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| 114-hr-6528 | 114 | hr | 6528 | Litigation Relief for Forest Management Projects Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-12-12 | 2016-12-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | House | Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-At Large] | MT | R | Z000018 | 0 | Litigation Relief for Forest Management Projects Act This bill amends the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 to prohibit any additional consultation from being required with respect to: (1) the listing of a species as threatened or endangered, or a designation of a critical habitat, if a land management plan has been adopted by the Department of Agriculture as of the designation date; or (2) any provision of such an adopted plan. The bill amends the Federal land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to prohibit any additional consultation from being required with respect to: (1) the listing of a species as threatened or endangered, or a designation of critical habitat, if a land use plan has been adopted by the Department of the Interior as of the designation date; or (2) any provision of such an adopted plan. | 2023-01-11T13:33:53Z | |
| 114-hr-6479 | 114 | hr | 6479 | Red River Gradient Boundary Survey Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-12-08 | 2016-12-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | House | Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13] | TX | R | T000238 | 0 | Red River Gradient Boundary Survey Act This bill directs the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to commission a survey to identify the South Bank boundary line with respect to land along a specified 116-mile stretch of the Red River in Oklahoma and Texas (the affected area). The survey shall: adhere to the gradient boundary survey method; span the length of the affected area; be conducted by surveyors who are licensed and qualified to conduct official gradient boundary surveys, and selected by and operating under the direction of the Texas General Land Office and the Oklahoma Commissioners of the Land Office (the offices); and be completed within two years of enactment of this bill. The BLM shall submit the survey to the offices for approval and, within 60 days of receiving it, they shall determine whether to approve it. Surveys of individual parcels in the affected area shall be conducted according to the requirements for the survey of the South Bank boundary line. A survey of such a parcel shall be approved or disapproved by the offices within 60 days of receipt. The survey for identifying the South Bank boundary line and any survey of an individual parcel shall not be submitted to the BLM for approval. After a survey for an individual parcel has been approved, the offices shall submit to the BLM: a notice of the approval of such survey, and a copy of such survey and any field notes related to the parcel. | 2023-01-11T13:33:55Z | |
| 114-hr-6491 | 114 | hr | 6491 | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to La Paz County, Arizona, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-12-08 | 2016-12-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | House | Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] | AZ | R | G000565 | 0 | This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey to La Paz County, Arizona, all right, title, and interest in and to approximately 8,000 acres of federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. The county may sell any portion of the federal land conveyed to it for nonresidential development. Also, the bill permits the county to elect to retain a portion of the conveyed federal land for public recreation and public purposes. | 2023-01-11T13:33:55Z | |
| 114-s-3531 | 114 | s | 3531 | Scotchman Peaks Wilderness Act of 2016 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-12-08 | 2016-12-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] | ID | R | R000584 | 0 | Scotchman Peaks Wilderness Act of 2016 This bill designates approximately 13,961 acres of National Forest System land in Idaho, to be known as the Scotchman Peaks Wilderness, as wilderness and a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. The wilderness area is withdrawn from specified public land, mining, mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) may carry out management activities to maintain or restore fish and wildlife populations and habitats within the wilderness area if they would: promote healthy, viable, and more naturally distributed populations that would enhance wilderness values; and accomplish the purpose of the management activity with the minimum impact necessary. USDA may take measures within the wilderness area necessary for the control of fire, insects, and disease. Nothing in this bill creates a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the wilderness area. USDA shall ensure that Indian tribes have access to the wilderness area for: traditional and cultural purposes, and the exercise of any right reserved by treaty. | 2023-01-11T13:34:43Z | |
| 114-s-3533 | 114 | s | 3533 | Litigation Relief for Forest Management Projects Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-12-08 | 2016-12-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] | MT | R | D000618 | 1 | Litigation Relief for Forest Management Projects Act This bill amends the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 to prohibit any additional consultation from being required with respect to: (1) the listing of a species as threatened or endangered, or a designation of a critical habitat, if a land management plan has been adopted by the Department of Agriculture as of the designation date; or (2) any provision of such an adopted plan. The bill amends the Federal land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to prohibit any additional consultation from being required with respect to: (1) the listing of a species as threatened or endangered, or a designation of critical habitat, if a land use plan has been adopted by the Department of the Interior as of the designation date; or (2) any provision of such an adopted plan. | 2023-01-11T13:34:43Z | |
| 114-hr-6452 | 114 | hr | 6452 | Ensuring Access to Pacific Fisheries Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-12-07 | 2016-12-16 | Became Public Law No: 114-327. | House | Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] | AS | R | R000600 | 2 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Ensuring Access to Pacific Fisheries Act TITLE I--NORTH PACIFIC FISHERIES Subtitle A--North Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation (Sec.102)This bill authorizes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to promulgate regulations to implement U.S. participation in the North Pacific Fisheries Convention. The convention is designed to ensure the long-term conservation and sustainable use of fishery resources and marine ecosystems in the North Pacific Ocean. The United Statesmust be represented by five commissioners on the North Pacific Fisheries Commission. Additionally, a permanent advisory committee is established, which shall be comprised of 11 members. Advisory committee members shall represent groups concerned with fishery resources covered by the North Pacific Fisheries Convention. (Sec. 103)The Department of State has the authority to receive and transmit various communications concerning the North Pacific commission, and can approve or disapprove bylaws and rules adopted by the commission. (Sec. 104) The bill details NOAA's authority in implementing this bill and measures adopted by the commission. (Sec. 105)NOAA and the U.S. Coast Guard are required to administer and enforce this bill. (Sec. 106)This bill lists 15 fishing and shipping activities that are prohibited in the North Pacific Ocean. (Sec. 107)NOAA may cooperate with public and private institutions in the United Statesand abroad to carry out this bill. Federal agencies are authorized to cooperate with NOAA in conducting research and providing facilities and personnel to assist the commission. (Sec. 108)The State Department must ensure that American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands participate with the commission in the same manner as territories of other nations. (Sec. 109)Operators of commercial fishing vessels that do not carry vessel monitoring systems capab… | 2023-04-24T20:39:47Z | |
| 114-hr-6475 | 114 | hr | 6475 | To remove reversionary clauses on property owned by the municipality of Anchorage, Alaska. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-12-07 | 2016-12-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey, without consideration, to the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, the reversionary interests of the United States in and to specified nonfederal land in Anchorage for the purpose of unencumbering its title and enabling its economic development. | 2023-01-11T13:33:55Z | |
| 114-s-3512 | 114 | s | 3512 | A bill to reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation Program. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-12-07 | 2016-12-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] | SC | R | G000359 | 0 | This bill amends the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to reauthorize for FY2017-FY2023 the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation Fund Grant Program. | 2023-01-11T13:34:43Z | |
| 114-s-3514 | 114 | s | 3514 | Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-12-07 | 2016-12-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] | CA | D | B000711 | 0 | Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act This bill adjusts the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in California as depicted on a specified map to include the area known as the Rim of the Valley Unit. The unit, and any lands or interests acquired by the United States and located within its boundaries, shall be administered as part of the recreation area. The Department of the Interior may acquire only through exchange, donation, or purchase from a willing seller any nonfederal land within the boundaries of the unit. Nothing in this bill authorizes the use of eminent domain to acquire lands or interests within the boundaries of the unit. No part of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory shall be considered for inclusion in the unit until specified cleanups of soil at the laboratory have been completed. | 2023-01-11T13:34:43Z | |
| 114-hr-6442 | 114 | hr | 6442 | 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 | 2016-12-06 | 2016-12-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | House | Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] | NE | R | F000449 | 0 | This bill amends the National Trails System Act to direct the Department 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. Interior shall consider input from owners of private land within or adjacent to such study area and shall not consider acquiring any land outside the exterior boundaries of any federally administered area. | 2023-01-11T13:33:56Z | |
| 114-hres-943 | 114 | hres | 943 | Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and Haleakala National Park in the State of Hawaii, and expressing support for designation of August 1, 2016, as "Hawaii Volcanoes and Haleakala National Parks Day". | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-12-05 | 2016-12-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | House | Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] | HI | D | G000571 | 0 | Congratulates and celebrates Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and Haleakala National Park on the 100th anniversary of their establishment. Acknowledges the range of natural and cultural wonders that make up the other national parks and monuments of Hawaii, including: Honouliuli National Monument, Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, Puuhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park, Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site, and World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument. Encourages the people of Hawaii and of the United States to visit those parks and monuments. Supports the designation of Hawaii Volcanoes and Haleakala National Parks Day. | 2023-01-11T13:33:53Z | |
| 114-hr-6430 | 114 | hr | 6430 | Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Assessment Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-12-02 | 2016-12-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | House | Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] | OH | D | K000009 | 2 | Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Assessment Act This bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)to assess and report on the cultural and historic resources in the waters of the Great Lakes. NOAA must recommend in its report 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. | 2023-01-11T13:33:57Z | |
| 114-s-3493 | 114 | s | 3493 | A bill to revise the boundaries of certain John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units in New Jersey. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-12-01 | 2016-12-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001288 | 1 | This bill modifies certain boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Units located in Middlesex and Monmouth Counties, New Jersey. | 2023-01-11T13:33:52Z | |
| 114-hr-6400 | 114 | hr | 6400 | To revise the boundaries of certain John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units in New Jersey. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-11-29 | 2016-12-16 | Became Public Law No: 114-314. | House | Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] | NJ | D | P000034 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) (Sec. 1)This bill modifies certain boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Units located in Middlesex and Monmouth Counties, New Jersey. | 2023-04-24T20:39:47Z | |
| 114-hr-6344 | 114 | hr | 6344 | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land in Mohave County, Arizona, to qualified entities and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-11-17 | 2016-11-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | House | Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] | AZ | R | G000565 | 9 | This bill directs the Department of the Interior to sell at fair market value specified rights, title, and interest to federal lands in Mohave County, Arizona (covered land), to qualified entities (i.e., the current owner of the mining claims, millsites, or tunnel site on the covered land, the lessee, or other successor in interest of the owner, or a subsequent successor in interest). A qualified entity shall receive fee simple title to such covered land. Interior shall determine the market value of the covered land in accordance with: the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, and the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. Interior's authority to sell covered land expires 10 years after the enactment of this bill. | 2023-01-11T13:34:03Z | |
| 114-hr-6330 | 114 | hr | 6330 | Naugatuck River Valley National Heritage Area Study Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-11-16 | 2016-11-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | House | Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] | CT | D | D000216 | 4 | Naugatuck River Valley National Heritage Area Study Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to carry out a study on the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Naugatuck River Valley National Heritage Area in Connecticut. | 2023-01-11T13:34:03Z | |
| 114-hr-6331 | 114 | hr | 6331 | Coral Reef Sustainability Through Innovation Act of 2016 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-11-16 | 2016-11-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. | House | Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] | HI | D | G000571 | 0 | Coral Reef Sustainability Through Innovation Act of 2016 This bill amends the Coral Reef Conservation Act to authorize the 12 federal agencies on the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force, which includes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to carry out, either individually or cooperatively, prize competitions that promote coral reef research and conservation. The prize competitions should be designed to help the United States achieve its goal of developing new and effective ways to advance the understanding, monitoring, and sustainability of coral reef ecosystems. Priority is given to establish programs that address communities, environments, or industries that are in distress due to the decline or degradation of coral reef ecosystems. | 2023-01-11T13:34:03Z | |
| 114-hr-6321 | 114 | hr | 6321 | Coordinated Ocean Monitoring and Research Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-11-15 | 2016-11-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. | House | Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] | FL | D | G000556 | 0 | Coordinated Ocean Monitoring and Research Act This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2019 the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009. The Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) is a network of federal and regional entities that provide information about the nation's coasts and oceans, as well as the Great Lakes. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) must: (1) serve as the lead federal agency for the implementation of the IOOS, and (2) establish an IOOS Program Office to oversees daily operations and coordination of the IOOS. The bill outlines the requirements for NOAA as the lead agency. The bill establishes a process for regional associations to certify their regional coastal observing systems. The Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology of the National Science and Technology Council must: (1) conduct an Ocean Chemistry Coastal Community Vulnerability Assessment on ocean acidification within a year and every five years thereafter; and (2) develop a plan to deploy ocean acidification sensors prioritized by the threat to coastal economies and ecosystems, gaps in data on ocean acidification, and research needs. The National Science Foundation's research on ocean acidification must include research on: (1) impacts of multiple stressors on ecosystems exhibiting hypoxia (a dead zone that is depleted of oxygen), harmful algal blooms (rapid accumulation of algae), or sediment delivery; and (2) the effects of those impacts combined with changes in ocean chemistry. | 2023-01-11T13:34:04Z | |
| 114-s-3460 | 114 | s | 3460 | Local Community and Sportsmen Input in Monuments Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-09-29 | 2016-09-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6269) | Senate | Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] | MT | R | D000618 | 0 | Local Community and Sportsmen Input in Monuments Act This bill makes the designation of a national monument by the President subject to the following consultation and approval requirements. No national monuments may be designated by the President unless: each county, borough, parish, or equivalent unit of local government within and adjacent to the boundaries of which the proposed monument is to be located has been consulted respecting the designation and has approved it; and the governor and the legislature of each state within the boundaries of which such monument is to be located has approved it. Any national monument that is designated subject to such requirements shall be open to hunting, fishing, other forms of recreation, grazing, and historic or traditional uses, unless the Department of the Interior, the Department of Agriculture (USDA), or the Department of the Army closes all or a portion of the monument to one or more of such uses in accordance with the purposes of federal law relating to monuments, ruins, sites, and objects of antiquity. Interior shall not impose any restrictions on hunting, fishing, grazing, wildlife management, or other historic or traditional uses at a national monument that is designated subject to this bill until the end of an appropriate review period which provides for, respecting the proposed restriction, concurrence by the applicable state wildlife management agencies, public input, and approval by Congress. | 2023-01-11T13:33:30Z | |
| 114-hr-6218 | 114 | hr | 6218 | To clarify the boundary of Acadia National Park, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-09-28 | 2016-10-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | House | Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2] | ME | R | P000611 | 0 | This bill confirms that the boundary of Acadia National Park in Maine includes approximately 1,441 acres of land and interests in the Schoodic Peninsula. The bill ratifies and approves: retroactive to September 26, 2013, the acquisition or purported acquisition by the United States of the land and interests in the Schoodic Peninsula, and any subsequent or purported alteration of the land or interests held or claimed by the United States in the peninsula (including conversion to fee simple interest) retroactive to whatever point an alteration occurred or may have occurred. The Department of the Interior may only acquire land or interests in land: within the boundaries of the park in accordance with specified law; and outside the boundaries of the park in Hancock County, Maine, in accordance with such law. Interior shall contribute a specified amount to a regional consortium which was established to improve the management of the disposal and recycling of solid waste and is composed of municipalities on, as well as near, Mount Desert Island. Interior shall reestablish and appoint members to the Acadia National Park Advisory Commission. Certain land in the park that was conveyed by Interior to the town of Tremont, Maine, shall no longer be used exclusively for school purposes, but for public purposes, subject to the conditions that: (1) use of the property (on such land) shall not degrade or adversely impact the park's resources or values; and (2) such land shall remain in public ownership for recreational, educational, or similar public purposes. | 2023-01-11T13:33:42Z | |
| 114-hr-6233 | 114 | hr | 6233 | George W. Bush Childhood Home Study Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-09-28 | 2016-10-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | House | Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] | TX | R | C001062 | 9 | George W. Bush Childhood Home Study Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the childhood home of former President George W. Bush, which is located at 1412 West Ohio Avenue in Midland, Texas. Interior shall: (1) evaluate the national significance of such site, and (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a unit of the National Park System. | 2023-01-11T13:33:41Z | |
| 114-hr-6247 | 114 | hr | 6247 | To provide for stability of title to certain lands in the State of Louisiana, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-09-28 | 2016-10-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | House | Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4] | LA | R | F000456 | 0 | The document titled "Dependent Re-Survey, Extension Survey and Survey of Two Islands, Sections 17, 29, and 30" (completed on November 24, 1967; approved on January 15, 1969; and filed in the Federal Register), relating to a plat of a survey of such sections of land, including Peggys and Hog Islands, surrounding Lake Bistineau in Louisiana, shall not be considered or serve as a gross error determination and otherwise shall have no legal force or effect on the ownership of those lands and islands. The meander lines in the Original Survey of December 8, 1842, for such land and adjacent islands (which were not included in such survey) are definitive for the purposes of determining title to them. The Department of the Interior shall prepare a recordable disclaimer of interest in the omitted lands, if any, including land descriptions, by using the lot or tract numbers as shown on the Dependent Re-Survey, and lands lying outside the record meander lines. | 2023-01-11T13:33:40Z | |
| 114-hr-6288 | 114 | hr | 6288 | REAL Protection Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-09-28 | 2016-10-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | House | Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] | CO | R | T000470 | 3 | Resurveys Entitle Adjacent Landowners to Protection Act or the REAL Protection Act This bill directs the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to notify all property owners with land abutting or adjacent to federal land being resurveyed of the pending resurvey. A resurvey is an official rerunning and remarking intended to supersede the records of the original survey. The BLM shall notify affected landowners within 30 days of completion of the resurvey if it extends the boundaries of federal land. If a resurvey results in private land being reclassified as federal land, the affected landowners shall 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. Affected landowners may not be charged with willful trespass onto the land unless they used such lands with the knowledge that they should be classified as federal land. | 2023-01-11T13:33:39Z | |
| 114-hr-6291 | 114 | hr | 6291 | Indiana Dunes National Park Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-09-28 | 2016-10-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | House | Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1] | IN | D | V000108 | 8 | Indiana Dunes National Park Act This bill renames the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore as the Indiana Dunes National Park. | 2023-01-11T13:33:39Z | |
| 114-s-3430 | 114 | s | 3430 | Bureau of Land Management Foundation Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-09-28 | 2016-09-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] | NM | D | H001046 | 2 | Bureau of Land Management Foundation Act This bill establishes the Bureau of Land Management Foundation as a charitable, nonprofit organization to encourage, accept, obtain, administer, and use private gifts of money, devises, and bequests of real and personal property for the benefit of, or in connection with, the activities and services of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The foundation shall conduct and encourage programs and activities that support: educational, technical, scientific, and other assistance or activities to support the management of BLM lands with regard to wild free-roaming horses and burros, fish and wildlife and their habitats, National Conservation Lands, and recreation, cultural, and historic resources; and activities that support the reclamation and remediation of specified abandoned mine lands, specified orphaned oil and gas well sites, or public lands impacted by development connected to mineral exploration and development activities. Reclamation activities are to include the remediation of soil and water contamination; the restoration of wildlife habitat in order to restore the natural, scenic, historic, cultural, and ecological values of those areas; or promotion of the areas' economic potential. | 2023-01-11T13:33:31Z | |
| 114-s-3437 | 114 | s | 3437 | A bill to establish a procedure for the conveyance of certain Federal property around the Dickinson Reservoir in the State of North Dakota. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-09-28 | 2016-09-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] | ND | R | H001061 | 1 | This bill directs the Commissioner of Reclamation to: (1) provide to the holder of a permit for a cabin site located on federal property around the Dickinson Reservoir in North Dakota the first option to purchase the site for fair market value; and (2) convey to a permittee who exercises such option all U.S. interest in the site, easements for access to the site, a dock for the site, and the improvements on it. Beginning two years after enactment of this bill: (1) if a permittee has not exercised such option, the Commissioner shall transfer the site to Dickinson Parks & Recreation in Dickinson, North Dakota (the Department), without cost; and (2) the Commissioner shall transfer to the Department, without cost, land currently managed by the Department on which no cabin is located. Each such conveyance and transfer shall be made subject to specified mineral rights and rights-of-way of third parties. A permittee may not build any new permanent structure below an elevation of 2,430 feet. If a permittee builds such a structure, the permittee's site shall revert to the Department. Revenues from a sale of federal land pursuant to this bill shall be made available to the Commissioner for: (1) the costs of carrying out this bill, and (2) deferred maintenance activities relating to the operation of the dam in the Dickinson Reservoir. | 2023-01-11T13:33:30Z | |
| 114-hr-6180 | 114 | hr | 6180 | Funding Local Schools Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-09-27 | 2016-10-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | House | Rep. Love, Mia B. [R-UT-4] | UT | R | L000584 | 2 | Funding Local Schools Act This bill allows the state of Utah to select lands under the administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) of the Department of the Interior and identified as available for disposal by land exchange in the Record of Decision for the Pony Express Resource Management Plan and Rangeland Program Summary for Utah County, as amended by the Pony Express Plan Amendment (November 1997), in fulfillment of certain land grants made to Utah upon being admitted as a state, including for the establishment of certain state institutions, including certain local schools, under the Act of July 16, 1894, without further land use planning action by the BLM. The criteria listed in Decision 3 of the Lands Program of the resource management plan shall not apply to any lands selected by Utah pursuant to this bill. | 2023-01-11T13:33:43Z | |
| 114-hr-6189 | 114 | hr | 6189 | Buffalo Tract Protection Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-09-27 | 2016-10-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. | House | Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] | NM | D | L000580 | 0 | Buffalo Tract Protection Act This bill withdraws specified Bureau of the Land Management (BLM) lands in Placitas, New Mexico, from all forms of mineral development under all laws pertaining to mineral leasing or mineral materials, including locatable minerals. Nothing in this bill prohibits the disposal of the surface estate of such BLM lands under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 or the Recreation and Public Purposes Act. Any disposal of the surface estate of the BLM lands shall be subject to the condition that the mineral estate of those lands shall remain under the ownership of the BLM, subject to the withdrawal under this bill. | 2023-01-11T13:33:43Z | |
| 114-hr-6190 | 114 | hr | 6190 | Chiricahua National Park Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-09-27 | 2016-10-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | House | Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2] | AZ | R | M001197 | 0 | Chiricahua National Park Act This bill establishes the Chiricahua National Park in Arizona. The bill abolishes the Chiricahua National Monument and incorporates the lands and interests within the monument in, and as part of, the park. Any funds that are available for the monument's purposes shall be made available for those of the park. | 2023-01-11T13:33:43Z | |
| 114-s-3395 | 114 | s | 3395 | Prescribed Burn Approval Act of 2016 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-09-27 | 2016-12-14 | Became Public Law No: 114-275. | Senate | Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] | SD | R | T000250 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.) Prescribed Burn Approval Act of 2016 (Sec. 3) This bill prohibits the Forest Service from authorizing a prescribed burn (i.e., a planned fire intentionally ignited) on Forest Service land if, for the county or contiguous county in which such land is located, the national fire danger rating system is indicating an extreme fire danger level. Nonetheless, the Forest Service may authorize a prescribed burn under such a condition if it coordinates with the applicable state government and local fire officials. At the end of every fiscal year, the Forest Service shall submit a report that describes: the number and locations of prescribed burns during that fiscal year, and each prescribed burn during that year that was authorized by the Forest Service as an exception under this bill. | 2023-04-24T20:39:51Z | |
| 114-hr-6129 | 114 | hr | 6129 | Frank Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area Designation Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-09-22 | 2016-09-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. | House | Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] | OR | D | D000191 | 0 | Frank Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area Designation Act This bill designates approximately 99,653 acres of Forest Service land in Oregon as the "Frank Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area." | 2023-01-11T13:33:45Z | |
| 114-hr-6155 | 114 | hr | 6155 | Ensuring Safety of Federal Wilderness Areas Act of 2016 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-09-22 | 2016-10-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. | House | Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] | NC | R | M001187 | 0 | Ensuring Safety of Federal Wilderness Areas Act of 2016 This bill amends the Wilderness Act to prohibit the Department of Agriculture (for wilderness areas under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service) and the Department of the Interior (for wilderness areas under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management) from adopting, amending, or enforcing, any regulations, policies, or guidance that would delay federal, state, or local emergency response personnel from entering into a wilderness area or wilderness study area to respond to an emergency. Any entrance by federal, state, or local emergency response personnel into a wilderness area or wilderness study area in response to an emergency shall be reported to the appropriate Department within 24 hours of the time at which such personnel first entered such area. | 2023-01-11T13:33:44Z | |
| 114-hr-6156 | 114 | hr | 6156 | Local Wilderness Management Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-09-22 | 2016-10-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. | House | Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] | NC | R | M001187 | 0 | Local Wilderness Management Act This bill amends the Wilderness Act to require certain National Forest System lands, including those which have been designated, officially or defacto, by the Forest Service as wilderness study areas, to be managed by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for multiple use purposes, including mining, grazing, conservation, recreation, and other uses until Congress enacts a law that designates such an area as wilderness or specifies an alternative management approach for it. The bill amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to require certain public lands, including those which have been designated, officially or defacto, as wilderness study areas by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to be managed by the Department of the Interior to promote multiple use purposes, including the continuation of existing mining and grazing uses and mineral leasing, until Congress enacts a law that designates such an area as wilderness or specifies an alternative management approach for it. USDA (with respect to National Forest System land) and Interior (for public lands managed by the BLM) may not designate, officially or defacto, land as a wilderness study area without first obtaining the written consent of the governing body of the county in which such land is located. | 2023-01-11T13:33:44Z | |
| 114-hres-882 | 114 | hres | 882 | Encouraging the observance of the week beginning on October 9, 2016, as "National Wildlife Refuge Week". | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-09-22 | 2016-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | House | Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] | CA | D | T000460 | 36 | Encourages the observance of National Wildlife Refuge Week. Acknowledges the importance of national wildlife refuges for their recreational opportunities and contribution to local economies. Reaffirms the support of the House of Representatives for wildlife conservation and the National Wildlife Refuge System. | 2023-01-11T13:33:37Z | |
| 114-hr-6099 | 114 | hr | 6099 | Public Lands Telecommunications Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-09-21 | 2016-10-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. | House | Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] | CA | D | H001068 | 4 | Public Lands Telecommunications Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to establish separate special accounts for the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the Forest Service (the federal land management agencies) for the deposit of rental fees received by such agencies for communications use authorizations on federal lands that are granted, issued, or executed by them. A "communication use authorization" is defined as a right-of-way, permit, or lease granted, issued, or executed by a federal land management agency for the primary purpose of authorizing the occupancy and use of federal lands for communications use. The rental fees received by each federal land management agency shall: be deposited in its special account, and remain available for expenditure for agency activities related to communications sites (those areas of federal lands designated for telecommunications uses). The Departments of the Interior and Agriculture may enter into cooperative agreements for the administration of communications sites. | 2023-01-11T13:33:46Z | |
| 114-hr-6075 | 114 | hr | 6075 | To clarify the United States interest in certain submerged lands in the area of the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-09-20 | 2016-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | House | Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] | MA | D | K000375 | 0 | This bill states that Congress finds that the United States did not acquire any right, title, or interest in or to submerged lands in Nantucket Sound (near the coast of Massachusetts) or the waters above those submerged lands as a result of the taking described in the civil action, United States v. 3,000 Acres of Land (D. Mass. 1944). That taking involved land that is now part of the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge. | 2023-01-11T13:33:47Z | |
| 114-s-3333 | 114 | s | 3333 | Mohave County Federal Land Management Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-09-15 | 2016-09-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] | AZ | R | F000444 | 1 | Mohave County Federal Land Management Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct sales of eligible lands in Mohave County, Arizona, which are administered by the Bureau of Land Management and have been designated for disposal by Interior. Interior and Mohave County shall jointly select which parcels of eligible land to offer for sale. Before carrying out a sale, Mohave County shall certify to Interior that qualified bidders have agreed to comply with: local zoning ordinances; and any master plan for the area approved by the county. Each sale of eligible land shall be: through a competitive bidding process, under which adjoining landowners are offered the first option, unless otherwise determined by Interior; for not less than fair market value, based on an appraisal; and conducted in accordance with the requirements regarding the administration of a sale of such land pursuant to this bill. The bill sets forth requirements for the disposition of proceeds from the sales of eligible lands under this bill. | 2023-01-11T13:33:34Z | |
| 114-s-3334 | 114 | s | 3334 | Historic Routes Preservation Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-09-15 | 2016-09-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] | AZ | R | F000444 | 2 | Historic Routes Preservation Act This bill allows any state, county, political subdivision or agency of a state, company, or other person that asserts public acceptance of a right-of-way granted for the construction of highways over public lands to file a claim within a 25-year period. The bill sets forth a procedure for conclusively verifying, proving, and establishing the acceptance of such rights-of-way. | 2023-01-11T13:33:34Z | |
| 114-hr-6029 | 114 | hr | 6029 | Prescribed Burn Approval Act of 2016 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-09-14 | 2016-09-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. | House | Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large] | SD | R | N000184 | 1 | Prescribed Burn Approval Act of 2016 This bill prohibits federal agencies from authorizing a prescribed burn (i.e., a planned fire intentionally ignited) on federal land if, for the county or contiguous county in which such land is located, the national fire danger rating system is indicating an extreme fire danger level. Nonetheless, a federal agency may authorize a prescribed burn under such a condition if it coordinates with the applicable state government and local fire officials. If a federal agency authorizes a prescribed burn, the United States shall be liable for any damages to private properties caused by the burn. If the United States is liable for any such damages, it shall pay them within 120 days of receipt of a substantiated claim. | 2023-01-11T13:33:48Z | |
| 114-hr-6031 | 114 | hr | 6031 | Flood Prevention Act of 2016 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-09-14 | 2016-09-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. | House | Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] | DC | D | N000147 | 0 | Flood Prevention Act of 2016 This bill amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to make the District of Columbia eligible to receive federal coastal zone management funding, including flood mitigation and prevention funds. | 2023-01-11T13:33:48Z | |
| 114-s-3315 | 114 | s | 3315 | Second Division Memorial Modification Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-09-13 | 2016-09-22 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-509. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] | AK | R | M001153 | 1 | Second Division Memorial Modification Act This bill authorizes the Second Indianhead Division Association, Inc. Scholarship and Memorials Foundation to place three benches honoring the members of the Second Infantry Division killed in the Cold War in Korea, the War in Iraq, and the War in Afghanistan at the Second Division Memorial located in President's Park in the District of Columbia. No federal funds may be used for these modifications or augmentations. | 2023-01-11T13:33:35Z | |
| 114-s-3316 | 114 | s | 3316 | Advancing Conservation and Education Act of 2016 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-09-13 | 2016-09-22 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-509. | Senate | Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] | NM | D | H001046 | 1 | Advancing Conservation and Education Act of 2016 This bill allows the states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, or Wyoming (western states) to relinquish state land grant parcels wholly or primarily within eligible areas and select, in exchange, public land within the state. The bill defines "eligible areas" as lands within the outer boundaries of units or components of the National Park, National Wilderness Preservation, National Wildlife Refuge, or National Landscape Conservation Systems, areas identified by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) of the Department of the Interior as having wilderness characteristics, certain designated lands within the National Forest System or administered by the BLM, and sentinel landscapes designated by the Department of Agriculture, Department of Defense, or Interior. Interior shall create a process for the relinquishment of such parcels. A western state may select, and Interior may convey, lands that are mineral in character. The overall value of the state land grant parcels and the public land to be conveyed shall be equal. The bill sets forth requirements regarding hazardous materials on land conveyed, water rights, and grazing permits. | 2023-01-11T13:33:35Z | |
| 114-s-3317 | 114 | s | 3317 | A bill to prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in the State of Utah except by express authorization of Congress. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-09-13 | 2016-09-22 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-509. | Senate | Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] | UT | R | L000577 | 1 | This bill prohibits any further extension or establishment of national monuments in Utah except by express authorization of Congress. | 2023-01-11T13:33:34Z | |
| 114-hr-5997 | 114 | hr | 5997 | Bronzeville-Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-09-12 | 2016-09-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | House | Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] | IL | D | R000515 | 0 | Bronzeville-Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Act This bill establishes the Bronzeville-Black Metropolis National Heritage Area in Chicago, Illinois. The Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Commission shall be the local coordinating entity for the heritage area and shall submit a management plan for the heritage area. The authority of the Department of the Interior to provide financial assistance to the heritage area expires 15 years after the enactment of this bill. | 2023-01-11T13:33:49Z | |
| 114-hr-5999 | 114 | hr | 5999 | Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-09-12 | 2016-09-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | House | Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-At Large] | MT | R | Z000018 | 76 | Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act This bill allows the Global War on Terror Memorial Foundation to establish the National Global War on Terrorism Memorial as a commemorative work on federal land in the District of Columbia to commemorate and honor the members of the Armed Forces who served on active duty in support of the Global War on Terrorism. No federal funds may be used to pay any expense to establish the memorial. | 2023-01-11T13:33:49Z | |
| 114-s-3310 | 114 | s | 3310 | Environmental and Economic Benefits Restoration Act of 2016 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-09-12 | 2016-09-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | MN | D | K000367 | 1 | Environmental and Economic Benefits Restoration Act of 2016 This bill amends the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to direct the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a landscape-scale restoration program to provide financial and technical assistance for landscape-scale restoration projects on state, political subdivision, and private forest lands that maintain or improve benefits from trees and forests on such lands. The program shall: address the national private forest conservation priorities specified under the Act; and enhance public benefits from trees and forests, as identified in a state-wide assessment and a long-term state-wide forest resource strategy under the Act. The program shall also have one or more objectives, including to: protect or improve water quality or quantity; reduce wildfire risk; protect or enhance wildlife habitat, consistent with wildlife objectives established by the applicable state fish and wildlife agency; improve forest health, including addressing native, nonnative, and invasive pests; or enhance opportunities for new and existing markets in which the production and use of wood products strengthens local and regional economies. USDA shall establish a measurement system to measure the results of landscape-scale restoration projects assisted under this bill. USDA shall allocate from the amounts made available under this bill: 50% for the competitive process for distributing funds for landscape-scale restoration projects; and 50% proportionally to states to maximize the achievement of the restoration program's objectives and to address the highest national priorities, as identified in state-wide assessments and long-term state-wide forest resource strategies. The bill amends the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to allocate funds and use specified authorities of the USDA or of the Department of the Interior, as appropriate, to assist cross-boundary hazardous fuel reduction and wildfire mitigation programs. | 2023-01-11T13:33:35Z | |
| 114-s-3287 | 114 | s | 3287 | Bronzeville-Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-09-06 | 2016-09-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] | IL | R | K000360 | 1 | Bronzeville-Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Act This bill establishes the Bronzeville-Black Metropolis National Heritage Area in Chicago, Illinois. The Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Commission shall be the local coordinating entity for the heritage area and shall submit a management plan for the heritage area. | 2023-01-11T13:33:35Z | |
| 114-hr-5780 | 114 | hr | 5780 | Utah Public Lands Initiative Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-07-14 | 2016-09-22 | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 13. | House | Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] | UT | R | B001250 | 1 | Utah Public Lands Initiative Act This bill designates specified federal lands as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System in Utah. The bill also: establishes in Utah specified National Conservation Areas and Watershed Management Areas and Special Management Areas, adds specified lands to Arches National Park, and establishes the Jurassic National Monument. The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is amended to designate specified segments of the Colorado, Dolores, Green, Dark Canyon, and San Juan Rivers as wild, scenic, or recreational rivers. The bill establishes the Ashley Karst National Geologic and Recreation Area. The bill arranges for a land exchange between Utah and the Department of the Interior involving specified federal and state trust lands, and reserves a wellbore interest in certain oil and gas wells on the federal lands. Interior shall convey specified federal land to the Utah State Parks and Recreation Division of the Department of Natural Resources for inclusion in Goblin Valley State Park. The bill arranges for a land exchange between Interior and Utah's Division of Forestry, Fire, and State lands involving specified federal and state lands in order for Utah to create the Price Canyon State Forest. The bill arranges for a land exchange between the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Deer Lodge Homeowners Association involving specified National Forest System and private lands. Scofield Land Transfer Act The bill arranges for conveyances to specified claimants of the federal lands used in the construction and operation of Scofield Dam and Reservoir, and establishes the Scofield Reservoir Fund. The bill specifies other land conveyances and land disposals, and establishes specified Recreation Zones and the Hole-in-the-Rock Trail. The bill approves Utah's application for a specified Title V right-of-way concerning travel in Recapture Canyon. The Big Burrito Non-Motorized Trail in the Sand Flats Recreation Area shall not be subject to administrative or judicial … | 2023-01-11T13:33:23Z | |
| 114-hr-5781 | 114 | hr | 5781 | Utah Public Lands Initiative Partner Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-07-14 | 2016-08-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | House | Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] | UT | R | B001250 | 1 | Utah Public Lands Initiative Partner Act This bill declares that a national monument designation, or a boundary adjustment that increases the size of an existing monument, within or on any portion of federal land in Summit, Uintah, Duchesne, Carbon, Grand, Emery, and San Juan Counties in Utah shall be made only pursuant to an Act of Congress. | 2023-01-11T13:33:23Z | |
| 114-hr-5789 | 114 | hr | 5789 | Camp Nelson Heritage Park Study Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-07-14 | 2016-08-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | House | Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] | KY | R | B001282 | 1 | Camp Nelson Heritage Park Study Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the Camp Nelson Civil War Heritage Park and adjacent property in Jessamine County, Kentucky. Interior shall: (1) evaluate the site's national significance, and (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a unit of the National Park System. | 2023-01-11T13:33:23Z | |
| 114-hr-5797 | 114 | hr | 5797 | California Seamounts and Ridges National Marine Conservation Area Designation and Management Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-07-14 | 2016-08-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. | House | Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20] | CA | D | F000030 | 4 | California Seamounts and Ridges National Marine Conservation Area Designation and Management Act This bill establishes the California Seamounts and Ridges National Marine Conservation Area to protect certain seamounts, ridges, and banks locatedin federal waters off the coast of California. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)and the Department of the Interior shall have joint responsibility for managing the conservation area.Development of a management plan must include a public consultation process with tribes, fisherman, and other stakeholders to better understand the activities occurring in the conservation area. Additionally, any management plan developed by NOAA and Interior must prohibit oil and gas development, deep sea-mining, aquaculture, and damaging fishing practices in the area.Certain activities including recreational fishing and exercises by the Armed Forces are allowed to be conducted in the area. | 2023-01-11T13:33:23Z | |
| 114-hr-5821 | 114 | hr | 5821 | Coral Reef Conservation Act Reauthorization and Enhancement Amendments of 2016 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-07-14 | 2016-09-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. | House | Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] | GU | D | B001245 | 0 | Coral Reef Conservation Act Reauthorization and Enhancement Amendments of 2016 This bill amends the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 to extend the award of coral reef conservation program grant funds to appropriate projects, including monitoring and assessment, research, pollution reduction, education, and technical support. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)and the Department of the Interior are authorized to undertake emergency actions to: (1) minimize injury to a coral reef or a coral reef ecosystem; and (2) stabilize, repair, or restore a coral reef. It is unlawful to injure a coral reef or its ecosystem subject to certain exemptions. The bill modifies the goals and objectives of the national coral reef action strategy. NOAA must submit a report to Congress describing all activities undertaken to implement the strategy. Additionally, NOAA is authorized to: (1) make community-based planning grants for increased protection of high priority coral reefs, (2) maintain an inventory of all coral reef vessel groundings, (3) identify all coral reefs with a high incidence of vessel impacts, and (4) identify measures to reduce such impacts. NOAA must also submit an international coral reef ecosystem strategy to Congress and may establish an international coral reef ecosystem partnership program.The international strategy must be published in the Federal Register. The bill establishes the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force to coordinate federal actions that are designed to preserve and protect coral reef ecosystems. Additionally, the 12 federal agencies on the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force are authorized to carry out either individually or cooperatively, prize competitions that promote coral reef research and conservation. | 2023-01-11T13:33:22Z | |
| 114-hr-5836 | 114 | hr | 5836 | HEARD Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-07-14 | 2016-08-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. | House | Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] | AZ | R | G000565 | 21 | Hunting, Education, and Recreational Development Act or the HEARD Act This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to dispose of federal lands under their respective jurisdictions by offering them for sale or exchange to units of local government in accordance with this bill. Before the offering of lands for sale or exchange, states or the unit of local government in whose jurisdiction the lands are located may elect to obtain any such lands for local public purposes pursuant to the Recreation and Public Purposes Act. Interior or USDA, as appropriate, shall retain the elected lands for conveyance to such states or unit of local government in accordance with that Act. The bill prescribes requirements for disposition of the gross proceeds of the sales of lands under this bill, including that: 15% be paid to the state where the sale takes place to be used to supplement the education of students in kindergarten through grade 12, to supplement public support of institutions of public higher education, and to supplement state agricultural and natural resource agencies; and 10% of such proceeds be deposited in a special account to be created in the Treasury which may be used for the acquisition of recreational beneficial lands and interests (providing an opportunity for hunting, recreational fishing, recreational shooting, recreational off-highway vehicles, or other recreational purposes, or to achieve better management of public lands through consolidation of federal ownership). | 2023-01-11T13:33:21Z | |
| 114-hr-5860 | 114 | hr | 5860 | Emergency Forest Restoration Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-07-14 | 2016-08-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. | House | Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4] | CA | R | M001177 | 12 | Emergency Forest Restoration Act This bill allows the Department of Agriculture (USDA), regarding National Forest System lands, or the Department of the Interior, regarding public lands, to develop and carry out a forest management activity on lands of the department concerned in a state when the activity's primary purpose is to address an insect or disease infestation that has been declared an emergency by the state governor. With specified exceptions, a categorical exclusion shall be available to USDA or Interior for these purposes. A "categorical exclusion" is an exception to the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for a project or activity relating to the management of National Forest System lands or public lands that would otherwise be considered a major federal action. Beginning in FY2018, USDA shall identify the amount of funds, if any, appropriated in the previous fiscal year pursuant to the authorization of appropriations specified in this bill. Within five years of the end of the fiscal year in which an identification is made, USDA shall sell an amount of timber the sale of which is sufficient to recoup the identified amount and any associated costs. The bill prescribes requirements for the deposit of sales proceeds. | 2023-01-11T13:33:21Z | |
| 114-hr-5861 | 114 | hr | 5861 | To establish terms and conditions under which the Secretary of the Interior shall convey, for fair market value, certain properties in the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area in the State of Washington to the permittees of those properties, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-07-14 | 2016-08-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | House | Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] | WA | R | M001159 | 0 | This bill requires the Department of the Interior to give permittees of specified federal land (including improvements) located along Sherman Creek and Rickey Point in Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area in the state of Washington the first option to purchase such property for fair market value. Interior shall offer to sell for fair market value: all interest of the United States in and to each property; and easements for vehicular access to it, access to and use of one dock for it, and access to and use of all boathouses, ramps, retaining walls, and other improvements for which access is provided in the permit. Interior shall also: solicit sealed bids for each property, and sell each property to the bidder who submits the highest bid at or above its fair market value. The cost of a conveyance of a property, including the costs of required appraisals, shall be paid by: Interior, for a sale to a permittee, from revenues of that sale; and the purchaser, for a sale to any person other than the permittee. Revenues from sales of federal lands under this bill shall be made available, without further appropriation, for conveyance costs and for deferred maintenance activities in the recreation area. | 2023-01-11T13:33:21Z | |
| 114-hr-5871 | 114 | hr | 5871 | Spearfish Canyon and Bismarck Lake Land Exchange Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-07-14 | 2016-08-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | House | Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large] | SD | R | N000184 | 0 | Spearfish Canyon and Bismarck Lake Land Exchange Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA), if South Dakota conveys to it four parcels of specified nonfederal lands, comprising 1,954 acres, to convey to South Dakota in exchange 1,468 acres known as the "Spearfish Canyon Area" and 524 acres known as the "Bismarck Lake Area" in the Black Hills National Forest in South Dakota. The values of the federal and nonfederal lands to be exchanged shall be equal. USDA shall complete any environmental analyses required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 regarding the land exchange carried out under this bill. The nonfederal lands acquired by USDA shall be added to and administered as part of the forest. The federal lands acquired by South Dakota shall be managed by it for public recreation uses and the conservation of natural resources. | 2023-01-11T13:33:20Z | |
| 114-hr-5882 | 114 | hr | 5882 | Freedom Riders National Historical Park Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-07-14 | 2016-08-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | House | Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] | AL | R | R000575 | 0 | Freedom Riders National Historical Park Act This bill establishes the Freedom Riders National Historical Park in Anniston, Alabama, for the purposes of: (1) arranging for an internationally significant place for public education focused on the Freedom Riders (civil rights activists who rode a Greyhound bus attacked and burned in Anniston on May 14, 1961), civil rights, and the burning of the Freedom Riders' bus; and (2) preserving such historical site for the heritage of that area and as a tourist destination. The park shall be located at 1031 Gurnee Avenue in downtown Anniston at the Greyhound Bus Station site where the attack began and includes the site of the original bus station. The Department of the Interior may acquire additional buildings, assets, lands, and interests for addition to the park. Interior shall complete a general management plan for the park. | 2023-01-11T13:33:20Z | |
| 114-s-3221 | 114 | s | 3221 | Buffalo Tract Protection Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-07-14 | 2016-07-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] | NM | D | H001046 | 1 | Buffalo Tract Protection Act This bill withdraws specified Bureau of the Land Management (BLM) lands in Placitas, New Mexico, from all forms of mineral development under all laws pertaining to mineral leasing or mineral materials, including locatable minerals. Nothing in this bill prohibits the disposal of the surface estate of such BLM lands under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 or the Recreation and Public Purposes Act. Any disposal of the surface estate of the BLM lands shall be subject to the condition that the mineral estate of those lands shall remain under the ownership of the BLM, subject to the withdrawal under this bill. | 2023-01-11T13:33:13Z | |
| 114-s-3232 | 114 | s | 3232 | Lowell National Historical Park Creative Partnerships Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-07-14 | 2016-07-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] | MA | D | M000133 | 0 | Lowell National Historical Park Creative Partnerships Act This bill requires any loan made in 1984 by the Lowell Historic Preservation Commission to the Lowell Development and Financial Corporation to enable it to furnish low-interest loans for the preservation, restoration, or development of certain properties in the Lowell National Historical Park or the Lowell Historic Preservation District in Massachusetts to have a maturity of 42 years. (Under current law, all such loans, regardless of the year in which they were made, must have a maturity of 35 years.) | 2023-01-11T13:33:13Z | |
| 114-s-3254 | 114 | s | 3254 | Spearfish Canyon and Bismarck Lake Land Exchange Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-07-14 | 2016-09-22 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-509. | Senate | Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] | SD | R | T000250 | 1 | Spearfish Canyon and Bismarck Lake Land Exchange Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA), if South Dakota conveys to it four parcels of specified nonfederal lands, comprising 1,954 acres, to convey to South Dakota in exchange 1,468 acres known as the "Spearfish Canyon Area" and 524 acres known as the "Bismarck Lake Area" in the Black Hills National Forest in South Dakota. The values of the federal and nonfederal lands to be exchanged shall be equal. USDA shall complete any environmental analyses required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 regarding the land exchange carried out under this bill. The nonfederal lands acquired by USDA shall be added to and administered as part of the forest. The federal lands acquired by South Dakota shall be managed by it for public recreation uses and the conservation of natural resources. | 2023-01-11T13:33:12Z | |
| 114-s-3282 | 114 | s | 3282 | National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2016 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-07-14 | 2016-07-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. | Senate | Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] | MS | R | W000437 | 3 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2016 (Sec.3) This bill amends the National Sea Grant College Program Act to reauthorize through FY2021 the National Sea Grant College Program. The bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to award Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowships. Currently, NOAA has discretion in awarding such fellowships. Those fellowships support the placement of graduate students in fields related to ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources in positions with the executive and legislative branches. (Sec.4)NOAA must establish priorities for the use of donations given for the National Sea Grant Program. (Sec.8)An agency may appoint a recipient of a Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship to a federal position within two years after such recipient successfully completes a fellowship. (Sec.9)The bill authorizes through FY2021 grants for university research on: (1) the biology, prevention, and control of aquatic nonnative species; (2) oyster diseases, oyster restoration, and oyster-related human health risks; (3) the biology, prevention, and forecasting of harmful algal blooms; and (4) sustainable aquaculture techniques and technologies. The bill also authorizes through FY2021 grants for: (1) fishery extension activities conducted by sea grant colleges or sea grant institutes to enhance existing core program funding; and (2) priority issues identified in the National Sea Grant Program's strategic plan. | 2023-01-11T13:33:10Z | |
| 114-sres-541 | 114 | sres | 541 | A resolution recognizing the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and Haleakala National Park in the State of Hawaii, and designating August 1, 2016, as "Hawaii Volcanoes and Haleakala National Parks Day". | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-07-14 | 2016-07-14 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5193-5194; text as passed Senate: CR S5174) | Senate | Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] | HI | D | H001042 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Congratulates and celebrates Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and Haleakala National Park on the 100th anniversary of their establishment. Acknowledges the range of natural and cultural wonders that make up the other national parks and monuments of Hawaii, including: Honouliuli National Monument, Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, Puuhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park, Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site, and World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument. Encourages the people of Hawaii and of the United States to visit those parks and monuments. Designates August 1, 2016, as Hawaii Volcanoes and Haleakala National Parks Day. | 2021-07-10T19:49:01Z | |
| 114-hr-5752 | 114 | hr | 5752 | Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-07-13 | 2016-07-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | House | Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] | NV | R | A000369 | 3 | Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct sales or exchanges of eligible lands in Pershing County, Nevada, identified as the "Checkerboard Lands Resolution Area." Interior and the county shall jointly select which parcels of eligible land to offer for sale or acre-for-acre exchange. For purposes of acre-for-acre exchanges, Interior shall identify management priority areas within the Checkerboard Lands Resolution Area, including those considered to be: greater sage-grouse habitat; part of an identified wildlife corridor or designated critical habitat; of value for outdoor recreation or public access for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes; of significant cultural, historic, ecological, or scenic value; or of value for improving federal land management. The bill prescribes requirements for the disposition of proceeds from the sales of lands. Interior shall offer for sale and convey to specified qualified entities, for fair market value, the remaining U.S. right, title, and interest in certain lands and interests in the county. Interior shall convey to the county, without consideration, Unionville Cemetery. The bill designates specified federal land in Nevada as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. The bill releases specified wilderness study areas from further review for designation as wilderness. | 2023-01-11T13:33:24Z | |
| 114-hr-5758 | 114 | hr | 5758 | Advancing Conservation and Education Act of 2016 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-07-13 | 2016-07-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | House | Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] | UT | R | C001076 | 3 | Advancing Conservation and Education Act of 2016 This bill allows the states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, or Wyoming (western states) to relinquish state land grant parcels wholly or primarily within eligible areas and select, in exchange, public land within the state. The bill defines "eligible areas" as lands within the outer boundaries of units of the National Park, National Wilderness Preservation, National Wildlife Refuge, or National Landscape Conservation Systems, areas identified by the Bureau of Land Management of the Department of the Interior as having wilderness characteristics, and certain designated lands within the National Forest System. Interior shall create a process for the relinquishment of such parcels. A western state may select, and Interior may convey, lands that are mineral in character. The overall value of the state land grant parcels and the public land to be conveyed shall be equal. The bill sets forth requirements regarding hazardous materials on land conveyed, water rights, and grazing permits. | 2023-01-11T13:33:24Z | |
| 114-hr-5771 | 114 | hr | 5771 | Conserving Our Reefs and Livelihoods Act of 2016 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-07-13 | 2016-09-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. | House | Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] | FL | R | R000435 | 3 | Conserving Our Reefs and Livelihoods Act of 2016 This bill amends the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 to expand the coral reef conservation program by awarding remaining program grant funds to appropriate projects, including monitoring and assessment, research, and education necessary to protect and restore coral reefs. The Coral Reef Conservation Fund is renamed the Coral Reef Conservation and Restoration Fund. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)must establish the Center of Excellence in Coral Reef Ecosystem Science Cooperative Institute.Additionally, the bill directs NOAAto submit to Congress a national coral reef action strategy. The U.S. Coral Reef Task Force is authorized to carry out prize competitions that promote coral reef research and conservation. The prize competitions must be designed to help the United States achieve its goal of developing new and effective ways to advance the understanding, monitoring, and sustainability of coral reef ecosystems. The Department of the Interior may provide coral reef conservation and restoration assistance. Interior must obtain approval from the relevant fish and wildlife management agency of a state or territory before restricting fishing access to state or territorial waters within its jurisdiction. The bill directs NOAA to award competitive grants for colleges, universities, and nonprofit research organizations to research lionfish and their impact on the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico ecosystems. | 2023-01-11T13:33:24Z | |
| 114-hr-5775 | 114 | hr | 5775 | American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-07-13 | 2016-07-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 1 | American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act This bill amends the Saltonstall-Kennedy Act to direct the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)to establish the American Fisheries Advisory Committee. NOAA must establish five regions within the committee.The committee must consist of members chosen regionally and across all sectors of the fishing industry.Additionally, the committee must: (1)identify the needs of the fishing industry, (2)develop grant proposals to fund projects that address the industry needs, (3)review grant applications, and (4)provide NOAA with grant applicants for approval. NOAA must not approve a grant application unless the application is selected for funding by the committee. | 2023-01-11T13:33:24Z | |
| 114-hr-5777 | 114 | hr | 5777 | King Cove Road Land Exchange Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-07-13 | 2016-07-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | King Cove Road Land Exchange Act This bill declares that, if the state of Alaska offers to convey to the Department of the Interior 43,093 acres of state-owned land, Interior shall convey to Alaska, in exchange, 206 acres of federal land within the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and 131 acres of federal land within the Izembek Wilderness, for purposes of: (1) designating a road corridor through the refuge, and (2) constructing a single-lane gravel road along the road corridor. The values of the federal and nonfederal lands to be exchanged shall be equal. Interior and Alaska shall select an appraiser to conduct appraisals of the federal and nonfederal lands in accordance with nationally recognized appraisal standards. The bill requires the route of the road corridor to follow a specified southern road alignment. The bill states that the exchange of the federal and nonfederal lands and the road to be constructed under this bill shall not constitute a major federal action requiring environmental impact review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. | 2023-01-11T13:33:23Z | |
| 114-hr-5778 | 114 | hr | 5778 | Alex Diekmann Peak Designation Act of 2016 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-07-13 | 2016-07-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | House | Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-At Large] | MT | R | Z000018 | 0 | Alex Diekmann Peak Designation Act of 2016 This bill designates as the Alex Diekmann Peak the 9,765-foot peak located 2.2 miles west-northwest of Finger Mountain on the western boundary of the Lee Metcalf Wilderness in Montana. | 2023-01-11T13:33:24Z | |
| 114-s-3192 | 114 | s | 3192 | Alex Diekmann Peak Designation Act of 2016 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-07-13 | 2016-09-22 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-509. | Senate | Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] | MT | R | D000618 | 1 | Alex Diekmann Peak Designation Act of 2016 This bill designates as the Alex Diekmann Peak the 9,765-foot peak located 2.2 miles west-northwest of Finger Mountain on the western boundary of the Lee Metcalf Wilderness in Montana. | 2023-01-11T13:33:14Z | |
| 114-s-3203 | 114 | s | 3203 | Alaska Economic Development and Access to Resources Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-07-13 | 2016-09-22 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-509. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] | AK | R | M001153 | 2 | Alaska Economic Development and Access to Resources Act This bill addresses oil and gas production on federal lands in Alaska. The bill also authorizes the establishment of a state forest in Alaska. | 2023-01-11T13:33:14Z | |
| 114-s-3204 | 114 | s | 3204 | King Cove Road Land Exchange Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-07-13 | 2016-09-22 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-509. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] | AK | R | M001153 | 1 | King Cove Road Land Exchange Act This bill declares that, if the state of Alaska offers to convey to the Department of the Interior 43,093 acres of state-owned land, Interior shall convey to Alaska, in exchange, 206 acres of federal land within the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and 131 acres of federal land within the Izembek Wilderness, for purposes of: (1) designating a road corridor through the refuge, and (2) constructing a single-lane gravel road along the road corridor. The values of the federal and nonfederal lands to be exchanged shall be equal. Interior and Alaska shall select an appraiser to conduct appraisals of the federal and nonfederal lands in accordance with nationally recognized appraisal standards. The bill requires the route of the road corridor to follow a specified southern road alignment. The bill states that the exchange of the federal and nonfederal lands and the road to be constructed under this bill shall not constitute a major federal action requiring environmental impact review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. | 2023-01-11T13:33:14Z | |
| 114-s-3205 | 114 | s | 3205 | Human-Powered Travel in Wilderness Areas Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-07-13 | 2016-07-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] | UT | R | L000577 | 2 | Human-Powered Travel in Wilderness Areas Act This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (with respect to National Forest System land) and the Department of the Interior (with respect to public land) to authorize relevant local officials to determine all permissible forms of recreational use by nonmotorized transportation methods over any permitted routes within their jurisdictions. The bill defines "local officials" as officers or employees who are the heads of units or jurisdictions of the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, the Forest Service, or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. If a local official fails to make such a determination about a permitted route more than two years after this bill's enactment, then any form of recreational use by nonmotorized transportation methods shall be allowable on that route. | 2023-01-11T13:33:14Z | |
| 114-s-3167 | 114 | s | 3167 | Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area Act of 2016 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-07-12 | 2016-09-22 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-509. | Senate | Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] | WV | D | M001183 | 3 | Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area Act of 2016 This bill establishes the Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area to include specified counties in the states of Maryland and West Virginia. The bill designates the Appalachian Forest Heritage Area, Inc., as the local coordinating entity for the area. The bill also requires the Appalachian Forest Heritage Area, Inc., to submit a management plan that provides for the protection, enhancement, and interpretation of cultural, natural, historical, educational, scenic, and recreational resources of the area. | 2023-01-11T13:33:15Z | |
| 114-sres-528 | 114 | sres | 528 | A resolution commending the Tennessee Valley Authority on the 80th anniversary of the unified development of the Tennessee River system. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-07-12 | 2016-07-12 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5011; text as passed Senate: CR S5008-5009) | Senate | Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] | TN | R | A000360 | 10 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Commends the Tennessee Valley Authority on its successful construction and management of the Tennessee River system on the 80th anniversary of the system. | 2021-12-17T16:05:49Z | |
| 114-hr-5718 | 114 | hr | 5718 | Central Wasatch National Conservation and Recreation Area Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-07-11 | 2016-11-15 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] | UT | R | C001076 | 2 | Central Wasatch National Conservation and Recreation Area Act This bill establishes the Central Wasatch National Conservation and Recreation Area in Utah, comprising approximately 79,109 acres of federal land in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall develop a comprehensive plan for the long-term management of the area. The bill adjusts the boundaries of Mount Olympus, Twin Peaks, and Lone Peak Wildernesses. The bill designates certain land in the forest as the Grandeur Peak-Mount Aire Wilderness and a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. The bill designates approximately 1,800 acres of federal land in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest as the White Pine Special Management Area. The bill prohibits timber harvesting within the special management area. The bill withdraws all federal land within the conservation and recreation area from: (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. USDA shall allow installation of access and avalanche control devices, excluding ski lifts, within or adjacent to the area. The bill arranges for a potential land exchange involving specified National Forest System land and private ski areas in Utah. | 2023-01-11T13:33:26Z | |
| 114-hr-5684 | 114 | hr | 5684 | Second Division Memorial Modification Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-07-08 | 2016-07-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 2 | Second Division Memorial Modification Act This bill authorizes the Second Indianhead Division Association, Inc. Scholarship and Memorials Foundation to place three benches honoring the members of the Second Infantry Division killed in the Cold War in Korea, the War in Iraq, and the War in Afghanistan on the Second Division Memorial located in President's Park in the District of Columbia. No federal funds may be used for these modifications or augmentations. | 2023-01-11T13:33:27Z | |
| 114-hres-812 | 114 | hres | 812 | Commending the Tennessee Valley Authority on the 80th anniversary of the unified development of the Tennessee River system. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-07-07 | 2016-07-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] | TN | R | D000533 | 6 | Commends the Tennessee Valley Authority on its successful construction and management of the Tennessee River system on the 80th anniversary of the system. | 2023-01-11T13:33:18Z | |
| 114-hr-5628 | 114 | hr | 5628 | Timber Innovation Act of 2016 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-07-06 | 2016-09-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology. | House | Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] | WA | D | D000617 | 19 | Timber Innovation Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a performance-driven research and development program to advance tall wood building construction in the United States. "Tall wood building" means a building designed to be over 85 feet high and constructed with large panelized wood construction (mass timber), including cross-laminated timber, nail laminated timber, glue laminated timber, laminated strand lumber, and laminated veneer lumber. USDA shall for FY2017-FY2021 carry out an annual competition for a tall wood building design in accordance with the requirements for prize competitions carried out under the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980. In carrying out a wood innovation grant program, USDA may make a wood innovation grant to one or more specified eligible entities in order to accelerate the adoption of emerging technologies in the development of innovative wood products for tall wood building construction. USDA shall give priority to grant proposals which include the use or retrofitting (or both) of existing sawmill facilities in counties where the average annual unemployment rate exceeded the national average by more than 1% in the previous year. USDA shall carry out a program of education and technical assistance for mass timber applications. USDA shall collaborate and partner with one or more nonfederal entities, including governments of other countries, to: enhance tall wood building commercialization of the United States, develop technical assistance related to tall wood building commercialization, and carry out the program. | 2023-01-11T13:33:29Z | |
| 114-hr-5616 | 114 | hr | 5616 | Tulare Youth Recreation and Women's History Enhancement Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-07-01 | 2016-07-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | House | Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22] | CA | R | N000181 | 1 | Tulare Youth Recreation and Women's History Enhancement Act This bill declares that, in order to promote recreational opportunities for youth and commemorate women's history in the city of Tulare, California, the United States authorizes the conveyance of, and relinquishes its reversionary interest in, specified Tulare Railroad Proposed Parcels that were retained as a right-of-way for the construction of a railroad and telegraph to the Pacific coast in 1866. The relinquishment of the U.S. reversionary interest shall be effective when Union Pacific Railroad conveys the parcels to the city of Tulare. | 2023-01-11T13:33:29Z | |
| 114-s-3102 | 114 | s | 3102 | Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-06-28 | 2016-09-22 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-509. | Senate | Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] | NV | R | H001041 | 1 | Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct sales or exchanges of eligible lands in Pershing County, Nevada, identified as the "Checkerboard Lands Resolution Area." Interior and the county shall jointly select which parcels of eligible land to offer for sale or acre-for-acre exchange. For purposes of acre-for-acre exchanges, Interior shall identify management priority areas within the Checkerboard Lands Resolution Area, including those considered to be: greater sage-grouse habitat; part of an identified wildlife corridor or designated critical habitat; of value for outdoor recreation or public access for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes; of significant cultural, historic, ecological, or scenic value; or of value for improving federal land management. The bill prescribes requirements for the disposition of proceeds from the sales of lands under this bill. Interior shall offer for sale and convey to specified qualified entities, for fair market value, the remaining U.S. right, title, and interest in certain lands and interests in the county. Interior shall convey, without consideration, Unionville Cemetery to the county. The bill designates specified federal land in Nevada as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. The bill releases specified wilderness study areas from further review for designation as wilderness. | 2023-01-11T13:32:37Z | |
| 114-s-3103 | 114 | s | 3103 | Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Park Act of 2016 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-06-28 | 2016-06-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] | SC | R | S001184 | 0 | Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Park Act of 2016 This bill establishes the Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Park in South Carolina for the preservation and interpretation of the nationally significant historical values and cultural resources associated with Fort Sumter, Fort Moultrie, and Sullivan's Island Life Saving Station Historic District. The Department of the Interior shall arrange for the interpretation of historical events and activities that occurred in the vicinity of Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie, including: the Battle of Sullivan's Island on June 28, 1776; the Siege of Charleston during 1780; and the Civil War, including the bombardment of Fort Sumter by Confederate forces on April 12, 1861; and the development of the coastal defense system of the United States during the period from the Revolutionary War to World War II, including that of Sullivan's Island Life Saving Station. Interior may enter into cooperative agreements with public and private entities and individuals to carry out this bill. | 2023-01-11T13:32:37Z | |
| 114-hres-800 | 114 | hres | 800 | Expressing support for Lunchtime Music on the Mall in the Nation's capital to benefit the District of Columbia and regional residents as well as visitors and honor the public service of the performers and partners. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-06-24 | 2016-06-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | House | Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] | DC | D | N000147 | 0 | Recognizes and commends: (1) Lunchtime Music on the Mall for enhancing urban life and musical culture in the nation's capital and appreciation of the outdoors at the National Mall; (2) the local performers that bring their talents to Lunchtime Music on the Mall; and (3) the National Park Service, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, the Smithsonian Institution, the DC Department of Parks and Recreation, and the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities for their public service in providing live music performances at no charge to the public. | 2023-01-11T13:32:41Z | |
| 114-s-3098 | 114 | s | 3098 | A bill to remove reversionary clauses on property owned by the municipality of Anchorage, Alaska. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-06-23 | 2016-06-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] | AK | R | S001198 | 0 | This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey, without consideration, to the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, the reversionary interests of the United States in and to specified nonfederal land in Anchorage for the purpose of unencumbering its title and enabling its economic development. | 2023-01-11T13:32:37Z | |
| 114-s-3099 | 114 | s | 3099 | Access for Sportfishing Act of 2016 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-06-23 | 2016-11-28 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 692. | Senate | Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] | FL | D | N000032 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Access for Sportfishing Act of 2016 (Sec.2)This bill requires the National Park Service to meet several requirements before implementing any fishing restrictions in Biscayne National Park located in Homestead, Florida. The requirements include basing any restriction on sound fisheries management, coordinating with the state of Florida, prioritizing scientific information relied upon by the state of Florida, and ensuring any restriction is the least restrictive measure necessary. (Sec.3)Additionally, the bill amends the Shark Conservation Act of 2010 to make shark feeding illegal in all U.S. waters. The bill alsoamends the Billfish Conservation Act to maintain a prohibition on the sale of marlin, sailfish, and spearfish while ensuring that the exemption for traditional fisheries does not create new markets for these species. Nothing in this bill shall affect the authority of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish conservation and management regulationsunder the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. | 2023-01-11T13:32:37Z | |
| 114-hr-5556 | 114 | hr | 5556 | Great Bend of the Gila National Monument Establishment Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-06-22 | 2016-06-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | House | Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] | AZ | D | G000551 | 0 | Great Bend of the Gila National Monument Establishment Act This bill establishes the Great Bend of the Gila National Monument in Arizona. The Department of the Interior shall manage the Monument as part of the National Landscape Conservation System to maintain its undeveloped character and to protect and restore its cultural resources, species, and ecosystems. Interior shall conduct an inventory of invasive plant species in the Monument. Interior may carry out vegetation management treatments within the Monument, including efforts to control salt cedar and other invasive plant species. The bill permits grazing within the Monument where it is already established. Interior shall develop a management plan for the Monument in government-to-government consultation with Indian tribes having a cultural or historic tie to the Great Bend of the Gila. The Monument may continue to be used by tribe members for traditional ceremonies and as a source of traditional plants and other materials. Interior shall allow scientific research within the Monument, including research for the preservation of its historic and cultural resources. Interior may conduct, or authorize other persons to conduct, research regarding the effects of climate change on the Monument's resources. The bill prohibits renewable energy and transmission development projects in the Monument. Interior shall establish the Great Bend of the Gila National Monument Advisory Council to advise on the management plan and salt cedar/tamarisk removal. | 2023-01-11T13:32:44Z | |
| 114-hr-5564 | 114 | hr | 5564 | National Parks for America's Children Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-06-22 | 2016-06-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | House | Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5] | MI | D | K000380 | 0 | National Parks for America's Children Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior, through the National Park Service, to create a program that helps to ensure that youths from urban areas have access to the National Parks. The program shall include: an advertising strategy aimed at urban youths and transportation programs to help ensure that they have better access to National Parks, partnerships with urban schools to teach basic outdoor skills and basic nature and biology, and a grant program that helps to ensure that urban youths can afford attendance and lodging fees at the National Parks. | 2023-01-11T13:32:44Z | |
| 114-hr-5565 | 114 | hr | 5565 | To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide free admission to Federal recreational lands and waters for children 17 years of age and younger on their birthday, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-06-22 | 2016-06-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. | House | Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5] | MI | D | K000380 | 0 | This bill amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to direct the Departments of Agriculture (with respect to the Forest Service) and of the Interior (with respect to other federal land management agencies) to arrange for any U.S. citizen or domiciliary age 17 or younger (and for accompanying family members) to be given free admission to federal recreational lands or waters on his or her birthday upon proof of age and citizenship or residency. | 2023-01-11T13:32:44Z | |
| 114-hr-5570 | 114 | hr | 5570 | Western Colorado Wilderness Study Area Release Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-06-22 | 2016-06-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | House | Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] | CO | R | T000470 | 0 | Western Colorado Wilderness Study Area Release Act This bill releases the following areas in Colorado from further review for designation as wilderness: (1) any public lands in the North Sand Hills Instant Study Area, (2) any portions of the Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Study Area within the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area not designated as wilderness, and (3) any portions of the Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness Study Area within the McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area not designated as wilderness. The bill states that in areas in which the Colorado River is used as a reference for defining the boundary of McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area, the boundary shall: (1) be located at the edge of the river, and (2) change according to the river's level. The bill prohibits the inclusion of any portion of the Colorado River, regardless of its level, within the conservation area. The Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 is amended to authorize the Department of the Interior to enter into land exchanges within the conservation area which would enhance the values for which it was established. | 2023-01-11T13:32:43Z | |
| 114-s-3085 | 114 | s | 3085 | Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-06-22 | 2016-06-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] | KS | R | R000307 | 0 | Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016 This bill sets forth a procedure for the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to request declarations for major wildfire disasters on federal land. This bill shall apply whenever the appropriate department prepares an environmental assessment (EA) or an environmental impact statement (EIS) under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) for a forest management activity whose primary purpose is to: reduce hazardous fuel loads, reduce fuel connectivity through the installation of fuel and fire breaks, restore forest health and resilience, protect a municipal water supply, or perform a combination of two or more such activities. In an EA or EIS, the department concerned shall develop only these two alternatives: the forest management activity proposed, or the alternative of no action. A categorical exclusion shall be available to the department concerned to: (1) expedite specified critical response actions, (2) expedite salvage operations in response to catastrophic events, (3) meet forest plan goals for early successional forests, and (4) improve and restore forest health and reduce the risk of wildfire. (A "categorical exclusion" under NEPA is a category of actions which do not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment and which have been found to have no such effect in procedures adopted by a federal agency in implementing environmental regulations and for which, therefore, neither an Environmental Assessment nor an Environmental Impact Statement is required.) The bill establishes the State-Supported Forest Management Fund to cover the cost of certain forest management activities on National Forest System (NFS) or public land. The Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 is amended regarding protection of tribal forest assets and management of Indian forest land authorized to include NFS and public land. USDA shall issue grants for a state and private forest landscap… | 2023-01-11T13:32:38Z | |
| 114-s-3087 | 114 | s | 3087 | American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-06-22 | 2016-11-17 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 674. | Senate | Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] | AK | R | S001198 | 2 | American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act (Sec. 2)This bill amends the Saltonstall-Kennedy Act to direct the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)to establish the American Fisheries Advisory Committee. NOAA must establish six regions within the committee.The committee must consist of members chosen regionally and across all sectors of the fishing industry.Additionally, the committee must: (1)identify the needs of the fishing industry, (2)develop grant proposals to fund projects that address the industry needs, (3)review grant applications, and (4)provide NOAA with grant applicants for approval. NOAA may not approve a grant application unlessthe application selected for funding meets the proposal criteria developed by the committee. (Sec.3) An individual awarded a grant under this bill must publicize the title and abstract of the project. | 2023-01-11T13:32:38Z | |
| 114-s-3080 | 114 | s | 3080 | Santa Ana River Wash Plan Land Exchange Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-06-21 | 2016-06-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 0 | Santa Ana River Wash Plan Land Exchange Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to: (1) quitclaim to the San Bernardino Valley Water Conservation District in California approximately 327 acres of identified federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management, and (2) in exchange for such land accept from the Conservation District a conveyance of approximately 310 acres of its land. | 2023-01-11T13:32:38Z | |
| 114-hr-5500 | 114 | hr | 5500 | Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-06-16 | 2016-06-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. | House | Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] | PA | D | C001090 | 40 | Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act This bill amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act to prohibit the Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation Enforcement (OSMRE)and state regulatory authoritiesfrom accepting new self-bonds for coal reclamation.Additionally, any existing self-bonds or corporate bondsutilized for coal reclamationmust be converted to surety or collateral bonds. The OSMRE may approve state or federal alternative coal miningbond programs thatresult in no greater risk of financial liability to the federalgovernment than a surety or collateral bond program. The bill also requires the OSMRE to issue rules establishing limitations on surety bondsto minimize the financial liability to the federal or stategovernment. | 2023-01-11T13:32:46Z | |
| 114-hr-5520 | 114 | hr | 5520 | Udall Park Land Exchange Completion Act of 2016 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-06-16 | 2016-06-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | House | Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2] | AZ | R | M001197 | 7 | Udall Park Land Exchange Completion Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey, without consideration, to the city of Tucson, Arizona, the reversionary interest of the United States in and to an approximately 172.8-acre parcel of land owned by the city for the purpose of unencumbering the title to such land to enable its economic development. | 2023-01-11T13:32:45Z | |
| 114-s-3066 | 114 | s | 3066 | Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-06-16 | 2016-06-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] | WA | D | C000127 | 3 | Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act This bill amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act to prohibit the Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation Enforcement (OSMRE)and state regulatory authoritiesfrom accepting new self-bonds for coal reclamation.In addition, any existing self-bonds or corporate bondsutilized for coal reclamationare required to be converted to surety or collateral bonds. The OSMRE may approve state or federal alternative coal miningbond programs thatresult in no greater risk of financial liability to the federalgovernment than a surety or collateral bond program. The bill also requires the Department of Interior to issue rules establishing limitations on surety bondsto minimize the financial liability to the federal or stategovernment. | 2023-01-11T13:32:39Z | |
| 114-hr-5467 | 114 | hr | 5467 | Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-06-14 | 2016-06-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | House | Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] | CA | D | S001150 | 7 | Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act This bill adjusts the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in California as depicted on a specified map to include the Rim of the Valley Unit. The Rim of the Valley Unit, and any lands or interests acquired by the United States and located within its boundaries, shall be administered as part of the Recreation Area. The Department of the Interior may acquire only through exchange, donation, or purchase from a willing seller any nonfederal land within the boundaries of the Rim of the Valley Unit. Nothing in this bill authorizes the use of eminent domain to acquire lands or interests. | 2023-01-11T13:32:47Z | |
| 114-hr-5457 | 114 | hr | 5457 | To redesignate Gravelly Point Park, located along the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Arlington County, Virginia, as the Nancy Reagan Memorial Park, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-06-13 | 2016-06-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | House | Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10] | GA | R | H001071 | 101 | This bill redesignates as the "Nancy Reagan Memorial Park" the Gravelly Point Park located along the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Arlington County, Virginia. | 2023-01-11T13:32:47Z | |
| 114-s-3048 | 114 | s | 3048 | Southeastern Oregon Mineral Withdrawal and Economic Preservation and Development Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-06-10 | 2016-06-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3796) | Senate | Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] | OR | D | W000779 | 1 | Southeastern Oregon Mineral Withdrawal and Economic Preservation and Development Act This bill establishes the Southeastern Oregon Withdrawal Area, comprising 2.065 million acres of specified federal land in Malheur County, Oregon, which shall be withdrawn from certain public land, mining, and mineral leasing laws. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall make grants for projects in Oregon to develop modern and efficient water systems. USDA shall establish an Agricultural Center for Excellence in the county. The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 is amended to make the rural firefighters and emergency medical service assistance program permanent and require grant amounts to fund the operating expenses of firefighters in rural areas. The Departments of Homeland Security, of Defense, and of the Interior shall establish programs for transferring surplus equipment that can be used in firefighting. Interior shall establish a program of strategic fuel breaks from which firefighters can operate safely to preserve critical sage grouse habitat and support the nearby ranching community. USDA shall make grants for infrastructure projects for drinking water and wastewater systems and for improvement of broadband or cellular service. The Department of Transportation (DOT) shall study rural air services and infrastructure for Ontario (Oregon) Municipal Airport. DOT shall: make a grant for the construction of an intermodal transfer facility in the county; furnish financial assistance for projects that would improve the downtown area of Ontario, surrounding communities, and local transportation; and make grants to the state to support Lake Owyhee Road Transportation Improvement Projects. The Department of Labor shall make grants for workforce training activities in the county. | 2023-01-11T13:32:39Z | |
| 114-s-3049 | 114 | s | 3049 | Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Conservation Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-06-10 | 2016-09-22 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-509. | Senate | Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] | NM | D | U000039 | 1 | Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Conservation Act This bill designates specified lands in New Mexico administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) of the Department of the Interior as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Such wilderness areas shall also be administered as components of the National Landscape Conservation System. The bill designates approximately 100 acres of specified BLM land in New Mexico as a potential wilderness area, upon which Interior shall permit only those uses already permitted. When specified conditions have been met, this area shall be incorporated into the Robledo Mountains Wilderness. The bill releases from further review for designation as wilderness the public land in Dona Ana County, New Mexico, administered by the BLM and not designated as wilderness. The bill withdraws the Potrillo Mountains Complex from the Potrillo Mountains Wilderness; it closes a specified route from public access, making it available only for administrative and law enforcement uses, including border security. In implementing a management plan for the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument in New Mexico, Interior shall include a watershed health assessment to identify opportunities for watershed restoration. Any land or interest that is within specified state trust land acquired by the United States shall become part of the monument. Interior shall convey to the state of New Mexico specified BLM land in exchange for specified parcels of state trust land within the monument. | 2023-01-11T13:32:39Z | |
| 114-s-3038 | 114 | s | 3038 | Coastal Coordination Act of 2016 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-06-08 | 2016-12-09 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 724. | Senate | Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] | FL | D | N000032 | 1 | Coastal Coordination Act of 2016 TITLE I--COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1972 AMENDMENTS (Sec.101)This bill amends the findings in the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (CZMA) about the national interest in coastal zones to include coastal resilience, tourism, and energy development. The revised findings also state that the participation and coordination of local governments are important to protecting state coastal interests. (Sec. 103) The Coastal Resource Improvement Program under CZMA is expanded to add to its grant objectives the preservation or redevelopment of working waterfronts. (Sec. 104) Interstate compacts are authorized for the management of state coastal zones and shared interstate resources. NOAA may provide mediation for disputes between a federal agency and a coastal state or two or more coastal states. (Sec. 105) Objectives for coastal zone enhancement grants under CZMA are expanded to include interstate water resource and coastal management planning, policies to ensure sufficient state response to the environmental, economic, and social impacts of oil spills or other accidents, and maximizing the efficiency of processing permits for coastal zone activities. (Sec. 106) NOAA is required to evaluate the National Estuarine Research Reserve System periodically to determine if any of the protected areas in the estuarine reserves should be expanded. (Sec. 107) NOAA must submit to Congress a report summarizing any actions it takes in accordance with this bill for five consecutive fiscal years. TITLE II--GULF OF MEXICO REGIONAL COORDINATION (Sec.202) The purposes of this title are to: (1) expand and strengthen the cooperative voluntary efforts to conserve and restore the Gulf of Mexico; (2) recognize and enable the Gulf of Mexico Alliance as a coordinating entity; and (3) enable grant funding for coordination management, scientific research, conservation, and restoration activities. (Sec.203)This title also authorizes eligible entities (i.e., a consortium of the five states that have a shoreline on… | 2023-01-11T13:32:40Z | |
| 114-hr-5397 | 114 | hr | 5397 | Daniel J. Evans Olympic National Park Wilderness Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 2016-06-07 | 2016-06-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | House | Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] | WA | R | R000578 | 9 | Daniel J. Evans Olympic National Park Wilderness Act This bill amends the Washington Park Wilderness Act of 1988 to redesignate the Olympic Wilderness as the "Daniel J. Evans Wilderness." | 2023-01-11T13:32:50Z |
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