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113-s-3016 113 s 3016 Mineral Materials Contracts Termination Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-12-12 2014-12-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] NM D H001046 0 Mineral Materials Contracts Termination Act - Amends the Materials Act of 1947 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to terminate a mineral materials contract and to return to the contract holder any bid deposit and performance bond paid to the Bureau of Land Management if the contract holder submits a request to terminate the contract before production is initiated and before any surface disturbance has occurred. States that the contract holder's acceptance of the amount returned by the Secretary to terminate the contract constitutes: (1) full and final settlement of the contract, and (2) an agreement not to bring a civil action against the United States with respect to it. 2023-01-11T13:25:03Z  
113-hr-5885 113 hr 5885 Pribilof Islands Transition Act Amendments of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-12-11 2014-12-11 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. House Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] AK R Y000033 0 Pribilof Islands Transition Act Amendments of 2014 - Amends the Fur Seal Act of 1966 to revise requirements for the disposal of federal property on the Pribilof Islands (a group of five islands off the coast of mainland Alaska named Saint Paul, Saint George, Walrus, Otter, and Sea Lion Rock), including by: (1) authorizing the Department of Commerce to transfer or exchange specified land on the Islands to the village corporations of Saint Paul and Saint George Islands, and (2) giving those village corporations the first priority right to acquire that land on their respective islands. Requires Commerce to publish promptly and submit to the Senate notice of certification that Alaska has confirmed that no further corrective action is required at sites and operable units covered by the Pribilof Islands Environmental Restoration Agreement between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Alaska. 2023-01-11T13:25:09Z  
113-s-3000 113 s 3000 Hurricane Sand Dunes National Recreation Area Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-12-11 2014-12-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] UT R H000338 0 Hurricane Sand Dunes National Recreation Area Act of 2014 - Establishes the Hurricane Sand Dunes National Recreation Area in Utah to provide for the enhancement of recreational uses and the use of off-highway vehicles. Provides for the conveyance of federal lands in Washington County in an equal-value exchange for certain state lands identified on a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) map for the area dated November 14, 2014. 2023-01-11T13:25:04Z  
113-hr-5844 113 hr 5844 Protect Our Public Lands Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-12-10 2014-12-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. House Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] WI D P000607 1 Protect Our Public Lands Act - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to prohibit a lessee from conducting any activity under the lease for the purpose of hydraulic fracturing. Makes this Act applicable only upon the renewal or adjustment of a lease. 2023-01-11T13:25:10Z  
113-hr-5818 113 hr 5818 To relinquish all Federal interests in certain lands in the State of Louisiana to correct errors resulting from possible omission of lands from previous surveys, and for other purposes. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-12-09 2014-12-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. House Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4] LA R F000456 0 Requires Department of the Interior to relinquish all federal interests in certain lands surrounding Lake Bistineau in Township 16 North, Range 10 West, Bossier Parish, Louisiana. Makes December 8, 1842, the effective date of the relinquishment. 2023-01-11T13:25:13Z  
113-hr-5821 113 hr 5821 Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-12-09 2014-12-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. House Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1] GA R K000220 0 Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act of 2014 - Expands the boundary of the Fort Frederica National Monument on Saint Simon Island, Georgia. Increases the maximum number of acres that may be included in the monument from 250 to 525 acres. 2023-01-11T13:25:12Z  
113-s-2991 113 s 2991 Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-12-09 2014-12-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Senate Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] AK D B001265 0 Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2014 - Reauthorizes and revises the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA), the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act, the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986, the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act, the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act, the Yukon River Salmon Act of 2000, the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975, and the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act through FY2021. Reauthorizes the South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988. Reauthorizes the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995 through FY2020. Extends permanently the authority of Washington, Oregon, and California to manage any Dungeness crab fishery that does not have a fishery management plan under the MSA and is in the exclusive economic zone adjacent to the state. Revises the MSA, including by: providing for the role of tribal governments in managing fish, adding subsistence fishing to the types of fishing managed under the Act, giving regional fishery management councils the authority to use alternative fishery management measures in a recreational fishery, providing for the management of depleted fisheries, increasing civil and criminal penalties, establishing a Fisheries Enforcement Fund, and revising requirements governing fishery management plans and regional fishery management councils. 2023-01-11T13:25:04Z  
113-s-2987 113 s 2987 Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-12-08 2014-12-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] GA R C000286 1 Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act of 2014 - Expands the boundary of the Fort Frederica National Monument on Saint Simon Island, Georgia. Increases the maximum number of acres that may be included in the monument from 250 to 525 acres. 2023-01-11T13:25:04Z  
113-hr-5742 113 hr 5742 Soledad Canyon Settlement Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-11-19 2014-12-11 Received in the Senate. House Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25] CA R M000508 1 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Soledad Canyon Settlement Act - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to offer to cancel Bureau of Land Management (BLM) mineral contracts CA-20139 and CA-22901 (located in Soledad Canyon, California) and compensate the contract holder for the cancellation with proceeds from the sale of certain lands near Victorville, California. (Sec. 4) Requires the Secretary to provide to the applicable local land use authority a 30-day exclusive, preemptive right to purchase specified land located within its jurisdiction. Withdraws affected areas from further mineral entry and leasing. 2023-01-11T13:25:15Z  
113-hr-5736 113 hr 5736 To provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation located in Bethel, Alaska. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-11-18 2014-12-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy. House Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] AK R Y000033 0 Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to convey to the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation in Bethel, Alaska, all interest of the United States in certain property (including all land and appurtenances) containing 22.98 acres, for use in connection with health and social services programs. Shields the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation from being liable for soil, surface water, groundwater, or other contamination resulting from the disposal, release, or presence of environmental contamination, including oil or petroleum products, or hazardous substances on any of the property. Accords to HHS any easement or access to the conveyed property as may be necessary to satisfy any retained obligations and liability. 2023-01-11T13:25:21Z  
113-s-2938 113 s 2938 Soledad Canyon Settlement Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-11-18 2014-11-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] CA D B000711 1 Soledad Canyon Settlement Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to offer to cancel Bureau of Land Management (BLM) mineral contracts CA-20139 and CA-22901 (located in Soledad Canyon, California) and compensate the contract holder for the cancellation with proceeds from the sale of lands near Victorville, California. Withdraws affected areas from mineral leasing. 2023-01-11T13:25:19Z  
113-hr-5713 113 hr 5713 Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Assessment Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-11-14 2014-11-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. House Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] OH D K000009 1 Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Assessment Act of 2014 - Requires the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to assess and report on the cultural and historic resources in the waters of the Great Lakes. Directs the Under Secretary to make recommendations in the report on whether: (1) underwater geographic areas in the Great Lakes should be designated as national marine sanctuaries to protect resources of historical and archeological significance; and (2) the designation of a network of underwater Great Lakes areas that protect those resources could bring significant educational opportunities, economic development, jobs, and tourism to the Great Lakes region. 2023-01-11T13:25:22Z  
113-hr-5699 113 hr 5699 John Muir National Historic Site Expansion Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-11-13 2014-12-12 Received in the Senate. House Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11] CA D M000725 0 (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on December 9, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.) John Muir National Historic Site Expansion Act - Authorizes the Department of the Interior to acquire by donation approximately 44 acres of land to include in the John Muir National Historic Site in Martinez, California. 2023-01-11T13:25:15Z  
113-s-2926 113 s 2926 A bill to revise the boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Sachuest Point Unit RI-04P, Easton Beach Unit RI-05P, Almy Pond Unit RI-06, and Hazards Beach Unit RI-07 in the State of Rhode Island. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-11-13 2014-11-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] RI D R000122 0 Revises the boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units in Rhode Island. 2023-01-11T13:25:19Z  
113-hr-5684 113 hr 5684 Point Reyes Coast Guard Housing Conveyance Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-11-12 2014-11-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. House Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] CA D H001068 0 Point Reyes Coast Guard Housing Conveyance Act - Directs the Coast Guard to sell property in Point Reyes Station to Marin County, California, for use as affordable housing or for a related purpose. Requires the property to be sold at fair market value. Conditions conveyance on the county authorizing the United States to locate a navigational aid on the property. 2023-01-11T13:25:22Z  
113-hr-5691 113 hr 5691 Luna and Hidalgo Counties Wilderness Study Area Release Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-11-12 2014-11-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. House Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] NM R P000588 0 Luna and Hidalgo Counties Wilderness Study Area Release Act of 2014 - Releases specified wilderness study areas in the Luna and Hidalgo Counties in New Mexico from further study for designation as wilderness. 2023-01-11T13:25:22Z  
113-s-2916 113 s 2916 Restoring America's Watersheds Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-11-12 2014-11-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] NM D H001046 2 Restoring America's Watersheds Act of 2014 - Directs the Forest Service to establish a Water Source Protection Program within the region of the National Forest System west of the 100th Meridian. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to enter into water source investment partnerships with specified end water users to protect and restore the condition of National Forest watersheds that provide water to non-federal partners. Allows the Secretary to produce a water source management plan. Directs the Secretary to establish a Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Program within such region to: carry out critical maintenance and urgent repairs and improvements on National Forest System roads, trails, and bridges; restore fish and other aquatic organism passage by removing or replacing unnatural barriers to the passage of fish and other aquatic organisms; decommission unneeded roads and trails; and carry out associated activities. Requires the Chief of the Forest Service to develop a national strategy to implement the Remediation Program. Directs the Forest Service to establish a Watershed Condition Framework within such region to: evaluate and classify the condition of watersheds, identify for restoration up to five priority watersheds in each National Forest and up to two priority watersheds in each national grassland, develop a watershed restoration action plan for each priority watershed, prioritize restoration activities for each watershed restoration action plan, implement each watershed restoration action plan, and monitor the effectiveness of restoration actions and indicators of watershed health. Reauthorizes the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Fund for FY2015-FY2024. 2023-01-11T13:25:19Z  
113-hr-5530 113 hr 5530 To require that hunting activities be a land use in all management plans for Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture to the extent that such use is not clearly incompatible with the purposes for which the Federal land is managed, and for other purposes. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-09-18 2014-09-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry. House Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10] GA R B001262 0 Requires an agency: (1) when developing or considering approval of a management plan for federal land, to ensure that hunting activities are allowed as a use of such land to the extent that such use is not clearly incompatible with the purposes for which the land is managed; and (2) to set forth in a management plan the specific reason that hunting activities are not allowed or are restricted. Provides that: (1) allowing contract or quota thinning of wildlife shall not constitute allowing unrestricted hunting, and (2) charging a fee related to hunting activities on federal land that exceeds what is needed to recoup costs of managing such land shall be deemed to be a restriction on hunting. Requires fees charged related to hunting activities on federal land to be: (1) retained by the state or local authority tasked with managing the land (or, where such a state or local authority doesn't exist, by the head of the agency with jurisdiction over such land); and (2) limited to what the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) reasonably estimates to be necessary to offset the costs directly related to management of hunting on such land. 2023-01-11T13:25:35Z  
113-hr-5543 113 hr 5543 East Rosebud Wild and Scenic Rivers Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-09-18 2014-09-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. House Rep. Daines, Steve [R-MT-At Large] MT R D000618 0 East Rosebud Wild and Scenic Rivers Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified river segments of the East Rosebud Creek in Montana as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Prohibits: (1) the inclusion of any private property within the boundaries of those segments, and (2) the acquisition of land or interests in land by condemnation within such boundaries. 2023-01-11T13:25:35Z  
113-hr-5545 113 hr 5545 To reauthorize the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-09-18 2014-12-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. House Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20] CA D F000030 2 Reauthorizes the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 through FY2018. 2023-01-11T13:25:35Z  
113-hr-5546 113 hr 5546 Marine Disease Emergency Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-09-18 2014-10-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry. House Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] WA D H001064 6 Marine Disease Emergency Act of 2014 - Authorizes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to declare and respond to a marine disease emergency (an event that affects the marine environment, is caused by a marine disease or environmental stressor, is likely to threaten the sustainability of a marine species or the health of a marine ecosystem, and is likely to expand in geographic scope). Requires NOAA to designate an individual to coordinate the response to each emergency and develop and publish a response plan for each emergency within 21 days of the declaration. Terminates the emergency when NOAA declares that the emergency no longer exists or 120 days after the declaration was made, whichever occurs first. Authorizes NOAA to renew a declaration. Establishes the Marine Disease Emergency Working Group in NOAA to provide advice on assessing, declaring, and responding to those emergencies. Establishes the Marine Disease Emergency Fund for responding to those emergencies. Requires NOAA to establish a National Data Repository for Marine Diseases Research and Services to collect, store, and disseminate information on marine diseases and related data and facilitate the development and rapid dissemination of research on marine diseases. Deems sea star wasting syndrome, a marine mortality event affecting species of sea stars, to be a marine disease emergency. 2023-01-11T13:25:35Z  
113-hr-5570 113 hr 5570 To reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-09-18 2014-09-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. House Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] SC D C000537 20 Amends the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to reauthorize through FY2024 Historic Preservation Fund activities related to the preservation and restoration of historic buildings and structures on the campuses of historically black colleges and universities. 2023-01-11T13:25:34Z  
113-hr-5573 113 hr 5573 To establish the Alabama Hills National Scenic Area in the State of California, and for other purposes. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-09-18 2014-09-30 Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs. House Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] CA R C001094 0 Establishes the Alabama Hills National Scenic Area, comprised of approximately 18,610 acres of land in Inyo County, California. Declares that the purpose of the Area is to conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit, use, and enjoyment of present and future generations the nationally significant scenic, cultural, recreational, geological, educational, biological, historical, cinematographic, and scientific resources of the Area managed consistent with the multiple use principles defined in the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) manage the Area as a component of the National Landscape Conservation System, (2) allow existing recreational uses of the Area to continue except as the Secretary otherwise determines to be necessary for public health and safety, (3) permit the use of motorized vehicles in the Area only on roads and trails designated by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) as part of a management plan promoting a semi-primitive motorized experience or on county-maintained roads in accordance with applicable state and county laws, and (4) develop a comprehensive plan for the Area's long-term management. Permits the Secretary to acquire non-federal land within the Area only through exchange, donation, or purchase from a willing seller. Withdraws the federal land within the Area from all forms of: (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 pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. Directs the Secretary to take approximately 132 acres of federal land into trust for the benefit of the Lone-Pine Paiute Shoshone Tribe, excluding a specified right-of-way granted to the City of Los Angeles. Prohibits gaming on such land. Transfers administrative jurisdiction of approximately 40 acres of specified federal land from the U.S. Forest Service to BLM. 2023-01-11T13:25:34Z  
113-hr-5582 113 hr 5582 Naugatuck River Valley National Heritage Area Study Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-09-18 2014-09-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. House Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] CT D D000216 4 Naugatuck River Valley National Heritage Area Study Act - Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a study on the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Naugatuck River Valley National Heritage Area in Connecticut. Requires submission of the study's results to Congress. 2023-01-11T13:25:34Z  
113-hr-5598 113 hr 5598 Travel and Resource Access Including Local Stakeholders Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-09-18 2014-10-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. House Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] AZ R G000565 5 Travel and Resource Access Including Local Stakeholders Act - Requires the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), as a condition on the preparation of an environmental impact statement or environmental assessment under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) for a proposed access travel management action, to consult with affected counties for the purpose of incorporating their needs, uses, and input. Prohibits the Secretary from implementing such an action until the Secretary: (1) complies with such consultation requirement, and (2) obtains the concurrence of each affected county. Defines an "access travel management action" as a BLM action that will alter public access to public lands, including any change in access to mining claims or access using motorized vehicles or nonmotorized means resulting from the decommissioning of a road or trail, a change in the status of a road as open or closed, or a change in road densities. 2023-01-11T13:25:33Z  
113-hr-5603 113 hr 5603 To provide for the conveyance of the Lake Fannin Tract of the Caddo National Grasslands in Fannin County, Texas, to the County, and for other purposes. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-09-18 2014-10-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry. House Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4] TX R H000067 0 Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to convey a 2,025-acre parcel of real property known as the Lake Fannin Tract of the Caddo National Grasslands in Fannin County, Texas, to Fannin County, without consideration, for the purpose of permitting the County to protect and restore the historic structures on the property and to use the property for recreational purposes. Directs the Secretary to: (1) require the County to cover costs incurred by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance, and (2) adjust the boundaries of the Caddo National Grasslands to reflect the conveyance. 2023-01-11T13:25:33Z  
113-s-2857 113 s 2857 Naugatuck River Valley National Heritage Area Study Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-09-18 2014-09-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] CT D B001277 1 Naugatuck River Valley National Heritage Area Study Act - Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a study on the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Naugatuck River Valley National Heritage Area in Connecticut. Requires submission of the study's results to Congress. 2023-01-11T13:25:26Z  
113-s-2873 113 s 2873 National Park System Donor Acknowledgment Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-09-18 2014-12-10 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 641. Senate Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] OK R C000560 2 National Park System Donor Acknowledgment Act - (Sec. 3) Allows the Department of the Interior to authorize a donor acknowledgment to recognize a donation to the National Park Service or the National Park System. Prohibits the use of a donor acknowledgment to state or imply: (1) recognition of the donor or any product or service of the donor as an official sponsor; (2) endorsement of the donor or any of the donor's products or services; or (3) naming rights to any unit of the National Park System or a National Park System facility, including a visitor center. Requires the donor acknowledgments to be displayed in a manner approved by Interior and for a period commensurate with the amount of the contribution and the life of the structure. Requires guidelines for donor acknowledgement that take into account the unique requirements of the National Park System's individual units and programs. Prohibits a donor acknowledgment from permitting the use of: (1) an advertising slogan, or (2) a statement or credit promoting or opposing a political candidate or issue. Allows the donor acknowledgments to be located: (1) on or inside a visitor center or National Park System administrative facility or any other appropriate location; (2) in an area outside of a visitor or administrative facility, including a bench, brick, pathway, area of landscaping, or plaza; or (3) near a park construction or restoration project, if the donation directly relates to the project. Permits placement on a National Park Service vehicle, if the donation directly relates to the vehicle. Requires any acknowledgement associated with a historic structure or placed outside a park restoration project to be freestanding and not to obstruct a natural or historical site or view. Allows Interior to authorize the use of donor acknowledgments on printed, digital, and media platforms. (Sec. 4) Repeals the prohibition against acknowledgments of donor contributions to commemorative works in the District of Columbia and its environs. Authorizes Interior or the Gene… 2023-01-11T13:25:06Z  
113-s-2890 113 s 2890 Digital Coast Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-09-18 2014-09-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Senate Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] WI D B001230 8 Digital Coast Act of 2014 - Requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish a constituent-driven Digital Coast program. (This program currently exists under NOAA to provide data, tools, and training that communities use to manage their coastal resources.) Directs the program to: (1) provide an online resource that integrates geospatial data, decision-support tools, training, and best practices to address coastal management issues and needs and to enhance resilient communities, ecosystem values, and coastal economic growth and development; and (2) provide for the documentation, dissemination, and archiving of the data. Requires NOAA to focus on filling data needs and gaps for critical coastal management issues, support continued improvement in existing efforts to coordinate the acquisition and integration of key data sets needed for coastal management and other purposes, and enter into financial agreements to carry out the program. 2023-01-11T13:25:25Z  
113-sres-573 113 sres 573 A resolution commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-09-18 2014-09-18 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5880; text as passed Senate: CR S5799-5800) Senate Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] OR D W000779 43 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act. Commends the work of the individuals and organizations involved in building and maintaining the National Wilderness Preservation System. 2019-02-20T12:29:04Z  
113-hr-5511 113 hr 5511 Oregon Coastal Lands Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-09-17 2014-09-29 Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs. House Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] OR D D000191 0 Oregon Coastal Lands Act - Requires all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to approximately 14,408 acres of land generally depicted on the map entitled "Oregon Coastal Land Conveyance," dated March 27, 2013 (Oregon Coastal land) to be held in trust for, and to be part of the reservation of, the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians (Tribes). Applies federal law relating to the export of unprocessed logs harvested from federal land to any unprocessed logs harvested from such land. Prohibits gaming on such land. Requires commercial forestry activity on such land to be managed in accordance with applicable federal laws. Exempts such land from the land use planning requirements of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. Directs the Tribes to consult with the Secretary of the Interior and other parties to develop agreements to provide for access to such land that provide for: (1) honoring existing reciprocal right-of-way agreements, (2) administrative access by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and (3) management of any such land acquired or developed under the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 in accordance with such Act. Directs the Secretary to: (1) identify any such land that is Oregon and California Railroad grant land, (2) identify public domain land in Oregon that is approximately equal in acreage and condition to such Oregon and California Railroad grant land, and (3) reclassify such public domain land as Oregon and California Railroad grant land. 2023-01-11T13:25:36Z  
113-hr-5512 113 hr 5512 Cow Creek Umpqua Land Conveyance Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-09-17 2014-09-29 Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs. House Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] OR D D000191 0 Cow Creek Umpqua Land Conveyance Act - Requires all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to approximately 17,519 acres of land generally depicted on the map entitled "Canyon Mountain Land Conveyance," dated June 27, 2013 (Council Creek land), to be held in trust for, and to be part of the reservation of, the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians. Applies federal law relating to the export of unprocessed logs harvested from federal land to any unprocessed logs that are harvested from such land. Prohibits gaming on such land. Requires any forestry activity on such land to be managed in accordance with applicable federal laws. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) identify any such land that is Oregon and California Railroad grant land, (2) identify public domain land in Oregon that is approximately equal in acreage and condition to such Oregon and California Railroad grant land, and (3) reclassify such public domain land as Oregon and California Railroad grant land. 2023-01-11T13:25:36Z  
113-hr-5517 113 hr 5517 Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-09-17 2014-09-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. House Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] GA D L000287 19 Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Act of 2014 - Redesignates the Martin Luther King, Junior, National Historic Site in the state of Georgia as the "Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park." Replaces the current boundary map with an updated map dated April 2009. 2023-01-11T13:25:36Z  
113-hres-730 113 hres 730 Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-09-17 2014-09-17 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. House Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19] NY R G000564 65 Commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act. Commends the work of the individuals and organizations involved in building and maintaining the National Wilderness Preservation System. 2023-01-11T13:25:30Z  
113-s-2845 113 s 2845 Southern Prairie Potholes National Wildlife Refuge Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-09-17 2014-09-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] IA D H000206 0 Southern Prairie Potholes National Wildlife Refuge Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish the approximately 23,500-acre Southern Prairie Potholes National Wildlife Refuge in Iowa. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire land and water within the boundaries of the Refuge from willing sellers. Lists as purposes of the Refuge to: (1) enhance opportunities for outdoor recreation; (2) provide for the restoration or preservation of Refuge land to native wetland and grassland habitats and landscapes; (3) provide for the restoration and conservation of native plants and animal communities; (4) provide critical travel and nesting habitat for migratory birds; (5) provide opportunities to private landowners to access assistance for the voluntary restoration of land for the benefit of fish and wildlife; and (6) facilitate the education of the public about nature, the environment, and the conservation of the natural resources. Directs the Secretary to: (1) administer all land, water, and interests therein acquired under this Act in accordance with the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966; (2) ensure that hunting, fishing, wildlife observation and photography, and environmental education and interpretation are the priority public uses of the Refuge; and (3) encourage the use of volunteers and facilitate partnerships to promote public awareness, conservation, and priority uses of Refuge resources. . 2023-01-11T13:25:26Z  
113-hr-5476 113 hr 5476 Cabin Fee Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-09-16 2014-12-22 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 538. House Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4] WA R H000329 1 Cabin Fee Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Establishes a new process for the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to set annual fees for the issuance of special use permits for the use and occupancy of National Forest System land for recreational residences commonly referred to as cabins. Replaces the current process under which annual user fees are adjusted annually based on changes in land values, which are subject to reappraisals and appeals, with a new tiered system in which fees based on the current appraisal cycle are capped at a specified amount and adjusted annually for inflation only. Requires the Secretary to: (1) complete the current appraisal cycle, including receipt of timely second appraisals, for such residences within one year after enactment of this Act; and (2) assess an interim annual fee for them according to a specified formula. Specifies the annual fee for each of 11 fee tiers that are adjusted annually for inflation. Requires the Secretary to report after 10 years on these annual fees in order to ensure that they reflect fair value for the use of System land, and on any recommendations to modify the fee system. (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary to establish a transfer fee of $1,200 for the issuance of a new recreational residence permit due to a change in ownership of the recreational residence. (Sec. 5) Permits the Secretary, beginning 10 years after enactment of this Act, to: (1) retain and expend any fees collected under this Act, without further appropriation; and (2) use them to administer the recreational residence program and other recreation programs carried out on System land. (Sec. 6) Repeals the Cabin User Fee Fairness Act of 2000, effective on the date the annual permit fees are first assessed under this Act. 2023-01-11T13:25:15Z  
113-s-2820 113 s 2820 Garden Valley Withdrawal Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-09-16 2014-09-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5632) Senate Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] NV D R000146 0 Garden Valley Withdrawal Act - Withdraws specified federal land in Garden Valley, Nevada, depicted on the map entitled Garden Valley Withdrawal Area, dated July 11, 2014, from: (1) entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 2023-01-11T13:25:27Z  
113-s-2824 113 s 2824 Florida Fisheries Improvement Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-09-16 2014-09-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Senate Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] FL R R000595 0 Florida Fisheries Improvement Act - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) to revise requirements for fishery management in the Gulf of Mexico and the South Atlantic. Gives regional fishery management councils authority to use alternative fishery management measures in a recreational fishery. Revises requirements for fishery management plans, especially by exempting certain species from fishery rebuilding requirements, changing how to determine the timelines for rebuilding fisheries, and repealing the requirement for plans to contain catch limits for the red snapper. Authorizes: (1) the collection of funds from fines, penalties, and forfeitures of property for violations of marine resource law to be used for the cost of stock assessments, surveys, and data collection on fisheries; and (2) a citizen owning or leasing an eligible fishery facilities to make an agreement with the Department of Commerce to establish a capital construction fund to provide for the acquisition or reconstruction of a facility. Requires the Department to make a decision on whether there is a commercial fishery failure because of a fishery resource disaster within 90 days of a receiving a complete estimate of the economic impact of the disaster. Requires the Gulf Council and the South Atlantic Council to review every five years the allocation of fishing privileges. Authorizes the Councils to delay the review for three one-year periods. Directs the Department to: (1) arrange for the National Academy of Sciences to study the process of allocating fishing privileges; (2) develop and publish a plan to conduct stock assessments for all stocks of fish for which a MSA fishery management plan is in effect, unless the assessment is not necessary; and (3) report on facilitating greater incorporation of data, analysis, stock assessments, and surveys from nongovernmental sources. 2023-01-11T13:25:27Z  
113-s-2803 113 s 2803 A bill to remove a use restriction on land formerly a part of Acadia National Park that was transferred to the town of Tremont, Maine, and for other purposes. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-09-15 2014-09-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] ME I K000383 0 Declares that specified lands in Acadia National Park in Maine, which were conveyed by the National Park Service to the town of Tremont, Maine, for school purposes, shall no longer be required to be used exclusively and perpetually for such purposes, and upon their discontinuance of such a use, shall no longer be required to revert to the United States. 2023-01-11T13:25:28Z  
113-hr-5437 113 hr 5437 Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-09-10 2014-09-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. House Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] 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." 2023-01-11T13:25:38Z  
113-s-2780 113 s 2780 A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to evaluate the significance of the Mill Springs Battlefield located in Pulaski and Wayne Counties, Kentucky, and the feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System, and for other purposes. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-09-09 2014-09-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5435-5436) Senate Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] KY R M000355 0 Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to evaluate the significance of the Mill Springs Battlefield in Kentucky (relating to the Battle of Mill Springs fought on January 19, 1862, in Pulaski and Wayne Counties during the Civil War) and the feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System (NPS). Requires such study, among other things, to analyze: (1) the effect of the Battlefield's designation as a unit of the NPS on existing commercial and recreational activities, energy production and transmission infrastructure, and the authority of state and local governments to manage those activities; and (2) the identification of any authorities, including condemnation, that will compel or permit the Secretary to influence or participate in local land use decisions (such as zoning) or place restrictions on non-federal lands if the Battlefield is designated as an NPS unit. Requires owners of private property adjacent to the Battlefield to be notified of the commencement and scope of this study. 2023-01-11T13:25:28Z  
113-hr-5414 113 hr 5414 Elkhorn Ranch and White River National Forest Patent Correction Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-09-08 2014-09-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. House Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] CO R T000470 1 Elkhorn Ranch and White River National Forest Patent Correction Act of 2014 - Requires: (1) the 148-acre parcel of land depicted on the map entitled "Elkhorn Ranch Land-White River National Forest," dated June 2014, to be patented into the ownership of the Gordman-Leverich Partnership (GLP), a Colorado Limited Liability Limited Partnership; and (2) the patent to include all U.S. rights in and to the parcel, subject to the valid existing rights of the lessee of federal oil and gas lease COC-75070 and any other valid existing rights. Requires: (1) the Secretary of the Interior to prepare and issue the patent required by this Act, and (2) GLP to bear costs incurred by the Secretary relating to any survey, lotting, legal description, or other activities undertaken in issuing the patent. 2023-01-11T13:25:38Z  
113-hr-5397 113 hr 5397 Yosemite National Park Public Access Preservation and Boundary Modification Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-08-01 2014-08-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. House Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4] CA R M001177 1 Yosemite National Park Public Access Preservation and Boundary Modification Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire approximately 1,575 acres of land adjacent to Yosemite National Park in California to be added to the Park. Permits such land to be acquired only by donation and only after the Secretary has disposed of, by public auction, approximately 1,575 acres of federal land under the Secretary's administration. Requires the Secretary: (1) to administer such land as part of the Park; (2) not to prohibit recreational activities otherwise permitted within the Park upon this Act's enactment; and (3) within one year after acquiring such lands, to comply with a hazardous fuels reduction plan developed for such lands. 2023-01-11T13:25:41Z  
113-hr-5311 113 hr 5311 Rocky Mountain Recreation and Wilderness Preservation Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-31 2014-08-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. House Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] CO D P000598 0 Rocky Mountain Recreation and Wilderness Preservation Act - Amends the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 to designate certain federal lands in the White River National Forest in Colorado as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System as follows: approximately 6,349 acres identified as the Proposed Ute Pass Wilderness, Proposed Acorn Creek Wilderness, and Proposed Ptarmigan Additions Wilderness; approximately 5,172 acres as the Hoosier Ridge Wilderness; approximately 7,577 acres as the Tenmile Wilderness; approximately 9,338 acres as the Williams Fork Wilderness; approximately 3,942 acres as a part of the Holy Cross Wilderness; and approximately 7,082 acres, identified as the Proposed Freeman Creek Wilderness and Proposed Spraddle Creek Wilderness, as part of the Eagles Nest Wilderness. Designates certain federal lands in such forest, comprising approximately 2,338 acres and identified as the Proposed Spraddle Creek Potential Wilderness as a potential wilderness area, and as specified, to be designated as wilderness and incorporated in and deemed to be a part of the Eagles Nest Wilderness. Designates certain federal lands in such forest, comprising approximately 11,417 acres, as the Tenmile Recreation Management Area. Designates certain federal lands in such forest, comprising approximately 5,204 acres, as the Porcupine Gulch Protection Area. 2023-01-11T13:25:53Z  
113-hr-5357 113 hr 5357 Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-31 2014-08-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. House Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25] CA R M000508 1 Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act - Establishes: (1) the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial at the Saint Francis Dam site in Los Angeles County, California, to honor the victims of the Saint Francis Dam disaster of March 12, 1928; (2) the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Monument; and (3) the Saint Francis Dam Advisory Commission. Requires the Commission to: report recommendations for the planning, design, construction, and long-term management of the Memorial; advise the Secretary of the Interior on the boundaries of the Memorial; and consult and coordinate with the Saint Francis Dam Task Force and the state of California to support the efforts of the Task Force to commemorate the disaster. Terminates the Commission upon dedication of the completed Memorial. Authorizes the Secretary to: provide assistance to the Commission and the Task Force, participate in the formulation of plans for the design of the Memorial, acquire lands for the Memorial, accept funds raised by the Commission for construction of the Memorial, construct the Memorial, and administer the Memorial as a unit of the National Park System. Requires the Secretary to: (1) manage the Monument in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances its resources; and (2) develop a management plan for the Monument. 2023-01-11T13:25:51Z  
113-hr-5371 113 hr 5371 To prohibit the use of Federal funds and the provision of technical assistance for the Heritage Partnership Program and National Heritage Areas. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-31 2014-08-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. House Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5] AZ R S000018 0 Prohibits the use of federal funds or the provision of technical assistance for the Heritage Partnership Program or any National Heritage Area. 2023-01-11T13:25:51Z  
113-hr-5389 113 hr 5389 To amend the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to prescribe an additional requirement for the designation of marine sanctuaries off the coast of Alaska. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-31 2014-08-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. House Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] AK R Y000033 0 Amends the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to prohibit the Secretary of Commerce from designating as a national marine sanctuary an area of the marine environment off the coast of Alaska seaward of the high tide line unless an Act of Congress requires the Secretary to make the designation and prescribes the boundaries of the designated area. 2023-01-11T13:25:50Z  
113-s-2716 113 s 2716 Aleut Confinement and Relocation Sites Study Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-31 2014-07-31 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] AK D B001265 0 Aleut Confinement and Relocation Sites Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine whether the following sites are suitable for inclusion in the National Park System: (1) the World War II Aleut relocation sites at Funter Bay, Burnett Inlet, Killisnoo, Ward Lake, and the Wrangell Institute in Alaska; and (2) the villages of Makushin, Kashega, and Biorka around Unalaska Island and Attu on Attu Island in Alaska, from which the Aleut people were forcibly removed. Requires the Secretary to: evaluate the national significance of the sites; determine the suitability and feasibility of designating those sites as units of the National Park System; consider alternatives for preservation, protection, and interpretation of the land comprising those sites; and identify cost estimates for any federal acquisition, development, interpretation, operation, and maintenance associated with carrying out such alternatives. 2023-01-11T13:25:44Z  
113-s-2734 113 s 2734 Oregon and California Land Grant Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-31 2014-07-31 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] OR D W000779 0 Oregon and California Land Grant Act of 2014 - Directs the U.S. International Trade Commission to report to Congress on competition in the trade of wood and related products. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to adjust and make permanent the special tax rate for corporations with timber gains. Amends the Act of August 28, 1937, to require any part of the revested Oregon and California Railroad or the reconveyed Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior to be managed pursuant to this Act. Requires covered lands to be managed for the provision of a permanent forest production, protection of watersheds and regulation of stream flow, economic stability, and the provision of recreational facilities. Establishes restrictions on the cutting, removal, and commercial sale of old growth trees within covered areas. Requires Interior to carry out an aquatic conservation strategy and establish riparian buffers to protect natural ecological functions and processes. Specifies buffers and sets forth prohibited and permitted forest management activities in specified areas. Requires Interior to develop landscape prioritization plans and sets forth procedures for environmental impact statements and judicial review. Establishes requirements for timber harvests on designated lands, including restricting roads and harvesting timber to reduce the likelihood of wildfires. Designates lands for conservation and establishes requirements for management, including restricting timber harvesting, motorized vehicles, and roads. Specifies a formula for sharing receipts from activities on the lands with counties. Establishes and modifies specified wilderness areas and designations under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. Transfers specified lands to be held in trust as part of the reservations of designated tribes. 2023-01-11T13:25:43Z  
113-s-2744 113 s 2744 Great Smoky Mountains National Park Agreement Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-31 2014-07-31 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Hagan, Kay R. [D-NC] NC D H001049 0 Great Smoky Mountains National Park Agreement Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer specified funds previously appropriated to the National Park Service to counties within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement entered into by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and the Department of the Interior, dated February 2010. 2023-01-11T13:25:43Z  
113-s-2745 113 s 2745 A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail, and for other purposes. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-31 2014-07-31 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE] NE R J000291 1 Amends the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Chief Standing Bear Trail, extending approximately 550 miles from Niobrara, Nebraska, to Ponca City, Oklahoma, and approximately 550 miles from Ponca City through Omaha to Niobrara, Nebraska, as a national historic trail. 2023-01-11T13:25:43Z  
113-s-2768 113 s 2768 Emergency Fuel Reduction Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-31 2014-07-31 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Senate Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] NV R H001041 5 Emergency Fuel Reduction Act of 2014 - Amends the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to categorically exclude an authorized hazardous fuel reduction project from the environmental review requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) if the project: involves the removal of insect-infested trees, dead or dying trees, trees presenting a threat to public safety or electrical reliability, or the removal of other hazardous fuels near certain infrastructure; is intended to treat 10,000 acres or less of public land or National Forest System land that contains threatened and endangered species habitat, or provides conservation benefits to a state-listed species, a special concern species, or candidates for a listing under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; or is proposed to be conducted on federal land that is adjacent to non-federal land and on which conditions are determined to pose a risk to the non-federal land, or is recommended in a community wildfire protection plan if certain conditions are met. Excludes from treatment under this Act land: (1) that is a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, (2) on which the removal of vegetation is specifically prohibited by federal law, or (3) that is within a national monument. 2023-01-11T13:25:42Z  
113-sjres-41 113 sjres 41 A joint resolution approving the location of a memorial to commemorate the more than 5,000 slaves and free Black persons who fought for independence in the American Revolution. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-31 2014-07-31 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] CT D M001169 4 Approves the location of a commemorative work to honor the more than 5,000 slaves and free black persons who fought in the American Revolution within Area I as described on the map entitled "Commemorative Areas Washington, DC and Environs," numbered 869/86501 B and dated June 24, 2003. 2023-01-11T13:25:42Z  
113-s-2713 113 s 2713 A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation located in Bethel, Alaska. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-30 2014-07-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Senate Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] AK R M001153 1 Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to convey specified property (22.98 acres) to the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation located in Bethel, Alaska, for use in connection with health and social services programs. Shields the Corporation from liability for any environmental contamination on the conveyed property. Requires the Secretary to: (1) be accorded access to the conveyed property as may be reasonably necessary to satisfy any retained obligations and liability; and (2) comply with requirements of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 regarding the transfer of U.S. real property on which any hazardous substance was stored for one year or more, disposed of, or known to have been released. 2023-01-11T13:25:44Z  
113-s-2684 113 s 2684 A bill to direct the Administrator of General Services, on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior, to convey certain Federal property located in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska to the Olgoonik Corporation, an Alaska Native Corporation established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-29 2014-07-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] AK R M001153 1 Directs the Administrator of General Services (GSA), on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior, to convey to the Olgoonik Corporation, an Alaska Native Corporation, approximately 1,518 acres of real property and improvements that comprise a former Distant Early Warning Line site in the National Petroleum Reserve near Wainwright, Alaska. Requires the Corporation to pay the fair market value of the property. Permits the Secretary to authorize the Corporation to enter the property at no charge for pre-construction and construction activities. Exempts this conveyance from certain provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. 2023-01-11T13:25:45Z  
113-hr-5220 113 hr 5220 No More Land Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-28 2014-08-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry. House Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] MO R G000546 0 No More Land Act - Amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to prohibit the Land and Water Conservation Fund from being used for acquisition. Directs the heads of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Forest Service, and the National Park Service to reduce the value of backlogged maintenance that exists on lands under the administrative jurisdiction of that agency by at least 20% in five years, with additional decreases in the backlog for subsequent years. Instructs each agency to publish reports to Congress that document the progress made by reducing the backlogs. Requires each agency to submit to Congress a report that prioritizes lands owned by the federal government and under the administrative jurisdiction of that agency by order of importance to the success of agency programs. 2023-01-11T13:25:56Z  
113-hr-5203 113 hr 5203 Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission Reform Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-25 2014-12-22 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 536. House Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] UT R B001250 7 Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission Reform Act - Revises requirements for appointing members to the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission to allow the Senate and the House of Representatives to appoint persons instead of only Members of the Senate and the House to the Commission. (Under current law, the President appoints four persons, the Senate appoints four Members of the Senate, and the House appoints four Members of the House. The bill allows the Senate and House appointments to be persons instead of only Members.) Requires each appointment to the Commission to be made in consultation with the Eisenhower Foundation, a public foundation located in Abilene, Kansas. Terminates the membership of the present Commission and the employment of present staff. 2023-01-11T13:25:16Z  
113-hr-5204 113 hr 5204 Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Modernization Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-25 2014-12-22 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 537. House Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] UT R B001250 0 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Modernization Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (FLREA) to revise and extend through 2020 the authority for the Secretary of the Interior, or the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) in the case of the Forest Service, to collect and expend recreation fees on federal lands and waters managed by the National Park Service (NPS), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Bureau of Reclamation, or the Forest Service. (Sec. 4) Authorizes the appropriate Secretary to: charge day use fees (currently known as standard amenity recreation fees) for lands and waters at a National Conservation Area, a National Volcanic Monument, a destination visitor or interpretive center, and sites of concentrated public use that meet specified criteria; charge transportation fees at NPS units where the Secretary provides a transportation service; charge amenity fees (currently known as expanded amenity recreation fees) for the use of facilities or services on federal lands; charge fees for special recreation permits issued to recreation service providers and for individual and group use of federal facilities, lands, and waters; and issue recreation concession permits authorizing a third party to provide facilities and services to visitors on lands and waters managed by the BLM. Prohibits the Interior Secretary or the USDA Secretary from charging recreation fees except as authorized by FLREA. Requires congressional approval of new or increased entrance, day use, or amenity fees. Revises conditions that must be satisfied for day use fees to be charged at a site of concentrated public use. Authorizes the Secretary concerned to charge a day use fee if the site is managed primarily for outdoor recreation purposes where: (1) a substantial federal investment has been made in facilities and services that are … 2023-01-11T13:25:16Z  
113-hr-5205 113 hr 5205 Northern Nevada Land Conservation and Economic Development Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-25 2014-09-16 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. House Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] NV R A000369 3 Northern Nevada Land Conservation and Economic Development Act - Title I: Pine Forest Range Recreation Enhancement Act - Pine Forest Range Recreation Enhancement Act - (Sec. 103) Designates approximately 26,000 acres of land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Humboldt County, Nevada, as the Pine Forest Range Wilderness. Removes the Little Onion Basin from the boundaries of the Wilderness and from designation as wilderness. Withdraws the Wilderness from: (1) entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. (Sec. 104) Allows livestock grazing already established in the Wilderness to continue. Authorizes the Department of the Interior to take measures in the Wilderness determined necessary to control fire, insects, and diseases. Requires the Secretary, with respect to the Wilderness, to follow the procedural and substantive requirements of state law in order to obtain and hold any water rights not already in existence. Prohibits the President, or any U.S. officer, employee, or agent, from funding, assisting, authorizing, or issuing a license or permit for the development of any new water resource facility within any portion of the Wilderness in Humboldt County. (Sec. 105) Releases certain other land in the county from study as a wilderness area. (Sec. 106) Authorizes Interior to conduct any management activities in the Wilderness necessary for the maintenance or restoration of fish and wildlife populations and the habitats to support them. Permits the state to continue using aircraft, including helicopters, to provide water for wildlife in the Wilderness. Permits the state (including a designee) to conduct wildlife management activities in the Wilderness: (1) in accordance with the terms and conditions in a specified cooperative management agreement between the Secretary of the Interior and the state, and (2) subject to all appli… 2023-01-11T13:25:39Z  
113-hr-5207 113 hr 5207 John P. Parker House Study Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-25 2014-08-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. House Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] OH D B001281 13 John P. Parker House Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the John P. Parker House in Ripley, Ohio, to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing it as a unit of the National Park System. 2023-01-11T13:25:57Z  
113-hr-5208 113 hr 5208 To make technical corrections to the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978, and for other purposes. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-25 2014-08-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. House Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4] VA R F000445 0 Amends the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire an additional four acres of land for the Petersburg National Battlefield. 2023-01-11T13:25:56Z  
113-hjres-120 113 hjres 120 Approving the location of a memorial to commemorate the more than 5,000 slaves and free Black persons who fought for independence in the American Revolution. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-23 2014-09-26 Became Public Law No: 113-176. House Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] NC D B001251 0 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Approves the location of a commemorative work to honor the more than 5,000 slaves and free black persons who fought in the American Revolution. 2023-03-22T18:49:13Z  
113-hr-5162 113 hr 5162 To amend the Act entitled "An Act to allow a certain parcel of land in Rockingham County, Virginia, to be used for a child care center" to remove the use restriction, and for other purposes. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-22 2014-11-18 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. House Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] VA R G000289 0 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends federal law authorizing Rockingham County, Virginia, to use specified land transferred by the United States for a child care center to remove that use restriction. 2023-01-11T13:25:23Z  
113-hr-5164 113 hr 5164 Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument Correction Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-22 2014-07-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. House Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] NM R P000588 17 Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument Correction Act - Prohibits construing either the national monument designation or any management plan in furtherance of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument, New Mexico (designated on May 21, 2014) as: (1) preventing the Secretary of Homeland Security from undertaking law enforcement and border security activities within the areas designated as the Monument, including the ability to use motorized vehicles within it; (2) limiting the 2006 Memorandum of Understanding among the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of the Interior, and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) regarding cooperative national security and counterterrorism efforts on federal land along U.S. borders; (3) preventing the DHS Secretary from conducting low-level overflights over the Monument for law enforcement and border security purposes; or (4) preventing the Secretary of the Interior from allowing within the Monument the installation and maintenance of communication or surveillance infrastructure necessary for law enforcement or border security activities. Makes the route excluded from the Potrillo Mountains, identified as "Restricted--Administrative Access" on the map entitled "Potrillo Mountains Complex," dated December 10, 2013, available for administrative and law enforcement uses, including border security activities. Specifies that nothing in the national monument designation or any management plan in furtherance of the Monument shall restrict or preclude low-level overflights of military aircraft, the designation of new units of special airspace, or the use or establishment of military flight training routes, over the Monument. 2023-01-11T13:25:58Z  
113-hr-5167 113 hr 5167 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal property located in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska to the Olgoonik Corporation, an Alaska Native Corporation established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-22 2014-11-17 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. House Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] AK R Y000033 0 (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on November 12, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Olgoonik Corporation, an Alaska Native Corporation, approximately 1,518 acres of real property and improvements that comprise a former Distant Early Warning Line site in the National Petroleum Reserve near Wainwright, Alaska. Requires the Corporation to pay the fair market value of the property. Permits the Secretary to authorize the Corporation to enter the property at no charge for pre-construction and construction activities. Exempts this conveyance from certain provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. 2023-01-11T13:25:23Z  
113-hr-5139 113 hr 5139 To correct the boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit P16. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-17 2014-12-22 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 534. House Rep. Clawson, Curt [R-FL-19] FL R C001102 1 Revises the boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit P16 in Florida. 2023-01-11T13:25:16Z  
113-s-2623 113 s 2623 A bill to prohibit land management modifications relating to the Lesser Prairie Chicken. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-17 2014-07-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] KS R M000934 4 Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) or the Secretary of the Interior from implementing or limiting any modification to a public or private land-related policy or subsurface mineral right-related policy or practice that is in effect on enactment of this Act relating to the listing of the lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. 2023-01-11T13:25:46Z  
113-s-2626 113 s 2626 Fair Share Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-17 2014-07-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Walsh, John E. [D-MT] MT D W000818 0 Fair Share Act of 2014 - Consolidates and amends three federal programs that provide payments to local governments that have federal lands within their borders: the Department of the Interior's Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program, the Forest Service's Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Refuge Revenue Sharing (RRS) program. Expands the definition of "entitlement land" eligible for payment under the Department of the Interior's PILT program to include land owned by the U.S. government that was purchased for addition to the National Wildlife Refuge System. Combines the PILT, SRS, and RRS programs into one expanded PILT program, and alters the formulas for allocating payments under the programs. Provides permanent mandatory funding for the PILT program. Provides funding in FY2014-FY2018 for resource advisory committees created under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, and permits them to propose vegetation management projects, including projects authorized under the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003. 2023-01-11T13:25:46Z  
113-s-2616 113 s 2616 Idaho County Shooting Range Land Conveyance Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-16 2014-07-30 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-433. Senate Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] ID R R000584 1 Idaho County Shooting Range Land Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to Idaho County in Idaho approximately 31 acres of land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for use as a shooting range. 2023-01-11T13:25:47Z  
113-s-2602 113 s 2602 National Heritage Area Authorization Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-15 2014-12-10 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 640. Senate Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] WA D C000127 1 National Heritage Area Authorization Act of 2014 - (Sec. 3) Designated as national heritage areas: the Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area in West Virginia and Maryland, Maritime Washington National Heritage Area and the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area in Washington, Susquehanna Gateway National Heritage Area in Pennsylvania, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area in California, and Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area in Alabama. Designates the following local coordinating entities for the heritage areas: Appalachian Forest Heritage Area, Inc., the Pacific Northwest Maritime Heritage Advisory Council, operating under the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation, the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust, the Susquehanna Heritage Corporation, the Delta Protection Commission, and the Center for the Study of the Black Belt at the University of West Alabama. (Sec. 4) Authorizes Department of Interior, acting through the local coordinating entities, to make grants to carry out the management plans for the areas. Outlines the coordinating entities' duties. Prohibits those entities from using federal funds to acquire property. (Sec. 5) Requires the local coordinating entities to submit to Interior for approval a proposed management plan for the heritage areas within three years in order to be eligible for funding. Establishes a process for approving and disproving the proposals. Prohibits those entities from using funds authorized by this Act to carry out any amendments to the management plans until Interior has approved the amendments. (Sec. 8) Requires Interior to: (1) evaluate the heritage areas three years before the date on which funding terminates for the areas, and (2) report on the evaluation. (Sec. 9) Terminates Interior's authority to provide assistance for the previously mentioned heritage areas 15 years after this Act's enactment. (Sec. 10) Extends the authority of Interior to provide financial assistance for the following areas up to September 30, 2030: Delawa… 2023-01-11T13:25:06Z  
113-s-2603 113 s 2603 Kisatchie National Forest Land Conveyance Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-15 2014-07-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Senate Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] LA R V000127 0 Kisatchie National Forest Land Conveyance Act - Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to sell specified federal land in Winn Parish, Louisiana. Requires USDA to sell a portion of that land to Collins Camp Properties for the Collins Campsites. Requires sale proceeds to be used for the acquisition of lands and interests in the Kisatchie National Forest in Louisiana. 2023-01-11T13:25:47Z  
113-s-2604 113 s 2604 Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-15 2014-07-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Senate Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] GA R C000286 1 Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to sell or exchange any or all interest of the United States in 30 tracts of National Forest System land in Georgia totaling approximately 3,841 acres. Authorizes USDA to reserve any rights-of-way or other rights or interests in land sold or exchanged under this Act that is considered necessary for management purposes or to protect the public interest. Prohibits USDA from selling or exchanging land under this Act for less than market value, as determined by an appraisal or through a competitive bid. Requires proceeds to be used for the acquisition of land for national forest purposes in Georgia. 2023-01-11T13:25:47Z  
113-s-2608 113 s 2608 Improved National Monument Designation Process Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-15 2014-07-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] AK R M001153 2 Improved National Monument Designation Process Act - Amends the Antiquities Act of 1906 to bar the President from declaring any area of the exclusive economic zone to be a national monument unless: the declaration is specifically authorized by an Act of Congress; the President has submitted a proposal to make such declaration to the governor of each state, and of each territory, any part of which is located within 100 nautical miles of the proposed national monument; each governor submits to the President a notice that the legislature of that state or territory has approved the proposal; and the declaration is substantially the same as the proposal. Prohibits the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, with respect to any area of the exclusive economic zone that is designated as a national monument, from implementing any restrictions on the public use of such a national monument until the expiration of a review period providing for public input and congressional approval. 2023-01-11T13:25:47Z  
113-s-2610 113 s 2610 John P. Parker House Study Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-15 2014-07-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] OH D B000944 0 John P. Parker House Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the John P. Parker House in Ripley, Ohio, to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing it as a unit of the National Park System. 2023-01-11T13:25:47Z  
113-hr-5074 113 hr 5074 LAND Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-11 2014-09-09 Subcommittee Hearings Held. House Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] CO R T000470 4 Land Adjacency Notification and Disclosure Act or LAND Act - Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to instruct the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide advance written notification to each owner of land that is adjacent to a parcel to be acquired to become public lands or National Forest System (NFS) lands. Instructs Interior or USDA to provide advance written notification to each owner of land that is adjacent to a parcel of public lands or NFS lands to be conveyed by sale, exchange, or other disposal method. 2023-01-11T13:26:00Z  
113-hr-5075 113 hr 5075 REAL Protection Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-11 2014-07-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. House Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] CO R T000470 3 Resurveys Entitle Adjacent Landowners to Protection Act or the REAL Protection Act - Directs the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to notify all property owners with land abutting or adjacent to federal land being resurveyed. Requires the BLM to notify affected landowners within 30 days of completion of the resurvey if it extends the boundaries of federal land. Requires the affected landowner to be given the right of first refusal to purchase the land for fair market value minus the value of any significant improvements made to such lands, or be reimbursed for the fair market value of any such improvements made to such lands. Prohibits the landowner from being charged with willful trespass onto the land unless the person used such lands with the knowledge that they should be classified as federal land. 2023-01-11T13:26:00Z  
113-hr-5086 113 hr 5086 To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail, and for other purposes. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-11 2014-12-10 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. House Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] NE R F000449 1 Amends the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on feasibility of designating as a national historic trail the Chief Standing Bear Trail extending approximately 550 miles from Niobrara, Nebraska, to Ponca City, Oklahoma, which follows the route taken by Chief Standing Bear and the Ponca people during federal Indian removal, and approximately 550 miles from Ponca City through Omaha to Niobrara, Nebraska, which follows the return route taken by Chief Standing Bear and the Ponca people. 2023-01-11T13:25:16Z  
113-hr-5058 113 hr 5058 Wild Horse Oversight Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-10 2014-07-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. House Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] UT R S001192 2 Wild Horse Oversight Act - Amends the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act to direct the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA), at the request of a state or an Indian tribe, to allow the state or tribe to assume all management and protection functions under the Act with regard to wild free-roaming horses and burros on land within the boundaries of the state or tribe. 2023-01-11T13:26:00Z  
113-hr-5060 113 hr 5060 Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-10 2014-07-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. House Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] OR D D000191 25 Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act Of 2014 - Applies this Act to any mining claim, millsite claim, or tunnel site claim located under the general mining laws. Subjects to the requirements of this Act, except in specified circumstances, any unpatented mining claim or millsite claim located under the general mining laws before the enactment of this Act for which a plan of operation has not been approved or a notice filed before the date of enactment. Prohibits the issuance of a patent for any mining or millsite claims whose application was filed after September 30, 1994. Subjects production of locatable minerals to a royalty of 8% of the gross income from mining. Reduces that royalty to 4% in the case of federal land subject to an operations permit on the date of the enactment of this Act and produces valuable locatable minerals in commercial quantities on that date. Declares any royalty inapplicable to a person whose annual gross income from mineral production, including the income of all related parties, is less than $100,000. Prescribes a hardrock mining claim maintenance fee for each unpatented mining claim, mill, or tunnel site on federally owned lands, except for a claimant who, together with all related parties, held not more than 10 mining claims, mill sites, or tunnel sites (or any combination) on public lands, and performed required assessment work. Designates certain wilderness study areas, areas of critical environmental concern, and related areas as not open to location of mining claims. Permits a state or local government or Indian tribe to petition the Secretary of the Interior for withdrawal of specific federal land from operation of the general mining laws in order to protect specific values. Directs the Secretary to ensure that mineral activities on federal land subject to a claim are carefully controlled to prevent undue degradation of public lands and resources. Prescribes requirements for the exploration permit process and for operations permits, including financial assurances. Requires resto… 2023-01-11T13:26:00Z  
113-hr-5066 113 hr 5066 Data Preservation Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-10 2014-09-17 Subcommittee Hearings Held. House Rep. Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1] MI R B001271 0 Data Preservation Act of 2014 - Amends the National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program Act of 2005 to reauthorize the Program for FY2015-FY2019. 2023-01-11T13:26:00Z  
113-hr-5068 113 hr 5068 United States Civil Rights Trail Special Resource Study Act of 2013 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-10 2014-07-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. House Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] MO D C001049 0 United States Civil Rights Trail Special Resource Study Act of 2013 [sic] - 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. 2023-01-11T13:26:00Z  
113-s-2580 113 s 2580 Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-10 2014-07-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] GA R I000055 1 Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act of 2014 - Redesignates the Ocmulgee National Monument in Georgia as the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park. Adjusts the boundary of the Historical Park to include approximately 2,100 acres. Directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the Ocmulgee River corridor between the cities of Macon, Georgia, and Hawkinsville, Georgia, to determine: (1) the national significance of the study area; (2) the suitability and feasibility of adding land in the study area to the National Park System; and (3) the methods and means for the protection and interpretation of the study area by the National Park Service, other federal, state, or local government entities, or private or nonprofit organizations. 2023-01-11T13:25:48Z  
113-s-2590 113 s 2590 Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-10 2014-07-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] MT D T000464 1 Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center Act of 2014 - Ratifies the conveyance of 27.29 acres of land from the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks to the United States. Directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to carry out a pilot project under which USDA offers a lease to the Lewis & Clark Foundation of the land and improvements comprising the federal interest in the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center located in Great Falls, Montana. Requires the United States to reserve the right to locate, develop, and use the Interpretive Center for other uses by the federal government that are compatible with the purposes and operation of the Center. 2023-01-11T13:25:47Z  
113-s-2593 113 s 2593 FLAME Act Amendments Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-10 2014-07-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] AZ R M000303 4 FLAME Act Amendments Act of 2014 - Amends the FLAME Act of 2009 to revise how the FLAME Funds for the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) are funded. Makes amounts appropriated to a FLAME Fund available to USDA or Interior for wildfire suppression operations if the department concerned notifies the relevant congressional committees that a wildfire suppression event is eligible for funding from the FLAME Fund. Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to require certain adjustments to discretionary spending limits to accommodate appropriations for wildfire suppression operations in the Wildland Fire Management accounts at USDA or Interior. Requires adjustments for fire suppression to be made if all amounts in the FLAME Fund established under the FLAME Act of 2009 have been expended and other specified conditions are met. Amends existing disaster funding adjustments to discretionary spending limits to add provisions related to fire suppression adjustments. National Forest Jobs and Management Act of 2014 - Authorizes USDA to conduct projects that involve the management or sale of national forest material within certain National Forest System (NFS) lands. Amends the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to authorize the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to obligate funds to cover any potential cancellation or termination for an agreement or contract under such Act in stages that are economically and programmatically viable. Requires the Forest Service and BLM to notify Congress before entering into a multiyear agreement or contract that includes a cancellation ceiling in excess of $25 million, but does not include proposed funding for the costs of cancelling up to the ceiling. 2023-01-11T13:25:47Z  
113-s-2595 113 s 2595 North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-10 2014-07-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] MN D K000367 7 North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act - Amends the National Trails System Act to extend the North Country National Scenic Trail into Vermont. 2023-01-11T13:25:47Z  
113-sconres-39 113 sconres 39 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding support for voluntary, incentive-based, private land conservation implemented through cooperation with local soil and water conservation districts. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-10 2014-07-10 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4418) Senate Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] AR D P000590 4 Expresses support for the conservation of the nation's natural resources and working lands. Expresses the sense of Congress that voluntary, incentive-based, private land conservation is necessary to sustain natural resources, meet the needs of a growing population, and ensure safe, abundant, and adequate resources for current and future generations. 2023-01-11T13:25:42Z  
113-hr-5038 113 hr 5038 Maritime Washington National Heritage Area Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-09 2014-07-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. House Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] WA D K000381 4 Maritime Washington National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Maritime Washington National Heritage Area in Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, San Juan, Island, King, Pierce, Thurston, Mason, Kitsap, Jefferson, Clallam, and Grays Harbor Counties in the state of Washington. Designates the Pacific Northwest Maritime Heritage Advisory Council operating under the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation as the local coordinating entity for the Heritage Area. Requires the Council to submit a management plan for the Heritage Area. 2023-01-11T13:26:01Z  
113-hr-5040 113 hr 5040 Idaho County Shooting Range Land Conveyance Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-09 2014-11-18 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. House Rep. Labrador, Raul R. [R-ID-1] ID R L000573 0 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Idaho County Shooting Range Land Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to Idaho County in Idaho approximately 31 acres of land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for use as a shooting range. 2023-01-11T13:25:23Z  
113-s-2571 113 s 2571 Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-09 2014-07-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] GA R I000055 1 Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2014 - Modifies the boundary of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park in Georgia to include approximately eight acres identified as Wallis House and Harriston Hill. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land or interests, by donation or exchange, from willing sellers only. 2023-01-11T13:25:48Z  
113-s-2576 113 s 2576 Maritime Washington National Heritage Area Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-09 2014-07-23 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-493. Senate Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] WA D C000127 1 Maritime Washington National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Maritime Washington National Heritage Area in Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, San Juan, Island, King, Pierce, Thurston, Mason, Kitsap, Jefferson, Clallam, and Grays Harbor Counties in the state of Washington. Designates the Pacific Northwest Maritime Heritage Advisory Council operating under the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation as the local coordinating entity for the Heritage Area. Requires the Council to submit a management plan for the Heritage Area. 2023-01-11T13:25:48Z  
113-hr-5026 113 hr 5026 Fish Hatchery Protection Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-08 2014-12-22 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 533. House Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] AZ R G000565 13 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Fish Hatchery Protection Act - Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from permanently closing, reprograming, repurposing, decommissioning, significantly altering, or moving to caretaker status any fish and other aquatic species propagation hatchery or propagation program within the National Fish Hatchery System unless such action is expressly authorized by an Act of Congress. Makes this Act effective from November 1, 2013, to 10 years after this Act's enactment. 2023-01-11T13:25:16Z  
113-s-2566 113 s 2566 Nevada Mining Townsite Conveyance Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-08 2014-07-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] NV R H001041 1 Nevada Mining Townsite Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to implement an expedited program to examine and determine the validity of each unpatented mining claim (including each claim for which a patent application has been filed) within specified mining townsites (federally owned real property in the Gold Point, Ione, Gold Hill, and Virginia City townsites within Esmeralda, Nye, and Storey, Counties, Nevada, on which improvements were constructed based on the belief that: (1) the property had been or would be acquired from the federal government by the entity that operated the mine, or (2) the individual or entity that made the improvement had a valid claim for acquiring the property from the federal government). Directs the Secretary of the Interior, after completing the validity review, and subject to the county's agreement, to convey to the appropriate county, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to any such mining townsites (including improvements) which are not subject to valid mining claims. Requires the Secretary to reserve the mineral rights in each parcel of land subject to a valid mining claim, but convey, without consideration, the remaining U.S. right, title, and interest. Requires the county receiving such a site, if one or more individuals (occupants, for instance) prove a valid interest under Nevada law, to reconvey the property to such individual or individuals. Withdraws the mining townsites from: (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. Requires withdrawal and conveyance to the owner of the surface rights of any mining claim determined valid which is abandoned, invalidated, or otherwise returned to the BLM. Expresses the sense of Congress that the examination of certain unpatented minin… 2023-01-11T13:25:48Z  
113-hr-4979 113 hr 4979 Red River Private Property Protection Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-06-26 2014-12-22 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 531. House Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13] TX R T000238 13 Red River Private Property Protection Act - (Sec. 2) States that the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), disclaims interest to certain lands along a stretch of the Red River between Texas and Oklahoma located south of the South Bank as specified in the Supreme Court decree rendered March 12, 1923, in Oklahoma v. Texas. (Sec. 3) Directs the BLM to relinquish, disclaim, and transfer, by special warranty deed, all interest of the United States in and to a specified stretch of Red River lands to any claimant who demonstrates: (1) an interest under a chain of title for at least 30 years from the time of submission, (2) a deed recorded in the appropriate county, and (3) payment of all taxes assessed on the land and any interest and penalties associated with any period of tax delinquency. Requires publication in the Federal Register and on official and appropriate websites of a process for receiving submissions of such documents. Sets forth standards for the BLM to approve or disapprove special warranty deed requests. (Sec. 4) Requires administrative hearing procedures to be established for appeals of BLM decisions or adjudications of disputes between property owners with overlapping claims. Allows property owners who dispute final administrative decisions to pursue claims in a Texas federal court. (Sec. 5) Instructs the BLM to ensure that no parcels of Red River lands are treated as federal land for the purpose of any resource management plan until the BLM has ensured that such parcels are not subject to transfer by this Act. (Sec. 6) Prohibits this Act from altering: (1) interests of the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Tribes; (2) tribal trust lands; (3) allotted lands that may be held in trust or lands subject to a federal restriction against alienation; (4) boundaries of certain tribe-owned lands pursuant to the gradient boundary survey method established in the Supreme Court decree; and (5) the sovereign rights, jurisdiction, or governmental interests of th… 2023-01-11T13:25:16Z  
113-hr-4988 113 hr 4988 MAST Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-06-26 2014-07-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. House Rep. Southerland, Steve II [R-FL-2] FL R S001186 16 Marine Access and State Transparency or the MAST Act - Amends the Antiquities Act of 1906 to bar the President from declaring any area of the exclusive economic zone to be a national monument unless: such declaration is specifically authorized by an Act of Congress; the President has submitted a proposal to make such declaration to the governor of each state, and of each territory, any part of which is located within 100 nautical miles of such area; each such governor submits to the President a notice that the legislature of that state or territory has approved the proposal; and the declaration is substantially the same as the proposal. Prohibits the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce, with respect to any area of the exclusive economic zone that is designated as a national monument, from implementing any restrictions on the public use of such a national monument until the expiration of an appropriate review period providing for public input and congressional approval. 2023-01-11T13:26:12Z  
113-hr-4991 113 hr 4991 Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-06-26 2014-07-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. House Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] GA D B000490 5 Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act of 2014 - Redesignates the Ocmulgee National Monument in Georgia as the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park. Adjusts the boundary of the Historical Park to include approximately 2,100 acres. Directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the Ocmulgee River corridor between the cities of Macon, Georgia, and Hawkinsville, Georgia, to determine: (1) the national significance of the study area; (2) the suitability and feasibility of adding lands in the study area to the National Park System; and (3) the methods and means for the protection and interpretation of the study area by the National Park Service, other federal, state, or local government entities, or private or nonprofit organizations. 2023-01-11T13:26:12Z  
113-hr-5003 113 hr 5003 Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-06-26 2014-12-22 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 532. House Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] GA R G000550 3 Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2014 - Modifies the boundary of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park in Georgia to include approximately eight acres identified as Wallis House and Harriston Hill. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land or interests, by donation or exchange, from willing sellers only. Requires written consent of property owners before the land is included in the park. Bars the Secretary from acquiring the land by condemnation. Prohibits activities or uses outside the park from being regulated or precluded merely because those activities or uses can be seen, heard, or detected from within the park, thereby prohibiting this Act from being construed to create buffer zones outside the park. 2023-01-11T13:25:16Z  
113-s-2537 113 s 2537 Red River Private Property Protection Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-06-26 2014-06-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4156) Senate Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] TX R C001056 1 Red River Private Property Protection Act - Directs the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to relinquish and transfer, by quitclaim deed, all interest of the United States in and to the lands along the approximately 539-mile stretch of the Red River between Texas and Oklahoma to any claimant who demonstrates that official county or state records indicate that such claimant holds all interest to those lands. Requires publication in the Federal Register and on official and appropriate websites of a process for receiving submissions of such documents. Instructs BLM to ensure that no parcels of Red River lands are treated as federal land for the purpose of any resource management plan until the Secretary of the Interior has ensured that such parcels are not subject to transfer by this Act. 2023-01-11T13:26:05Z  
113-s-2556 113 s 2556 Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Assessment Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-06-26 2014-06-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Senate Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] MI D L000261 5 Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Assessment Act of 2014 - Requires the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere of the Department of Commerce to assess and report on the cultural and historic resources in the waters of the Great Lakes. Directs the Under Secretary to make recommendations in the report on whether: (1) underwater geographic areas in the Great Lakes should be designated as national marine sanctuaries to protect resources of historical and archeological significance; and (2) the designation of a network of underwater Great Lakes areas that protect those resources could bring significant educational opportunities, economic development, jobs, and tourism to the Great Lakes region. 2023-01-11T13:26:05Z  
113-s-2560 113 s 2560 United States Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Protection Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-06-26 2014-07-16 Committee on Environment and Public Works Senate Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-772. Senate Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] MD D C000141 0 United States Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Protection Act - Authorizes the Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to seek compensation from individuals or entities for costs or damages for destroying, causing the loss of, or injuring any living, nonliving, historical, cultural, or archaeological resource on land managed by the USFWS, or for causing the USFWS to carry out actions to prevent, minimize, or abate such destruction, loss, or injury. Requires amounts recovered as a result of such destruction, loss, or injury to be made available to USFWS to: (1) reimburse response costs and damage assessments; (2) restore, replace, or acquire the equivalent of a resource that was destroyed, lost, or injured; or (3) monitor and study those resources. 2023-01-11T13:26:04Z  
113-sres-484 113 sres 484 A resolution recognizing and honoring the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the Yosemite Grant Act. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-06-25 2014-06-25 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4092; text as passed Senate: CR S4004-4005) Senate Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] CA D B000711 1 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes and honors the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the Act titled "An Act authorizing a Grant to the State of California of the 'Yo-Semite Valley' and of the Land embracing the 'Mariposa Big Tree Grove'" approved June 30, 1864 (commonly known as the Yosemite Grant) on June 30, 2014. 2019-02-20T12:28:53Z  

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