on certain property located in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-10-05 | 1988-11-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Hayes, James A. [D-LA-7] | LA | D | H000390 | 0 | Releases restrictions on the use or conveyance of certain property in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. Provides that the United States shall have the use of such property for national defense purposes in time of war or national emergency. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 100-hr-5454 | 100 | hr | 5454 | A bill to establish the Thomas Cole National Historic Site in the State of New York and the Thomas Cole Advisory Commission. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-10-04 | 1988-11-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-24] | NY | R | S000675 | 0 | Establishes the Thomas Cole National Historic Site in Catskill, New York. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire by donation land, improvements thereon, and associated personal property within such Site. Directs the Secretary to administer the Site in accordance with laws applicable to national historic sites. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with the State of New York and other public and private entities to further the purposes of this Act. Requires the Secretary, in consultation with a group of historians, scholars, and other experts, to report to specified House and Senate committees on issues related to such Site and other historic sites in the Hudson River Valley no later than two years after enactment of this Act. Establishes the Thomas Cole Advisory Commission to advise the Secretary on the management and development of the Site. Requires the Secretary, no later than five years after enactment of this Act, to submit to specified House and Senate committees a general management plan for the preservation and use of the Site and other historic sites in the Hudson River Valley. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 100-hr-5455 | 100 | hr | 5455 | A bill to modify the boundary of the Cranberry Wilderness, located in the Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-10-04 | 1988-11-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Staggers, Harley O., Jr. [D-WV-2] | WV | D | S000779 | 0 | Modifies the boundary of the Cranberry Wilderness, located in the Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 100-hr-5448 | 100 | hr | 5448 | A bill to modify the boundary of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, to remove the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to construct and administer scenic roads as part of such National Lakeshore, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-10-03 | 1988-11-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Vander Jagt, Guy [R-MI-9] | MI | R | V000027 | 0 | Modifies the boundaries of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan. Repeals the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to procure, construct, and administer land for scenic roads within such lakeshore. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 100-hr-5431 | 100 | hr | 5431 | A bill to authorize the Governor of Illinois to use funds from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund to provide relief to certain property owners adversely affected by abandoned mines. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-09-30 | 1988-11-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment. | House | Rep. Gray, Kenneth J. [D-IL-22] | IL | D | G000400 | 0 | Authorizes the Governor of Illinois to use funds from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund to compensate owners of specified real estate for losses in the value of such real estate due to the escape of noxious gases from abandoned mines within a certain area. Conditions such authority upon submission by the Governor of an amendment to the annual application (to the Secretary of the Interior) for support required by the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 100-s-2847 | 100 | s | 2847 | A bill to transfer certain real property to the City of North Las Vegas, Nevada. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-09-30 | 1988-10-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] | NV | D | R000146 | 0 | Withdraws all public lands within the city limits of North Las Vegas, Nevada, from all forms of entry and appropriation under the public land and mining laws, and from operation of the mineral and geothermal leasing laws. Terminates such withdrawal ten years after the enactment of this Act. Sets forth notification and sale periods for the exclusive purchase of such lands by the city of North Las Vegas. Subjects the sale of such lands to a determination by the Secretary of the Interior that disposition of such lands is compatible with proper management by the Bureau of Land Management of any lands within the city limits which remain in Federal ownership. Requires the city to purchase such lands in compact and contiguous parcels. Authorizes the Secretary, after the expiration of the exclusive right to purchase provided to the city, to sell such public lands. Allows the city to meet the highest bid. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) retain such lands within the city limits which are determined to best serve the public interest in Federal ownership; and (2) attach such conditions to any sale which are determined to be appropriate. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-s-2851 | 100 | s | 2851 | Forest Ecosystems and Atmospheric Pollution Research Act of 1988 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-09-30 | 1988-09-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. | Senate | Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] | VT | D | L000174 | 3 | Forest Ecosystems and Atmospheric Pollution Research Act of 1988 - Amends the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a ten-year program to evaluate and research the effects of atmospheric pollutants on forest ecosystems, including recommendations for solving problems affecting health and productivity. Calls for the enlargement of the Eastern Hardwood Cooperative. Requires the Secretary to appoint an advisory committee to assist in developing the program, which shall be coordinated with other governmental and private efforts. Directs the Secretary to report to the President and the Congress initially and annually on the status of the forest ecosystems, the program, and the costs of implementing the program. Requires the Secretary to submit a final report within ten years. | 2025-08-28T20:08:51Z | |
| 100-s-2845 | 100 | s | 2845 | A bill to provide for the transfer of a certain parcel of land located in Clark County, Nevada. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-09-29 | 1988-09-30 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Hecht, Chic [R-NV] | NV | R | H000439 | 1 | Requires the Secretary of the Interior to transfer certain Nevada lands to Clark County, Nevada, for the purpose of establishing a heavy industry use area. Withdraws all public lands within such area from entry and appropriation under the public land laws. Exempts any conveyance executed pursuant to this Act from judicial review with respect to complaints alleging a failure by the Secretary to comply with any law other than this Act. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-hr-5392 | 100 | hr | 5392 | A bill to provide for the transfer of a certain parcel of land located in Clark County, Nevada. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-09-27 | 1988-11-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Bilbray, James H. [D-NV-1] | NV | D | B000462 | 1 | Requires the Secretary of the Interior to transfer certain Nevada lands to Clark County, Nevada, for the purpose of establishing a heavy industry use area. Withdraws all public lands within such area from entry and appropriation under the public land laws. Exempts any conveyance executed pursuant to this Act from judicial review with respect to complaints alleging a failure by the Secretary to comply with any law other than this Act. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 100-hr-5395 | 100 | hr | 5395 | Sipsey Wild and Scenic River and Alabama Addition Act of 1988 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-09-27 | 1988-10-28 | Became Public Law No: 100-547. | House | Rep. Flippo, Ronnie G. [D-AL-5] | AL | D | F000208 | 1 | (Measure passed House, amended) Sipsey Wild and Scenic River and Alabama Wilderness Addition Act of 1988 - Title I: Wild and Scenic Rivers Designation - Amends the Wild and Scenic River Act to designate specified segments of the Sipsey Fork River, Alabama, as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to study the feasibility of constructing a dam to establish a lake for recreational use within the Bankhead National Forest. Directs the Secretary to monitor waters flowing into Lewis Smith Lake and take appropriate actions to control any conditions causing injurious water quality. Title II: Wilderness Designation - Designates the following lands in Alabama as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) the Sipsey Wilderness in the William B. Bankhead National Forest; and (2) the Cheaha Wilderness in the Talladega National Forest. Authorizes the Secretary to take measures to control fire, insects, and diseases within the Sipsey Wilderness. Requires the Secretary, at his discretion, to convert existing roads within the Sipsey Wilderness Additions into hiking or horse trails. Provides that the RARE II (second roadless area review and evaluation) final evironmental statement (dated January 1979) with respect to National Forest System lands in Alabama shall not be subject to judicial review. Releases National Forest System lands in Alabama which were reviewed in the RARE II program from further review by the Department of Agriculture, pending the revision of initial national forest management plans. Releases lands in Alabama reviewed in the RARE II program and not designated as wilderness from management as wilderness areas. Prohibits the Department of Agriculture from conducting any further statewide roadless area review and evaluation of National Forest System lands in Alabama without express congressional authorization. States that the provisions above shall also apply to National Forest System roadless lands in Alabama which are less than 5… | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 100-s-2838 | 100 | s | 2838 | Sipsey Wild and Scenic River and Alabama Wilderness Addition Act of 1988 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-09-27 | 1988-10-06 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate | Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL] | AL | D | H000445 | 1 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Sipsey Wild and Scenic River and Alabama Wilderness Addition Act of 1988 - Title I: Wild and Scenic River Designation - Amends the Wild and Scenic River Act to designate specified segments of the Sipsey Fork River, Alabama, as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to do a study to determine the feasibility of constructing a dam to establish a lake for recreational use within the Bankhead National Forest. Directs the Secretary to monitor waters flowing into Lewis Smith Lake and to take appropriate actions to control any conditions causing injurious water quality. Title II: Wilderness Designation - Designates the following lands in Alabama as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) the Sipsey Wilderness in the William B. Bankhead National Forest; and (2) the Cheaha Wilderness in the Talladega National Forest. Authorizes the Secretary to take measures to control fire, insects, and diseases within the Sipsey Wilderness. Requires the Secretary, at his discretion, to convert existing roads within the Sipsey Wilderness Addition into hiking or horse trails. Requires the Secretary to permit continued use of horse drawn vehicles on routes designated by the Secretary in the Addition. Provides that the RARE II (second roadless area review and evaluation) final environmental statement (dated January 1979) with respect to national forest system lands in Alabama shall not be subject to judicial review. Releases national forest system lands in Alabama which were reviewed in the RARE II program from further review by the Department of Agriculture, pending the revision of initial national forest management plans. Releases lands in Alabama reviewed in the RARE II program and not designated as wilderness from management as wilderness areas. Prohibits the Department of Agriculture from conducting any further statewide roadless area review and evaluation of national forest system lands in Alabama without express cong… | 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z | |
| 100-s-2840 | 100 | s | 2840 | Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act of 1988 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-09-27 | 1988-11-18 | Became Public Law No: 100-696. | Senate | Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA] | LA | D | J000189 | 0 | (Measure passed House, amended, roll call #454 (316-32)) Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act of 1988 - Title I: San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area - Establishes the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area, Arizona. Reserves a quantity of water sufficient to fulfill the purposes of such area. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to develop, within two years, a comprehensive management plan for such area to protect the natural riparian, wildlife, cultural, and recreational resources. Directs the Secretary to establish a San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area Advisory Committee. Permits the Secretary to acquire land interests within the Area. Requires the Secretary to report within five years, and every ten years thereafter, to the House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee and the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on the implementation of this Act. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: City of Rocks National Reserve - Establishes the City of Rocks National Reserve, Idaho, for natural and historic preservation and recreational use. Requires the Secretary, acting through the National Park Service, to formulate a comprehensive management plan for the Reserve, to be transmitted to specified congressional and State officials. Requires the Secretary to: (1) pass control of any or all of such lands to a State or local government agency with adequate protective regulations; (2) provide technical and financial assistance to such agencies; and (3) make grants to pay up to 50 percent of the annual operation costs. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire lands only with the consent of the owner. Transfers Federal land and water interests in such Reserve to the jurisdiction of the Secretary to be administered by the National Park Service. Requires the Secretary to withdraw upon notice any transfer of lands if such lands are not being managed in accordance with this Act. Authorizes the United States to acquire certain water rights. Withdraws Federal lands within the Reserve from entry or dispo… | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-hr-5388 | 100 | hr | 5388 | Utah-Federal Land Exchange Act of 1988 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-09-26 | 1988-11-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Nielson, Howard C. [R-UT-3] | UT | R | N000106 | 0 | Utah-Federal Land Exchange Act of 1988 - Provides for a land exchange between the United States and the State of Utah, with the United States releasing to Utah certain Federal lands in exchange for State lands located within certain national parks, recreation areas, and Indian reservations. Requires the lands transferred to Utah to be used for: (1) commercial development, including public recreation for the economic benefit of the people of Utah and the Uniform School Fund; and (2) the protection of scenic, scientific, historic, cultural, and geological resources. Provides that certain land entitlement payments made by the United States to States on which Federal land is located shall cease to be made with regard to lands transferred to the State of Utah at the end of the second fiscal year after such land exchange is made. Provides that the United States shall make payments in lieu of taxes on lands acquired by the United States in such exchange, requiring such payments to be made to the Governor of Utah. | 2025-08-28T20:07:25Z | |
| 100-hr-5375 | 100 | hr | 5375 | Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-09-23 | 1988-11-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 27 | Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail Act - Amends the National Trails System Act of 1968 to include the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail, extending from Nogales, Arizona, to San Francisco, California, as a part of the System. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-28T20:05:47Z | |
| 100-s-2826 | 100 | s | 2826 | Wildfire Suppression Assistance Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-09-23 | 1988-09-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. | Senate | Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] | MT | D | M000635 | 1 | Wildfire Suppression Assistance Act - Amends the Temporary Emergency Wildfire Suppression Act to repeal the termination date of December 31, 1988, for the authority of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into agreements with foreign fire organizations for wildfire protection, to furnish or accept emergency wildfire protection resources from foreign fire organizations, or to incur obligations for reimbursement to Canada or Canadian organizations in furnishing U.S. wildfire protection resources. | 2025-08-28T20:08:22Z | |
| 100-s-2828 | 100 | s | 2828 | Prescribed Fire Relief Act of 1988 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-09-23 | 1988-09-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business. | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 0 | Prescribed Fire Relief Act of 1988 - Establishes a Prescribed Fire Relief Commission, chaired by the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, to study and report to the Congress and the President on: (1) which fires occurring in 1988 in national parks, national forests, and other U.S. public lands were permitted to burn under the Forest Service's wilderness fire policy, the National Park Service's prescribed natural fire policy, or the Bureau of Land Management's prescribed fire policy; and (2) whether substantial economic or physical injury resulted. Amends the Small Business Act to authorize compensatory grants to homeowners or businesses for losses incurred as a result of injurious fires identified by the Commission. Sets the amount of such grants. Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to authorize grants for loans for losses incurred as a result of injurious fires identified by the Commission. Sets the amount of such grants. | 2025-08-28T20:07:33Z | |
| 100-s-2816 | 100 | s | 2816 | Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-09-22 | 1988-09-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 1 | Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail Act - Amends the National Trails System Act of 1968 to include the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail, extending from Nogales, Arizona, to San Francisco, California, as a part of the System. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-28T20:05:17Z | |
| 100-hr-5336 | 100 | hr | 5336 | A bill to further the revitalization, rehabilitation, and utilization of the area known as "Officers Row" located within the Sandy Hook Unit of the Gateway National Recreation Area, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-09-20 | 1988-10-20 | For Further Action See S.2057. | House | Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2] | AZ | D | U000001 | 6 | Requires the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement to permit New Jersey to construct the James J. Howard Marine Sciences Laboratory in the area known as "Officers Row" within the Sandy Hook Unit of the Gateway National Recreation Area. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-s-2811 | 100 | s | 2811 | A bill to further the utilization and rehabilitation of the area known as Officers Row located within the Sandy Hook Unit of the Gateway National Recreation Area, New Jersey, by permitting the State of New Jersey to construct a marine sciences laboratory. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-09-20 | 1988-09-21 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001225 | 1 | Requires the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement to permit New Jersey to construct the James J. Howard Marine Sciences Laboratory in the area known as "Officers Row" within the Sandy Hook Unit of the Gateway National Recreation Area. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-s-2809 | 100 | s | 2809 | Recreation and Public Purposes Amendment Act of 1988 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-09-19 | 1988-09-21 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY] | WY | R | W000092 | 6 | Recreation and Public Purposes Amendment Act of 1988 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, upon receipt of an appropriate application, to convey land under the Secretary's jurisdiction for the express purpose of solid waste disposal or other purposes which include the disposal, placement, or release of any hazardous substance. Requires the Secretary to investigate the land covered by such an application to determine whether any hazardous substance is present on such land. Prohibits any conveyance if a hazardous substance is present. Requires applications to be provided to the Environmental Protection Agency and any Federal or State agencies responsible for the enforcement of hazardous waste disposal laws and regulations. Requires applicants to warrant that the use of such lands will be consistent with all such laws and regulations. Outlines conveyance conditions, including the right of reverter to the United States for any land not used in the authorized manner. Requires pricing for such conveyance to be determined in accordance with current Federal law, except that no compensation shall be required for the inclusion of only a limited reverter in the conveyance document. Authorizes the Secretary, upon the application or with the concurrence of any party to whom such land is so conveyed, to release the reverter provision on a finding that the lands have been used for solid waste disposal or other purposes which include the disposal, placement, or release of any hazardous substance. Provides that, upon such reverter release, such lands shall not revert to the United States by operation of law, or be subject to current Federal provisions concerning permisssible uses of such property. Authorizes the Secretary, with regard to lands leased for such purposes, to convey in fee (outright) the lands covered by such lease or any portions which have been used for such purposes. Provides the same non-reverter protection to such lessees as is provided to patent holders of such lands under this Act. | 2025-08-28T20:05:31Z | |
| 100-hr-5291 | 100 | hr | 5291 | A bill to provide the Secretary of the Air Force with authority to convey certain land. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-09-14 | 1988-10-18 | Became Public Law No: 100-501. | House | Rep. Hutto, Earl [D-FL-1] | FL | D | H001018 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to convey certain lands in Okaloosa County, Florida, to the State of Florida in exchange for certain real property adjacent to the Eglin Air Force Base, including any land within the tract which may have been created by natural accretion or dumping of dredge spoil. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) ensure that public access for recreational purposes to the property adjacent to the Eglin Air Force Base continues to be permitted; and (2) except from any conveyances any existing easements for roads and public utilities. Requires the Secretary to require any lands conveyed to Florida that are not being used for educational purposes by ten years after such conveyance to revert to the United States. Requires any lands conveyed to the United States that the Secretary determines are not needed by the Department of Defense to be transferred to the National Park Service for incorporation into the Gulf Islands National Seashore. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 100-hr-5295 | 100 | hr | 5295 | A bill to retrocede to the Commonweath of Virginia concurrent power and jurisdiction of the United States to the lands known as the Lorton Reformatory Complex. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-09-14 | 1988-09-28 | Referred to Subcommittee on Judiciary and Education. | House | Rep. Parris, Stanford E. (Stan) [R-VA-8] | VA | R | P000080 | 0 | Retrocedes from the United States to the Commonwealth of Virginia concurrent governmental, judicial, executive, and legislative power and jurisdiction over the lands known as the Lorton Reformatory Complex. Directs the Governor of Virginia and the Mayor of the District of Columbia, not later than six months after enactment of this Act, to enter into a cooperative agreement for the administration of the complex. Directs the Governor and Mayor to jointly submit the agreement to the Committee on the District of Columbia of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate. | 2021-06-10T21:44:31Z | |
| 100-hr-5277 | 100 | hr | 5277 | Omnibus National Parks and Public Lands Act of 1988 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-09-13 | 1988-09-22 | Provisions of Measure Incorporated Into S.1693. | House | Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4] | MN | D | V000087 | 77 | Omnibus National Parks and Public Lands Act of 1988 - Title I: Public Lands - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to take necessary actions to exchange specified lands with Phillips County, Montana, if the Secretary determines such exchange to be in the public interest. Disclaims any intent to enlarge or diminish the responsibility of any party under State or Federal law for proper management of such lands or for management or actions related to hazardous substances or materials located on such lands. Requires the Secretary to advise appropriate Federal, State, and county officials, prior to consummating the exchange, of any information the Secretary has concerning hazardous substances or materials located on such lands. Directs the Secretary to: (1) resurvey and prepare a new plat for the townsite of Veteran, Wyoming, to take into account the actual use of streets and alleys on such lands for designation as public reservations; and (2) patent such reservation lands to Goshen County. Provides for an exchange of forest lands between Farmington City, Utah, and the Secretary of Agriculture. Directs the the Secretary of Agriculture, within three years of the date of enactment of this Act, to identify city or State lands which are suitable for transfer to the United States for national forest purposes. Specifies that any such lands exchanged shall be of equal value (as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture) or equalized by payment to or by the Secretary of Agriculture, as long as the payment does not exceed 25 percent of the total value of the lands transferred out of Federal ownership. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture, in lieu of such an exchange, to transfer by sale for fair market value such Federal lands to the city or State of Utah, as appropriate. Withdraws all public lands within Kanab City, Utah, from all forms of entry and appropriation under the public lands laws, including the mining laws, and from operation of the mineral and geothermal leasing laws. Terminates such withd… | 2025-08-28T20:07:47Z | |
| 100-hr-5282 | 100 | hr | 5282 | Interim Abandoned Mines Reclamation Act of 1988 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-09-13 | 1988-11-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment. | House | Rep. McCloskey, Frank [D-IN-8] | IN | D | M000342 | 0 | Interim Abandoned Mines Reclamation Act of 1988 - Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to expend a specified percentage of funds for the reclamation of unreclaimed surface coal mining operations sites with respect to which the operator and the operator's surety are bankrupt. Sets forth priority guidelines for site reclamation. | 2025-08-28T20:06:57Z | |
| 100-hr-5285 | 100 | hr | 5285 | A bill to prohibit an increase in the fee for the use of lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior for electronic communication purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-09-13 | 1988-11-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3] | NM | D | R000229 | 2 | Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior from increasing rental fees in effect on January 1, 1988, for electronic communication uses of certain Federal lands. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 100-s-2780 | 100 | s | 2780 | Federal Wilderness and National Park Firefighting Act of 1988 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-09-13 | 1988-09-14 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Hecht, Chic [R-NV] | NV | R | H000439 | 0 | Federal Wilderness and National Park Firefighting Act of 1988 - Amends the Wilderness Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture, for national forest system lands, and the Secretary of the Interior, for lands under his jurisdiction, to aggressively fight wildfire in lands within the National Wilderness Preservation System using all available means, including chemicals and helicopters, in the same manner that wildfire would be fought on other lands not in the System. States that the Congress does not intend wildfire in wilderness areas to be left alone to burn itself out naturally. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to review Federal policy for wildfire-prone areas and develop a new fire policy for the National Park System. | 2025-08-28T20:08:33Z | |
| 100-s-2767 | 100 | s | 2767 | Warm Springs Study Act of 1988 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-09-09 | 1988-10-11 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] | NM | D | B000468 | 1 | Warm Springs Study Act of 1988 - Authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Interior to study the culture around Warm Springs, New Mexico, to determine its significance in commemorating American frontier military history and the development of American Indian policy. Specifies that such study shall include: (1) an evaluation of the people from such area in Victorio's War; and (2) an evaluation of historic and prehistoric resources surrounding Warm Springs and the potential for preservation and public use. Requires the study to be completed and transmitted to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate within one year of the date on which funds are appropriated for the study. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-28T20:08:26Z | |
| 100-hr-5262 | 100 | hr | 5262 | Temporary Emergency Wildfire Suppression Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-09-08 | 1988-11-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. de la Garza, E. [D-TX-15] | TX | D | D000203 | 9 | Temporary Emergency Wildfire Suppression Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior to enter into reciprocal agreements with foreign fire organizations to provide wildfire protection resources for lands and other properties for which such Secretaries or organizations normally provide such protection. Requires that such agreements allow for termination of the agreement by any party thereto after reasonable notice. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior, in the absence of such agreement, to furnish emergency wildfire protection resources to any foreign nation and to accept such assistance from any foreign fire organization when to do so is in the best interest of the United States. Authorizes the reimbursement of Canada or Canadian fire organizations for U.S. wildfire protection pursuant to a specified memorandum and arrangement with Canada. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior to determine that no U.S. fire organization is reasonably available to provide such protection before spending funds for foreign wildfire protection. | 2025-08-28T20:08:28Z | |
| 100-hr-5258 | 100 | hr | 5258 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to transfer title to certain project lands acquired for the Palmetto Bend Project, Texas, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-09-07 | 1988-11-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources. | House | Rep. Sweeney, David McCann [R-TX-14] | TX | R | S001101 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the Lavaca-Navidad River Authority of Texas all right, title, and interest of the United States in up to 1,000 acres of the Palmetto Bend Federal reclamation project for specified consideration. Prohibits the Authority from disposing of such lands except by long-term lease agreement. Prohibits the construction or location of habitable structures below the elevation of mean sea level on such property. Conditions the transfer under this Act on the Authority's agreement to use proceeds derived from the development of such lands to pay the non-Federal cost of public recreation facilities at the reclamation project and toward the payment of the recreation and operation, maintenance, and replacement costs of such project. Requires the Authority to guarantee the quality of Lake Texana's water and to secure Federal and State permits for waste water discharge. Reserves certain rights to the United States, including: (1) the right to review all development plans of the Authority; (2) the right to flood the transferred lands; and (3) all mineral rights of such lands. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 100-hconres-357 | 100 | hconres | 357 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the reopening of Washington Union Station. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-08-11 | 1988-09-27 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. | House | Rep. Anderson, Glenn M. [D-CA-32] | CA | D | A000189 | 3 | (Measure passed House, amended) Declares that the historic restoration and commercial development of a self-sustaining Union Station will provide historic and social benefit to the District of Columbia and to the Nation. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 100-hr-5224 | 100 | hr | 5224 | Camp W.G. Williams Land Exchange Act of 1988 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-08-11 | 1988-11-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Nielson, Howard C. [R-UT-3] | UT | R | N000106 | 0 | Camp W.G. Williams Land Exchange Act of 1988 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to revoke applicable public land orders or withdrawals, to terminate classifications, and to take such other actions as the Secretary determines necessary to consummate an exchange of specified lands in Salt Lake County and Utah County, Utah. | 2025-08-28T20:05:09Z | |
| 100-s-2750 | 100 | s | 2750 | A bill to authorize a study on wetlands to commemorate the nationally significant contributions of Georgia O'Keeffe. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-08-11 | 1988-10-19 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 1 | (Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate) Authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the most appropriate way to interpret the impact of Georgia O'Keeffe on the world of art, including the feasibility of establishing a landscape museum. Requires the study to be completed and transmitted to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate within one year of the date on which funds are appropriated for the study. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-s-2751 | 100 | s | 2751 | Montana Natural Resources Protection and Utilization Act of 1988 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-08-11 | 1988-11-03 | Pocket Vetoed by President. | Senate | Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] | MT | D | M000635 | 0 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Montana Natural Resources Protection and Utilization Act of 1988 - Designates specified lands in the following national forests in Montana as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) Beaverhead National Forest; (2) Bitterroot National Forest; (3) Deerlodge National Forest; (4) Lolo National Forest; (5) Custer National Forest; (6) Helena National Forest; (7) Flathead National Forest; (8) Kootenai National Forest; (9) Lewis and Clark National Forest; and (10) Gallatin National Forest. Incorporates the Great Bear Wilderness Area and the Scapegoat Wilderness Area into the Bob Marshall Wilderness. Provides that the RARE II (second roadless area review and evaluation) final environmental statement (dated January 1979) with respect to national forest system lands in Montana shall not be subject to judicial review. Releases from further review by the Department of Agriculture certain National Forest System lands in Montana which were reviewed in the RARE II program and in the unit plans and the plan for the Beaverhead National Forest which were in effect before completion of RARE II, pending the revision of initial national forest management plans. Releases such lands that have been reviewed and not designated as wilderness from management as wilderness areas. Prohibits the Department of Agriculture from conducting any further statewide roadless area review and evaluation of National Forest System lands in Montana without express congressional authorization. States that such provisions shall also apply to National Forest System lands in Montana which are less than 5,000 acres in size. Designates the following specified areas to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as part of the National Forest System: (1) the West Pioneers National Recreation Area in the Beaverhead National Forest; (2) the Mount Helena National Education and Recreation Area in the Helena National Forest; (3) the Hyalite National Education and Recreation Area in the Gallatin National F… | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-hr-5197 | 100 | hr | 5197 | A bill to convey certain Oregon and California Railroad Grant Lands in Josephine County, Oregon, to the Rogue Community College District. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-08-10 | 1988-11-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Smith, Robert [R-OR-2] | OR | R | S000607 | 0 | Requires the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain lands in Josephine County, Oregon, to the Rogue Community College District. Reserves mineral rights to the United States. Provides for reversion of such land to the United States if it is used for other than educational purposes. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 100-s-2708 | 100 | s | 2708 | State Sovereignty and Wilderness Evaluation Act of 1988 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-08-10 | 1988-08-11 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Hecht, Chic [R-NV] | NV | R | H000439 | 0 | State Sovereignty and Wilderness Evaluation Act of 1988 - Title I: State Sovereignty - Permits any State in which more than 25 percent of the land is owned by the United States (including land held in trust for Indians or Indian tribes) to submit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House a notice of disapproval of the designation of a wilderness area. Provides that the designation of a wilderness area shall take effect at the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date of such designation unless, during such 90-day period, the State in which such area is located submits a notice of disapproval. Sets forth provisions with respect to the management of such areas: (1) during the 90-day period; (2) after the submission of a notice of disapproval; and (3) in the absence of a congressional override. Permits the Congress, by joint resolution, to override a notice of disapproval if: (1) the joint resolution specifically overrides the notice of disapproval; and (2) the joint resolution is passed by the Congress within 90 days of the date on which the State's notice of disapproval is first received. Title II: Wilderness Evaluation - Requires the Comptroller General, within 30 days of enactment of this Act, to initiate an evaluation of the effect of past wilderness designation on the natural resources of wilderness lands, the national and local economics, and the extent of subsequent public use of such lands, especially recreational use. Requires the results of such evaluation to be submitted, within 180 days of enactment of this Act, to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House. Sets forth the contents of such evaluation. | 2025-08-28T20:05:11Z | |
| 100-s-2710 | 100 | s | 2710 | A bill to enlarge the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-08-10 | 1988-08-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 0 | Amends Federal law establishing the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge to adjust the boundaries of such refuge to include specified additional lands, marshes, tidal flats, salt ponds, submerged lands, and open waters in the San Francisco Bay area. Provides that such lands, waters, and interests may only be acquired from willing sellers and donors. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 100-s-2697 | 100 | s | 2697 | Atlantic Marine Fisheries Act of 1988 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-08-08 | 1988-09-09 | Ordered, that if and when reported, the bill be referred to the Committee on Envirnment and Public Works for a period not to exceed 14 calendar days for consideration of sections four and five of the bill. | Senate | Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000148 | 3 | Atlantic Marine Fisheries Act of 1988 - Amends the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to direct the Secretary of Commerce, when State regulations or a Federal moratorium on fishing for Atlantic striped bass within the coastal waters of a coastal State are in effect, to promulgate regulations governing fishing for such fish in the exclusive economic zone. Authorizes the appropriate Regional Fishery Management Councils to prepare a fishery management plan on Atlantic striped bass. Provides that such plan, if approved and implemented by the Secretary, shall supersede any regulations promulgated under this Act. Terminates provisions of this Act relating to fishing regulations and authorization of a fishery management plan on September 30, 1991. Amends the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act to authorize appropriations for 1988 through 1991. Extends the termination date for such Act to September 30, 1991. Amends the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1988 through 1991. | 2025-08-28T20:06:27Z | |
| 100-s-2689 | 100 | s | 2689 | Calumet National Historical Park Act of 1988 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-08-05 | 1988-08-08 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] | MI | D | L000261 | 1 | Calumet National Historical Park Act of 1988 - Establishes the Calumet National Historical Park, including the C and H Mining Company properties, the Quincy Mining Company Historic District, and the Calumet Historic Preservation District, in Michigan. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to acquire by donation or purchase historic structures, mine ruins, and other properties representing the copper industry and its association with the cultural development of Calumet. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into agreements with other Federal, State, and local agencies to provide for the preservation of historic sites within the Park. Establishes the Calumet Historic Preservation Commission. Provides that the Commission shall terminate ten years from enactment of this Act. Directs the Secretary and the Commission to prepare a park preservation plan which meets specified requirements. Requires the Secretary to forward such plan to the Congress. Prohibits the Secretary from providing funds to the Commission until such plan has been prepared and submitted to the Congress. Authorizes the Commission to make loans and grants and provide technical assistance to corporations and to owners of property within the Park for the preservation or development of property within the Park and preservation district. Sets forth the powers of the Commission. Authorizes appropriations. Declares it is Congress' intent that a visitor and interpretive facility be established by the National Park Service to promote the Park. | 2025-08-28T20:07:26Z | |
| 100-s-2676 | 100 | s | 2676 | Admiralty Island National Monument Land Management Act of 1987 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-08-01 | 1988-08-02 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] | AK | R | M001085 | 1 | Admiralty Island National Monument Land Management Act of 1987 - Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into cooperative agreements and land acquisition agreements with Kootznoowoo, Inc., to improve the management of Federal lands on Admiralty Island, Alaska. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on the status of negotiations with Kootznoowoo. Requires lands on Admiralty Island acquired by the United States to be incorporated within the Admiralty Island National Monument. Authorizes land exchanges to consolidate Federal land ownership. Renames the Admiralty Island National Monument Wilderness as the Kootznoowoo Wilderness. | 2025-08-28T20:08:53Z | |
| 100-s-2659 | 100 | s | 2659 | Nevada Federal Wilderness Act of 1988 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-07-27 | 1988-07-28 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Hecht, Chic [R-NV] | NV | R | H000439 | 0 | Title I: Short Title, Findings and Purposes - Nevada Federal Wilderness Act of 1988 - Sets forth the findings and purposes of this Act. Title II: Additions to the National Wilderness Preservation System - Designates the following lands in Nevada as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) the Mount Charleston Wilderness in the Toiyabe National Forest; (2) lands in the Humboldt National Forest which shall be incorporated in the Jarbidge Wilderness; (3) the Mount Moriah Wilderness in the Humboldt National Forest; (4) the Boundary Peak Wilderness in the Inyo National Forest; (5) the Mount Rose Wilderness in the Toiyabe National Forest and the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit which are within the Mount Rose National Recreation Area; and (6) the Sheep Peak Wilderness in the Desert National Wildlife Range. Title III: Mount Rose National Recreation Area - Establishes the Mount Rose National Recreation Area, Nevada. Prohibits the harvesting of timber in such area. Requires lands within the area designated as wilderness to remain roadless and be closed to motorized use, except for motorized equipment and transportation for fire suppression, search and rescue operations, and other emergencies. Requires off road vehicle use on lands in the area not designated as wilderness to be confined to trails and areas designated by the Secretary of Agriculture. Title IV: Release of Lands for Multiple Use Management - Provides that the RARE II (second roadless area review and evaluation) final enivronmental statement (dated January 1979) with respect to national forest system lands in Nevada shall not be subject to judicial review. Releases national forest system lands in Nevada which were reviewed in the RARE II program from further review by the Department of Agriculture, pending the revision of initial national forest management plans. Releases lands in Nevada reviewed in the RARE II program and not designated as wilderness from management as wilderness areas. Prohibits the Department of Agriculture fr… | 2025-08-28T20:08:13Z | |
| 100-s-2654 | 100 | s | 2654 | A bill to convey certain Oregon and California Railroad Grant Lands in Josephine County, Oregon to the Rogue Community College District, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-07-26 | 1988-07-27 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] | OR | R | H000343 | 1 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain lands in Josephine County, Oregon, to the Rogue Community College District. Reserves mineral rights to the United States. Provides for reversion of such land to the United States if it is used for other than educational purposes. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-s-2650 | 100 | s | 2650 | National Park of Samoa Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-07-25 | 1988-07-26 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA] | LA | D | J000189 | 3 | National Park of Samoa Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish the National Park of Samoa. Provides for the management of such park. Directs the Secretary to establish an Advisory Board to provide advice on the management of such park. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-28T20:06:35Z | |
| 100-hr-5059 | 100 | hr | 5059 | A bill to quiet title and possession with respect to a certain private land claim in Sumter County, Alabama. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-07-14 | 1988-10-25 | Became Public Law No: 100-529. | House | Rep. Harris, Claude [D-AL-7] | AL | D | H000236 | 0 | (Measure passed House, amended) Waives the 160-acre limitation on conveyances under the Color-of-Title Act for any claim for a patent that may be filed under such Act for a specified parcel of land in Sumter County, Alabama. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-hr-5065 | 100 | hr | 5065 | A bill to authorize the appropriation of funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for State farm land and open space preservation programs. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-07-14 | 1988-07-29 | Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Kostmayer, Peter H. [D-PA-8] | PA | D | K000319 | 0 | Amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to authorize additional annual appropriations from the Land and Water Conservation Fund to be made available by the Secretary of the Interior only for the acquisition of development rights of farmland and open spaces under a farmland and open space preservation program which is part of a State's comprehensive outdoor recreation plan. Limits payments to any State from such authorized amounts for a fiscal year to 33.3 percent of the total cost of acquiring such development rights. Directs the State to bear the remaining cost. Allows property acquired or developed under this Act to be converted to non-public outdoor recreation uses without the approval of the Secretary. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 100-hr-5079 | 100 | hr | 5079 | New River Regional Development Act of 1988 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-07-14 | 1988-07-29 | Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-4] | WV | D | R000011 | 2 | New River Regional Development Act of 1988 - Amends the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 to require the Secretary of the Interior to construct for public use a scenic overlook and visitor information facility at the New River Gorge National River in West Virginia. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire lands outside the boundaries of such River. Requires the Secretary to conduct a study, including planning and design, regarding upgrading to parkway status of a specified segment of Route 9, West Virginia. Authorizes the use of funds from the Highway Trust Fund. | 2025-08-28T20:06:16Z | |
| 100-hr-5082 | 100 | hr | 5082 | A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the California National Historic Trail and Pony Express National Historic Trail as components of the National Trails System. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-07-14 | 1988-07-29 | Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Shumway, Norman D. [R-CA-14] | CA | R | S000393 | 0 | Amends the National Trails System Act to designate as components of the National Trails System: (1) the California National Historic Trail, extending from Independence and Saint Joseph, Missouri, and Council Bluffs, Iowa, to various points in California and Oregon; and (2) the Pony Express National Historic Trail, extending from Saint Joseph, Missouri, through Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, and Nevada to Sacramento, California. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 100-s-2641 | 100 | s | 2641 | Temporary Emergency Wildfire Suppression Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-07-13 | 1988-09-09 | Became Public Law No: 100-428. | Senate | Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] | MT | D | M000635 | 6 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Temporary Emergency Wildfire Suppression Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior to enter into reciprocal agreements with foreign fire organizations to provide wildfire protection for lands and other properties for which such Secretaries or organizations normally provide such protection. Requires that such agreements allow for termination of the agreement by any party thereto after reasonable notice. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior, in the absence of such agreement, to furnish emergency wildfire protection resources to any foreign nation and to accept such assistance from any foreign fire organization when to do so is in our best interest. Authorizes the reimbursement of Canada or Canadian fire organizations for U.S. wildfire protection pursuant to a specified memorandum and arrangement with Canada. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior to determine that no U.S. fire organization is reasonably available to provide such protection before spending funds for foreign wildfire protection. | 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z | |
| 100-hr-5012 | 100 | hr | 5012 | Arizona-Florida Land Exchange Act of 1988 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-07-12 | 1988-09-27 | For Further Action See H.R.4519. | House | Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2] | AZ | D | U000001 | 0 | Arizona-Florida Land Exchange Act of 1988 - Title I - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to dispose of the real property used for the Phoenix Indian High School in Phoenix, Arizona. Ratifies the Agreement Among the United States, Collier Enterprises, and the Barron Collier Company under which the United States agrees to exchange such property for certain lands in Florida located in the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge owned by Collier and specified monetary proceeds. Requires the Secretary, if such Federal property is conveyed, to convey 20 acres of such property to the city of Phoenix to provide for public open space and recreation, to transfer jurisdiction and control of 11.5 acres of such property to the Veterans Administration (VA) for expansion of a VA hospital, and to transfer jurisidiction and control of 4.5 acres of such property to the VA for conveyance to, and use by, the State of Arizona as a site for a veterans home. Provides that such property conveyed to Phoenix and Arizona shall revert to the United States if not used for the prescribed purposes. Requires the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to: (1) cooperate with the city of Phoenix in the planning and development of the property conveyed to the VA for expansion of the VA hospital; and (2) transmit to specified congressional committees semiannually a report describing the VA's efforts in carrying out such cooperative planning. Directs the Administrator: (1) to convey the parcel of 4.5 acres, without reimbursement, to the State of Arizona when the Administrator has approved the State of Arizona's application for assistance in the construction of a State veterans' facility on such parcel and the State has appropriated sufficient funds to pay for its portion of the costs of construction of such facility; and (2) to transfer jurisdiction and control of such parcel to the Secretary if the State does not submit such an application for assistance and appropriates such funds within three years after such parcel is transferred to the VA. … | 2025-08-28T20:06:15Z | |
| 100-s-2632 | 100 | s | 2632 | Michigan Public Lands Improvement Act of 1988 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-07-12 | 1988-09-19 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources received executive comment from Agriculture Department. | Senate | Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] | MI | D | R000249 | 0 | Michigan Public Lands Improvement Act of 1988 - Grants to the State of Michigan the right, title, and interest of the United States in and to certain public uplands and islands in Michigan waters which were not subject to any claim on January 1, 1988. Allows the Secretary of the Interior to sell certain other lands which were subject to a claim identified on the records of the Bureau of Land Management as of that date to the claimants following resolution of conflicting claims. Deems title to public lands which, on the date of enactment of this Act, were subject to leases issued to the State of Michigan under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act to have vested in the State and to be exempt from Department of the Interior regulations governing leases under such Act. Allows the State to receive, under this Act, lands previously patented to the State under such Act by notifying the Secretary that it intends to relinquish such lands to the United States. Requires the Secretary to transfer such lands back to the State subject to the provisions of this Act, effective simultaneously with the State's relinquishment of such lands. Authorizes the Secretary to sell and issue a patent to a tract of public land located in Michigan where the Secretary determines that: (1) such tract does not exceed 1,500 acres and is difficult and uneconomic to manage as part of the public lands and is not suitable for management by another Federal department or agency; and (2) such sale would not be inconsistent with land use plans developed in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. Allows the Secretary, following adjudication of any claims, to convey such land at fair market value, less equities presented by an applicant for such conveyance (such as the amount paid for the land, longevity of the applicant's claim, and taxes paid on the land) and less the value of any improvements. Provides for description of tracts of such land conveyed on the approved Federal plat of survey. Authorizes the Secretary to ei… | 2025-08-28T20:08:58Z | |
| 100-hr-5001 | 100 | hr | 5001 | A bill to establish the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Citizen Advisory Commission. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-07-07 | 1988-10-31 | Became Public Law No: 100-573. | House | Rep. Roukema, Marge [R-NJ-5] | NJ | R | R000465 | 11 | (Measure passed House, amended) Establishes the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Citizen Advisory Commission to advise the Secretary of the Interior on matters pertaining to the management and operation of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Requires annual reports to the Secretary and the Congress on Commission conclusions and legislative recommendations. Terminates the Commission ten years after enactment of this Act. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-hr-5005 | 100 | hr | 5005 | A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Pony Express National Historic Trail as a component of the National Trails System. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-07-07 | 1988-07-29 | Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Vucanovich, Barbara F. [R-NV-2] | NV | R | V000124 | 0 | Amends the National Trails Systems Act to designate the Pony Express National Historic Trail, extending from Saint Joseph, Missouri, through Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, and Nevada to Sacramento, California, as a component of the National Trails System. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 100-s-2617 | 100 | s | 2617 | A bill to revise the boundary of Aztec Ruins National Monument in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-07-07 | 1988-10-11 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] | NM | D | B000468 | 1 | (Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate) Revises the boundary of the Aztec National Monument, New Mexico. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-hr-4948 | 100 | hr | 4948 | A bill to direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to restore, operate, and maintain the Pacific War Memorial and other historical and memorial sites on Corregidor in the Republic of the Philippines. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-06-29 | 1988-09-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 42 | (Measure passed House, amended) Directs the American Battle Monuments Commission to restore, operate, and maintain the Pacific War Memorial and other historical and memorial sites on Corregidor in the Republic of the Philippines. Specifies that the Commission may do so only after an agreement has been entered into between the United States and the Republic of the Philippines. Requires the Commission to carry out the purposes of this Act with private funds except to the extent funds are appropriated pursuant to authorizations under this Act. Authorizes the Commission to solicit private contributions. Establishes a fund in the Treasury for the deposit of such contributions. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-hr-4953 | 100 | hr | 4953 | A bill to reauthorize the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Advisory Commission. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-06-29 | 1988-07-29 | Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Vander Jagt, Guy [R-MI-9] | MI | R | V000027 | 0 | Reauthorizes the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Advisory Commission for an additional ten years. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to consult with the Commission with respect to specified aspects of development of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 100-hr-4922 | 100 | hr | 4922 | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to transfer a certain parcel of land in Clark County, Nevada. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-06-28 | 1988-07-29 | Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Bilbray, James H. [D-NV-1] | NV | D | B000462 | 1 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer specified land to Clark County, Nevada, for use as a site to build Boys Town USA of Las Vegas for homeless, abused, and neglected youth. Reserves mineral rights in such land to the United States. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 100-hr-4926 | 100 | hr | 4926 | A bill to establish the Amistad National Recreation Area in the State of Texas, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-06-28 | 1988-07-29 | Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Bustamante, Albert G. [D-TX-23] | TX | D | B001172 | 21 | Establishes the Amistad National Recreation Area, Texas. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to administer such area. Authorizes hunting, fishing, and trapping in such area except in designated zones. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into agreements with Texas for the provision of rescue, firefighting, and law enforcement services for such area. Sets forth provisions relating to specified treaties between the United States and Mexico. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 100-hr-4930 | 100 | hr | 4930 | Petroglyph National Monument Establishment Act of 1988 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-06-28 | 1988-08-17 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Lujan, Manuel, Jr. [R-NM-1] | NM | R | L000506 | 2 | Petroglyph National Monument Establishment Act of 1988 - Establishes the Petroglyph National Monument in New Mexico as a unit of the National Park System. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, upon application by the city of Albuquerque and the State, to include certain lands and upon the Secretary's determination that such lands have been acquired, to extend the boundaries of the Monument to include such lands by publication of a notice in the Federal Register. Directs the Secretary to file a legal description of the Monument with specified congressional committees. Requires such description to be available for public inspection. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire lands and interests in lands by donation, purchase with appropriated or donated funds, exchange, or transfer. Provides for the administration of the Monument. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with: (1) New Mexico or Albuquerque for the management and interpretation of any lands owned by those jurisdictions within the boundaries of the Monument; and (2) other Federal, State, and local public departments and agencies providing for the interpretation of the natural, cultural, and recreational resources of the West Mesa and its environs. Requires the Secretary to develop and transmit to specified congressional committees a general management plan for the Monument, including: (1) the adjacent or related lands and interests therein necessary or desirable for purposes of resource protection, scenic integrity, or management and administration, and the estimated cost thereof; (2) the number of visitors and types of public use within the Monument which can be accommodated consistent with resource protection; (3) a general interpretive program; (4) a plan to implement the American Indian Religious Freedom Act; and (5) a general development plan for the Monument and the estimated cost thereof. Provides that public roads linking the Monument to other prehistoric and historic cultural sites in New Mexico and eastern Arizona shall … | 2025-08-28T20:05:23Z | |
| 100-s-2578 | 100 | s | 2578 | Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-06-28 | 1988-07-14 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Interior Department, OMB. | Senate | Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] | PA | R | H000456 | 0 | Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 - Establishes the Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National Heritage Corridor in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Establishes the Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National Heritage Corridor Commission to assist appropriate Federal, State, and local authorities in the development and implementation of an integrated resource management plan for the Corridor. Directs the Commission, within one year after a specified review by the National Park Service, to submit to the Secretary of the Interior a Cultural Heritage and Corridor Management Plan which: (1) provides an inventory of Corridor property to be preserved and restored because of its national historic or cultural significance; (2) develops a historic interpretive plan; and (3) recommends policies for resource management of the Corridor. Terminates the Commission in five years, with a possible five-year extension. Requires the Secretary to approve or disapprove the Commission's Plan within 60 days after its receipt. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-28T20:07:18Z | |
| 100-s-2580 | 100 | s | 2580 | Petroglyph National Monument Establishment Act of 1988 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-06-28 | 1988-07-14 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Interior Department, OMB. | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 1 | Petroglyph National Monument Establishment Act of 1988 - Establishes the Petroglyph National Monument in New Mexico as a unit of the National Park System. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, upon application by the city of Albuquerque and the State to include certain lands and upon the Secretary's determination that such lands have been acquired, to extend the boundaries of the Monument to include such lands by publication of a notice in the Federal Register. Directs the Secretary to file a legal description of the Monument with specified congressional committees. Requires such description to be available for public inspection. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire lands and interests in lands by donation, purchase with appropriated or donated funds, exchange, or transfer. Provides for the administration of the Monument. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with: (1) New Mexico or Albuquerque for the management and interpretation of any lands owned by those jurisdictions within the boundaries of the Monument; and (2) other Federal, State, and local public departments and agencies providing for the interpretation of the natural, cultural, and recreational resources of the West Mesa and its environs. Requires the Secretary to develop and transmit to specified congressional committees a general management plan for the Monument, including: (1) the adjacent or related lands and interests therein necessary or desirable for purposes of resource protection, scenic integrity, or management and administration, and the estimated cost thereof; (2) the number of visitors and types of public use within the Monument which can be accommodated consistent with resource protection; (3) a general interpretive program; (4) a plan to implement the American Indian Religious Freedom Act; and (5) a general development plan for the Monument and the estimated cost thereof. Provides that public roads linking the Monument to other prehistoric and historic cultural sites in New Mexico and eastern Arizona shall … | 2025-08-28T20:09:14Z | |
| 100-s-2582 | 100 | s | 2582 | A bill to establish the Amistad National Recreation Area in the State of Texas, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-06-28 | 1988-06-29 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] | TX | D | B000401 | 0 | Establishes the Amistad National Recreation Area, Texas. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to administer such area. Authorizes hunting, fishing, and trapping in such area except in designated zones. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into agreements with Texas for the provision of rescue, firefighting, and law enforcement services for such area. Sets forth provisions relating to specified treaties between the United States and Mexico. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-s-2586 | 100 | s | 2586 | A bill to quiet title and possession with respect to a certain private land claim in Sumter County, Alabama. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-06-28 | 1988-10-11 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [D-AL] | AL | D | S000320 | 0 | (Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate (See H.R. 5059 as passed Senate for similar provisions)) Waives the 160-acre limitation on conveyances under the Color-of-Title Act for any claim for a patent that may be filed under such Act for a specified parcel of land in Sumter County, Alabama. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-hr-4919 | 100 | hr | 4919 | A bill to approve the governing international fishery agreement between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-06-27 | 1988-11-07 | Became Public Law No: 100-629. | House | Rep. Studds, Gerry E. [D-MA-10] | MA | D | S001040 | 3 | (House disagreed to Senate amendment under suspension of the rules, roll call #404 (412-5)) Approves, notwithstanding any provision of the Magnuson Fishery and Conservation and Management Act, the governing international fishery agreement (GIFA) entered into between the United States and the Soviet Union, as contained in the presidential message to the Congress on June 22, 1988. Authorizes appropriations for the development of a Marine Biomedical Institute for Advanced Studies, to be located at Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Amends the Great Lakes Shoreline Mapping Act of 1987 to authorize appropriations for FY 1989 for preparation of a Great Lakes shoreline mapping plan. Amends the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to make it illegal for any fishing vessel other than a vessel of the United States to operate in the Exclusive Economic Zone if all fishing gear is not stored (or secured and covered) so as to make it unavailable or unusable for fishing, unless the vessel is authorized to engage in fishing in the area in which it is operating. Directs the Secretary of State to establish an advisory body on the fisheries of the North Pacific and the Bering Sea to advise the U.S. representative to the International Consultative Committee created under the GIFA. Exempts the body from the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Directs the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, as appropriate, to exercise their authority under the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to require the use of position-fixing and identification equipment on any vessel other than a vessel of the United States engaged in fishing in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone. Directs those Secretaries to report to specified committees of the Congress regarding their compliance. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to transfer the decommissioned Coast Guard cutter "Glacier" to the State of Oregon for use as a maritime museum and display. | 2022-12-13T14:57:28Z | |
| 100-s-2571 | 100 | s | 2571 | Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation and Wilderness Area Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-06-27 | 1988-09-30 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK] | OK | R | N000102 | 1 | (Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H.R. 4354 passed in lieu) Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation and Wilderness Area Act - Designates specified lands in the Ouachita National Forest, Oklahoma, as the Black Fork Mountain Wilderness and the Upper Kiamichi River Wilderness, and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Declares that the RARE II (second roadless area review and evaluation) final environmental statement (dated January 1979) with respect to national forest system lands in Oklahoma shall not be subject to judicial review. Releases national forest system lands in Oklahoma which were reviewed in the RARE II program from further review by the Department of Agriculture. Releases lands in Oklahoma reviewed in the RARE II program and not designated as wilderness from management as wilderness areas. Prohibits the Department of Agriculture from conducting any further statewide roadless area review and evaluation of national forest system lands in Oklahoma without express congressional authorization. Establishes the Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation Area in the Ouachita National Forest. Sets forth provisions with respect to the management of such Area. Designates specified lands in the Ouachita National Forest as the Robert S. Kerr Memorial Arboretum, Nature Center and Botanical Area and as the Beech Creek Botanical Area. Designates certain lands in the Ouachita National Forest as the Indian Nations National Scenic and Wildlife Area and the Beech Creek National Scenic Area. Sets forth provisions with respect to the management of such areas. Provides that such designated wilderness, national recreation area, national scenic and wildlife area, national scenic area, and botanical areas shall be collectively known as the Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation and Wilderness Area. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to submit to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and the Committee on Agriculture, and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resou… | 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z | |
| 100-s-2575 | 100 | s | 2575 | A bill to amend the National Trails System Act by designating the Pacific Northwest Scenic Trail, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-06-27 | 1988-06-28 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID] | ID | R | S001138 | 3 | Amends the National Trails System Act to designate the Pacific Northwest Scenic Trail, extending from Cape Alava, Washington, to Glacier Park, Montana, as a component of the National Trails System. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-s-2564 | 100 | s | 2564 | A bill to increase the amount authorized to be appropriated for acquisition at the Women's Rights National Historical Park | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-06-23 | 1988-07-14 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Interior Department, OMB. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 0 | Increases the authorization of appropriations for the acquisition of land for the Women's Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls and Waterloo, New York. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-s-2565 | 100 | s | 2565 | A bill to remove certain restrictions on land acquisition for Antietam National Battlefield. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-06-23 | 1988-10-11 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] | MD | D | S000064 | 1 | Removes the restriction which prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from acquiring in fee by purchase or condemnation more than 600 acres of Antietam National Battlefield, Maryland. Amends the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 to remove additional restrictions which authorized only certain scenic easement acquisitions. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-s-2545 | 100 | s | 2545 | A bill to redesignate Salinas National Monument in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-06-21 | 1988-10-28 | Became Public Law No: 100-559. | Senate | Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] | NM | D | B000468 | 1 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Title I: Salinas National Monument - Redesignates the Salinas National Monument, New Mexico, as the Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument. Title II: Coronado National Trail Study - Coronado National Trail Study Act of 1988 - Amends the National Trails System Act to provide for a study of the Coronado Trail, the route taken by the Spanish explorer through Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas, for inclusion in such System. Title III: National Mimbres Culture Study - National Mimbres Culture Study Act of 1988 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to study the Mimbres culture to determine its significance in commemorating the prehistory of the Southwest, including an analysis of the culture as it relates to the Mogollon, Salado, and Casas Grandes cultures and a list of appropriate sites for interpreting the culture. Requires such study to include recommendations with respect to: (1) the preservation of resources associated with the Mimbres culture; and (2) a visitor facility to accommodate exhibits of Mimbres pottery and information about the Masau Trail. Requires such study to be transmitted, not later than one year after funds are appropriated for the study, to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Authorizes appropriations. Title IV: Spanish Colonization Commemorative Study - Spanish Colonization Commemorative Act of 1988 - Authorizes the Secretary to study the Spanish Frontier culture and Spanish Borderlands to determine their significance in commemorating the Spanish colonization of the Southwest and New Mexico. Requires such study to analyze the significance of the San Gabriel Historic Landmark and the Los Luceros Hacienda as they relate to the Spanish Borderlands story of the Southwest. Requires such study to be transmitted, not later than two years after funds are appropriated for it, to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and the Senate Committee on Energy and … | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-s-2533 | 100 | s | 2533 | A bill to erect a marker in Potomac Park in Washington, D.C. in honor of Matt W. Ransom. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-06-17 | 1988-07-14 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Interior Department, OMB. | Senate | Sen. Sanford, Terry [D-NC] | NC | D | S000055 | 24 | Dedicates a marker in Potomac Park, Washington, D.C., to Matt W. Ransom for his efforts to preserve such park. Authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Interior to provide for the erection and maintenance of a memorial to Matt W. Ransom in such Park. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-hr-4839 | 100 | hr | 4839 | A bill designating the Pratt River as a wild river. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-06-16 | 1988-07-29 | Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Miller, John R. [R-WA-1] | WA | R | M000736 | 1 | Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the Pratt River, Washington, as a wild river. Requires revisions to the Alpine Lakes Management Area plan of the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest to ensure protection of the natural values of the segment, including trout fisheries, wildlife habitat for elk and mountain goat, and old growth forests. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 100-hr-4832 | 100 | hr | 4832 | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to transfer all right, title, and interest of the United States in certain property on San Juan Island, Washington, to those persons who own such property because of an erroneous survey. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-06-15 | 1988-08-17 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Swift, Al [D-WA-2] | WA | D | S001115 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer all right, title, and interest of the United States in certain property at San Juan Island, Washington, to the owners. States that such property, which was granted to Washington for the use of the University of Washington, was erroneously surveyed. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 100-s-2515 | 100 | s | 2515 | A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain mineral interests of the United States in property in Louisiana to the record owners of the surface of that property. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-06-15 | 1988-06-21 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Interior Department, OMB. | Senate | Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA] | LA | D | J000189 | 0 | Provides for the conveyance of all mineral interests of the United States in certain property in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, to the record owners of the surface rights of such property. Declares that the United States shall be entitled to specified royalties on all oil or gas produced from reservoirs discovered on such land within the first ten years from the date of the enactment of this Act. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-s-2516 | 100 | s | 2516 | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to transfer a certain parcel of land in Clark County, Nevada. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-06-15 | 1988-06-20 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] | NV | D | R000146 | 1 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer specified land to Clark County, Nevada, for use as a site to build Boys Town USA of Las Vegas for homeless, abused, and neglected youth. Reserves mineral rights in such land to the United States. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-hr-4799 | 100 | hr | 4799 | A bill to extend the withdrawal of certain public lands in Lincoln County, Nevada. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-06-14 | 1988-06-17 | Became Public Law No: 100-338. | House | Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4] | MN | D | V000087 | 1 | Amends the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1986 to expand the lands withdrawn for certain military purposes to include specified lands in Lincoln County, Nevada. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 100-hr-4804 | 100 | hr | 4804 | A bill to amend titles I, II, IV, and V of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, and to add a new title X, to encourage the remining and reclamation of abandoned mined lands by active mining operations, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-06-14 | 1988-07-29 | Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment. | House | Rep. Clinger, William F., Jr. [R-PA-23] | PA | R | C000523 | 1 | Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to encourage surface coal mining operations to maximize reclamation of abandoned mine lands concurrently with coal production. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to promote the reclamation of abandoned mined lands by active surface coal mining operators. Authorizes the use of moneys in the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund for specified reclamation measures. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) waive or reduce the mining reclamation fee; (2) enter into agreements for land stabilization and conservation measures; (3) develop a reclamation bond guarantee program to compensate operators with reclamation bond credits for reclamation costs; (4) establish a planning process to designate abandoned mine land recovery zones suitable for reclamation by surface coal mining activities; (5) make funds available upon official request to States or Indian tribes for geologic and hydrologic data collection to assist applicants for surface coal mining permits; and (6) use previously allocated funds for the establishment and administration of reclamation bond pool programs and to grant Reclamation Bond Guarantees under such programs to surface coal mine operators in return for reclamation work. Directs the Secretary to promulgate regulations for coal mine waste removal and reclamation. Mandates that, in order to enhance use of coal waste materials as an alternative energy fuel, certain alternative energy fuel regulations apply to coal as the primary energy source to the same extent that such regulations apply to geothermal and small power production facilities and qualifying small power production facilities. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 100-hr-4818 | 100 | hr | 4818 | A bill to establish the National Park of Samoa. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-06-14 | 1988-10-31 | Became Public Law No: 100-571. | House | Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4] | MN | D | V000087 | 14 | (Measure passed House, amended) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish the National Park of American Samoa. Provides for the management of such park. Directs the Secretary to establish an Advisory Board to provide advice on the management of such park. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-s-2492 | 100 | s | 2492 | A bill to establish the Mississippi River National Park in the State of Mississippi. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-06-10 | 1988-06-11 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] | MS | R | C000567 | 1 | Establishes the Mississippi River National Park in Mississippi. Provides for the administration of the Park. Establishes the Mississippi River National Park Advisory Commission. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-s-2497 | 100 | s | 2497 | A bill to amend the Act of July 23, 1955 (30 U.S.C. 601, 612), to allow disposal of mineral materials from unpatented mineral claims. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-06-10 | 1988-06-11 | Referred to Subcommittee on Mineral Resources and Development. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 0 | Amends Federal mining law pertaining to unpatented mining claims to reserve in the United States the right to manage and dispose of the mineral material in land subject to such claims. (Current law reserves only the right to vegetative surface resources.) Entitles the claim holder to mineral material, free of charge, from the nearest federally-administered mineral material site if such material is needed by the claim holder for mining operations after the United States has disposed of mineral material from the claim site. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-sres-441 | 100 | sres | 441 | A resolution to express the sense of the Senate on the need to commend Clifford Hugh Frame for his leadership and achievement in the operation of the Cyprus Anvil Mine. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-06-10 | 1988-06-20 | Referred to Subcommittee on Mineral Resources and Development. | Senate | Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] | AK | R | S000888 | 1 | Commends Clifford Hugh Frame for his leadership and achievement in the operation of the Cyprus Anvil Mine, Canada. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-hr-4777 | 100 | hr | 4777 | A bill to modify the boundary of the Guadalupe Mountains National Park, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-06-09 | 1988-10-28 | Became Public Law No: 100-541. | House | Rep. Coleman, Ronald D. [D-TX-16] | TX | D | C000621 | 0 | (Measure passed House, amended) Includes specified lands within the boundary of the Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas. Authorizes appropriations for the construction of a fence to protect the natural and cultural resources of such lands. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-hr-4778 | 100 | hr | 4778 | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to repair and resurface a segment of the Foothills Parkway in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-06-09 | 1988-06-17 | Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Duncan, John J. [R-TN-2] | TN | R | D000534 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to repair a specified segment of the Foothills Parkway in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 100-hres-468 | 100 | hres | 468 | A resolution commending Clifford Hugh Frame for his leadership and achievement in the operation of the Cyprus Anvil Mine. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-06-09 | 1988-06-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | Commends Clifford Hugh Frame for his leadership and achievement in the operation of the Cyprus Anvil Mine, Canada. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hr-4759 | 100 | hr | 4759 | A bill to authorize the establishment of the Calumet National Historical Park in the State of Michigan and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-06-08 | 1988-06-17 | Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Davis, Robert W. [R-MI-11] | MI | R | D000131 | 12 | Title I: Establishment of Park and Preservation District - Establishes the Calumet National Historical Park, including the Quincy Mining National Historic Landmark, Michigan, and the Calumet and Hecla Mining National Historic Landmark, Michigan, as a unit of the National Park System. Establishes the Calumet Historic Preservation District in the village of Calumet, Michigan. Provides for the cooperation of Federal agencies whose activities affect the park or preservation district. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Role of the Secretary - Requires the Secretary of the Interior, not later than three years after funds are made available to carry out this Act, to establish and submit to the Congress a management plan for the park. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire historic properties within the park. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into agreements with any owner of property with national historic or cultural significance within the park or preservation district to provide for interpretive exhibits or programs. Sets forth provisions relating to general administrative functions of the Secretary. Title III: Role of the Commission - Establishes the Calumet Historic Preservation Commission within the Department of the Interior to administer the preservation district and provide certain services within the park. Requires the Commission, within 18 months after it conducts its first meeting, to submit to the Secretary a park preservation plan which meets specified requirements. Prohibits the Secretary from making funds available to the Commission until such plan has been approved and submitted to the Congress. Sets forth the powers of the Commission. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 100-s-2471 | 100 | s | 2471 | Martin Luther King, Junior, National Historic Site and Preservation District Redevelopment Act of 1987 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-06-07 | 1988-06-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Fowler, Wyche, Jr. [D-GA] | GA | D | F000329 | 1 | Martin Luther King, Junior, National Historic Site and Preservation District Redevelopment Act of 1987 - Establishes in the Treasury a revolving fund, the Martin Luther King, Junior, National Historic Site and Preservation District Redevelopment Fund, to make loans to assist in financing redevelopment in the Martin Luther King, Junior, National Historic Site and Preservation District in Atlanta, Georgia, by the Auburn Area Revitalization Committee, Inc. Sets forth Fund loan and termination procedures. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-28T20:08:35Z | |
| 100-hr-4746 | 100 | hr | 4746 | A bill to designate Sespe Creek and the Sisquoc River in the State of California as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1988-06-03 | 1988-08-17 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19] | CA | R | L000020 | 1 | Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified segments of the Sespe Creek and the Sisquoc River, California, as wild rivers. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z |
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