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112-hr-6696 112 hr 6696 Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-12-20 2013-01-02 Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs. House Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-1] AZ R G000565 1 Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to take the Blackwater Trading Post lands in Pinal County, Arizona, into trust for the benefit of the Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation after the Community: (1) conveys such lands to the Secretary; (2) requests the Secretary to take such lands into trust for the Community; (3) if a survey is necessary, conducts one pursuant to this Act; and (4) pays the cost of any such survey. Treats the lands that are taken into trust as a part of the Gila River Indian Reservation. Prohibits the Community from conducting gaming on such lands. 2019-11-15T21:24:28Z  
112-hr-6701 112 hr 6701 To provide for the continued lease or eventual conveyance of certain Federal land within the boundaries of Fort Wainwright Military Reservation in Fairbanks, Alaska. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-12-20 2013-01-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. House Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] AK R Y000033 0 Authorizes the Secretary of the Army (the Secretary) to offer to extend, for one or more periods of 15 years, the current lease involving a parcel of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land in Fairbanks, Alaska, that was withdrawn for military use and is administered as a part of Fort Wainwright Military Reservation and that contains a 400-home rental housing community (the covered land). Requires the Secretary, if the Secretary intends to offer any extension of the lease, to provide a written notice of such offer to the current lessee and the Secretary of the Interior before the lease expires. Authorizes the Secretary, upon the expiration of the lease, to convey the covered land, if the lease is not extended. Requires the concurrence of the Secretary of the Interior for such conveyance. Allows the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to waive such conveyance requirement if it is determined that the retention and military use of the covered land are in the national security interests of the United States. 2019-11-15T21:28:20Z  
112-s-3701 112 s 3701 Lyon County Economic Development and Conservation Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-12-20 2012-12-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] NV R H001041 1 Lyon County Economic Development and Conservation Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the city of Yerington, Nevada, identified federal land in Lyon and Mineral Counties. Designates identified federal land in Nevada managed by the Forest Service, to be known as the Wovoka Wilderness, as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Sets forth provisions for the management of the Wovoka Wilderness, including regarding livestock grazing, overflights, wildfire, insects, and diseases, water rights, and fish and wildlife. 2020-01-29T20:27:54Z  
112-hr-6664 112 hr 6664 To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the State of California all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to certain National Forest System land to facilitate the relocation of the South Operations Coordination Center, and for other purposes. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-12-13 2012-12-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. House Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44] CA R C000059 0 Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to convey to the state of California a parcel of approximately 12.55 acres of National Forest System land in the Pacific Southwest Region to permit the state to use such land to relocate the South Operations Coordination Center. Defines "South Operations Coordination Center" as the state facility that is jointly operated by the state and the Forest Service and is used for providing emergency support for wildland fires and other emergencies. Requires the state, as consideration for the conveyance of the land, to pay an amount equal to the fair market value of the conveyed land. Requires the state to cover the costs to be incurred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for the costs incurred in carrying out such conveyance. Subjects such conveyance to valid existing rights. 2019-11-15T21:28:20Z  
112-s-3683 112 s 3683 Green Mountain Lookout Heritage Protection Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-12-13 2012-12-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] WA D M001111 1 Green Mountain Lookout Heritage Protection Act - Amends the Washington State Wilderness Act of 1984, with respect to certain lands in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie and Wenatchee National Forests in the state of Washington designated as part of the Glacier Peak Wilderness, to specifically allow the operation and maintenance of Green Mountain Lookout. Prohibits the Chief of the Forest Service from moving the Lookout from its current location on Green Mountain in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest unless the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) determines that its move is necessary to preserve the Lookout or to ensure the safety of individuals on or around Green Mountain. Requires the Secretary, if such a determination is made, to move the Lookout to a location outside of the lands described in this Act, above. 2020-01-29T20:27:54Z  
112-hr-6640 112 hr 6640 To authorize a land exchange involving the acquisition of private land adjacent to the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge in Arizona for inclusion in the refuge in exchange for certain Bureau of Land Management lands in Riverside County, California, and for other purposes. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-12-05 2012-12-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. House Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] AZ D G000551 1 Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to River Bottom Farms of La Paz County, Arizona, specified Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land in Riverside County, California, in exchange for two specified parcels of non-federal land in the county from River Bottoms Farms that are contiguous to the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge. Subjects the conveyed federal land to valid existing rights, including easements, rights-of-way, utility lines, and any other valid encumbrances on the such land as of the date of conveyance. Requires the values of the federal and non-federal lands to be exchanged to be equal, or equalized, by a cash payment to the Secretary or River Bottom Farms, as appropriate. Requires the acquired non-federal land to become a part of the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge. 2021-09-28T12:36:21Z  
112-hr-6619 112 hr 6619 Anchorage Land Conveyance Act of 2012 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-11-29 2012-12-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. House Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] AK R Y000033 0 Anchorage Land Conveyance Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey, without consideration, to the city of Anchorage, Alaska, the reversionary interests of the United States in specified parcels of non-federal land in order to unencumber the title to such land to enable the economic development of such land. Requires the city to pay all costs associated with such conveyance. 2019-11-15T21:28:20Z  
112-hr-6609 112 hr 6609 Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-11-28 2012-11-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. House Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] AZ D G000551 0 Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness Act - Amends the Arizona Wilderness Act of 1984 to include certain land in Pajarita Wilderness in Coronado National Forest. Designates certain lands, in Arizona, in the Coronado National Forest as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to be known as the "Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness." 2021-09-28T12:36:18Z  
112-hr-6610 112 hr 6610 National Park Service Critical Authorities Act of 2012 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-11-28 2012-11-30 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 Park Service Critical Authorities Act of 2012 - Revises provisions regarding the removal of snow and ice around federal buildings in the District of Columbia. Permits the Federal Highway Administration (FHA) and the National Park Service (NPS) to exchange lands in Virginia along the George Washington Memorial Parkway affecting access to the Claude Moore Historical Farm and security at the FHA's Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) complex adjacent to the farm. Revises specified current penalty provisions applicable to the National Park System to provide for the uniform application throughout the System of specified penalty provisions of the National Park Service Organic Act and the federal criminal code. 2021-04-19T17:35:25Z  
112-hr-6596 112 hr 6596 Naval Air Station Fallon Housing and Safety Development Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-11-16 2012-11-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. House Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] NV R A000369 0 Naval Air Station Fallon Housing and Safety Development Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the Secretary of the Navy, without consideration, approximately 400 acres of federal land that is adjacent to Naval Air Station Fallon in Churchill County, Nevada, and that was withdrawn under a specified public land order. 2019-11-15T21:28:20Z  
112-s-3633 112 s 3633 Anchorage Land Conveyance Act of 2012 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-11-15 2012-11-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] AK R M001153 1 Anchorage Land Conveyance Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey, without consideration, to the city of Anchorage, Alaska, the reversionary interests of the United States in specified parcels of non-federal land in order to unencumber the title to such land to enable the economic development of such land. Requires the city to pay all costs associated with such conveyance. 2023-01-11T13:23:09Z  
112-hr-6572 112 hr 6572 National Heritage Area Authorizations Extension Act of 2012 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-10-12 2012-10-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. House Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] MA D M000312 18 National Heritage Area Authorizations Extension Act of 2012 - Extends through FY2016 the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to make grants or provide assistance for the: (1) National Coal Heritage Area (West Virginia), (2) Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area, (3) Augusta Canal National Heritage Area (Georgia), (4) Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area (Pennsylvania), (5) Essex National Heritage Area (Massachusetts), (6) South Carolina National Heritage Corridor, (7) America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership (Iowa), (8) Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor, and (9) Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area (New York). Amends the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area Act of 2000 to extend through FY2016 the authority of the Secretary to provide grants or other assistance for the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area in Pennsylvania. Amends the Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 to extend through FY2016 the authorization of appropriations for the management action plan respecting the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor in Pennsylvania. Extends the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission (Massachusetts and Rhode Island) through FY2016. 2019-11-15T21:28:20Z  
112-s-3623 112 s 3623 National Heritage Area Authorizations Extension Act of 2012 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-09-22 2012-09-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] RI D R000122 10 National Heritage Area Authorizations Extension Act of 2012 - Extends through FY2016 the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to make grants or provide assistance for the: (1) National Coal Heritage Area (West Virginia), (2) Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area, (3) Augusta Canal National Heritage Area (Georgia), (4) Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area (Pennsylvania), (5) Essex National Heritage Area (Massachusetts), (6) South Carolina National Heritage Corridor, (7) America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership (Iowa), (8) Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor, and (9) Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area (New York). Amends the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area Act of 2000 to extend through FY2016 the authority of the Secretary to provide grants or other assistance for the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area in Pennsylvania. Amends the Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 to extend through FY2016 the authorization of appropriations for the management action plan respecting the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor in Pennsylvania. Extends the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission (Massachusetts and Rhode Island) through FY2016. 2020-01-29T20:27:54Z  
112-sres-576 112 sres 576 A resolution celebrating the 50th anniversary of the signing of Public Law 87-788, an Act commonly known as the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-09-22 2012-09-22 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 9/21/2012 S6679-6684; text as passed Senate: CR 9/21/2012 S6680; text of measure as introduced: CR 9/21/2012 S6630) Senate Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] MS R C000567 3 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Celebrates the 50th anniversary of the signing of the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act. Affirms the importance of the state-supported institutions of higher education conducting forestry research and training supported by such Act. Requests that the Secretary of the Senate transmit to the National Association of University Forest Resources Programs an enrolled copy of this resolution. 2019-02-20T22:51:35Z  
112-hr-6497 112 hr 6497 Nevada Mining Townsite Conveyance Act of 2012 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-09-21 2012-10-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. House Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] NV R A000369 0 Nevada Mining Townsite Conveyance Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to convey, to the counties in which they are situated, all interest of the United States in certain mining townsites in Esmeralda and Nye Counties, Nevada. Requires a county receiving a site to reconvey the property to anyone with a valid interest in the site. Requires, for purposes of proving a valid interest, that anyone making the claim must have occupied the site for a least 15 years immediately before enactment. Prohibits a county from recognizing a claim submitted more than 10 years after enactment. Requires the preservation and protection of all historic and cultural resources on conveyed or reconveyed sites. 2019-11-15T21:28:19Z  
112-hr-6503 112 hr 6503 Clean Fuels Innovation Act of 2012 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-09-21 2012-10-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. House Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50] CA R B000461 0 Clean Fuels Innovation Act of 2012 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) complete the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Solar Energy Development in Six Southwestern States in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) to analyze the potential impacts of the development of renewable energy on public land and any land use plans, and (2) amend such land use plans as determined appropriate. Establishes similar requirements for the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) with respect to National Forest System land. Requires the Secretary of Interior to establish a renewable energy leasing pilot program under which lease sales of certain sites are conducted on covered lands administered by the Secretary to carry out renewable energy projects. Requires the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to jointly determine whether or not to expand the pilot program to all covered lands. Defines "covered land" to mean land that is public land or National Forest System land and not excluded from the development of renewable energy under federal law. Establishes the Renewable Energy Resource Conservation Fund to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior for mitigating the impacts of renewable energy on federal land and carrying out any activity authorized under the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, with the exception of the acquisition of land, water, or interests therein. Requires the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to submit a report that: (1) identifies locations on certain military installations in the United States that could be developed for renewable energy production, and (2) describes the administration of the development of commercial-scale renewable energy projects on such installations. Requires the Secretary of Defense to publish a notice of intent to prepare an EIS to support the development of renewable energy on the locations identified. Requires the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to determine the feas… 2019-11-15T21:28:55Z  
112-hr-6513 112 hr 6513 To extend the authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2024. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-09-21 2012-10-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry. House Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11] NJ R F000372 9 Amends the Highlands Conservation Act to extend, through FY2024, funding for: (1) land conservation partnership projects in the highlands regions of Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; and (2) Forest Service and Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs to assist such states, units of local government, and private forest and farm landowners in the conservation of land and natural resources in that region. 2019-11-15T21:28:19Z  
112-hr-6519 112 hr 6519 Defend Your Home Against Wildfire Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-09-21 2012-10-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry. House Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-52] CA R H001048 4 Defend Your Home Against Wildfire Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) and the Secretary of the Interior to establish a process for the expedited consideration of a permit application submitted by the owner of eligible private property to remove vegetation on federal land adjacent to the property to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire that would threaten a residential structure on such property. Requires the final decision on an application for a vegetation removal permit to be made no later than 14 days after the application is received. Prohibits a vegetation removal permit from authorizing vegetation removal activities by a private landowner on federal land more than 100 feet beyond the boundary or boundaries shared by such land and the eligible private property. Authorizes the Secretary concerned to make a grant to a recipient of a vegetation removal permit to help cover up to 25% of the vegetation removal costs. 2019-11-15T21:28:20Z  
112-hr-6532 112 hr 6532 To provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land under the administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management in El Dorado County, California, to the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, and for other purposes. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-09-21 2012-10-05 Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs. House Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4] CA R M001177 0 Directs the Secretary of the Interior, at the request of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, to convey to such Indians all interest of the United States in approximately 40.852 acres of specified federal land in El Dorado County, California, under the administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Requires the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians to pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the market value of the conveyed federal land. 2019-11-15T21:28:20Z  
112-hr-6453 112 hr 6453 To facilitate planning, permitting, administration, implementation, and monitoring of pinyon-juniper dominated landscape restoration projects within Lincoln County, Nevada, and for other purposes. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-09-20 2012-10-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. House Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] NV R A000369 0 Amends the Lincoln County Land Act of 2000 (the Act) to require implementation of a multispecies habitat conservation plan in Lincoln County, Nevada. Amends the Act and the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004 to make certain amounts available for pinyon-juniper dominated landscape restoration projects within the county, consistent with the Ely Resource Management Plan. Requires a portion of the proceeds from land sales under the above Acts to be used for economic development in Lincoln County. Excludes specified public lands within certain utility corridors in Lincoln and Clark Counties, Nevada, from being withdrawn from public land, mining, and mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws. 2019-11-15T21:28:19Z  
112-hr-6469 112 hr 6469 Soledad Canyon Mine Mitigation and Relocation Act of 2012 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-09-20 2012-10-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. House Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25] CA R M000508 0 Soledad Canyon Mine Mitigation and Relocation Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to begin a study of the legal and administrative steps, including obtaining sufficient funding, necessary to carry out the goals of the Soledad Canyon High Desert, California Public Lands Conservation and Management Act of 2009. 2019-11-15T21:28:54Z  
112-hr-6475 112 hr 6475 Digital Coast Act of 2012 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-09-20 2012-10-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. House Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] MD D R000576 4 Digital Coast Act of 2012 - Defines "Digital Coast" as a constituent-driven effort led by the Secretary of Commerce, through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to provide an enabling platform integrating geospatial data, decision support tools, training, and best practices to address coastal and emergency management issues and enhance coastal economies and ecosystem services by helping communities with cost-effective and participatory solutions. Directs NOAA to establish and implement the Digital Coast to: (1) collect data concerning coastal elevations, land use and cover, habitat and submerged aquatic vegetation, parcels, planimetrics, socioeconomics, and human use; and (2) integrate other data sources for the broadest measure of coastal resource management constituents and applications. Directs NOAA to: (1) make such data and resulting products accessible via the Digital Coast and other related Internet technologies, (2) provide training on decision support tools developed under this Act, (3) document data to Federal Geographic Data Committee standards, and (4) archive the raw data at appropriate NOAA or federal data centers. Requires coordination and data sharing with states, U.S. territories, local governments, nongovernmental entities, and other federal efforts. Requires the establishment of NOAA Coastal Services Centers to facilitate the development of products and services addressing the needs of local, state, and regional entities involved with coastal and ocean decisionmaking and to lead development and maintenance of the Digital Coast. 2022-01-06T17:18:07Z  
112-hres-797 112 hres 797 Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the enactment of Public Law 87-788, commonly known as the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-09-20 2012-10-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry. House Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] ME D M001149 1 Celebrates the 50th anniversary of the enactment the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act. Affirms the importance of the state-supported colleges and universities conducting forestry research and training supported by such Act. 2019-11-15T20:44:33Z  
112-s-3587 112 s 3587 California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act of 2012 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-09-20 2012-09-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] CA D B000711 1 California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act of 2012 - Expands the boundary of the California Coastal National Monument, established by Presidential Proclamation 7264, to include the Point Arena-Stornetta public lands in Mendocino County, California. Requires management of such lands: (1) in accordance with such Proclamation, and (2) as part of the Monument. Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to finalize an amendment to the Monument's management plan for the long-term protection and management of the lands added to the Monument under this Act. Permits the use of motorized and mechanized vehicles in the Monument only on roads and trails designated for their use. Specifies this Act's effect on: (1) aviation overflights, special use airspace, or military flight training routes; (2) low-level overflights above the adjacent Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary; (3) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) law enforcement authorities; (4) the rights of Indian tribes and Indian religious communities; (5) protective perimeters and buffer zones; and (6) livestock grazing. Requires management of the Monument as part of the National Landscape Conservation System. 2020-01-29T20:27:54Z  
112-s-3596 112 s 3596 Honoring Service Through National Park Access Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-09-20 2012-09-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] MT D T000464 1 Honoring Service Through National Park Access Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to make a lifetime National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available, at a cost of $10, to veterans who were separated from military service under conditions other than dishonorable. 2022-02-03T05:53:17Z  
112-hr-6440 112 hr 6440 To designate the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor as "The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor". Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-09-19 2012-09-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. House Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] CT D C001069 1 Renames the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor in Connecticut and Massachusetts as the Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor. 2019-11-15T21:28:19Z  
112-s-3561 112 s 3561 A bill to correct the boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit L06, Topsail, North Carolina. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-09-19 2012-09-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Hagan, Kay R. [D-NC] NC D H001049 0 Replaces the map included in the set of maps entitled "Coastal Barrier Resources System" (referred to in specified provisions of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act and relating to Unit L06 in Topsail, North Carolina) with the map entitled "John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Corrected Unit L06." 2019-02-20T23:43:41Z  
112-s-3563 112 s 3563 A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to modify the Pilot Project offices of the Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-09-19 2012-12-31 Held at the desk. Senate Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] ND R H001061 1 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to revise the Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project offices to: (1) specify Field Office for each of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Offices designated; and (2) replace the Miles City, Montana, field office with the Montana/Dakotas State Office, Montana (Billings). 2022-02-03T05:53:17Z  
112-hr-6425 112 hr 6425 To revise the boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier System Saddlebunch Keys Unit FL-57. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-09-14 2012-09-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. House Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] FL R R000435 0 Replaces the map included in the set of maps entitled "Coastal Barrier Resources System" (referred to in specified provisions of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act and relating to Saddlebunch Keys Unit FL-57 in the state of Florida) with another map relating to the same unit entitled "John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Corrected Saddlebunch Keys Unit FL-57." 2019-11-15T21:24:27Z  
112-hr-6370 112 hr 6370 To provide for the conveyance of the Forest Service Lake Hill Administrative Site in Summit County, Colorado. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-09-11 2012-09-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. House Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] CO D P000598 0 Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to convey the Forest Service Lake Hill Administrative Site in Summit County, Colorado. 2019-11-15T21:28:20Z  
112-hr-6362 112 hr 6362 REFI Pacific Act of 2012 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-09-10 2012-09-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. House Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-1] CA D T000460 12 Revitalizing the Economy of Fisheries in the Pacific Act of 2012 or REFI Pacific Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce (upon receipt of such assurances as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States) to issue a loan to refinance the existing debt obligation funding the fishing capacity reduction program for the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery implemented under the Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003. Requires such loan to have a maturity that expires 45 years after the date of issuance. Prohibits the fee with respect to such loan from exceeding 3% of the ex-vessel value of all fish harvested from each fishery for which the loan is issued. 2019-11-15T21:24:26Z  
112-s-3525 112 s 3525 Sportsmen's Act of 2012 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-09-10 2012-11-26 Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 504. Senate Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] MT D T000464 46 Sportsmen's Act of 2012 - Amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to ensure that not less than 1.5% of the amounts made available for the Land and Water Conservation Fund for each fiscal year shall be made available for certain projects identified on an annual priority list to be developed pursuant to this Act. Requires such projects to secure, through rights-of-way or the acquisition of lands or interests from willing sellers, recreational public access to existing federal public lands that have significantly restricted access to hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes. Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to issue a permit for the importation of any polar bear part (other than an internal organ) from a polar bear taken in a sport hunt in Canada to any person who meets specified requirements. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to permit individuals carrying bows and crossbows to traverse national park land if the traverse is: (1) for the sole purpose of hunting on adjacent land, and (2) the most direct means of access to such adjacent land. Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act - Amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to: (1) authorize a state to pay up to 90% of the costs of acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public target range; (2) authorize a state to elect to allocate 10% of a specified amount apportioned to it from the federal aid to wildlife restoration fund for such costs; (3) limit the federal share of such costs under such Act to 90%; and (4) require amounts provided for such costs under such Act to remain available for expenditure and obligation for five fiscal years. Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to exclude from the definition of "chemical substance" for purposes of such Act: (1) any component of any pistol, revolver, firearm, shell, or cartridge the sale of which is subject to f… 2019-03-04T20:31:32Z  
112-hr-6282 112 hr 6282 To direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management, to convey to the City of Carlin, Nevada, in exchange for consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States, to any Federal land within that city that is under the jurisdiction of that agency, and for other purposes. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-08-02 2012-08-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. House Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] NV R A000369 0 Directs the Secretary of the Interior, if an offer is received from the city of Carlin, Nevada, to purchase federal land within the city, through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to convey to the city all interest of the United States in such land in exchange for consideration equal to the fair market value of the land. Requires the Secretary to determine the fair market value of the federal land based on an appraisal according to nationally recognized appraisal standards. Permits the city to pay or reimburse the Secretary, as appropriate, for reasonable transaction and administrative personnel costs associated with such conveyance, including the costs of appraisal, title searches, maps, and boundary and cadastral surveys. Prohibits a conveyance or combination of conveyances under this Act from being considered a major federal action under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Releases the United States from all liabilities or claims of any kind or nature arising from the presence, release, or threat of release of any hazardous substance, pollutant, contaminant, petroleum product (or derivative of a petroleum product) solid waste, mine materials, or mining related features existing on the federal land. 2019-11-15T21:28:20Z  
112-hr-6286 112 hr 6286 Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act of 2012 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-08-02 2012-08-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. House Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-17] CA D F000030 0 Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act of 2012 - Establishes the Clear Creek National Recreation Area in California to promote environmentally responsible high-quality motorized and non-motorized trail based recreation, including off-highway vehicle use, scenic touring, and access for hunting and gem collecting, while protecting landscape resources. Instructs the Secretary to use the 2005 Clear Creek Management Area Travel Management Plan as modified by this Act or by the Secretary to incorporate natural resource protection information unavailable in 2005 as the basis for an interim management plan to govern motorized recreation in the Recreation Area. Requires the Secretary to create a comprehensive management plan for the Recreation Area within two years of enactment of this Act. Requires landowners to be provided with adequate access to inholdings within the Recreation Area. Permits livestock grazing to be allowed to continue in areas in which it is allowed. Designates specified federal lands in Fresno and San Benito Counties, California, to be known as the Joaquin Rocks Wilderness, as wilderness areas and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to add the Larious Canyon, San Carlos Creek, Cantua Creek, Picacho Creek, and White Creek and its tributaries as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. 2019-11-15T21:28:20Z  
112-hr-6291 112 hr 6291 Vietnam Veterans Donor Acknowledgment Act of 2012 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-08-02 2012-08-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. House Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] AK R Y000033 33 Vietnam Veterans Donor Acknowledgment Act of 2012 - Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to acknowledge a donor contribution to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center inside such Center in the form of a permanent statement or credit line that expresses appreciation for such contribution, if: (1) the donor or the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc. provides the Secretary with an acceptable plan describing the statement or credit line and the funding to create it; and (2) the Secretary, in consultation with the National Capital Planning Commission and Commission of Fine Arts, determines the statement or credit line to be short, discrete, unobtrusive, and without an advertising slogan or company logo. 2021-09-28T14:40:17Z  
112-hr-6344 112 hr 6344 To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey lands of the former Fort Bayard Military Reservation in Grant County, New Mexico, to the village of Santa Clara, the city of Bayard, or the county of Grant in that State, in tracts of not less than 40 acres, and at market price at its present state of use as agricultural grazing lands as determined by the Secretary, for business and community development, and for other purposes. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-08-02 2012-09-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry. House Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] NM R P000588 0 Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to convey at current state of agricultural use market prices specified lands formerly part of the Fort Bayard Military Reservation, Grant County, New Mexico, to the Village of Santa Clara, the City of Bayard, and Grant County, New Mexico, in tracts of not less than 40 acres, for business and community development. Requires approval of all parties for any such conveyance. Provides that the Secretary shall be responsible for the costs and recovery of any historic or prehistoric cultural properties located on such lands. 2019-11-15T21:28:20Z  
112-hr-6350 112 hr 6350 Transparent and Science-Based Fishery Management Act of 2012 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-08-02 2012-08-02 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. House Rep. Runyan, Jon [R-NJ-3] NJ R R000594 7 Transparent and Science-Based Fishery Management Act of 2012 - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide that a Regional Fishery Management Council is not required to develop an annual catch limit for: (1) an ecosystem component species; or (2) a species, fishery, or stock for which a survey and stock assessment have not been performed within the preceding five years. Defines "ecosystem component species" as a stock of fish that is a nontarget, incidentally harvested stock of fish in a fishery, or a nontarget, incidentally harvested stock of fish, that a Council or the Secretary of Commerce has determined is not: (1) subject to overfishing, approaching an overfished condition, or overfished; and (2) likely to become subject to overfishing or overfished in the absence of conservation and management measures. Requires each annual catch limit to take into account: (1) management measures under international agreements in which the United States participates, and (2) informal transboundary agreements under which management activities outside the exclusive economic zone by another country may hinder conservation efforts by U.S. fishermen for a species for which any of the recruitment, distribution, life history, or fishing activities are transboundary. Prohibits the New England, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, and Gulf of Mexico Councils, except with respect to the Gulf of Mexico commercial red snapper fishery, from submitting a fishery management plan or amendment that creates a catch share program for a fishery (and prohibits the Secretary from implementing a secretarial plan or amendment) unless the final program has been approved in a referendum by a majority of specified permit holders eligible to participate in the fishery. Requires fishery management plans, amendments, or regulations for overfished fisheries to specify a time period for ending overfishing and rebuilding the fishery that is as short as practicable (under current law, as short as possible). Modifies ex… 2022-03-02T05:20:15Z  
112-hr-6354 112 hr 6354 To correct the boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit P-31P. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-08-02 2012-08-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. House Rep. Southerland, Steve II [R-FL-2] FL R S001186 0 Replaces the map included in the set of maps entitled "Coastal Barrier Resources System" (referred to in specified provisions of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act and relating to Unit P-31P in the state of Florida) with another map relating to the same unit entitled "John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Corrected Unit P-31P." 2019-11-15T21:24:29Z  
112-hres-769 112 hres 769 Expressing support for Lunchtime Music on the Mall in Washington, DC, and honoring the public service of the performers and sponsors. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-08-02 2012-08-02 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. House Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] DC D N000147 0 Recognizes Lunchtime Music on the Mall as enhancing urban life in Washington, DC, and appreciation of the National Mall. Salutes the performers who participate in Lunchtime Music on the Mall. Commends the National Park Service (NPS) and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority for their public service in providing live music performances at no charge to the public. 2021-04-19T17:27:37Z  
112-s-3514 112 s 3514 A bill to repeal a limitation on annual payments under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-08-02 2012-08-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] WY R E000285 4 Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to repeal the $15 million limitation placed upon the total annual payment to certified states or Indian tribes in connection with abandoned mine reclamation. 2020-01-29T20:27:53Z  
112-hr-6257 112 hr 6257 United States Civil Rights Trail Special Resource Study Act of 2012 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-08-01 2012-08-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. House Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] MO D C001049 31 United States Civil Rights Trail Special Resource Study Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to evaluate a range of alternatives for the protection and interpretation of sites associated with the struggle for civil rights in the United States, including alternatives for potential addition of some or all of the sites to the National Trails System. Requires submission of a report to Congress that contains the results of such study and recommendations of the Secretary with respect to the route. 2021-04-19T19:42:24Z  
112-hr-6235 112 hr 6235 Federal Lands Energy Regulatory Certainty Act of 2012 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-07-31 2012-08-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. House Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] TX R F000461 0 Federal Lands Energy Regulatory Certainty Act of 2012 - Bars the Secretary of the Interior, before submitting the final report on the study specified below, from taking any action to finalize or otherwise implement provisions contained in the proposed rule entitled "Oil and Gas; Well Stimulation, Including Hydraulic Fracturing, on Federal and Indian Lands". Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to study, for the 10-year period following enactment of this Act, as if such rule was applied: (1) the anticipated expenditure of resources by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM); (2) the anticipated rates of development and production of oil and natural gas resources in the United States; (3) the anticipated revenue to the Treasury resulting from the production of oil and natural gas resources; and (4) any potential conflicts that may exist between the proposed rule and existing federal and state regulations. Requires the Secretary to submit a preliminary and final report to Congress on the results of such study and to solicit public comments regarding the preliminary report. 2019-11-15T21:28:55Z  
112-hr-6236 112 hr 6236 To direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management and the Bureau of Reclamation, to convey, by quitclaim deed, to the City of Fernley, Nevada, all right, title, and interest of the United States, to any Federal land within that city that is under the jurisdiction of either of those agencies. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-07-31 2012-08-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. House Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] NV R A000369 0 Directs the Secretary of the Interior, if the Secretary receives an offer from the city of Fernley, Nevada, to purchase identified federal land within the city, acting through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Bureau of Reclamation, to convey to the city all interest of the United States in such land in exchange for consideration in an amount equal to the fair market value of the land. Requires the Secretary to determine the fair market value of the federal land based upon an appraisal conducted according to nationally recognized appraisal standards. Permits the city and the Bureau of Reclamation to retain easements or rights-of-way on the federal land to be conveyed, including easements or rights-of-way that are necessary to carry out the operation and maintenance of the Truckee Canal Irrigation District Canal or the Newlands Project. Requires the city to pay or reimburse the Secretary, as appropriate, for reasonable transaction and administrative personnel costs associated with such conveyance, including the costs of appraisal, title searches, maps, and boundary and cadastral surveys. Releases the United States from all liabilities or claims of any kind or nature arising from the presence, release, or threat of release of any hazardous substance, pollutant, contaminant, petroleum product (or derivative of a petroleum product), solid waste, mine materials, or mining related features existing on the federal land. 2019-11-15T21:28:20Z  
112-hr-6208 112 hr 6208 REEFS Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-07-26 2012-07-31 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. House Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27] TX R F000460 0 Retaining Essential Environmental Fishing Structures Act or REEFS Act - Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior, during a two-year period, from requiring or authorizing either the removal or movement of any facility used for oil or gas activities under a lease under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. Exempts from this prohibition any removal or movement of a facility for purposes of temporary abandonment of a well, in accordance with specified federal regulations, because of an emergency identified by the Secretary. 2019-11-15T21:28:55Z  
112-hr-6227 112 hr 6227 Niblack Mining Area Road Authorization Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-07-26 2012-08-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. House Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] AK R Y000033 0 Niblack Mining Area Road Authorization Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, to establish a road corridor that follows 1 of the 2 routes identified as "Niblack Route 1" or "Niblack Route 2" on the map entitled "Road to Niblack Mine," numbered 1, and dated June 21, 2012, to connect the Prince of Wales Island road system in Alaska to the area of the Niblack patented mineral claims on the southeast side of Prince of Wales Island. Sets forth requirements for such road corridor. Authorizes Alaska and the Prince of Wales Community Advisory Council to participate as cooperating agencies during the preparation of any environmental impact statement prepared with respect to the road corridor. Expresses the intent of Congress that any federal permit required for such road construction be issued or denied within one year after the date of the permit application. 2019-11-15T21:28:19Z  
112-hres-743 112 hres 743 Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative stamp honoring the Nation's coal miners. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-07-26 2012-07-26 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. House Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] PA R B001269 31 Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Postmaster General should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring the nation's coal miners. 2019-11-15T21:16:30Z  
112-s-3448 112 s 3448 Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-07-26 2012-07-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Hagan, Kay R. [D-NC] NC D H001049 1 Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with the Corolla Wild Horse Fund, Currituck County, and the state of North Carolina to provide for the management of free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge. Requires that such agreement: (1) allow a herd of no more than 130 free-roaming wild horses in and around the Refuge; (2) provide for cost-effective management of such horses; and (3) provide for the introduction of a small number of free-roaming wild horses from the herd at Cape Lookout National Seashore as is necessary to maintain the genetic viability of the herd in and around the Refuge; and (4) specify that the Corolla Wild Horse Fund shall pay certain costs associated with the health, maintenance, removal, and placement of such horses. Bars the Secretary from excluding free-roaming wild horses from any part of the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge unless: (1) it is found that the presence of such horses on a part of the Refuge threatens the survival of an endangered species for which such land is designated as critical habitat, (2) such finding is based on a peer-reviewed scientific assessment, and (3) a period of public notice and comment is provided on such finding. Prohibits the removal of any horse from the Seashore for introduction at the Refuge, except with the approval of the Foundation for Shackleford Horses Inc. and consistent with the memorandum of understanding between the National Park Service (NPS) and the Foundation and the management plan for the Shackleford Banks Horse Herd. Prohibits anything in this Act from creating liability of the United States for any damages caused by the free-roaming wild horses to any person or property. 2023-01-11T13:23:07Z  
112-s-3450 112 s 3450 Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-07-26 2012-07-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN] IN R C000542 21 Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act - Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior, before December 31, 2013, from issuing or approving any proposed or final regulation under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 that would: (1) adversely impact employment in coal mines in the United States; (2) cause a reduction in revenue received by the federal government or any state, tribal, or local government, by reducing through regulation the quantity of coal in the United States that is available for mining; (3) reduce the quantity of coal available for domestic consumption or for export; (4) designate any area as unsuitable for surface coal mining and reclamation operations; or (5) expose the United States to liability for taking the value of privately owned coal through regulation. 2023-01-11T13:23:07Z  
112-hr-6184 112 hr 6184 Restoring Storey County Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-07-25 2012-07-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. House Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] NV R A000369 0 Restoring Storey County Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to convey to Storey County, Nevada, all surface rights of the United States in and to specified federal land, including any improvements. Makes the BLM responsible for all costs associated with such conveyance. 2019-11-15T21:31:14Z  
112-hr-6201 112 hr 6201 Long Island Aviation History Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-07-25 2012-07-31 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. House Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] NY D M000309 4 Long Island Aviation History Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of Long Island, with a particular focus on the Hempstead Plains, the areas surrounding Suffolk County Air Force Base, the hamlet of Bethpage, the hamlet of Port Washington, and the village of Farmingdale. 2019-11-15T21:28:20Z  
112-hr-6175 112 hr 6175 National Park Service Study Act of 2012 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-07-24 2012-07-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. House Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5] MI D K000172 17 National Park Service Study Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct special resource studies of: (1) the Kau coast, on the island of Hawaii; (2) on request, the island of Rota in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; (3) sites in Alaska associated with the forced abandonment of the Aleut villages of Makushin, Kashega, and Biorka around Unalaska Island and Attu on Attu Island during World War II; (4) the five relocation sites in Alaska at Funter Bay, Burnett Inlet, Killisnoo, Ward Lake and the Wrangell Institute; (5) specified World War II Japanese American Relocation Center sites; (6) American Latino sites in the San Luis Valley and Central Sangre de Cristo Mountains in Colorado and New Mexico; (7) the town of Goldfield and outlying mining sites in Nevada; (8) the Hudson River Valley in New York; (9) the Norman Studios in Jacksonville, Florida, where African-American casts and crews were used in the production of silent films; (10) the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta in Alabama; and (11) Galveston Bay in Texas. Requires updates of: (1) the study authorized by the National Park Service Studies Act of 1999 relating to World War II sites, Republic of Palau; and (2) the 1979 study entitled "Vermejo Ranch, New Mexico/Colorado: Study of Management Options." Directs the Secretary to: (1) study alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of the National Parks, (2) conduct a national historic landmark theme study to identify sites and resources in the southern United States that are significant to the Reconstruction era, and (3) study the feasibility of including 45 miles of the Chattahoochee River and land along the river corridor within the boundary of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area located in Georgia. 2021-09-28T14:39:24Z  
112-s-3424 112 s 3424 Billfish Conservation Act of 2012 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-07-24 2012-07-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Senate Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] LA R V000127 0 Billfish Conservation Act of 2012- Prohibits any person from offering billfish or billfish products for sale, selling them, or having custody, control, or possession of them for purposes of offering them for sale or selling them. Treats a violation of this Act as an act prohibited by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Subjects a person to a maximum civil penalty of $100,000 for each violation, with each day of a continuing violation constituting a separate offense. Exempts from such prohibition billfish: (1) caught by U.S. vessels and landed in the state of Hawaii or the Pacific Insular Area (PIA), or (2) landed by foreign vessels in the PIA if the foreign caught billfish is exported to markets outside the United States or retained within the PIA for local consumption. Defines "billfish" as any of the following: (1) blue marlin, (2) striped marlin, (3) black marlin, (4) sailfish, (5) shortbill spearfish, (6) white marlin, (7) roundscale spearfish, (8) Mediterranean spearfish, or (9) longbill spearfish. Excludes swordfish from such definition. 2023-01-11T13:23:07Z  
112-s-3422 112 s 3422 Billfish Conservation Act of 2012 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-07-23 2012-07-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Senate Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] LA R V000127 0 Billfish Conservation Act of 2012 - Prohibits any person from offering billfish or billfish products for sale, selling them, or having custody, control, or possession of them for purposes of offering them for sale or selling them. Treats a violation of this Act as an act prohibited by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Subjects a person to a maximum civil penalty of $100,000 for each violation, with each day of a continuing violation constituting a separate offense. Exempts the state of Hawaii and the Pacific Insular Area, except that billfish may be sold under such exemption only in the United States and the Pacific Insular Area. Defines "billfish" as any of the following: (1) blue marlin, (2) striped marlin, (3) black marlin, (4) sailfish, (5) shortbill spearfish, (6) white marlin, (7) roundscale spearfish, (8) Mediterranean spearfish, or (9) longbill spearfish. Excludes swordfish from such definition. 2023-01-11T13:23:08Z  
112-s-3423 112 s 3423 Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-07-23 2012-07-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] RI D R000122 3 Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate for study for potential addition to the national wild and scenic rivers system specified segments of the Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers in Rhode Island and Connecticut. 2023-01-11T13:23:08Z  
112-hr-6150 112 hr 6150 To reauthorize appropriations for the National Women's Rights History Project Act. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-07-19 2012-07-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. House Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28] NY D S000480 41 Reauthorizes appropriations through FY2018 for the Votes for Women History Trail Route in the state of New York, the National Women's Rights History Project Registry, and the National Women's Rights History Project Partnership Network. 2021-09-28T14:38:48Z  
112-hr-6154 112 hr 6154 Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2012 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-07-19 2012-08-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry. House Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-1] AZ R G000565 13 Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2012 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require amounts received through FY2020 (currently, through FY2010) from leases under the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to be available to the Secretary of the Interior to spend in such amounts as are provided in advance appropriations acts for implementing such Acts. Requires the Secretary of Interior to establish a wind and solar leasing pilot program under which lease sales are conducted on covered public lands administered by the Secretary to carry out wind and solar energy projects. Requires the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to jointly determine as to whether to expand the pilot program to apply to all covered public lands. Defines "covered land" to mean land that is: (1) public land administered by the Secretary of the Interior, or National Forest System land administered by the Secretary of Agriculture; and (2) not excluded from development of solar or wind energy under a final land use plan established under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, a final land and resource management plan established under the National Forest Management Act of 1976, or federal law. Establishes in the Treasury the Renewable Energy Resource Conservation Fund to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior for mitigating the impacts of renewable energy on federal land and carrying out any activity authorized under the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, with the exception of the acquisition of land, water, or interests therein within that state. Requires the Secretaries to determine the feasibility of carrying out a mitigation banking program on federal lands administered by the Secretaries to offset the impacts of wind or solar energy on such lands. 2021-04-19T19:41:13Z  
112-s-3409 112 s 3409 Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Act of 2012 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-07-19 2012-07-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] UT R L000577 1 Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), with respect to National Forest System lands and the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to public lands, (the Secretaries) to implement authorized wildfire prevention projects in at-risk forests and on threatened and endangered species habitat in a manner that focuses on surface, ladder, and canopy fuels reduction activities. Requires projects carried out on threatened and endangered species habitat to: (1) provide enhanced protection from wildfire, including catastrophic wildfire, for the endangered species, threatened species, or their habitat; and (2) comply with applicable recovery plan guidelines. Requires projects carried out in at-risk forests to move the federal land from condition class II or III toward condition class I, as those classes were developed by the Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station in a specified general technical report. Permits use in a project of: (1) domestic livestock grazing to reduce surface fuel loads and to recover burned areas; and (2) timber harvesting and thinning to reduce ladder and canopy fuel loads for the prevention of wildfire, including catastrophic wildfires. Directs the Secretaries to review public petitions for, and make determinations with respect to, the designation of federal lands as at-risk forests or as threatened and endangered species habitats. Requires notice in the Federal Register of proposed projects and final designated projects and permits public comment on projects as specified. Instructs the Secretaries to prepare an environmental assessment for projects that include timber harvesting or grazing. Instructs the Secretaries to research what impact any listing of a species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 would have on both forage and timber forest fuel loads. Requires endangered species recovery plans and critical habitat determinations to include a wildfire risk assessment analysis. 2023-01-11T13:23:08Z  
112-hr-6145 112 hr 6145 New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Resources Assistance Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-07-18 2012-07-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. House Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] MA D F000339 1 New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Resources Assistance Act- Amends the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to: (1) authorize the Secretary of the Interior to assist in the interpretation and preservation of the Lewis Temple House, the Nathan and Polly Johnson House, and the Baker-Robinson Whale Oil Refinery associated with the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park in Massachusetts; and (2) require each dollar of federal funds used for funding cooperative agreements for the preservation of such park to be matched dollar for dollar with funds contributed by non-federal sources. Repeals provisions prohibiting more than specified amounts from being: (1) appropriated for construction, restoration, and rehabilitation of visitor and interpretive facilities, and directional and visitor orientation signage; or (2) used for interpretive and education programs for the National Historic Landmark Schooner Ernestina. 2019-11-15T21:31:00Z  
112-hr-6147 112 hr 6147 To designate the exclusive economic zone of the United States as the "Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States". Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-07-18 2012-09-10 Subcommittee Hearings Held. House Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] CA R I000056 7 Designates the U.S. exclusive economic zone (as established by Presidential Proclamation Numbered 5030, dated March 10, 1983) as the "Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States." 2022-03-02T05:20:15Z  
112-s-3398 112 s 3398 National Park Service Critical Authorities Act of 2012 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-07-18 2012-07-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] NM D B000468 0 National Park Service Critical Authorities Act of 2012 - Revises provisions regarding the removal of snow and ice around federal buildings in the District of Columbia. Permits the Federal Highway Administration (FHA) and the National Park Service (NPS) to exchange lands in Virginia along the George Washington Memorial Parkway affecting access to the Claude Moore Historical Farm and security at the FHA's Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) complex adjacent to the farm. Revises specified current penalty provisions applicable to the National Park System to provide for the uniform application throughout the System of specified penalty provisions of the National Park Service Organic Act and the federal criminal code. 2020-01-29T20:35:01Z  
112-s-3399 112 s 3399 National Park Service Study Act of 2012 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-07-18 2012-07-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] NM D B000468 0 National Park Service Study Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct special resource studies of: (1) the Kau coast, on the island of Hawaii; (2) on request, the island of Rota in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; (3) sites in Alaska associated with the forced abandonment of the Aleut villages of Makushin, Kashega, and Biorka around Unalaska Island and Attu on Attu Island during World War II; (4) the five relocation sites in Alaska at Funter Bay, Burnett Inlet, Killisnoo, Ward Lake and the Wrangell Institute; (5) specified World War II Japanese American Relocation Center sites; (6) American Latino sites in the San Luis Valley and Central Sangre de Cristo Mountains in Colorado and New Mexico; (7) the town of Goldfield and outlying mining sites in Nevada; (8) the Hudson River Valley in New York; (9) the Norman Studios in Jacksonville, Florida, at which African-American casts and crews were used in the production of silent films; (10) the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta in Alabama; and (11) Galveston Bay in Texas. Requires updates of: (1) the study authorized by the National Park Service Studies Act of 1999 relating to World War II sites, Republic of Palau; and (2) the 1979 study entitled "Vermejo Ranch, New Mexico/Colorado: Study of Management Options." Directs the Secretary to: (1) study alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of the National Parks, (2) conduct a national historic landmark theme study to identify sites and resources in the southern United States that are significant to the Reconstruction era, and (3) study the feasibility of including 45 miles of the Chattahoochee River and land along the river corridor within the boundary of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area located in Georgia. 2022-02-03T05:53:17Z  
112-s-3400 112 s 3400 Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act of 2012 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-07-18 2012-07-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] CO D B001267 1 Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act of 2012 - Designates specified federal lands in San Juan National Forest as: (1) the Hermosa Creek Watershed and Protection Area, and (2) the Hermosa Creek Special Management Area. Designates specified land within the Protection Area as the Hermosa Creek Wilderness. 2020-01-29T20:35:01Z  
112-s-3390 112 s 3390 A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to Miami-Dade County certain Federal land in the State of Florida for the purpose of building a fire station. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-07-17 2012-07-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Senate Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] FL R R000595 1 Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to Miami-Dade County, Florida, federally owned land comprising the Subtropical Horticulture Research Station in the county for the purpose of building a fire station. Directs the County to pay specified costs. 2019-11-15T21:47:02Z  
112-hr-6130 112 hr 6130 National Treasure Promotion and Investment Act of 2012 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-07-13 2012-07-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement. House Rep. Hochul, Kathleen C. [D-NY-26] NY D H001062 0 National Treasure Promotion and Investment Act of 2012 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the maintenance of infrastructure in communities hosting national parks and national heritage areas is important to the safety of residents and visitors; and (2) visa issuance fees should be invested in such maintenance in these communities, which draw visitors from across the globe. Requires consular officers, in issuing visas to applicants seeking to visit the United States temporarily for pleasure, to give priority to those intending to visit a national heritage area or national park. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to support infrastructure projects: (1) in communities hosting such heritage areas or parks, (2) that have been prioritized for completion by an applicable metropolitan planning organization, and (3) that are determined beneficial to the upkeep of roads or bridges used by international visitors to these regions. 2020-02-14T19:19:00Z  
112-hr-6113 112 hr 6113 To repeal a limitation on annual payments under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-07-12 2012-07-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. House Rep. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY-At Large] WY R L000571 8 Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to repeal the $15 million limitation placed upon the total annual payment to certified states or Indian tribes in connection with abandoned mine reclamation. 2019-11-15T21:29:31Z  
112-s-3370 112 s 3370 Albuquerque, New Mexico, Federal Land Conveyance Act of 2012 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-07-11 2012-08-01 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 483. Senate Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] NM D U000039 1 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Albuquerque, New Mexico, Federal Land Conveyance Act of 2012 - Directs the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to offer to convey to the Amy Biehl High School Foundation certain federal lands located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Requires such conveyance to be in accordance with a fair market value appraisal that is acceptable to the Administrator. Makes the Foundation responsible for the costs related to such conveyance. Requires the conveyance to occur within three years of this Act's enactment. 2019-02-20T23:40:40Z  
112-s-3374 112 s 3374 A bill to amend the Public Rangelands Improvement Act of 1978 to establish criteria for the rate of fees charged for grazing private livestock on public rangelands. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-07-11 2012-07-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE] NE D N000180 0 Amends the Public Rangelands Improvement Act of 1978 to provide that fees for grazing private livestock on public rangelands shall be set at a level comparable to the rate charged by private landowners in the area or region. 2020-01-29T20:35:01Z  
112-s-3375 112 s 3375 Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-07-11 2012-07-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] CA D B000711 0 Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area Act - Establishes the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area, to comprise approximately 319,300 acres of federal land within Napa, Lake, Mendocino, and Yolo Counties in California. States that the purpose of the Conservation Area is the conservation, protection, and enhancement of the ecological, scenic, wildlife, recreational, cultural, historical, natural, educational, and scientific resources of the lands included in the Area for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations. Continues to provide private landowners with adequate access to inholdings in the Conservation Area. Allows only those uses of the Conservation Area that would further the purposes for which it is established. Requires a comprehensive plan for the protection and management of the federal lands included within the Conservation Area. Requires such plan to: (1) assess the impacts of climate change, (2) include a comprehensive weed management strategy, and (3) include a plan to address the public safety and environmental clean-up issues associated with illegal marijuana production. Permits grazing in the Conservation Area: (1) where established before this Act's enactment, or (2) through issuing annual permits for non-commercial grazing to control noxious weeds. Establishes the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area Advisory Council to advise with respect to the preparation and implementation of the management plan. Requires the appointment of one Council member to represent Native American Tribes. 2020-01-29T20:34:55Z  
112-hr-6090 112 hr 6090 To amend the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor Act of 1996 to designate the management entity for the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor, and for other purposes. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-07-10 2012-07-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. House Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] SC R D000615 0 Amends the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor Act of 1996 to designate the South Carolina Heritage Corridor, Inc. as the management entity for the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor and transfers all program funds to such entity. 2019-11-15T21:31:00Z  
112-hr-6096 112 hr 6096 Atlantic Fisheries Statutes Reauthorization Act of 2012 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-07-10 2012-07-19 Subcommittee Hearings Held. House Rep. Runyan, Jon [R-NJ-3] NJ R R000594 1 Atlantic Fisheries Statutes Reauthorization Act of 2012 - Reauthorizes appropriations through FY2017 for the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act, Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act, Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986, and Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995. Directs the National Marine Fisheries Service to conduct: (1) a survey and stock assessment, a cooperative research program, and analyses of genetic samples to determine the stock structure of Atlantic sturgeon distinct population segments along the U.S. Atlantic Coast, report the results to Congress, and use such results to inform Atlantic sturgeon biological opinion, measures, and alternatives; and (2) an analysis of striped bass feeding habits in the New York Bight and report the results to Congress and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. 2022-03-02T05:20:15Z  
112-hr-6086 112 hr 6086 HUNT Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-07-09 2012-08-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry. House Rep. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM-1] NM D H001046 2 Hunt Unrestricted on National Treasures Act or the HUNT Act - Requires each head of a federal public land management agency (the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Forest Service, and the Bureau of Land Management [BLM]), to annually make available to the public on its website a report that includes: (1) a list of the lands more than 640 acres in size under its jurisdiction on which the public is allowed to hunt, fish, or use such lands for other recreational purposes and to which there is no public access or egress or to which such access or egress to the lands' legal boundaries is significantly restricted; (2) a list of such lands that the agency head determines have significant potential for use for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes; and (3) a plan to provide such access and egress that is consistent with the travel management plan in effect. Requires each agency head to make available to the public on the agency's website, and thereafter revise, a list of roads or trails that provide the primary public access and egress to the legal boundaries of contiguous parcels of land equal to more than 640 acres in size under the agency's jurisdiction on which the public is allowed to hunt, fish, or use such lands for other recreational purposes. Amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to require allotment from the Land and Water Conservation Fund of an amount not less than 1.5 % of the moneys appropriated for projects that secure public access to federal land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes through easements, rights-of-way, or fee title acquisitions from willing sellers. 2019-11-15T21:31:00Z  
112-hr-6089 112 hr 6089 Healthy Forest Management Act of 2012 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-07-09 2012-08-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry. House Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] CO R T000470 14 Healthy Forest Management Act of 2012 - Declares that the bark beetle epidemic, drought, and deteriorating forest health conditions on National Forest System land and public lands, with the resulting imminent risk of devastating wildfires, is an imminent threat within the meaning of roadless area management regulations applicable to a state. Allows a state governor or the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), with respect the National Forest System, or of the Interior, with respect to public lands, to designate high-risk areas of the national forests and public lands in the state for purposes of addressing: (1) deteriorating forest health conditions due to the bark beetle epidemic or drought, with the resulting imminent risk of devastating wildfires; and (2) the future risk of insect infestations or disease outbreaks through preventative treatments to improve forest health conditions. Excludes wilderness areas and national monuments from designation as high-risk areas. Establishes a 20-year period for such high-risk area designation. Allows a governor or the Secretary, upon designation of a high-risk area, to provide for the development of proposed emergency hazardous fuels reduction projects for the area. Prohibits clear cutting as a part of any such project. Applies the administrative and judicial review processes of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003, with modifications, to such projects. Authorizes the Secretary concerned to enter into cooperative agreements and contracts with state foresters to provide forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration and protection services that include: (1) activities to treat insect infected trees; (2) activities to reduce hazardous fuels; and (3) any other activities to restore or improve forest, rangeland, and watershed health, including fish and wildlife habitat. Permits state foresters to enter into subcontracts to provide such restoration and protection services. Amends the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 to extend the authori… 2022-03-02T05:20:15Z  
112-hr-6060 112 hr 6060 Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act of 2012 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-06-29 2013-01-14 Became Public Law No: 112-270. House Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] UT R B001250 13 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act of 2012 - Extends through FY2019 the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to use power revenues collected pursuant to the Colorado River Storage Project Act for annual base funding of endangered fish recovery implementation programs for the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins. Sets forth restrictions with respect to the indirect cost recovery rate for any transfer of funds to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from another federal agency for the purpose of funding any activity associated with such programs. Prohibits the use of federal funds to cover expenses incurred by an employee or detailee of the Department of the Interior to travel to any location (other than the field office to which that individual is otherwise assigned) to advocate, lobby, or attend meetings that advocate or lobby for such programs. 2023-03-22T18:24:49Z  
112-hr-6072 112 hr 6072 Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Act of 2012 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-06-29 2012-07-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. House Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] NV D B001231 0 Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Act of 2012 - Establishes the Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument in Nevada. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to provide for interpretation, education, and scientific research on the Monument's paleontological resources. Instructs the Secretary to issue to a qualified electric utility a 400-foot right-of-way for the construction of high-voltage transmission facilities identified as the Renewable Energy Transmission Corridor. Establishes the Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Advisory Council. Adds specified land to Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. Requires conveyance of land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) identified as the North Las Vegas Job Creation Zone to the city of North Las Vegas, Nevada, for use for nonresidential development. Permits North Las Vegas to retain a part of such land for public recreation or other public purposes. Amends the Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002 to convey additional land to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department for development of an access road and parking facilities. Permits the county to convey to a unit of local government or regional governmental entity land within the Airport Environs Overlay District if such land is used for a public purpose. Requires specified federal lands be conveyed for: (1) the Nevada System of Higher Education, (2) the Southern Nevada Supplemental Airport, and (3) an off-road vehicle recreation park. Releases the Sunrise Mountain Instant Study Area from further study for designation as wilderness. Designates: (1) an Economic Support Area in North Las Vegas, and (2) the Nellis Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area. 2019-11-15T21:31:00Z  
112-hr-6077 112 hr 6077 Rachel Carson Nature Trail Designation Act of 2012 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-06-29 2012-07-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. House Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] DC D N000147 2 Rachel Carson Nature Trail Designation Act of 2012 - Designates a trail located in Glover Archbold Park in the District of Columbia from Canal Road to Van Ness Street as the "Rachel Carson Nature Trail." Directs the Secretary of the Interior to post signs on or near the Trail that include one or more of the following: (1) information on Rachel Carson and her contributions to the environmental movement; (2) images of her; and (3) references to her efforts to educate others about the importance of environmental protection, conservation, and sustainability. 2021-04-19T17:34:42Z  
112-hres-714 112 hres 714 Expressing support to end commercial whaling in all of its forms and to strengthen measures to conserve whale populations. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-06-28 2012-06-28 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28] CA D B000410 6 Declares that the House of Representatives: (1) strongly opposes commercial whaling; (2) supports the use of all appropriate measures to end commercial whaling in any form; (3) seeks to strengthen conservation and management measures to facilitate the conservation of whale species and populations; (4) urges the President and the international community to modernize the International Whaling Commission by expanding the participation of civil society, improving transparency, and supporting efforts to improve its effectiveness; and (5) supports ongoing research efforts to understand, prevent, or mitigate threats to whales and their habitat. 2021-04-19T17:44:23Z  
112-hres-715 112 hres 715 Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Sagamore Hill Historic Site. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-06-28 2012-06-28 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. House Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3] NY R K000210 7 Celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Sagamore Hill National Historic Site (residence of President Theodore Roosevelt). 2019-02-20T20:01:30Z  
112-s-3357 112 s 3357 San Juan County Federal Land Conveyance Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-06-28 2012-06-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] NM D U000039 1 San Juan County Federal Land Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, on request of the plaintiffs in the case Blancett v. United States Department of the Interior, et al., in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico, to convey to them by sale all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to any portion of approximately 19 acres of certain federal land in San Juan County, New Mexico (including any improvements or appurtenances). Requires deposit of the proceeds of any such conveyance in a special account, to be available for the acquisition of land from willing sellers in the state for resource protection that is consistent with the purposes for which the Bald Eagle Area of Critical Environmental Concern was established. 2020-01-29T20:34:55Z  
112-hr-6032 112 hr 6032 Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-06-27 2012-07-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. House Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] TN R B001243 0 Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act - Modifies the boundary of Shiloh National Military Park to include the following areas identified on the map entitled "Shiloh National Military Park, Proposed Boundary Adjustment" and dated April 2012: (1) Fallen Timbers Battlefield, (2) Russell House Battlefield, and (3) Davis Bridge Battlefield. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire lands by donation, purchase from willing sellers, or exchange. Establishes Parker's Crossroads Battlefield in Tennessee, consisting of the area identified on the map entitled "Parker's Crossroads Battlefield, Proposed Boundary" and dated April 2012, as an affiliated area of the National Park System. 2019-11-15T21:30:59Z  
112-hr-6039 112 hr 6039 Green Mountain Lookout Heritage Protection Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-06-27 2012-07-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. House Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] WA D L000560 0 Green Mountain Lookout Heritage Protection Act - Amends the Washington State Wilderness Act of 1984, with respect to certain lands in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie and Wenatchee National Forests in the state of Washington designated as part of the Glacier Peak Wilderness, to specifically allow the operation and maintenance of Green Mountain Lookout. Prohibits the Chief of the Forest Service from moving the Lookout from its current location on Green Mountain in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest unless the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) determines that its move is necessary to preserve the Lookout or to ensure the safety of individuals on or around Green Mountain. Requires the Secretary, if such a determination is made, to move the Lookout to a location outside of the lands described in this Act, above. 2019-11-15T21:30:59Z  
112-hr-6041 112 hr 6041 OIL Money Disclosure Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-06-27 2012-06-27 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. House Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] MA D M000133 2 Obtaining Information Through Leasing on Money and Disclosure Act or OIL Money Disclosure Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to issue new oil and gas leases on federal lands under the Mineral Leasing Act and submerged lands under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act only to a bidder that has submitted a list containing the date, amount, and recipient during the previous five years of: (1) any payments consisting of a contribution, expenditure, independent expenditure, or disbursement for an electioneering communication made by the bidder in connection with any election for federal office; and (2) any disbursement of other funds made by the bidder with the reasonable expectation that the individual or entity will use them to make such a payment. Requires the Secretary to publish each such list within 10 days after its receipt. 2019-02-20T22:35:44Z  
112-s-3346 112 s 3346 Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Act of 2012 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-06-27 2012-06-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4677-4682) Senate Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] NV D R000146 1 Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Act of 2012 - Establishes the Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument in Nevada. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to provide for interpretation, education, and scientific research on the Monument's paleontological resources. Instructs the Secretary to issue to a qualified electric utility a 400-foot right-of-way for the construction of high-voltage transmission facilities identified as the Renewable Energy Transmission Corridor. Establishes the Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Advisory Council. Adds specified land to Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. Requires conveyance of land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) identified as the North Las Vegas Job Creation Zone to the city of North Las Vegas, Nevada, for use for nonresidential development. Permits North Las Vegas to retain a part of such land for public recreation or other public purposes. Amends the Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002 to convey additional land to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department for development of an access road and parking facilities. Permits the county to convey to a unit of local government or regional governmental entity land within the Airport Environs Overlay District if such land is used for a public purpose. Requires specified federal lands be conveyed for: (1) the Nevada System of Higher Education, (2) the Southern Nevada Supplemental Airport, and (3) an off-road vehicle recreation park. Releases the Sunrise Mountain Instant Study Area from further study for designation as wilderness. Designates: (1) an Economic Support Area in North Las Vegas, and (2) the Nellis Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area. 2022-02-03T05:53:23Z  
112-hr-5987 112 hr 5987 Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-06-21 2012-09-20 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 237 - 180 (Roll no. 591). House Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4] WA R H000329 4 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act - (Sec. 5) Establishes the Manhattan Project National Historical Park as a unit of the National Park System, which may be composed of specified facilities, lands, or interests in land in one or more eligible areas or parts of such areas in Oak Ridge, Tennessee; Los Alamos, New Mexico; and Hanford, Washington. Requires inclusion of the B Reactor National Historic Landmark in Hanford. (Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) and the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to enter into an agreement to govern their respective roles in administering the facilities, lands, or interests in land under DOE's jurisdiction to be included in the Park. Requires the Secretary under any such agreement to: (1) have decisionmaking authority for the content of the historic interpretation of the Manhattan Project for purposes of administering the Historical Park, and (2) ensure that the agreement provides for an appropriate advisory role for the National Park Service (NPS) in preserving the historic resources covered by the agreement. Requires the DOE Secretary under any such agreement to: (1) ensure that the agreement appropriately protects public safety, national security, and other aspects of the ongoing mission of DOE at the Oak Ridge Reservation, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Hanford Site; (2) retain responsibility for any necessary environmental remediation; and (3) retain authority and legal obligations for historic preservation and general maintenance. (Sec. 7) Requires the Secretary to consult with interested state, county, and local officials, and members of the public before executing any such agreement and in developing the general management plan. (Sec. 8) Requires the Secretary to develop a general management plan for the Park in consultation and collaboration with the Oak Ridge, Los Alamos, and Richland DOE site offices. … 2022-03-02T05:20:15Z  
112-hr-5988 112 hr 5988 San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2012 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-06-21 2012-06-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. House Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] TX D C001063 2 San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study land within Bexar and Wilson Counties in Texas, to identify land that would be suitable for inclusion in the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park. Requires the study to examine the natural, cultural, recreational, and scenic values and characteristics of the land within such counties. Permits the assignment of Park employees to provide interpretive services, including visitor information and education, at facilities outside the Park boundary. Modifies the boundary of the Park to include approximately 151 acres of additional identified land. Permits the Secretary to acquire such land or any interest in such land by purchase from willing sellers, donation, or exchange. 2019-11-15T21:30:59Z  
112-hr-5991 112 hr 5991 Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2012 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-06-21 2012-08-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry. House Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3] NV R H001055 7 Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2012 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require amounts received through FY2020 (currently, through FY2010) from leases under the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to be available to the Secretary of the Interior for implementing the Energy Policy Act of 2005, as well as the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970. Requires the Secretary to: (1) complete and finalize the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Solar Energy Development in Six Southwestern States in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) to analyze the potential impacts of a program to develop solar energy on land administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and any necessary amendments to land use plans for such land, and (2) amend any land use plans to provide for the development of renewable energy. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to: (1) prepare and publish a notice of intent to prepare a programmatic EIS to analyze the potential impacts of a program to develop solar and wind energy on National Forest System land and any necessary amendments to land use plans for such land, and (2) amend such plans to provide for the development of renewable energy on completion of the programmatic EIS. Requires the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to submit a report that: (1) identifies locations on land withdrawn from the public domain and reserved for military purposes that could be developed for renewable energy production, and (2) describes the administration of public land withdrawn for military purposes for the development of commercial-scale renewable energy projects. Requires the Secretary of Interior to establish a wind and solar leasing pilot program on: (1) public land administered by the Secretary or National Forest System land administered by the Secretary of Agriculture; and (2) land not excluded from the development of solar or wind energy under a land use plan established under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the National Fores… 2019-11-15T21:29:31Z  
112-hr-5995 112 hr 5995 Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2012 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-06-21 2012-06-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. House Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6] WA D D000327 1 Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2012 - Designates certain federal land in the Olympic National Forest in the state of Washington as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Designates certain other land, identified on the same map as such proposed areas, as potential wilderness. Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate as wild, scenic, or recreational rivers specified segments of the following rivers in the state of Washington: Elwha River; Dungeness River; Big Quilcene River; Dosewallips River; Duckabush River; Hamma Hamma River; South Fork Skokomish River; Middle Fork Satsop River; West Fork Satsop River; Wynoochee River; East Fork Humptulips River; West Fork Humptulips River; Quinault River; Queets River; Hoh River; Bogachiel River; South Fork Calawah River; Sol Duc River; and Lyre River. Withdraws the federal land within the boundaries of the designated river segments from: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 2019-11-15T21:30:59Z  
112-hr-6009 112 hr 6009 Self-Sufficient Community Lands Act of 2012 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-06-21 2012-08-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry. House Rep. Labrador, Raul R. [R-ID-1] ID R L000573 7 Self-Sufficient Community Lands Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the community forest demonstration area or areas of a state, consisting of National Forest System (NFS) land, at the request of a Board of Trustees appointed by a governor to manage such land in that state. Conditions establishment of an area upon: (1) inclusion of at least 200,000 acres of NFS land; (2) a state forest practices law or regulatory structure applicable to state or privately owned forest land; (3) agreement with the governor by the county in which the land is located requiring the county, in using revenues received from the area, to continue to meet obligations under applicable state law pursuant to the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 or other provisions concerning payment of receipts for the benefit of public schools and roads. Excludes from a community forest demonstration area land that is a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System or on which the removal of vegetation is specifically prohibited by federal law. Deems the administration and management of a community forest demonstration area, including implementing actions, not to be federal action and subject to federal laws only to the extent that they apply to the state administration and management of forest lands in which the community forest demonstration area is located. 2021-04-19T19:39:07Z  
112-s-3329 112 s 3329 Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2012 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-06-21 2012-06-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] WA D M001111 0 Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2012 - Designates certain federal land in the Olympic National Forest in the state of Washington as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Designates certain other land, identified on the same map as such proposed areas, as potential wilderness. Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate as wild, scenic, or recreational rivers specified segments of the following rivers in the state of Washington: Elwha River; Dungeness River; Big Quilcene River; Dosewallips River; Duckabush River; Hamma Hamma River; South Fork Skokomish River; Middle Fork Satsop River; West Fork Satsop River; Wynoochee River; East Fork Humptulips River; West Fork Humptulips River; Quinault River; Queets River; Hoh River; Bogachiel River; South Fork Calawah River; Sol Duc River; and Lyre River. Withdraws the federal land within the boundaries of the designated river segments from: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 2020-01-29T20:34:56Z  
112-s-3330 112 s 3330 Niblack Mining Area Road Authorization Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-06-21 2012-06-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] AK R M001153 1 Niblack Mining Area Road Authorization Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, to establish a road corridor that follows 1 of the 2 routes identified as "Niblack Route 1" or "Niblack Route 2" on the map entitled "Road to Niblack Mine," numbered 1, and dated June 21, 2012, to connect the Prince of Wales Island road system in Alaska to the area of the Niblack patented mineral claims on the southeast side of Prince of Wales Island. Sets forth requirements for such road corridor. Authorizes Alaska and the Prince of Wales Community Advisory Council to participate as cooperating agencies during the preparation of any environmental impact statement prepared with respect to the road corridor. Expresses the intent of Congress that any federal permit required for such road construction be issued or denied within one year after the date of the permit application. 2020-01-29T20:34:56Z  
112-hr-5980 112 hr 5980 To amend the National Trails System Act to revise the route of the North Country National Scenic Trail in northeastern Minnesota to include existing hiking trails along Lake Superior's north shore and in Superior National Forest and Chippewa National Forest, and for other purposes. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-06-20 2012-06-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. House Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] MN D P000258 1 Amends the National Trails System Act to revise the route of the North Country National Scenic Trail to be the one contained in the Department of the Interior description "North Country National Scenic Trail, Authorized Route," dated February 16, 2005, and numbered 649/80,002. 2019-11-15T21:30:59Z  
112-s-3319 112 s 3319 A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to revise the route of the North Country National Scenic Trail in northeastern Minnesota to include existing hiking trails along the north shore of Lake Superior, in the Superior National Forest, and in the Chippewa National Forest, and for other purposes. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-06-20 2012-06-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] MN D K000367 2 Amends the National Trails System Act to revise the route of the North Country National Scenic Trail to be the one contained in the Department of the Interior description "North Country National Scenic Trail, Authorized Route," dated February 16, 2005, and numbered 649/80,002. 2020-01-29T20:34:55Z  
112-hr-5960 112 hr 5960 Depleting Risk from Insect Infestation, Soil Erosion, and Catastrophic Fire Act of 2012 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-06-19 2012-07-20 Subcommittee Hearings Held. House Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] MA D M000133 5 Depleting Risk from Insect Infestation, Soil Erosion, and Catastrophic Fire Act of 2012 - Amends the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to state findings concerning the threat to forests in the Western region of the United States posed by the mountain pine beetle. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) or the Secretary of the Interior, as appropriate, to designate as part of an insect and disease treatment and research pilot program at least one subwatershed in at least one national forest in each state that is experiencing an insect or disease epidemic and characterized by: (1) substantially increased tree mortality due to infestation; (2) the risk of substantially increased tree mortality over the next 15 years due to infestation; or (3) presence in an area in which the risk of hazard trees poses an imminent risk to public infrastructure, health, or safety. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out priority projects on federal land in the designated subwatersheds to reduce the risk or extent of, or increase the resilience to, insect or disease infestation in the subwatersheds. Deems such projects to be authorized hazardous fuel reduction projects. Extends the authorization of appropriations for the insect infestation and related diseases program through FY2017. Allows the Secretary to use amounts appropriated to carry out the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act to cover the costs of technical assistance, management, and enforcement responsibilities for land enrolled in the healthy forests reserve program. Authorizes the Chief of the Forest Service and the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to enter into stewardship contracting projects to perform services to achieve land management goals for the national forests and the public lands that meet local and rural community needs. Replaces a similar program established by the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999. Allows the Secretary to issue a task order for, or enter into a good neighbor agreement or a… 2022-03-02T05:20:15Z  
112-hr-5958 112 hr 5958 To name the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Contact Station of the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge unit of Gateway National Recreation Area in honor of James L. Buckley. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-06-18 2012-07-24 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. House Rep. Turner, Robert L. [R-NY-9] NY R T000471 3 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Contact Station of the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge unit of Gateway National Recreation Area in the state of New York as the "James L. Buckley Visitor Contact Station." 2022-03-02T05:20:15Z  
112-s-3300 112 s 3300 Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-06-14 2012-06-27 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-578. Senate Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] NM D B000468 4 Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act - Establishes the Manhattan Project National Historical Park as a unit of the National Park System, which may be composed of specified facilities, lands, or interests in one or more eligible areas or parts of such areas in Oak Ridge, Tennessee; Los Alamos, New Mexico; and Hanford, Washington. Directs the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) and the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to enter into an agreement to govern their respective roles in administering the facilities, lands, or interests in land under the DOE's jurisdiction to be included in the Park. Adds to the Park lands, interests in land, or facilities within the eligible areas which are acquired by the Secretary or are included in an amendment to the agreement. Requires the Secretary to develop a general management plan for the Park. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) provide interpretive tours of historically significant Manhattan Project sites and resources in Tennessee, New Mexico, and Washington state that are located outside the boundary of the Park; and (2) enter into one or more agreements with the head of a federal agency to provide public access to, and management, interpretation, and historic preservation of, historically significant Project resources under the agency's control. 2020-01-29T20:34:58Z  
112-s-3288 112 s 3288 Black Hills Cemetery Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-06-13 2012-06-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] SD R T000250 1 Black Hills Cemetery Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to convey, to the local communities in South Dakota that are currently managing specified community cemeteries, all interest of the United States in: (1) the parcels of National Forest System land that contain the cemeteries, and (2) up to an additional two acres adjoining each cemetery to ensure that such conveyances include unmarked gravesites and allow for the expansion of those cemeteries. 2020-01-29T20:34:57Z  
112-hr-5907 112 hr 5907 Yosemite National Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2012 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-06-07 2012-06-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. House Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-20] CA D C001059 9 Yosemite National Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the approximately 1,575 acres of identified land that is adjacent to Yosemite National Park in California for addition to the Park. Permits an acquisition of such land to be made by donation, purchase from a willing seller, or exchange and revises the boundary of the Park to reflect the acquisition. Requires the Secretary to administer any acquired land as part of the Park. 2019-11-15T21:30:59Z  
112-hr-5914 112 hr 5914 National Desert Storm and Desert Shield War Memorial Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-06-07 2012-06-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. House Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] TN R R000582 27 National Desert Storm and Desert Shield War Memorial Act - Authorizes the National Desert Storm Memorial Association to establish a commemorative work on federal land in the District of Columbia to commemorate and honor those who, as members of the Armed Forces, served on active duty in support of Operation Desert Storm or Operation Desert Shield. Prohibits the use of federal funds to pay any expense to establish the commemorative work. 2019-11-15T21:30:59Z  
112-hr-5928 112 hr 5928 Mount Chosin Few Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-06-07 2012-06-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. House Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] AK R Y000033 0 Mount Chosin Few Act - Designates a specified unnamed peak located within the Chugach National Forest in Alaska as Mount Chosin Few in honor of the Allied soldiers (known as the "Chosin Few") who fought courageously at the Battle of Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War. 2019-11-15T21:31:00Z  
112-s-3261 112 s 3261 A bill to allow the Chief of the Forest Service to award certain contracts for large air tankers. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-06-04 2012-06-13 Became Public Law No: 112-132. Senate Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] OR D W000779 4 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Authorizes the Chief of the Forest Service to award certain contracts for fire suppression air tankers earlier than the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date of a required notification. 2023-03-22T18:24:53Z  
112-hr-5885 112 hr 5885 New York Fair Fishing Act of 2012 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2012-06-01 2012-06-01 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. House Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] NY D B001242 1 New York Fair Fishing Act of 2012 - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to add the state of New York as a member of the New England Fishery Management Council. 2019-02-20T22:31:40Z  

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