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| 103-s-2568 | 103 | s | 2568 | Public Land Emancipation and Management Improvement Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-12-01 | 1994-12-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY] | WY | R | W000092 | 0 | Public Land Emancipation and Management Improvement Act - Vests all U.S. interests in real property in the State in which such property is located, subject only to specified limitations and any valid existing rights, effective January 1, 1998. Excludes from the definition of "real property" under this Act: (1) any lands or interests therein owned by the United States as of such date within the exterior boundaries of any unit of the National Park Service (NPS lands) which the United States holds title to in trust for the benefit of a federally recognized Indian tribe, a member thereof, or an individual allottee (Indian lands) and which the Governor of the State in which such lands are located does not wish to have transferred, as identified in writing to the President prior to such date as not subject to transfer (unwanted lands); and (2) such lands as the President identifies for continued Federal retention, except that the total of all lands identified, when combined with any other U.S. lands (excluding Indian lands and unwanted lands), may not exceed 20 percent of the total acreage within any given State. Directs the President, by January 1, 1997, to prepare a comprehensive inventory of all real property owned by the Federal Government within each of the States and transmit such list to each Governor, accompanied by an identification of NPS and Indian lands or which have been identified for continued Federal retention. Authorizes each Governor to bring an action in any Federal district court within the State to modify the list if the real property identified for continued Federal retention exceeds 20 percent of the total acreage within the State. Limits review to whether the acreage exceeds 20 percent (and if the court concludes that it does, the court shall exclude such acreage as necessary to reduce the total to no more than 20 percent). Specifies that the acreage to be excluded shall be based solely on a priority list furnished by the Governor and that the list shall be final and not subject to review or m… | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-s-2569 | 103 | s | 2569 | High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-12-01 | 1994-12-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] | AK | R | S000888 | 1 | High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act - Prohibits the United States from entering into any international agreement with respect to fisheries, marine resources, the use of the high seas, or trade in fish or fish products that would prevent full implementation of the global moratorium on large-scale driftnet fishing on the high seas, as such moratorium is expressed in a certain United Nations (U.N.) resolution. Directs the Secretary of State to seek to enhance the implementation and effectiveness of U.N. resolutions and decisions regarding the moratorium on large-scale driftnet fishing on the high seas through appropriate international agreements and organizations. Requires the President to utilize appropriate assets of the Federal government to detect, monitor, and prevent violations of such U.N. moratoriums. | 2025-08-26T13:51:32Z | |
| 103-sres-288 | 103 | sres | 288 | A resolution to request that the Secretary of the Interior withdraw proposed regulations concerning rights-of-way granted under section 2477 of the Revised Statutes, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-12-01 | 1994-12-01 | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 4 | Requests that the Secretary of the Interior: (1) immediately withdraw a proposed rule regarding rights-of-way across lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and (2) reissue such proposed rule for public review and comment only after consulting with specified congressional committees and after revising such proposed rule to adequately reflect and comply with all pertinent laws, executive orders, rules, and historical and legal precedent. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-s-2560 | 103 | s | 2560 | A bill to allow the collection and payment of funds following the completion of cooperative work involving the protection, management, and improvement of the National Forest System, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-10-08 | 1994-12-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. | Senate | Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] | VT | D | L000174 | 3 | Amends Federal law with respect to nonprofit group donations to the National Forest System to permit the Forest Service to fund a project with appropriated moneys provided the nonprofit has a written Forest Service reimbursement agreement. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to establish written rules for contribution acceptance. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 103-sres-285 | 103 | sres | 285 | A resolution to express the sense of the Senate concerning phasing in implementation of Forest Management Plans by the Department of Agriculture. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-10-08 | 1994-10-08 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S15030-15031) | Senate | Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] | MS | R | L000447 | 8 | Expresses the sense of the Senate with respect to forest management plan implementation, including that the Secretary of Agriculture recognize the multiple uses of national forests. | 2021-06-02T20:15:59Z | |
| 103-hr-5236 | 103 | hr | 5236 | Opal Creek Forest Preserve Act of 1994 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-10-07 | 1994-11-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Kopetski, Mike [D-OR-5] | OR | D | K000312 | 0 | Opal Creek Forest Preserve Act of 1994 - Establishes the Opal Creek Forest Preserve consisting of Federal lands in the Willamette and Mt. Hood National Forests, Oregon. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to prepare a Preserve management plan. Prohibits, with specified exceptions: (1) logging or other timber harvesting; (2) off road motorized travel; and (3) road construction and the use of specified existing roads. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire private lands within the Preserve. | 2025-08-26T13:50:46Z | |
| 103-hr-5268 | 103 | hr | 5268 | To authorize the exchange of National Park Service land in the Fire Island National Seashore in the State of New York for land in the Village of Patchogue, Suffolk County, New York. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-10-07 | 1994-11-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Hochbrueckner, George J. [D-NY-1] | NY | D | H000670 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to exchange certain National Park Service lands in the Fire Island National Seashore, New York, for specified Village of Patchogue lands in Suffolk County, New York, to be added to and administered as part of the Seashore. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 103-hr-5273 | 103 | hr | 5273 | Superior National Forest Fund Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-10-07 | 1994-11-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] | MN | D | O000006 | 0 | Superior National Forest Fund Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to collect recreation use fees and sell recreation use passes on a temporary basis within the Superior National Forest, Minnesota. | 2025-08-26T13:48:50Z | |
| 103-hres-584 | 103 | hres | 584 | Requesting that the Secretary of the Interior withdraw proposed regulations concerning rights-of-way granted under section 2477 of the Revised Statutes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-10-07 | 1994-11-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Orton, Bill [D-UT-3] | UT | D | O000108 | 2 | Requests the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) withdraw certain proposed regulations regarding rights-of-way granted under specified Federal law; and (2) reissue such proposed regulations for public comment only after they have been redrafted to reflect and comply with all pertinent laws, directives, and precedents. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 103-s-2538 | 103 | s | 2538 | Sustainable Fisheries Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-10-07 | 1994-10-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000148 | 2 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Conservation and Management Title II: Fishery Monitoring and Research Title III: Fisheries Stock Recovery Financing Title IV: Atlantic Tunas Convention Act Sustainable Fisheries Act - Title I: Conservation and Management - Amends the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to include among its purposes the advocacy of fishery habitat protection. (Sec. 104) Authorizes appropriations for FY 1993 through 1999 to carry out such Act. (Sec. 107) Revises the guidelines governing permits for foreign fishing vessels. (Sec. 108) Repeals the large-scale driftnet fishing reporting requirements. (Sec. 109) Modifies the national standards for fishery conservation and management to include the mandate that conservation and management measures minimize the incidental catch of non-target living marine resources. (Sec. 110) Expands the number of voting members on the Pacific Fishery Management Council to include one appointed from an Indian tribe with federally recognized fishing rights from a member State. Prescribes selection guidelines for such Indian representative. Authorizes each Regional Fishery Management Council to establish a negotiation panel to assist in the development of specific conservation and management measures for a fishery. (Sec. 111) Modifies the guidelines governing the contents of fishery management plans to include: (1) protection of essential fish habitat; (2) prevention of overfishing; (3) assessment of the level of bycatch; and (4) minimization of mortality caused by discards. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to establish guidelines for individual transferable quotas systems. (Sec. 112) Revises actions by the Secretary after receipt of a fishery management plan. Requires the Secretary to establish the level of fees for fishing vessel permits. (Sec. 113) Requires the Secretary to report annually to the Congress an the Councils on the status of fisheries within each Council's geographical area and identify those fisheries that approachin… | 2025-08-26T13:48:50Z | |
| 103-s-2542 | 103 | s | 2542 | Denali Mining Claims Act of 1994 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-10-07 | 1994-10-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] | AK | R | M001085 | 1 | Denali Mining Claims Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to enter into expedited good-faith negotiations with all willing owners of mining claims within Denali National Park, Alaska, for the purpose of entering into voluntary land acquisition agreements to purchase such claims. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) termination of negotiations; (2) negotiations concerning claims that are the subject of pending litigation; (3) information to be considered with respect to negotiations; (4) reports and appraisals; (5) dispute resolution; and (6) duties of the Secretary after the termination of negotiations. Directs the Secretary, upon determining with respect to a mining claim that it is not in the public interest to enter into the negotiations, to commence a declaration of takings procedure for a compensable taking under the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution. Grants the court the power to determine the date of the taking and the amount of compensation due to the parties in interest. Sets a deadline for applications for compensation of December 1, 1999. Specifies that if the owner of the mining claim objects to the application of procedures for a declaration of taking, the Secretary shall make an offer to the owner, subject to specified requirements. Requires the Secretary to: (1) publish in the Federal Register and in newspapers of general circulation in the five cities of Alaska with the greatest population the names of the owners of mining claims and the claims owned; and (2) provide to each owner, by certified mail, a notice of the provisions of this Act. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) disputed ownership; and (2) the validity of unpatented mining claims. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-s-2543 | 103 | s | 2543 | Forest Biodiversity and Clearcutting Prohibition Act of 1994 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-10-07 | 1994-10-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. | Senate | Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK] | OK | D | B000639 | 0 | Forest Biodiversity and Clearcutting Prohibition Act of 1993 - Amends the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966, the National Indian Forest Resources Management Act, and other Federal law to provide for the conservation of native biodiversity in each national forest community. Revises land management guidelines for such forests to prohibit any even-age logging or even-age management. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, on each site already under such management, to: (1) prescribe a shift to selection management; or (2) cease managing for timber purposes and actively restore the native biodiversity or permit each site to regain its native biodiversity. Prohibits extractive logging in specified National Forest areas. | 2025-08-26T13:51:49Z | |
| 103-s-2549 | 103 | s | 2549 | National Trails System Act Amendments of 1994 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-10-07 | 1994-10-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] | MI | D | L000261 | 5 | National Trails System Act Amendments of 1994 - Expresses the sense of the Congress that in order to address problems resulting from the multijurisdictional nature of governmental authority concerning the protection of national scenic and historic trails, the head of each Federal agency with jurisdiction over such trails should: (1) cooperate with States, political subdivisions, and private persons with an interest in the trails to pursue trail development; and (2) be granted authority to protect lands critical to the completion of such trails. Amends the National Trails System Act to prohibit the Federal Government from acquiring, without the consent of the owner, any land or interest in land outside of the exterior boundaries of any federally administered area for the Potomac Heritage Trail. Places the same condition on the acquisition of lands or interests for the Nez Perce National Historic Trail (from Oregon to Montana). Prohibits funds from being expended for the acquisition of land or interests outside existing Federal lands for the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, the North Country National Scenic Trail, the Ice Age National Scenic Trail, the Oregon National Historic Trail, the Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail, the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, or the Iditarod National Historic Trail except with the consent of the owner of the lands or interests. (Current law prohibits funds from being expended for such purposes without such exception.) | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-s-2550 | 103 | s | 2550 | A bill to provide for the sale of certain lands of the University of Arkansas. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-10-07 | 1994-11-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Pryor, David H. [D-AR] | AR | D | P000556 | 0 | Authorizes the University of Arkansas to sell certain lands (commonly known as the Walker Tract) in Washington County, Arkansas, if all of the proceeds of such sale are used for the purposes of the University's agricultural research facilities and programs. | 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z | |
| 103-hr-5231 | 103 | hr | 5231 | To provide for the management of portions of the Presidio under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-10-06 | 1994-10-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-8] | CA | D | P000197 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to utilize the resources of the Presidio in California to provide for and support programs and activities that foster research, education, or demonstration projects and that relate to the environment, energy, transportation, international affairs, arts and cultural understanding, health, and science. Grants the Secretary authority to: (1) negotiate and enter into specified interagency agreements and leases for the use of property within the Presidio; and (2) retain the proceeds from leases under this Act and from concession and other use authorizations and services provided by the Golden Gate National Recreation Area for five years or until the leased property is transferred to the Presidio Trust (established by this Act). Establishes within the Department of the Interior the Presidio Trust to manage the leasing, maintenance, rehabilitation, repair, and improvement of property within the Presidio which is transferred to the Trust by the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to transfer to the Trust, subject to specified requirements, a leasehold in the Letterman-LAIR complex, Fort Scott, Main Post, Cavalry Stables, Presidio Hill, Wherry Housing, East Housing, the structures at Crissy Field, and such other properties within the Presidio as the Secretary and the Trust deem appropriate. Requires the Trust to obtain such competition as is practicable in the circumstances, maintain liaison with the Golden Gate National Recreation Area Advisory Commission, and meet with the Commission at least annually. Authorizes appropriations. Prohibits an entity from expending funds appropriated pursuant to this Act unless it complies with the Buy American Act. Expresses the sense of the Congress that only American-made equipment and products should be purchased by entities receiving financial assistance under this Act. Requires the head of each Federal agency to notify each such recipient of this congressional statement. Provides that if a court or Federal agency determines that any person … | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-hr-5235 | 103 | hr | 5235 | Texas County Minimum Payment Act of 1994 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-10-06 | 1994-10-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2] | TX | D | W000570 | 0 | Texas County Minimum Payment Act of 1994 - Provides Texas counties with a minimum payment from national forest receipts. | 2025-08-26T13:51:58Z | |
| 103-s-2519 | 103 | s | 2519 | A bill to amend title IV of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, to provide for acquisition and reclamation of land adversely affected by past coal mining practices, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-10-06 | 1994-10-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY] | KY | D | F000268 | 0 | Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to authorize: (1) the use of the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund (the Fund) to establish State administered programs to insure private property against damages from landslides caused by past coal mining activities; and (2) the Secretary of the Interior, or the State, under specified circumstances, to acquire dwellings adversely affected by such activities in lieu of performing reclamation activities. Revises the guidelines for: (1) land acquisition; and (2) use of the Fund to relocate private residences threatened by past mining abuse, if relocation will result in significant cost savings over performing emergency reclamation activities, and safeguard the public health and safety. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-hr-5185 | 103 | hr | 5185 | To amend the National Historic Preservation Act to prohibit the inclusion of certain sites on the National Register of Historic Places, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-10-05 | 1994-11-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] | CA | R | H000528 | 3 | Amends the National Historic Preservation Act to prohibit unimproved or unmodified natural landscape features that do not contain artifacts or other physical evidence of human activity that have unique significance in history or pre-history from being: (1) eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places; (2) included on the Register; or (3) considered to be a historic or pre-historic property or historic resource for purposes of the Act or other Federal laws. Provides that nothing in this Act shall invalidate or otherwise affect determinations made before this Act's enactment with respect to any site. Prohibits the Mt. Shasta area in California from being designated by any U.S. agency or authority as a historic district, historic site, or national monument under the Act or the Antiquities Act. Ceases the force and effect of any inconsistent designation made before enactment of this Act. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 103-hr-5190 | 103 | hr | 5190 | To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the State of Minnesota the New London National Fish Hatchery production facility. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-10-05 | 1994-10-05 | Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. | House | Rep. Minge, David [D-MN-2] | MN | D | M000795 | 0 | Authorizes the conveyance, without reimbursement, of all U.S. interest in the New London National Fish Hatchery production facility to the State of Minnesota solely for the Minnesota fishery resources management program. | 2021-06-02T20:13:57Z | |
| 103-s-2509 | 103 | s | 2509 | American Heritage Areas Partnership Program Act of 1994 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-10-05 | 1994-10-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 0 | American Heritage Areas Partnership Program Act of 1994 - Establishes the American Heritage Areas Partnership Program within the Department of the Interior, consisting of such Areas designated by this Act. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) evaluate combinations of resources best preserved, interpreted, stabilized, and managed as American Heritage Areas under a partnership model; (2) evaluate nominated Areas; (3) advise State and local governments, nonprofit organizations, or other appropriate entities as to suitable methods of recognizing and preserving thematically and geographically linked natural, historic, and cultural resources and recreational opportunities; (4) provide technical assistance and grants for nominating areas for inclusion in the Program, for developing compacts for nominated Areas and management plans for designated Areas, and for undertaking capital projects and improvements; and (5) consider any designated Heritage Area for nomination to the World Heritage List if the Area meets the nomination qualification. Provides that an area may be designated as an American Heritage Area only by an Act of the Congress. Conditions such designation on the Secretary's approval of an Area feasibility study and compact. Provides that the designation of the Area shall not: (1) signify that it is included in, or eligible for, inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places; or (2) preclude nomination to, or inclusion in, the Register of any district, site, building, structure, or object located within the Area. (Sec. 6) Authorizes the Secretary to make matching grants and provide technical assistance to: (1) assist in studies to identify the feasibility of establishing a heritage area; (2) prepare compacts outlining the objectives, boundaries, and management structure of the heritage area; (3) prepare management plans for designated Areas; and (4) provide support for early actions as part of the development of such Areas. Specifies contents of Area feasibility studies, compacts, and m… | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-hr-5161 | 103 | hr | 5161 | To amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 to permit the prompt sharing of timber sale receipts of the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-10-04 | 1994-11-02 | Became Public Law No: 103-443. | House | Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6] | WA | D | D000327 | 7 | Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 with respect to the sharing of timber sale receipts of the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 103-sres-273 | 103 | sres | 273 | A resolution to express the sense of the Senate in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of Grand Canyon National Park. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-10-04 | 1994-10-04 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S14072) | Senate | Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] | AZ | R | M000303 | 1 | Expresses the sense of the Senate in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Grand Canyon National Park. | 2021-06-02T20:15:57Z | |
| 103-hr-5158 | 103 | hr | 5158 | To authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey certain excess real property located at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-10-03 | 1994-10-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Memorial Affairs. | House | Rep. Tejeda, Frank [D-TX-28] | TX | D | T000113 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to transfer certain real property at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, to: (1) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and (2) the city of San Antonio, Texas. Requires the: (1) Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use such property as a national cemetery; and (2) city to use such property as a public park. Provides for property return or reversion if not used for such purposes. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 103-hjres-420 | 103 | hjres | 420 | To approve the location of a Thomas Paine Memorial. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-09-30 | 1994-10-07 | See S.J.Res.227. | House | Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] | NY | D | L000480 | 0 | Approves a specified location on Federal land in the District of Columbia for a Thomas Paine Memorial. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 103-s-2482 | 103 | s | 2482 | A bill to provide for the restoration of Washington Square in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and for the inclusion of Washington Square within Independence National Historical Park, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-09-30 | 1994-09-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Wofford, Harris [D-PA] | PA | D | W000665 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to provide a grant to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to undertake the restoration of Washington Square in accordance with the standards established to facilitate its inclusion in Independence National Historical Park. Prohibits such grant from being used to fund more than 66.6 percent of the costs of such restoration. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary, after restoration is completed, to: (1) enter into an agreement with Philadelphia for the lease of the Square to the National Park Service; (2) modify the Park's boundaries to include the Square; and (3) provide for the administration of the Square as part of the Park. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-sjres-227 | 103 | sjres | 227 | A joint resolution to approve the location of a Thomas Paine Memorial. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-09-30 | 1994-10-25 | Became Public Law No: 103-422. | Senate | Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY] | KY | D | F000268 | 1 | Approves specified locations on Federal lands for a Thomas Paine Memorial and a World War II Memorial. | 2021-09-25T05:35:36Z | |
| 103-s-2474 | 103 | s | 2474 | National Recreational Trails Act of 1994 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-09-29 | 1994-09-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [D-CO] | CO | D | C000077 | 4 | National Recreational Trails Act of 1994 - Amends the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to revise State eligibility requirements with respect to national recreational trails funding to require States to agree to expend a specified amount from non-Federal sources for such trails. Repeals the current requirement that States imposing a tax on nonhighway recreational fuels reserve a reasonable estimation of such tax revenues for recreational trail use. Allows the use of certain administrative expenditures from the National Recreational Trails Trust Fund for contracting for services with other land management agencies. Limits to one the number of national surveys of non-highway recreational fuel consumption by State that may be paid for out of such Fund. Requires States, in the mandatory use of specified amounts from such Fund for motorized or non-motorized recreation, to give priority, to the extent practicable, to project proposals that provide for the redesign, reconstruction, maintenance, or relocation of trails in order to mitigate the impact to the natural environment. Authorizes States to apply for exemption from motorized or non-motorized recreation fund use requirements if they have determined, based on trail needs identified in the Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan, that it is in their best interests to be exempt. Authorizes appropriations. Increases from 11 to 12 the number of members of the National Recreational Trails Advisory Committee. Requires such committee to include one member appointed by the Secretary of the Interior representing individuals with disabilities. Rescinds specified unobligated FY 1994 appropriations. | 2025-08-26T13:49:59Z | |
| 103-s-2470 | 103 | s | 2470 | A bill entitled "Gilpin County, Colorado--B.L.M. Land Transfer Act of 1994". | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-09-28 | 1994-09-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [D-CO] | CO | D | C000077 | 1 | Requires Lake Gulch, Inc., to convey, on an equal value basis, specified lands located in Larimer, Lake, and Conejos Counties, Colorado, to the Secretary of the Interior in exchange for certain Lake Gulch Selected Lands located in Gilpin County, Colorado. Provides that, if cash equalization monies are owed to the United States in the exchange, such monies shall be retained by the Secretary and may be utilized until fully expended to purchase from willing sellers land or water rights to augment wildlife habitat and to protect and restore wetlands in the Bureau of Land Management's Blanca Wetlands, Alamosa County, Colorado. Conditions the conveyance of such selected lands on Lake Gulch executing an agreement which: (1) grants the United States a covenant that none of such lands (all of which currently lie outside of Colorado's current legally approved gaming area) shall ever be used for gaming purposes should such gaming area ever be expanded by the State; and (2) permanently holds the United States harmless for liability and indemnifies it against all costs arising from any activities, operations (including the storing, handling, and dumping of hazardous materials or substances) or other acts conducted by Lake Gulch on the selected lands after such transfer. Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed as either diminishing or increasing any U.S. responsibility or liability based on the condition of the selected lands before or on the date of their transfer. Subjects the conveyance to the existing easement for Gilpin County Road 6. Revokes a specified Public Water Reserve established by Executive Order dated April 17, 1926, insofar as it affects certain land which covers a portion of the selected lands. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-hr-5107 | 103 | hr | 5107 | To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to provide for the study of Rock Creek in the State of Montana for potential addition to the national wild and scenic rivers system, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-09-26 | 1994-09-28 | Provisions Incorporated Into H.R.4083. | House | Rep. Williams, Pat [D-MT-1] | MT | D | W000520 | 0 | Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a specified segment of Rock Creek, Montana, for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 103-hr-5097 | 103 | hr | 5097 | Nevada Forest Protection Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-09-23 | 1994-11-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Vucanovich, Barbara F. [R-NV-2] | NV | R | V000124 | 0 | Nevada Forest Protection Act - Directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to: (1) identify and clear of forest fuels high-fire-risk Federal forest lands in Nevada; and (2) submit to the Congress a fire prevention plan and budget. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T13:50:19Z | |
| 103-sjres-221 | 103 | sjres | 221 | A joint resolution to express the sense of the Congress in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of Grand Canyon National Park. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-09-23 | 1994-11-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. | Senate | Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] | AZ | R | M000303 | 1 | Expresses the sense of the Congress in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Grand Canyon National Park. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 103-hconres-295 | 103 | hconres | 295 | To express the sense of the Congress of the United States that the United States should actively seek compliance by all countries with the conservation and management measures for Atlantic bluefin tuna adopted by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-09-22 | 1994-10-08 | Referred to the Committee on Commerce. | House | Rep. Studds, Gerry E. [D-MA-10] | MA | D | S001040 | 3 | Declares the sense of the Congress regarding: (1) conservation and management of Atlantic bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea; (2) U.S. opposition to further quota reductions for nations harvesting Atlantic bluefin tuna in a specified area, and insistence that member nations harvesting in such area implement comparable conservation and rebuilding programs for the Atlantic bluefin tuna resource; and (3) the continued harvesting by fishermen from member countries of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas which does not comply with the conservation and management recommendations of the Commission, which will be considered by the Congress to diminish the effectiveness of an international fishery conservation program and to be subject to an embargo under the Atlantic Tunas Convention. Declares that the United States should encourage: (1) other nations with significant markets for Atlantic bluefin tuna to prohibit their importation from harvesting nations which do not comply with the conservation and management recommendations of the Commission; and (2) the Commission to adopt recommendations authorizing the use of discretionary trade actions as enforcement against nations that undermine the effectiveness of such conservation and management recommendations. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 103-s-2455 | 103 | s | 2455 | High Seas Fisheries Licensing Act of 1994 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-09-22 | 1994-09-28 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 673. | Senate | Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000148 | 1 | High Seas Fisheries Licensing Act of 1994 - Prohibits a high seas vessel from engaging in harvesting operations on the high seas unless the vessel has on board a valid license issued under this Act. Makes any U.S. vessel eligible to receive such a license unless the vessel was previously authorized to be used for fishing on the high seas by a foreign nation and such nation suspended or, within the last three years preceding application for a license, withdrew such authorization because the vessel undermined the effectiveness of international conservation and management measures. Makes such restriction inapplicable in cases where the Secretary of Commerce determines that issuing a license would not subvert the Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas. Sets forth application and fee provisions. Directs the Secretary to maintain a record of high seas vessels issued licenses under this Act and to notify the flag state if a foreign vessel has engaged in activities undermining the effectiveness of international conservation and management measures. Sets forth enforcement and penalty provisions. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 103-s-2456 | 103 | s | 2456 | Forest Health Act of 1994 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-09-22 | 1994-09-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA] | WA | R | G000333 | 1 | Forest Health Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out specified forest restoration activities on Federal lands in the West that were adversely affected by wildfires. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-hjres-412 | 103 | hjres | 412 | To express the sense of the Congress in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of Grand Canyon National Park. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-09-20 | 1994-10-06 | See S.J.Res.221. | House | Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3] | AZ | R | S001044 | 4 | Expresses the sense of the Congress in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Grand Canyon National Park. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 103-s-2444 | 103 | s | 2444 | North Pacific Vessels Entry Moratorium Act of 1994 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-09-20 | 1994-09-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA] | WA | R | G000333 | 1 | North Pacific Vessels Entry Moratorium Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to approve and implement the proposed rule (published June 3, 1994) to establish a moratorium for a temporary period on the entry of new vessels into certain groundfish, crab, and halibut fisheries in the North Pacific and Bering Sea. Requires such moratorium to remain in effect until December 31, 1997, or until the Secretary approves an amendment to the moratorium prepared by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, whichever is earlier. | 2025-08-26T13:52:23Z | |
| 103-hr-5035 | 103 | hr | 5035 | Roosevelt Lake Recreation Area Fee Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-09-13 | 1994-11-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. | House | Rep. English, Karan [D-AZ-6] | AZ | D | E000186 | 0 | Roosevelt Lake Recreation Area Fee Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to establish and collect recreation use fees and to sell recreation use passes at designated recreation sites within the Roosevelt Lake Recreation Area in the Tonto National Forest, Arizona. Prohibits the Secretary from: (1) collecting such fees for the use or provision in the Area of drinking water, wayside exhibits, toilet facilities, general purpose roads, overlook sites, or general information; or (2) imposing or collecting a fee from Federal, State, or local officers or employees authorized by the Secretary to perform administrative duties at recreation sites in the Area. Entitles holders of valid Golden Age Passports or Golden Access Passports to use a recreation site within the Area for half the applicable recreation use fee. Provides that such fees shall be in lieu of any recreation use fee. Provides that such fees shall be lieu of any recreation use fees for such sites under the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 or the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993. (Sec. 6) Terminates the authority of the Secretary to establish and collect fees or to sell such passes at the end of the seven-year period beginning on the enactment of this Act. Requires the Secretary to report to specified congressional committees regarding modifying or extending the authority to sell recreation use fees and passes. (Sec. 7) Requires the funds received from recreation use fees and passes sold to be deposited in a special account in the Treasury. Permits Fund amounts to be used for: (1) operation, maintenance, and management of recreation sites within the Area; (2) interpretation and management of the Area's resources; and (3) administrative costs associated with such activities. | 2025-08-26T13:52:03Z | |
| 103-hr-5044 | 103 | hr | 5044 | American Heritage Areas Act of 1994 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-09-13 | 1994-10-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4] | MN | D | V000087 | 35 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: American Heritage Areas Partnership Program Title II: Designation of American Heritage Areas Title III: Studies Regarding Potential American Heritage Areas Title IV: Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Amendments Title V: Bramwell National Historic District Title VI: Southwestern Pennsylvania American Heritage Area Amendments Title VII: Buy American Policy American Heritage Areas Act of 1994 - Title I: American Heritage Areas Partnership Program - American Heritage Areas Partnership Program Act of 1994 - Establishes the American Heritage Areas Partnership Program within the Department of the Interior, consisting of such Areas designated by this Act. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) evaluate nominated Areas; (2) advise State and local governments, nonprofit organizations, and other appropriate entities as to suitable methods of recognizing and preserving thematically and geographically linked natural, historic, and cultural resources and recreational opportunities; and (3) consider any designated Heritage Area for nomination to the World Heritage List if the Area meets the nomination qualifications. Specifies that no county, city, or town shall be included within the boundaries of the Area unless its government agrees and notifies the Secretary. Provides that an area may be designated as an American Heritage Area only by an Act of the Congress or by the means provided in title II. Conditions such designation on the Secretary of the Interior's approval of an Area feasibility study and compact. (Sec. 106) Sets forth provisions regarding compacts (relating to the objectives and management of Areas proposed for designation) and management plans (which shall present comprehensive recommendations for the conservation, funding, management, and development of such Areas). Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical and financial assistance for early actions that are important to the theme… | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-s-2434 | 103 | s | 2434 | A bill to increase the amount authorized to be appropriated for assistance for highway relocation regarding the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park in Georgia, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-09-13 | 1994-10-05 | Subcommittee on Parks, Preservation and Recreation. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 103-968. | Senate | Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] | GA | D | N000171 | 0 | Increases the authorization of appropriations for the National Park Service to assist Georgia in relocating a highway affecting the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-s-2424 | 103 | s | 2424 | A bill to expand the boundaries of the Stones River National Battlefield in Tennessee, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-08-25 | 1994-09-30 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 701. | Senate | Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN] | TN | D | S000068 | 1 | Expands the boundaries of the Stones River National Battlefield in Tennessee. Authorizes appropriations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-s-2425 | 103 | s | 2425 | A bill to amend the Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Act of 1984 to modify the boundaries of the corridor, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-08-25 | 1994-08-26 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL] | IL | D | S000423 | 0 | Amends the Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor Act of 1984 to extend: (1) the boundaries of the Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor; and (2) the Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor Commission to the year 2004. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-s-2428 | 103 | s | 2428 | National Parks Airspace Management Act of 1994 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-08-25 | 1994-08-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | A000069 | 0 | National Parks Airspace Management Act of 1994 - Prohibits a commercial air tour operator from flying over a National Park System (NPS) unit at less than 3,000 feet above ground level unless there is an agreement among the operator, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the Director of the National Park Service (Service) specifying otherwise. Requires the Administrator and the Director to jointly take appropriate actions to: (1) determine and implement the most practical and effective means of minimizing the effects of commercial air tour flights over NPS units; and (2) conduct periodic training of FAA employees and the Service on matters relating to such implementation. (Sec. 4) Requires the Administrator to initiate formal rulemaking procedures to prescribe: (1) a new subpart of the Code of Federal Regulations relating to air taxi operators and commercial operators which would specifically cover all commercial air tour operators that conduct commercial air tour flights over NPS units; and (2) a single operational rule which would govern the conduct of fixed-wing and rotorcraft flights by such operators over NPS units. Allows the Director to prescribe separate operational rules for flights by fixed-wing aircraft and by rotorcraft if they are warranted. (Sec. 6) Requires the Director to: (1) prescribe criteria to identify NPS units where air tour flights by commercial air tour aircraft are incompatible with or injurious to the purposes and values for which such units were established; and (2) identify and designate the units which meet such criteria. Prohibits commercial air tour flights over such designated NPS units. Makes exceptions for operators that conducted flights as of December 31, 1993, or that commenced conducting flights between January 1, 1994, and the date of enactment of this Act. (Sec. 7) Requires the Director and the Administrator to establish, review, and revise plans for the management of the airspace above other NPS units that are: (1) affected by commercial … | 2025-08-26T13:50:01Z | |
| 103-hjres-406 | 103 | hjres | 406 | To approve the location of a World War II Memorial in the Nation's Capitol. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-08-21 | 1994-10-06 | Provisions of Measure Incorporated into S.J.Res.227. | House | Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] | OH | D | K000009 | 0 | Approves a specified location on Federal land in the District of Columbia for a World War II Memorial. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 103-hr-5016 | 103 | hr | 5016 | Entitled, "Gilpin County Colorado - BLM Land Transfer Act of 1994". | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-08-21 | 1994-11-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Skaggs, David E. [D-CO-2] | CO | D | S000462 | 1 | Requires Lake Gulch, Inc., to convey, on an equal value basis, specified lands located in Larimer, Lake, and Conejos Counties, Colorado, to the Secretary of the Interior in exchange for certain Lake Gulch Selected Lands located in Gilpin County, Colorado. Provides that, if cash equalization monies are owed to the United States in the exchange, such monies shall be retained by the Secretary and may be utilized until fully expended to purchase from willing sellers land or water rights to augment wildlife habitat and to protect and restore wetlands in the Bureau of Land Management's Blanca Wetlands, Alamosa County, Colorado. Conditions the conveyance of such selected lands on Lake Gulch executing an agreement which: (1) grants the United States a covenant that none of such lands (all of which currently lie outside of Colorado's current legally approved gaming area) shall ever be used for gaming purposes should such gaming area ever be expanded by the State; and (2) permanently holds the United States harmless for liability and indemnifies it against all costs arising from any activities, operations (including the storing, handling, and dumping of hazardous materials or substances) or other acts conducted by Lake Gulch on the selected lands after such transfer. Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed as either diminishing or increasing any U.S. responsibility or liability based on the condition of the selected lands before or on the date of their transfer. Subjects the conveyance to the existing easement for Gilpin County Road 6. Revokes a specified Public Water Reserve established by Executive Order dated April 17, 1926, insofar as it affects certain land which covers a portion of the selected lands. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 103-hres-529 | 103 | hres | 529 | To affirm this Nation's tradition of hunting on wildlife refuges. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-08-21 | 1994-08-23 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Williams, Pat [D-MT-1] | MT | D | W000520 | 21 | Declares that the Congress: (1) recognizes the need for and desirability of recreational hunting on national wildlife refuges; (2) recognizes both the financial and organizational support provided by recreational hunters to national wildlife refuges and other Federal lands; and (3) commends professional refuge managers who work to enhance wildlife resources. | 2021-06-02T19:16:21Z | |
| 103-hr-5007 | 103 | hr | 5007 | National Forest Stewardship Contracting Act of 1994 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-08-20 | 1994-09-29 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. LaRocco, Larry [D-ID-1] | ID | D | L000098 | 0 | National Forest Stewardship Contracting Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) implement a Forest Service program to use National Forest System timber and forest products revenues (stewardship contracts) to conduct other ecosystem resource activities on such lands; and (2) develop a standard System stewardship contract. Requires stewardship contract receipts to be deposited into a Stewardship Account. Appropriates Account funds. | 2025-08-26T13:49:27Z | |
| 103-hr-5000 | 103 | hr | 5000 | Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Act of 1994 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-08-19 | 1994-11-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Glickman, Dan [D-KS-4] | KS | D | G000240 | 3 | Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Act of 1994 - Establishes the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve to provide for the preservation, restoration, and interpretation of the Spring Hill Ranch area of the Flint Hills of Kansas. Considers the Preserve a designated unit of the National Park System, including for purposes of charging entrance and admission fees under specified provisions of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to prepare and submit to specified congressional committees a general management plan for the Preserve. Authorizes the acquisition of real property and improvements thereon, and rights-of-way on roads that are not owned by Kansas, within the boundaries of the Preserve. Prohibits: (1) such property from being acquired without the owner's consent; and (2) U.S. acquisition of fee ownership of any lands within the Preserve other than these lands. Establishes the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Advisory Committee to advise the Secretary and the Director of the National Park Service on the development, management, and interpretation of the Preserve. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T13:49:06Z | |
| 103-s-2412 | 103 | s | 2412 | Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Act of 1994 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-08-19 | 1994-08-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Kassebaum, Nancy Landon [R-KS] | KS | R | K000017 | 2 | Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Act of 1994 - Establishes the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve to provide for the preservation, restoration, and interpretation of the Spring Hill Ranch area of the Flint Hills of Kansas. Considers the Preserve a designated unit of the National Park System, including for purposes of charging entrance and admission fees under specified provisions of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to prepare and submit to specified congressional committees a general management plan for the Preserve. Authorizes the acquisition of real property and improvements thereon, and rights-of-way on roads that are not owned by Kansas, within the boundaries of the Preserve. Sets forth provisions regarding payments to local governments in lieu of taxes for such real property. Prohibits: (1) such property from being acquired without the owner's consent; and (2) U.S. acquisition of fee ownership of any lands within the Preserve other than these lands. Establishes the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Advisory Committee to advise the Secretary and the Director of the National Park Service on the development, management, and interpretation of the Preserve. Authorizes appropriations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-hr-4993 | 103 | hr | 4993 | To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain lands in the Wenatachee National Forest, Washington, for certain lands owned by Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County, Washington, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-08-18 | 1994-11-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-4] | WA | D | I000026 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain National Forest lands (including a wastewater treatment facility) in Chelan County, Washington, for certain lands owned by Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County, Washington. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 103-s-2400 | 103 | s | 2400 | Northern Yukon-Arctic International Wildlife Refuge Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-08-17 | 1994-08-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] | DE | R | R000460 | 0 | Northern Yukon-Arctic International Wildlife Refuge Act - Establishes the Northern Yukon-Arctic International Wildlife Refuge. Declares that the United States portion of the Refuge shall be administered under the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T13:52:33Z | |
| 103-hr-4966 | 103 | hr | 4966 | Cleveland National Forest Land Exchange Act of 1994 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-08-16 | 1994-11-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-47] | CA | R | C000830 | 1 | Cleveland National Forest Land Exchange Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a land exchange with the Orange County Council of the Boy Scouts of America involving specified lands in the Cleveland National Forest, California. | 2025-08-26T13:49:41Z | |
| 103-s-2398 | 103 | s | 2398 | Illinois Land Conservation Act of 1994 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-08-16 | 1994-08-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL] | IL | D | S000423 | 1 | Illinois Land Conservation Act of 1994 - Ratifies the proposals identified by the land use plan which was developed by the Joliet Arsenal Citizen Planning Commission and approved on April 8, 1994. Transfers to the Secretary of Agriculture, without reimbursement, portions of the Joliet Army Ammunition Plant in Illinois (Arsenal) to constitute the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie (MNTP) established by this Act. Declares that this Act does not change the responsibilities or liabilities of persons under applicable environmental laws except that the Secretary shall not be liable or responsible for contamination resulting from or related to the condition of the property existing before such transfer, such as migration of hazardous substances, pollutants, contaminants, or petroleum products or their derivatives disposed during the Department of the Army activities. Makes the Secretary of the Army responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of all fences, guardhouses, and other security facilities and personnel costs on all portions of the Arsenal that have not been transferred to the Secretary. Authorizes the Secretaries and the Administrator to individually and collectively enter into cooperative agreements and memoranda of understanding among each other and with other affected Federal, State, and local governments, private organizations, and corporations to implement this Act and to carry out the purposes for which the MNTP is established. Transfers jurisdiction to the Secretary over those portions of the Arsenal property identified for transfer within six months of enactment of this Act. Requires the Secretary of the Army to retain jurisdiction, authority, control over real property at the Arsenal to be used for environmental cleanup purposes. (Sec. 3) Requires the Secretary of the Army, with respect to the real property at the Arsenal, to remain liable for and to continue to carry out: (1) all response actions required under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) … | 2025-08-26T13:52:04Z | |
| 103-sjres-217 | 103 | sjres | 217 | A joint resolution to approve the location of a World War II Memorial. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-08-15 | 1994-09-27 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 653. | Senate | Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA] | LA | D | J000189 | 0 | Approves a specified location on Federal land in the District of Columbia for a World War II Memorial. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-hr-4946 | 103 | hr | 4946 | Illinois Land Conservation Act of 1994 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-08-12 | 1994-10-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Sangmeister, George E. [D-IL-11] | IL | D | S000056 | 11 | Illinois Land Conservation Act of 1994 - Ratifies the proposals identified by the land use plan which was developed by the Joliet Arsenal Citizen Planning Commission, approved April 8, 1994. Transfers to the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary), without reimbursement, portions of the Joliet Army Ammunition Plant in Illinois (Arsenal) to constitute the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie (MNP) established by this Act. Directs the Secretary, Secretary of the Army, and Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide and maintain security measures on the portions of the Arsenal under their jurisdictions. Authorizes the Secretary, prior to such transfer and subject to such reasonable terms and conditions as the Secretary of the Army may prescribe, to enter upon Arsenal property for purposes related to planning, resource inventory, fish and wildlife habitat manipulation (including burning), and specified other activities. Transfers jurisdiction to the Secretary and the Secretary of VA over those portions of the Arsenal property identified for transfer within six months of this Act's enactment. Specifies that, in the case of Arsenal property to be transferred to the Secretary, the Secretary of the Army shall transfer to the Secretary only those portions for which no further action is required under any environmental law. Provides for additional transfers and the identification of portions for transfer for MNP. Directs the Secretary of the Army to retain jurisdiction, authority, and control over real property at the Arsenal to be used for environmental cleanup purposes. Requires: (1) all costs of necessary surveys for the transfer of jurisdiction of properties among Federal agencies to be shared equally by the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Department receiving the property; and (2) for lands transferred to a non-Federal agency, the Secretary of the Army to pay the survey costs. (Sec. 4) Requires the Secretary of the Army, with respect to the real property at the Arsenal, to remain liable for and continu… | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 103-s-2385 | 103 | s | 2385 | Sustainable Ecosystems and Economies (SEE) Demonstration Act of 1994 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-08-12 | 1994-08-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 0 | Sustainable Ecosystems and Economies (SEE) Demonstration Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish and implement in the Forest Service a Sustainable Ecosystems and Economies (SEE) Demonstration Program (Program) to investigate and demonstrate new management strategies to: (1) ensure sustainable ecosystems; and (2) provide technical and economic assistance to forest resource-dependent communities. Directs the Secretary to designate ecosystem management areas. Establishes in the Treasury a Sustainable Ecosystems and Economies Account. Directs the President to submit an annual Program report to the Congress. | 2025-08-26T13:51:25Z | |
| 103-hr-4943 | 103 | hr | 4943 | To regulate fishing in certain waters of Alaska. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-08-11 | 1994-08-16 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | Permits local residents who are descendants of Katmai residents who lived within the boundaries of Katmai National Park, Alaska, subject to reasonable regulations established by the Secretary of the Interior, to continue their traditional fishery for red fish in the Naknek Lake-Naknek River and Brooks River and Iliuk Arm within such Park. | 2021-06-02T20:12:54Z | |
| 103-hr-4930 | 103 | hr | 4930 | To amend the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to prepare fishery management plans and amendments to fishery management plans under negotiated rulemaking procedures. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-08-10 | 1994-09-06 | Executive Comment Requested from Commerce. | House | Rep. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME-2] | ME | R | S000663 | 0 | Amends the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to authorize the Secretary of Commerce, under specified procedures for negotiated rulemaking, to prepare a fishery management plan with respect to any fishery, or any amendment to any such plan, and such proposed regulations as necessary or appropriate. Requires that any such plan or amendment be prepared: (1) in accordance with national standards and applicable law; and (2) in consultation with the Secretary of State with respect to foreign fishing, and with the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating regarding enforcement at sea. | 2021-06-02T20:12:51Z | |
| 103-hr-4932 | 103 | hr | 4932 | To amend the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to require the Secretary of Commerce to prepare conservation and management measures for the northeast multispecies (groundfish) fishery under negotiated rulemaking procedures. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-08-10 | 1994-08-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Management. | House | Rep. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME-2] | ME | R | S000663 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Commerce to begin preparing under the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act a fishery management plan, or an amendment to an existing plan under the Act, and proposed regulations to implement such plan or amendment (plan), which establish conservation and management measures for the northeast multispecies (groundfish) fishery. Requires the Secretary, in preparing such plan, to comply with specified procedures for negotiated rulemaking, with exceptions, including by establishing a negotiated rulemaking committee and publishing notice within 60 days. Specifies that if a negotiated rulemaking committee reaches a consensus on a plan, the Secretary may submit the plan to the New England Fishery Management Council (and if the Secretary submits the plan, it shall be treated as having been prepared by the Secretary) under the Act. | 2021-06-02T20:12:51Z | |
| 103-s-2359 | 103 | s | 2359 | Walnut Canyon National Monument Boundary Modification Act of 1994 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-08-04 | 1994-10-05 | Subcommittee on Parks, Preservation and Recreation. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 103-968. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 1 | Walnut Canyon National Monument Boundary Modification Act of 1994 - Modifies the boundaries of the Walnut Canyon National Monument in Arizona. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire lands and interests in lands within the Monument. Transfers Federal property: (1) within the boundaries of the Monument (as modified by this Act) to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior for management as part of the Monument; and (2) excluded from the Monument (pursuant to the boundary modification) to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture to be managed as part of the Coconino National Forest. Requires the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to manage the Monument as a unit of the National Park Service. Authorizes appropriations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-s-2360 | 103 | s | 2360 | A bill to amend the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-08-04 | 1994-08-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA] | LA | D | B000780 | 5 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act Amendments Title II: Transfer of U.S. Flag Fishing and Processing Vessel Registries Title I: Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act Amendments - Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act Amendments of 1994 - Amends the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to revise the purposes of the Act to make Regional Fishery Management Councils (Councils) free from conflicts of interest affecting any Council member. (Sec. 104) Requires that: (1) national standards for fishery conservation and management include reduction of excessive fishing capacity and avoidable bycatch and discards as technologically feasible; and (2) conservation and management measures promote safety of life and property at sea. (Sec. 105) Requires that: (1) the Pacific Fishery Management Council add a voting member to include one appointed from an Indian tribe with federally recognized fishing rights; (2) the Secretary of Commerce, in making appointments to Councils, give the lowest priority to paid representatives and lobbyists of fishery associations unless such individuals are directly employed in a commercial fishery; and (3) all voting members of each Council take a specified oath. Includes the child, grandchild, parent, and sibling of a Council member as an "affected individual" for purposes of disclosure of financial interest. Directs a Council member required to disclose a financial interest to recuse himself or herself from voting on Council actions that have a direct and predictable effect on that interest. Directs the Regional Directors of the National Marine Fisheries Service and all Council staff members to avoid any action which might result in or create the appearance of using public office for private gain, giving preferential treatment to any person, or adversely affecting public confidence in Government integrity. (Sec. 106) Revises or adds provisions regarding: (1) contents of fishery manage… | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 103-hr-4871 | 103 | hr | 4871 | To provide for the study of certain prehistoric resources in the States of Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-08-01 | 1994-11-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5] | CO | R | H000444 | 0 | Requires the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Chief of the U.S. Forest Service, to study and report to the House Committee on Natural Resources on locations and events associated with the historical theme of U.S. Western Region Prehistory, identifying locations and making recommendations for the preservation and interpretation of associated sites in Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 103-hr-4852 | 103 | hr | 4852 | Oceans Act of 1994 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-07-28 | 1994-10-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | House | Rep. Manton, Thomas J. [D-NY-7] | NY | D | M000117 | 2 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: High Seas Fisheries Licensing Title I: Implementation of Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Title II: Governing International Fishery Agreement Title IV: Atlantic Tunas Convention Act Title V: Fishermen's Protective Act Title VI: Fisheries Enforcement in Central Sea of Okhotsk Title VII: Coast Guard Authorizations Title VIII: Coast Guard Personnel Management Improvement Title IX: Navigation Safety and Waterway Services Management Title X: Miscellaneous Provisions Title XI: Recreational Boating Safety Title XII: Coast Guard Regulatory Reform Title XIII: United States Cruise Vessel Development Title XIV: Boating Improvement Title XV: Towing Vessel Navigational Safety Title XVI: Promotion of Construction and Development of United States Offshore Supply Vessels Title XVII: Lighthouse and Other Property Conveyances Title XVIII: Ballast Water Management Title XIX: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Governing Act of 1994 Title XX: Additional Miscellaneous Provisions Title XXI: Marine Biotechnology Investment Act of 1993 Title XXII: Merchant Mariner Benefits Title XXIII: Documentation of Vessels Oceans Act of 1994 - Title I: High Seas Fisheries Licensing - High Seas Fisheries Licensing Act of 1994 - Prohibits a high seas vessel from engaging in harvesting operations on the high seas unless the vessel has on board a valid license issued under this Act. Makes any U.S. vessel eligible to receive such a license unless the vessel was previously authorized to be used for fishing on the high seas by a foreign nation and such nation suspended or, within the last three years preceding application for a license, withdrew such authorization because the vessel undermined the effectiveness of international conservation and management measures. (Sec. 104) Makes such restriction… | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 103-hr-4821 | 103 | hr | 4821 | Honey Springs National Battlefield and Washita Battlefield National Historic Site Act of 1994 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-07-25 | 1994-07-29 | Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Prior to Referral. | House | Rep. Synar, Mike [D-OK-2] | OK | D | S001139 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Honey Springs National Battlefield Title II: Washita Battlefield National Historic Site Honey Springs National Battlefield and Washita Battlefield National Historic Site Act of 1994 - Title I: Honey Springs National Battlefield - Establishes the Honey Springs National Battlefield in Oklahoma to provide for the preservation and interpretation of a Civil War battlefield. Provides for cooperative agreements with, and grants to, specified entities for protection, maintenance, interpretation, and rehabilitation of the battlefield. Directs the National Park Service to submit a management plan for the battlefield to specified congressional committees. Establishes the Honey Springs National Battlefield Advisory Commission. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Washita Battlefield National Historic Site - Establishes the Washita Battlefield National Historic Site in Oklahoma to provide for the preservation and interpretation of the Battle of the Washita. Sets forth provisions parallel to those in title I concerning cooperative agreements and grants and the submission of a management plan for the battlefield. Establishes the Washita Battlefield National Historic Site Advisory Commission. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T13:51:14Z | |
| 103-hr-4826 | 103 | hr | 4826 | To amend the Wilderness Act to permit the landing of aircraft within wilderness areas for purposes of search and rescue under certain circumstances. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-07-25 | 1994-11-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Schiff, Steven [R-NM-1] | NM | R | S000125 | 20 | Amends the Wilderness Act to permit, upon the request of any law enforcement or military authority (including the national guard), the landing of aircraft within wilderness areas for purposes of search and rescue. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 103-hr-4827 | 103 | hr | 4827 | To prohibit acquisitions of land or waters for the National Wildlife Refuge System if wildlife refuge revenue sharing payments have not been made for the preceding fiscal year. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-07-25 | 1994-11-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-9] | WI | R | S000244 | 1 | Prohibits expenditures by the United States in a fiscal year for land or water acquisition for the National Wildlife Refuge System if the Secretary of the Interior has not made all payments required for the preceding fiscal year to appropriate counties in which any fee area is situated. Makes conforming amendments to the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act. Makes this Act inapplicable to any acquisition the Secretary is obligated to carry out under a contract entered into by the Secretary on or before the enactment of this Act. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 103-s-2303 | 103 | s | 2303 | Anaktuvuk Pass Land Exchange and Wilderness Redesignation Act of 1994 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-07-21 | 1994-11-30 | By Senator Johnston from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 103-425. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] | AK | R | M001085 | 1 | Anaktuvuk Pass Land Exchange and Wilderness Redesignation Act of 1994 - Ratifies and confirms the agreement among the United States, the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, the Nunamiut Corporation, and the city of Anaktuvuk Pass executed on December 17, 1992. Requires the lands acquired by the United States pursuant to such Agreement to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as part of the Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to provide for: (1) the addition and the rescission of lands within the Gates of the Arctic Wilderness; and (2) the addition of lands to the Noatak National Preserve and the Noatak Wilderness. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-hr-4760 | 103 | hr | 4760 | High Seas Fisheries Licensing Act of 1994 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-07-14 | 1994-07-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Management. | House | Rep. Studds, Gerry E. [D-MA-10] | MA | D | S001040 | 1 | High Seas Fisheries Licensing Act of 1994 - Prohibits a high seas vessel from engaging in harvesting operations on the high seas unless the vessel has on board a valid license issued under this Act. Makes any U.S. vessel eligible to receive such a license unless the vessel was previously authorized to be used for fishing on the high seas by a foreign nation and: (1) such nation suspended such authorization because the vessel undermined the effectiveness of international conservation and management measures; or (2) such nation, within the last three years preceding application for a license, withdrew such authorization because the vessel undermined the effectiveness of international conservation and management measures. Makes such restriction inapplicable in cases where the Secretary of Commerce determines that issuing a license would not subvert the Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas. Sets forth application and fee provisions. Directs the Secretary to maintain a record of high seas fishing vessels issued licenses under this Act and to notify the flag State if a foreign fishing vessel has engaged in activities undermining the effectiveness of international conservation and management measures. Sets forth enforcement and penalty provisions. | 2025-08-26T13:51:54Z | |
| 103-hr-4770 | 103 | hr | 4770 | To require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to conduct a study to determine the lands and waters comprising the LaBranche Wetlands in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, and to acquire those lands and waters for inclusion in the Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-07-14 | 1994-07-19 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Tauzin, W. J. (Billy) [D-LA-3] | LA | D | T000058 | 0 | Requires the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to conduct a study to survey and determine the lands and waters that comprise the area popularly known as the La Branche Wetlands in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. Requires the Director, after completion of the study, to acquire such lands and waters for inclusion as part of the Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge. | 2021-06-02T20:11:52Z | |
| 103-s-2284 | 103 | s | 2284 | Black Canyon National Conservation Act of 1993 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-07-14 | 1994-07-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [D-CO] | CO | D | C000077 | 0 | Black Canyon National Conservation Act of 1993 - Redesignates the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument in Colorado as the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. Establishes the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area (conservation area). Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate the Gunnison River, Colorado, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to transmit to specified congressional committees a comprehensive plan for the long-range protection and management of the conservation area. Authorizes the Secretary, to the extent appropriated funds are made available, to establish a visitors center to provide information and interpretation of both the Park and the conservation area. Establishes the Curecanti National Recreation Area (recreation area) as a unit of the National Park System. Modifies the boundary of the Gunnison National Forest. Permits the Secretary to: (1) sell or exchange certain encroachments and remove them from the recreation area; and (2) convey land known as the Riverway Tract to the city of Gunnison, Colorado. Authorizes the Secretary to operate the: (1) Wayne N. Aspinall Unit of the Colorado River Storage Project in a manner which complies with a specified water service contract for delivery of water to the Park and conservation area and which enhances flow conditions for existing water users, the Park, the conservation area, and the Wild and Scenic River designated by this Act; and (2) facilities of the Unit and the Uncompahgre project in a manner consistent with the Taylor Park Reservoir Operation and Storage Exchange Agreement dated August 28, 1975. Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect in any way: (1) the allocations of water secured to the Colorado River Basin States by any compact or decree; or (2) any Federal environmental law, including the Endangered Species Act. Prohibits the Secretary from using funds from the sale of electric power and energy to carry out this Act. Aut… | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-s-2285 | 103 | s | 2285 | Headwaters Forest Act of 1994 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-07-14 | 1994-07-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] | CA | D | B000711 | 1 | Headwaters Forest Act of 1994 - Extends the boundaries of the Six Rivers National Forest, California, to include certain lands to be referred to as the Six Rivers National Forest Addition. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire land within the extended boundaries by donation, purchase, or exchange for other excess or surplus Federal lands. Directs the Secretary to develop and implement a land acquisition plan giving priority to the acquisition of lands for the Headwaters Forest Wilderness. Designates the Headwaters Forest Wilderness lands, upon acquisition, as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Requires the Secretary to develop a comprehensive management plan prescribing measures for the preservation of the existing old growth redwood ecosystems in the Addition, including: (1) a prohibition on timber sales from lands within the old growth redwood groves; and (2) measures to restore lands affected by previous timber harvests to mitigate watershed degradation and impairment of habitat for the marbled murrelet, spotted owl, native salmon stocks, and other old-growth forest dependent species. Sets forth provisions regarding payments to local governments in lieu of taxes for lands acquired under this Act. Directs the Secretary to study specified lands in the Addition, analyzing the area's potential for addition to the Headwaters Forest and identifying the area's natural resources. Authorizes appropriations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-hr-4740 | 103 | hr | 4740 | To require the Administrator of General Services to convey to the city of Key West, Florida, each of 2 parcels of land of the Naval Air Station Key West in Key West, Florida, at such time as the parcel is reported to the Administrator as excess to the needs of the Department of the Navy. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-07-13 | 1994-07-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security. | House | Rep. Deutsch, Peter [D-FL-20] | FL | D | D000275 | 0 | Directs the Administrator of General Services to convey to the city of Key West, Florida, two parcels of land of the Naval Air Station in Key West at such time as the parcels are reported to the Administrator as excess to the needs of the Navy. | 2025-02-04T16:54:13Z | |
| 103-hr-4742 | 103 | hr | 4742 | Forest Fire and Pest Emergency Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-07-13 | 1994-11-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] | CA | R | H000528 | 22 | Forest Fire and Pest Emergency Act - Declares that the reduction of natural fuels, on Federal lands within California that have been identified as extreme fire risk, constitutes an emergency action to prevent or to reduce risk to public health or safety or to serious resource loss for the duration of the drought there. Directs Federal agencies to work with State agencies to identify areas of extreme fire risk and take action to reduce natural fuels. Authorizes the use of emergency fire suppression funds to reduce natural fuels in such areas, provided reductions in the Sierra forests are consistent with the fuels management guidelines of the California Spotted Owl EA or subsequent EIS. Directs the Forest Service to prepare a budget request declaring an emergency in areas identified as requiring additional treatments due to drought or pest infestation on National forest lands. Directs Federal agencies to prepare, and submit to the Congress, a strategic fire plan and annual budget. | 2025-08-26T13:52:03Z | |
| 103-hr-4746 | 103 | hr | 4746 | Anaktuvuk Pass Land Exchange and Wilderness Redesignation Act of 1994 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-07-13 | 1994-10-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Anaktuvuk Pass Land Exchange and Wilderness Redesignation Title II: Washington Square Title III: Walnut Canyon National Monument Boundary Modification Title IV: North Fork Payette River Title V: Lower Salmon River Title VI: Targhee National Forest Exchange Title VII: Transfer to Taos Pueblo Title VIII: Women's Rights National Historical Park Title IX: Dayton Aviation Heritage Subtitle A: Dayton Aviation Heritage Amendments Subtitle B: Manassas National Battlefield Park Amendments Title X: Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation Title XI: New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Title XII: Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Title XIII: Great Falls Preservation and Redevelopment Title I: Anaktuvuk Pass Land Exchange and Wilderness Redesignation - Anaktuvuk Pass Land Exchange and Wilderness Redesignation Act of 1994 - Ratifies and confirms the agreement between the United States, the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, the Nunamiut Corporation, and the city of Anaktuvuk Pass executed on December 17, 1992. Requires the lands acquired by the United States pursuant to such Agreement to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) as part of the Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. (Sec. 104) Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to provide for the addition of lands within the Noatak National Preserve and Noatak Wilderness. Title II: Washington Square - Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to provide a grant to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to undertake the restoration of Washington Square in accordance with the standards established to facilitate its inclusion in Independence National Historical Park. Prohibits such grant from being used to fund more than 66.6 percent of the costs of such restoration. Authorizes appr… | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-hr-4754 | 103 | hr | 4754 | Anaktuvuk Pass Land Exchange and Wilderness Redesignation Act of 1994 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-07-13 | 1994-09-28 | For Further Action See H.R.4746. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | Anaktuvuk Pass Land Exchange and Wilderness Redesignation Act of 1994 - Ratifies and confirms the agreement between the United States, the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, the Nunamiut Corporation, and the city of Anaktuvuk Pass executed on December 17, 1992. Requires the lands acquired by the United States pursuant to such Agreement to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as part of the Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to provide for the addition and the rescission of lands within the Gates of the Arctic Wilderness. | 2025-08-26T13:48:58Z | |
| 103-s-2280 | 103 | s | 2280 | Manassas National Battlefield Park Amendments of 1994 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-07-13 | 1994-10-05 | Subcommittee on Parks, Preservation and Recreation. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 103-968. | Senate | Sen. Robb, Charles S. [D-VA] | VA | D | R000295 | 1 | Manassas National Battlefield Park Amendments of 1994 - Authorizes the owner of any property taken or the grantee of any easement terminated within the Addition to Manassas National Battlefield Park, Virginia, by the United States to be used for public utility purposes to initiate a proceeding in a court of competent jurisdiction seeking a determination of just compensation with respect to the taking of such property or the termination of such easement at any time within nine years after the enactment of this Act. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-hr-4720 | 103 | hr | 4720 | Hudson River Valley American Heritage Area Act of 1994 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-07-12 | 1994-10-05 | For Further Action See H.R.5044. | House | Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-26] | NY | D | H000627 | 4 | Hudson River Valley American Heritage Area Act of 1994 - Establishes the Hudson River Valley American Heritage Area in New York. Provides that the management entities for the Area shall be the Hudson River Greenway Communities Council and the Greenway Conservancy (agencies established by the State of New York in its Hudson River Greenway Act of 1991). Requires the entities to jointly establish a Heritage Area Committee to manage the Area. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a compact with the management entities that shall include information relating to the objectives and management of the Area. Requires the entities to develop a management plan for the Area that presents comprehensive recommendations for the Area's conservation, funding, management, and development. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T13:49:17Z | |
| 103-hr-4721 | 103 | hr | 4721 | To prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from transferring any national forest system lands in the Angeles National Forest in California out of Federal ownership for use as a solid waste landfill. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-07-12 | 1994-11-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. | House | Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25] | CA | R | M000508 | 15 | Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture from transferring any national forest system lands in the Angeles National Forest in California for use as a solid waste landfill. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 103-hr-4722 | 103 | hr | 4722 | Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Reauthorization Act of 1994 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-07-12 | 1994-11-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. | House | Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27] | TX | D | O000107 | 3 | Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Reauthorization Act of 1994 - Amends the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act to authorize reduced appropriations for FY 1995 through 1999. | 2025-08-26T13:49:01Z | |
| 103-s-2266 | 103 | s | 2266 | A bill to amend the Recreation Management Act of 1992, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-07-01 | 1994-09-26 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 636. | Senate | Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001225 | 0 | Amends the Recreation Management Act of 1992 to impose a fine or up to six months' imprisonment or both on persons who violate regulations issued by the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, regarding the management of reclamation lands. (Allows such persons to be adjudged to pay all costs of the proceedings.) Authorizes the Secretary to designate certain officers or employees of the Department of the Interior to maintain law and order and to protect persons and property within the areas subject to the Bureau's jurisdiction. Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, to: (1) designate officers and employees of any other Federal agency or law enforcement personnel of any State or political subdivision thereof, when deemed economical and in the public interest and with the concurrence of such appropriate entity, to act as special police in the areas under the Bureau's jurisdiction when supplemental law enforcement personnel may be needed and to exercise the same powers as designated Bureau law enforcement officers; and (2) provide limited reimbursement to a State or its political subdivisions for expenditures incurred in connection with such activities. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-hr-4691 | 103 | hr | 4691 | Saltville Heritage Area Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-06-30 | 1994-08-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] | VA | D | B000657 | 0 | Saltville Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Saltville Heritage Area in Virginia. Authorizes the Saltville Foundation to submit an integrated management plan to the Secretary of Interior which shall provide for the protection, enhancement, and interpretation of the cultural, natural, scenic, and recreational resources of the Area. Requires the Plan to specify a management entity for the Area. Authorizes the Secretary, upon concurrence with the Plan, to enter into cooperative agreements with such entity. Ceases the establishment of the Area and such authorization of the Secretary if, within 180 days after the enactment of this Act, a Heritage Compact for the Area is not: (1) submitted to, and approved by, the Secretary; and (2) submitted to the Congress. | 2025-08-26T13:49:05Z | |
| 103-hr-4692 | 103 | hr | 4692 | Appalachian Coal Heritage Area Act of 1994 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-06-30 | 1994-10-05 | For Further Action See H.R.5044. | House | Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] | VA | D | B000657 | 0 | Appalachian Coal Heritage Area Act of 1994 - Establishes the Appalachian Coal Heritage Area in Virginia. Requires the town of Pocahontas to submit an integrated management plan to the Secretary of the Interior for review and concurrence for the protection, enhancement, and interpretation of the cultural, natural, scenic, and recreational resources of the Area. Requires the Plan to specify a management entity for the Area. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into a cooperative agreement with the entity to provide technical assistance for such protection, enhancement, and interpretation of the resources identified in the Plan. Ceases the establishment of the Area and the authorization of the Secretary under this Act if, within 180 days after the enactment of this Act, a Heritage Compact for the Area is not: (1) submitted to, and approved by, the Secretary; and (2) submitted to the Congress. | 2025-08-26T13:51:33Z | |
| 103-hr-4697 | 103 | hr | 4697 | Walnut Canyon National Monument Boundary Modification Act of 1994 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-06-30 | 1994-10-03 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 445. | House | Rep. English, Karan [D-AZ-6] | AZ | D | E000186 | 5 | Walnut Canyon National Monument Boundary Modification Act of 1994 - Modifies the boundaries of the Walnut Canyon National Monument in Arizona. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire lands and interests in lands within the Monument. Transfers Federal property: (1) within the boundaries of the Monument (as modified by this Act) to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior for management as part of the Monument; and (2) excluded from the Monument (pursuant to the boundary modification) to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture to be managed as part of the Coconino National Forest. Requires the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to manage the Monument as a unit of the National Park Service. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 103-hr-4704 | 103 | hr | 4704 | Hopewell Township Investment Act of 1994 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-06-30 | 1994-10-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. | House | Rep. Klink, Ron [D-PA-4] | PA | D | K000270 | 0 | Hopewell Township Investment Act of 1994 - Authorizes the Administrator of General Services to convey, by negotiated sale at fair market value, certain land in Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania, to the Beaver County Corporation for Economic Development. States that if such conveyance is not made within 180 days after the enactment of this Act, then the Administrator may dispose of the land under surplus property provisions of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949. | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | |
| 103-hr-4705 | 103 | hr | 4705 | Forest Ecosystem Research Laboratory Authorization Act of 1994 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-06-30 | 1994-07-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations and Nutrition. | House | Rep. Kopetski, Mike [D-OR-5] | OR | D | K000312 | 0 | Forest Ecosystem Research Laboratory Authorization Act of 1994 - Authorizes 50 percent Federal cost-sharing appropriations for construction of a Forest Ecosystem Research Laboratory at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon. | 2025-08-26T13:49:12Z | |
| 103-hr-4713 | 103 | hr | 4713 | Regional Fishery Management Councils Ethics Act of 1994 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-06-30 | 1994-07-11 | Executive Comment Requested from Commerce. | House | Rep. Unsoeld, Jolene [D-WA-3] | WA | D | U000017 | 6 | Regional Fishery Management Councils Ethics Act of 1994 - Amends the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide that sustainable use should be regarded as the touchstone of the program for fishery conservation and management. Sets forth recusal requirements for Fishery Management Council members who disclose financial conflicts of interest in matters before a Council. Establishes an oath for Council members with respect to financial disclosures. Sets forth conduct criteria for the staff of Councils. Prohibits reprisals against a staff member for whistleblower disclosures of management actions. Revises Council meeting procedures. Requires fishery management plans to be based on a clear preponderance of evidence. Establishes time limits for the approval and implementation of regulatory amendments to fishery management plans. Subjects Council actions to judicial review. Revises current national standards for fishery conservation and management. Adds a new standard that conservation and management measures shall promote the safety of life and property at sea. Requires a two-thirds vote of a Council on economic allocations. Requires Councils to establish systems to limit access to a fishery if it is overcapitalized and such over-capitalization is contributing to overfishing. Gives the guidelines of the Secretary of Commerce (based on the national standards) the force and effect of law. Dedicates two new seats on a Council to nonfishing industry representatives. | 2025-08-26T13:49:03Z | |
| 103-hr-4715 | 103 | hr | 4715 | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain lands administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-06-30 | 1994-08-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] | CA | R | H000528 | 0 | Applies Federal provisions governing the conveyance of certain parcels and road rights-of-way of National Forest System lands administered by the Secretary of Agriculture to lands administered by the Secretary of the Interior. Revises such provisions to: (1) authorize the appropriate Secretary to convey such lands by patent, if appropriate; (2) increase the maximum value of lands that may be so conveyed to $250,000; (3) provide for conveyance of parcels of 40 acres or less (currently, ten acres or less) subject to specified encroachment, or of tracts of parcels of any size involving adjacent parcels subject to similar encroachment; (4) authorize conveyances of qualified tracts of lands within the National Wilderness Preservation System, National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, National Trails System, national monuments, or national recreation areas by cash sale only, at fair market value, with the proceeds to be accumulated into a restricted fund for purchase of additional private lands within or adjacent to such special areas; and (5) authorize boundary adjustments within such specially designated areas in order to resolve encroachments which existed before the time of designation. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 103-s-2248 | 103 | s | 2248 | A bill to permit the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain lands in the Wenatachee National Forest, Washington, for certain lands owned by Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County, Washington, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-06-29 | 1994-06-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA] | WA | R | G000333 | 1 | Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain lands in the Wenatachee National Forest, Washington, for certain lands owned by Public Utility District No. 1 (District) of Chelan County, Washington. Includes in such exchange a conveyance by the Secretary to the District of a specified wastewater treatment facility. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-hr-4647 | 103 | hr | 4647 | To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the City of Imperial Beach, California, approximately 1 acre of land in the Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-06-24 | 1994-10-06 | Became Public Law No: 103-346. | House | Rep. Schenk, Lynn [D-CA-49] | CA | D | S000119 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to Imperial Beach, California, without compensation, specified land in the Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge for use as a public recreational area. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 103-s-2243 | 103 | s | 2243 | A bill to amend the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 to permit reimbursement of fishermen for fees required by a foreign government to be paid in advance in order to navigate in the waters of that foreign country whenever the United States considers that fee to be inconsistent with international law, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-06-24 | 1994-07-12 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] | AK | R | S000888 | 6 | Amends the Fisherman's Protective Act of 1967 to direct the Secretary of State, until a specified date, to reimburse vessel owners for fees paid to a foreign government to engage in transit passage between points in the United States if such a fee is regarded by the United States as being inconsistent with international law. Authorizes use of unobligated balances of the Fishermen's Guaranty Fund and the Fishermen's Protective Fund and, if those are insufficient, authorizes appropriations. Repeals the statutory formula used to fix the related fees collected by the Secretary of State. Extends the Act's effective date from October 1, 1993, to October 1, 2000. | 2021-08-14T22:39:36Z | |
| 103-hr-4642 | 103 | hr | 4642 | To provide for the restoration of Washington Square in Philadelphia and for its inclusion within Independence National Historical Park, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-06-23 | 1994-10-03 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 443. | House | Rep. Foglietta, Thomas M. [D-PA-1] | PA | D | F000235 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to provide a grant to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to undertake the restoration of Washington Square in accordance with the standards established to facilitate its inclusion in Independence National Historical Park and upon the entrance by the city into a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary concerning the long-term lease and administration of the Square. Requires such standards to provide for the use of the most cost-efficient design and materials that are consistent with the historical values of the Square and suitable for inclusion in the Park. Prohibits such grant from being used to fund more than 66.6 percent of the costs of such restoration. Requires Federal funds, other than those authorized to be appropriated under this Act, that are appropriated for the purpose of restoring the Square, to be used to offset any funds made available to the National Park Service pursuant to this Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1995. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) enter into an agreement with Philadelphia for the lease of the restored Square to the Service in an amount not to exceed one dollar per year; (2) acquire such Square or an interest in it by donation; (3) modify the Park's boundaries to include the Square; and (4) provide for the administration of the Square as part of the Park. Requires Philadelphia to provide, without cost to the Government, services for the Square with respect to electricity, natural gas, water and sewer, curbside garbage collection of bagged trash or receipt of hauled trash at a city collection point, and police services comparable to those provided in the surrounding community. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 103-hr-4607 | 103 | hr | 4607 | Vancouver National Heritage Area Partnership Act of 1994 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-06-21 | 1994-10-05 | For Further Action See H.R.5044. | House | Rep. Unsoeld, Jolene [D-WA-3] | WA | D | U000017 | 0 | Vancouver National Heritage Area Partnership Act of 1994 - Establishes: (1) the Vancouver National Heritage Area in the State of Washington; and (2) the Vancouver National Heritage Area Partnership to oversee the protection, enhancement, and development of the Area. (Sec. 5) Requires the Partnership to: (1) be a forum for cooperation and coordination between the public agencies represented in the Area; (2) minimize staffing, development, and operational costs to each member agency; (3) promote the coordinated protection, use, and interpretation of the cultural, recreational, and educational resources of the Area; (4) identify additional opportunities for public use and enjoyment of the Area; (5) develop and implement the management plan required for the lands included in the Area; and (6) be formalized by the compact described in this Act. (Sec. 8) Requires the Partnership to prepare, sign, and submit to the Secretary of the Interior for approval a compact, prepared with public participation, that shall function as a memorandum of agreement between Partnership members. (Sec. 9) Requires the Partnership: (1) to develop and submit a management plan for the Area to the Secretary for review and approval; and (2) every five years, to submit a revised plan to the Secretary upon evaluating the progress made in implementing the original one. (Sec. 10) Requires the management plan to permit general aviation at Pearson Airpark to continue, provided that: (1) Pearson Field and Air Museum shall be operated by the city of Vancouver; (2) Vancouver pays the National Park Service (NPS) a fee of $1 per year for the continued use and occupancy of the Airpark and Air Museum on NPS property; (3) all nonhistoric, aviation-related buildings and devices shall be removed by Vancouver from NPS property by the year 2003, except those necessary for navigation and safety; (4) Vancouver shall not be compensated for historic buildings remaining on NPS property, but shall be liable and responsible for continued use and maintenance of these… | 2025-08-26T13:51:50Z | |
| 103-s-2225 | 103 | s | 2225 | Winter Run Chinook Salmon Captive Broodstock Act of 1993 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-06-21 | 1994-06-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] | CA | D | B000711 | 1 | Winter Run Chinook Salmon Captive Broodstock Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a salmon captive broodstock program consistent with any recovery plan for winter run Chinook salmon in the Sacramento River developed by the National Marine Fisheries Service under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Prohibits the Secretary from implementing this Act unless at least 20 percent of the amounts necessary to conduct the program are provided by non-Federal sources. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T13:50:35Z | |
| 103-hr-4599 | 103 | hr | 4599 | National Children's Island Act of 1994 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-06-17 | 1994-08-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. | House | Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] | DC | D | N000147 | 0 | National Children's Island Act of 1994 - Authorizes the Mayor of the District of Columbia to: (1) lease certain property located in, and transferred to the administrative jurisdiction of, the District by the Secretary of the Interior, for an initial term not to exceed 35 years and an additional renewal term not to exceed 30 years; and (2) allow construction of improvements of such property after completion of all required environmental studies and reports. | 2025-08-26T13:51:39Z | |
| 103-hconres-255 | 103 | hconres | 255 | Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the proposed Disney theme park in the historic Northern Piedmont area of Virginia. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-06-16 | 1994-08-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Andrews, Michael [D-TX-25] | TX | D | A000209 | 32 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Department of the Interior, the Department of Transportation, the Environmental Protection Agency, and other executive agencies with relevant jurisdiction should evaluate the Walt Disney Company's proposed theme park, Disney's America, and ensure that it is in strict compliance with existing Federal environmental, transportation, and historic preservation statutes; (2) the congressional committees of jurisdiction should hold hearings to examine such aspects of the proposed theme park and the associated development of the surrounding area; (3) the historic Northern Piedmont area of Virginia should not be the site of a massive theme park and real estate project; and (4) the Walt Disney Company should seek another location for the park where its impact would not disturb areas of such great historical significance as the Northern Piedmont area of Virginia. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 103-s-2191 | 103 | s | 2191 | Fishermen's Protective Act Amendment of 1994 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-06-15 | 1994-06-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] | AK | R | S000888 | 3 | Fishermen's Protective Act Amendment of 1994 - Amends the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 to declare that in any case, on or after June 15, 1994, in which a U.S. commercial fishing vessel exercising its right of passage is charged a fee by the government of a foreign country to navigate in waters of that foreign country, and such fee is regarded by the United States as being inconsistent with international law, the Secretary of State shall, upon request, reimburse the vessel owner for the amount paid. Directs the Secretary to take appropriate action to make and collect claims against the foreign country imposing such fee for any amounts reimbursed. | 2025-08-26T13:50:09Z | |
| 103-s-2193 | 103 | s | 2193 | A bill to amend the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 to require the Secretary of State to reimburse owners of certain fishing vessels for certain fees paid by such owners to governments of foreign countries, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-06-15 | 1994-06-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] | WA | D | M001111 | 1 | Amends the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 to require the Secretary of State, upon request, to reimburse U.S. commercial fishing vessel owners for certain fees collected by foreign countries that permit them to navigate in their waters. Requires the Secretary to take appropriate action to recover such reimbursements from the foreign country. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 103-sres-226 | 103 | sres | 226 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate relating to negotiations under the Pacific Salmon Treaty. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-06-15 | 1994-06-16 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7084) | Senate | Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA] | WA | R | G000333 | 4 | Declares that: (1) the United States should reimburse the owner of any U.S. fishing vessel forced to pay a transit license fee for Inside Passage off the Pacific coast of Canada, and should seek reimbursement for any such payments from Canada; (2) Congress should amend the Fishermen's Protective Act to authorize such reimbursement for all vessel owners who pay the transit license fee to the extent that such Act does not allow reimbursement for vessels which have not been seized; (3) the United States should prohibit the use of U.S. waters off Alaska, including waters in and near the Dixon entrance, for purposes of anchorage without proper customs clearance by commercial fishing vessels of Canada; (4) the President should direct the Coast Guard to take all steps necessary in accordance with the recognized principles of international law to provide for the safety of U.S. citizens exercising their right of passage in Canadian waters; (5) the President should review all agreements between the United States and Canada to identify other actions that may be taken to convince Canada that continuation of the transit license policy would be against Canada's long term interests, and should immediately implement any such actions which the President deems appropriate until Canada rescinds the policy; (6) the President should immediately convey to Canada in the strongest terms that the United States will not now, nor at any time in the future, tolerate any action by Canada which would impede or otherwise restrict the right of passage of U.S. vessels in violation of customary international law; and (7) the United States should redouble its efforts to seek expeditious agreement with Canada on appropriate fishery conservation and management measures that can be implemented through the Pacific Salmon Treaty to address issues of mutual concern. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 103-s-2180 | 103 | s | 2180 | Local Government Planning Involvement Act of 1994 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-06-14 | 1994-06-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 0 | Local Government Planning Involvement Act of 1994 - Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to define "local government entity" to mean a local political entity created or recognized pursuant to State law, including county commissions, special service districts, water districts, cities, towns, and regional and local government associations, regarding such entities' receiving or using a right-of-way under specified provisions of the Act. Requires the Secretary of the Interior (with respect to coordination of the land use, inventory, planning, and management activities of or for public lands with other State and local government land use planning programs within which the lands are located) to: (1) notify Governors of States and heads of local governments of the intent or plan to conduct land use surveys, inventories, studies, and planning; (2) include, upon request by the heads of State and local governments, their employees in all inventory, planning, and management activities; and (3) make available, upon request by such officials, regulations, inventories, management plans, and long- and short-term work plans relating to Federal land use and management during their preparation. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-s-2189 | 103 | s | 2189 | Ecosystem Management Act of 1994 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-06-14 | 1994-06-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] | OR | R | H000343 | 0 | Ecosystem Management Act of 1994 - Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to establish an Ecosystem Management Commission to: (1) advise the Secretary of the Interior and the Congress concerning policies relating to ecosystem management on public lands; and (2) examine opportunities for and constraints on achieving cooperative and coordinated ecosystem management strategies that provide for cooperation between the Federal Government and Indian tribes, States and political subdivisions of States, and private landowners to incorporate a multijurisdictional approach to ecosystem management. Requires the Secretary to establish an Ecosystem Management Advisory Committee to assist the Commission. Authorizes appropriations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-hr-4573 | 103 | hr | 4573 | Mineral Patent Public Right-To-Know Act of 1994 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1994-06-13 | 1994-08-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. | House | Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3] | WV | D | R000011 | 0 | Mineral Patent Public Right-To-Know Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, upon request, to disclose fully: (1) all information submitted by a patent applicant for a mining claim or mill site; and (2) all information developed by either the Bureau of Land Management or the Forest Service as part of its evaluation of the validity of such mining claim or mill site. Prohibits the Secretary from issuing a mining claim or mill site patent until opportunity for hearing and public comment. | 2025-08-26T13:49:35Z |
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