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113-s-3016 113 s 3016 Mineral Materials Contracts Termination Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-12-12 2014-12-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] NM D H001046 0 Mineral Materials Contracts Termination Act - Amends the Materials Act of 1947 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to terminate a mineral materials contract and to return to the contract holder any bid deposit and performance bond paid to the Bureau of Land Management if the contract holder submits a request to terminate the contract before production is initiated and before any surface disturbance has occurred. States that the contract holder's acceptance of the amount returned by the Secretary to terminate the contract constitutes: (1) full and final settlement of the contract, and (2) an agreement not to bring a civil action against the United States with respect to it. 2023-01-11T13:25:03Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/3016
113-s-3000 113 s 3000 Hurricane Sand Dunes National Recreation Area Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-12-11 2014-12-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] UT R H000338 0 Hurricane Sand Dunes National Recreation Area Act of 2014 - Establishes the Hurricane Sand Dunes National Recreation Area in Utah to provide for the enhancement of recreational uses and the use of off-highway vehicles. Provides for the conveyance of federal lands in Washington County in an equal-value exchange for certain state lands identified on a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) map for the area dated November 14, 2014. 2023-01-11T13:25:04Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/3000
113-s-2991 113 s 2991 Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-12-09 2014-12-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Senate Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] AK D B001265 0 Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2014 - Reauthorizes and revises the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA), the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act, the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986, the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act, the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act, the Yukon River Salmon Act of 2000, the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975, and the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act through FY2021. Reauthorizes the South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988. Reauthorizes the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995 through FY2020. Extends permanently the authority of Washington, Oregon, and California to manage any Dungeness crab fishery that does not have a fishery management plan under the MSA and is in the exclusive economic zone adjacent to the state. Revises the MSA, including by: providing for the role of tribal governments in managing fish, adding subsistence fishing to the types of fishing managed under the Act, giving regional fishery management councils the authority to use alternative fishery management measures in a recreational fishery, providing for the management of depleted fisheries, increasing civil and criminal penalties, establishing a Fisheries Enforcement Fund, and revising requirements governing fishery management plans and regional fishery management councils. 2023-01-11T13:25:04Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2991
113-s-2987 113 s 2987 Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-12-08 2014-12-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] GA R C000286 1 Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act of 2014 - Expands the boundary of the Fort Frederica National Monument on Saint Simon Island, Georgia. Increases the maximum number of acres that may be included in the monument from 250 to 525 acres. 2023-01-11T13:25:04Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2987
113-s-2938 113 s 2938 Soledad Canyon Settlement Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-11-18 2014-11-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] CA D B000711 1 Soledad Canyon Settlement Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to offer to cancel Bureau of Land Management (BLM) mineral contracts CA-20139 and CA-22901 (located in Soledad Canyon, California) and compensate the contract holder for the cancellation with proceeds from the sale of lands near Victorville, California. Withdraws affected areas from mineral leasing. 2023-01-11T13:25:19Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2938
113-s-2926 113 s 2926 A bill to revise the boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Sachuest Point Unit RI-04P, Easton Beach Unit RI-05P, Almy Pond Unit RI-06, and Hazards Beach Unit RI-07 in the State of Rhode Island. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-11-13 2014-11-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] RI D R000122 0 Revises the boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units in Rhode Island. 2023-01-11T13:25:19Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2926
113-s-2916 113 s 2916 Restoring America's Watersheds Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-11-12 2014-11-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] NM D H001046 2 Restoring America's Watersheds Act of 2014 - Directs the Forest Service to establish a Water Source Protection Program within the region of the National Forest System west of the 100th Meridian. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to enter into water source investment partnerships with specified end water users to protect and restore the condition of National Forest watersheds that provide water to non-federal partners. Allows the Secretary to produce a water source management plan. Directs the Secretary to establish a Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Program within such region to: carry out critical maintenance and urgent repairs and improvements on National Forest System roads, trails, and bridges; restore fish and other aquatic organism passage by removing or replacing unnatural barriers to the passage of fish and other aquatic organisms; decommission unneeded roads and trails; and carry out associated activities. Requires the Chief of the Forest Service to develop a national strategy to implement the Remediation Program. Directs the Forest Service to establish a Watershed Condition Framework within such region to: evaluate and classify the condition of watersheds, identify for restoration up to five priority watersheds in each National Forest and up to two priority watersheds in each national grassland, develop a watershed restoration action plan for each priority watershed, prioritize restoration activities for each watershed restoration action plan, implement each watershed restoration action plan, and monitor the effectiveness of restoration actions and indicators of watershed health. Reauthorizes the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Fund for FY2015-FY2024. 2023-01-11T13:25:19Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2916
113-s-2857 113 s 2857 Naugatuck River Valley National Heritage Area Study Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-09-18 2014-09-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] CT D B001277 1 Naugatuck River Valley National Heritage Area Study Act - Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a study on the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Naugatuck River Valley National Heritage Area in Connecticut. Requires submission of the study's results to Congress. 2023-01-11T13:25:26Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2857
113-s-2873 113 s 2873 National Park System Donor Acknowledgment Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-09-18 2014-12-10 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 641. Senate Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] OK R C000560 2 National Park System Donor Acknowledgment Act - (Sec. 3) Allows the Department of the Interior to authorize a donor acknowledgment to recognize a donation to the National Park Service or the National Park System. Prohibits the use of a donor acknowledgment to state or imply: (1) recognition of the donor or any product or service of the donor as an official sponsor; (2) endorsement of the donor or any of the donor's products or services; or (3) naming rights to any unit of the National Park System or a National Park System facility, including a visitor center. Requires the donor acknowledgments to be displayed in a manner approved by Interior and for a period commensurate with the amount of the contribution and the life of the structure. Requires guidelines for donor acknowledgement that take into account the unique requirements of the National Park System's individual units and programs. Prohibits a donor acknowledgment from permitting the use of: (1) an advertising slogan, or (2) a statement or credit promoting or opposing a political candidate or issue. Allows the donor acknowledgments to be located: (1) on or inside a visitor center or National Park System administrative facility or any other appropriate location; (2) in an area outside of a visitor or administrative facility, including a bench, brick, pathway, area of landscaping, or plaza; or (3) near a park construction or restoration project, if the donation directly relates to the project. Permits placement on a National Park Service vehicle, if the donation directly relates to the vehicle. Requires any acknowledgement associated with a historic structure or placed outside a park restoration project to be freestanding and not to obstruct a natural or historical site or view. Allows Interior to authorize the use of donor acknowledgments on printed, digital, and media platforms. (Sec. 4) Repeals the prohibition against acknowledgments of donor contributions to commemorative works in the District of Columbia and its environs. Authorizes Interior or the Gene… 2023-01-11T13:25:06Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2873
113-s-2890 113 s 2890 Digital Coast Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-09-18 2014-09-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Senate Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] WI D B001230 8 Digital Coast Act of 2014 - Requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish a constituent-driven Digital Coast program. (This program currently exists under NOAA to provide data, tools, and training that communities use to manage their coastal resources.) Directs the program to: (1) provide an online resource that integrates geospatial data, decision-support tools, training, and best practices to address coastal management issues and needs and to enhance resilient communities, ecosystem values, and coastal economic growth and development; and (2) provide for the documentation, dissemination, and archiving of the data. Requires NOAA to focus on filling data needs and gaps for critical coastal management issues, support continued improvement in existing efforts to coordinate the acquisition and integration of key data sets needed for coastal management and other purposes, and enter into financial agreements to carry out the program. 2023-01-11T13:25:25Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2890
113-s-2845 113 s 2845 Southern Prairie Potholes National Wildlife Refuge Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-09-17 2014-09-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] IA D H000206 0 Southern Prairie Potholes National Wildlife Refuge Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish the approximately 23,500-acre Southern Prairie Potholes National Wildlife Refuge in Iowa. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire land and water within the boundaries of the Refuge from willing sellers. Lists as purposes of the Refuge to: (1) enhance opportunities for outdoor recreation; (2) provide for the restoration or preservation of Refuge land to native wetland and grassland habitats and landscapes; (3) provide for the restoration and conservation of native plants and animal communities; (4) provide critical travel and nesting habitat for migratory birds; (5) provide opportunities to private landowners to access assistance for the voluntary restoration of land for the benefit of fish and wildlife; and (6) facilitate the education of the public about nature, the environment, and the conservation of the natural resources. Directs the Secretary to: (1) administer all land, water, and interests therein acquired under this Act in accordance with the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966; (2) ensure that hunting, fishing, wildlife observation and photography, and environmental education and interpretation are the priority public uses of the Refuge; and (3) encourage the use of volunteers and facilitate partnerships to promote public awareness, conservation, and priority uses of Refuge resources. . 2023-01-11T13:25:26Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2845
113-s-2820 113 s 2820 Garden Valley Withdrawal Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-09-16 2014-09-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5632) Senate Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] NV D R000146 0 Garden Valley Withdrawal Act - Withdraws specified federal land in Garden Valley, Nevada, depicted on the map entitled Garden Valley Withdrawal Area, dated July 11, 2014, from: (1) entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 2023-01-11T13:25:27Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2820
113-s-2824 113 s 2824 Florida Fisheries Improvement Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-09-16 2014-09-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Senate Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] FL R R000595 0 Florida Fisheries Improvement Act - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) to revise requirements for fishery management in the Gulf of Mexico and the South Atlantic. Gives regional fishery management councils authority to use alternative fishery management measures in a recreational fishery. Revises requirements for fishery management plans, especially by exempting certain species from fishery rebuilding requirements, changing how to determine the timelines for rebuilding fisheries, and repealing the requirement for plans to contain catch limits for the red snapper. Authorizes: (1) the collection of funds from fines, penalties, and forfeitures of property for violations of marine resource law to be used for the cost of stock assessments, surveys, and data collection on fisheries; and (2) a citizen owning or leasing an eligible fishery facilities to make an agreement with the Department of Commerce to establish a capital construction fund to provide for the acquisition or reconstruction of a facility. Requires the Department to make a decision on whether there is a commercial fishery failure because of a fishery resource disaster within 90 days of a receiving a complete estimate of the economic impact of the disaster. Requires the Gulf Council and the South Atlantic Council to review every five years the allocation of fishing privileges. Authorizes the Councils to delay the review for three one-year periods. Directs the Department to: (1) arrange for the National Academy of Sciences to study the process of allocating fishing privileges; (2) develop and publish a plan to conduct stock assessments for all stocks of fish for which a MSA fishery management plan is in effect, unless the assessment is not necessary; and (3) report on facilitating greater incorporation of data, analysis, stock assessments, and surveys from nongovernmental sources. 2023-01-11T13:25:27Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2824
113-s-2803 113 s 2803 A bill to remove a use restriction on land formerly a part of Acadia National Park that was transferred to the town of Tremont, Maine, and for other purposes. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-09-15 2014-09-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] ME I K000383 0 Declares that specified lands in Acadia National Park in Maine, which were conveyed by the National Park Service to the town of Tremont, Maine, for school purposes, shall no longer be required to be used exclusively and perpetually for such purposes, and upon their discontinuance of such a use, shall no longer be required to revert to the United States. 2023-01-11T13:25:28Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2803
113-s-2780 113 s 2780 A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to evaluate the significance of the Mill Springs Battlefield located in Pulaski and Wayne Counties, Kentucky, and the feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System, and for other purposes. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-09-09 2014-09-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5435-5436) Senate Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] KY R M000355 0 Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to evaluate the significance of the Mill Springs Battlefield in Kentucky (relating to the Battle of Mill Springs fought on January 19, 1862, in Pulaski and Wayne Counties during the Civil War) and the feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System (NPS). Requires such study, among other things, to analyze: (1) the effect of the Battlefield's designation as a unit of the NPS on existing commercial and recreational activities, energy production and transmission infrastructure, and the authority of state and local governments to manage those activities; and (2) the identification of any authorities, including condemnation, that will compel or permit the Secretary to influence or participate in local land use decisions (such as zoning) or place restrictions on non-federal lands if the Battlefield is designated as an NPS unit. Requires owners of private property adjacent to the Battlefield to be notified of the commencement and scope of this study. 2023-01-11T13:25:28Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2780
113-s-2716 113 s 2716 Aleut Confinement and Relocation Sites Study Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-31 2014-07-31 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] AK D B001265 0 Aleut Confinement and Relocation Sites Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine whether the following sites are suitable for inclusion in the National Park System: (1) the World War II Aleut relocation sites at Funter Bay, Burnett Inlet, Killisnoo, Ward Lake, and the Wrangell Institute in Alaska; and (2) the villages of Makushin, Kashega, and Biorka around Unalaska Island and Attu on Attu Island in Alaska, from which the Aleut people were forcibly removed. Requires the Secretary to: evaluate the national significance of the sites; determine the suitability and feasibility of designating those sites as units of the National Park System; consider alternatives for preservation, protection, and interpretation of the land comprising those sites; and identify cost estimates for any federal acquisition, development, interpretation, operation, and maintenance associated with carrying out such alternatives. 2023-01-11T13:25:44Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2716
113-s-2734 113 s 2734 Oregon and California Land Grant Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-31 2014-07-31 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] OR D W000779 0 Oregon and California Land Grant Act of 2014 - Directs the U.S. International Trade Commission to report to Congress on competition in the trade of wood and related products. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to adjust and make permanent the special tax rate for corporations with timber gains. Amends the Act of August 28, 1937, to require any part of the revested Oregon and California Railroad or the reconveyed Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior to be managed pursuant to this Act. Requires covered lands to be managed for the provision of a permanent forest production, protection of watersheds and regulation of stream flow, economic stability, and the provision of recreational facilities. Establishes restrictions on the cutting, removal, and commercial sale of old growth trees within covered areas. Requires Interior to carry out an aquatic conservation strategy and establish riparian buffers to protect natural ecological functions and processes. Specifies buffers and sets forth prohibited and permitted forest management activities in specified areas. Requires Interior to develop landscape prioritization plans and sets forth procedures for environmental impact statements and judicial review. Establishes requirements for timber harvests on designated lands, including restricting roads and harvesting timber to reduce the likelihood of wildfires. Designates lands for conservation and establishes requirements for management, including restricting timber harvesting, motorized vehicles, and roads. Specifies a formula for sharing receipts from activities on the lands with counties. Establishes and modifies specified wilderness areas and designations under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. Transfers specified lands to be held in trust as part of the reservations of designated tribes. 2023-01-11T13:25:43Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2734
113-s-2744 113 s 2744 Great Smoky Mountains National Park Agreement Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-31 2014-07-31 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Hagan, Kay R. [D-NC] NC D H001049 0 Great Smoky Mountains National Park Agreement Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer specified funds previously appropriated to the National Park Service to counties within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement entered into by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and the Department of the Interior, dated February 2010. 2023-01-11T13:25:43Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2744
113-s-2745 113 s 2745 A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail, and for other purposes. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-31 2014-07-31 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE] NE R J000291 1 Amends the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Chief Standing Bear Trail, extending approximately 550 miles from Niobrara, Nebraska, to Ponca City, Oklahoma, and approximately 550 miles from Ponca City through Omaha to Niobrara, Nebraska, as a national historic trail. 2023-01-11T13:25:43Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2745
113-s-2768 113 s 2768 Emergency Fuel Reduction Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-31 2014-07-31 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Senate Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] NV R H001041 5 Emergency Fuel Reduction Act of 2014 - Amends the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to categorically exclude an authorized hazardous fuel reduction project from the environmental review requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) if the project: involves the removal of insect-infested trees, dead or dying trees, trees presenting a threat to public safety or electrical reliability, or the removal of other hazardous fuels near certain infrastructure; is intended to treat 10,000 acres or less of public land or National Forest System land that contains threatened and endangered species habitat, or provides conservation benefits to a state-listed species, a special concern species, or candidates for a listing under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; or is proposed to be conducted on federal land that is adjacent to non-federal land and on which conditions are determined to pose a risk to the non-federal land, or is recommended in a community wildfire protection plan if certain conditions are met. Excludes from treatment under this Act land: (1) that is a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, (2) on which the removal of vegetation is specifically prohibited by federal law, or (3) that is within a national monument. 2023-01-11T13:25:42Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2768
113-s-2713 113 s 2713 A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation located in Bethel, Alaska. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-30 2014-07-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Senate Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] AK R M001153 1 Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to convey specified property (22.98 acres) to the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation located in Bethel, Alaska, for use in connection with health and social services programs. Shields the Corporation from liability for any environmental contamination on the conveyed property. Requires the Secretary to: (1) be accorded access to the conveyed property as may be reasonably necessary to satisfy any retained obligations and liability; and (2) comply with requirements of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 regarding the transfer of U.S. real property on which any hazardous substance was stored for one year or more, disposed of, or known to have been released. 2023-01-11T13:25:44Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2713
113-s-2684 113 s 2684 A bill to direct the Administrator of General Services, on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior, to convey certain Federal property located in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska to the Olgoonik Corporation, an Alaska Native Corporation established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-29 2014-07-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] AK R M001153 1 Directs the Administrator of General Services (GSA), on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior, to convey to the Olgoonik Corporation, an Alaska Native Corporation, approximately 1,518 acres of real property and improvements that comprise a former Distant Early Warning Line site in the National Petroleum Reserve near Wainwright, Alaska. Requires the Corporation to pay the fair market value of the property. Permits the Secretary to authorize the Corporation to enter the property at no charge for pre-construction and construction activities. Exempts this conveyance from certain provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. 2023-01-11T13:25:45Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2684
113-s-2623 113 s 2623 A bill to prohibit land management modifications relating to the Lesser Prairie Chicken. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-17 2014-07-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] KS R M000934 4 Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) or the Secretary of the Interior from implementing or limiting any modification to a public or private land-related policy or subsurface mineral right-related policy or practice that is in effect on enactment of this Act relating to the listing of the lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. 2023-01-11T13:25:46Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2623
113-s-2626 113 s 2626 Fair Share Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-17 2014-07-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Walsh, John E. [D-MT] MT D W000818 0 Fair Share Act of 2014 - Consolidates and amends three federal programs that provide payments to local governments that have federal lands within their borders: the Department of the Interior's Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program, the Forest Service's Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Refuge Revenue Sharing (RRS) program. Expands the definition of "entitlement land" eligible for payment under the Department of the Interior's PILT program to include land owned by the U.S. government that was purchased for addition to the National Wildlife Refuge System. Combines the PILT, SRS, and RRS programs into one expanded PILT program, and alters the formulas for allocating payments under the programs. Provides permanent mandatory funding for the PILT program. Provides funding in FY2014-FY2018 for resource advisory committees created under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, and permits them to propose vegetation management projects, including projects authorized under the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003. 2023-01-11T13:25:46Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2626
113-s-2616 113 s 2616 Idaho County Shooting Range Land Conveyance Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-16 2014-07-30 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-433. Senate Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] ID R R000584 1 Idaho County Shooting Range Land Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to Idaho County in Idaho approximately 31 acres of land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for use as a shooting range. 2023-01-11T13:25:47Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2616
113-s-2602 113 s 2602 National Heritage Area Authorization Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-15 2014-12-10 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 640. Senate Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] WA D C000127 1 National Heritage Area Authorization Act of 2014 - (Sec. 3) Designated as national heritage areas: the Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area in West Virginia and Maryland, Maritime Washington National Heritage Area and the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area in Washington, Susquehanna Gateway National Heritage Area in Pennsylvania, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area in California, and Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area in Alabama. Designates the following local coordinating entities for the heritage areas: Appalachian Forest Heritage Area, Inc., the Pacific Northwest Maritime Heritage Advisory Council, operating under the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation, the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust, the Susquehanna Heritage Corporation, the Delta Protection Commission, and the Center for the Study of the Black Belt at the University of West Alabama. (Sec. 4) Authorizes Department of Interior, acting through the local coordinating entities, to make grants to carry out the management plans for the areas. Outlines the coordinating entities' duties. Prohibits those entities from using federal funds to acquire property. (Sec. 5) Requires the local coordinating entities to submit to Interior for approval a proposed management plan for the heritage areas within three years in order to be eligible for funding. Establishes a process for approving and disproving the proposals. Prohibits those entities from using funds authorized by this Act to carry out any amendments to the management plans until Interior has approved the amendments. (Sec. 8) Requires Interior to: (1) evaluate the heritage areas three years before the date on which funding terminates for the areas, and (2) report on the evaluation. (Sec. 9) Terminates Interior's authority to provide assistance for the previously mentioned heritage areas 15 years after this Act's enactment. (Sec. 10) Extends the authority of Interior to provide financial assistance for the following areas up to September 30, 2030: Delawa… 2023-01-11T13:25:06Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2602
113-s-2603 113 s 2603 Kisatchie National Forest Land Conveyance Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-15 2014-07-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Senate Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] LA R V000127 0 Kisatchie National Forest Land Conveyance Act - Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to sell specified federal land in Winn Parish, Louisiana. Requires USDA to sell a portion of that land to Collins Camp Properties for the Collins Campsites. Requires sale proceeds to be used for the acquisition of lands and interests in the Kisatchie National Forest in Louisiana. 2023-01-11T13:25:47Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2603
113-s-2604 113 s 2604 Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-15 2014-07-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Senate Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] GA R C000286 1 Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to sell or exchange any or all interest of the United States in 30 tracts of National Forest System land in Georgia totaling approximately 3,841 acres. Authorizes USDA to reserve any rights-of-way or other rights or interests in land sold or exchanged under this Act that is considered necessary for management purposes or to protect the public interest. Prohibits USDA from selling or exchanging land under this Act for less than market value, as determined by an appraisal or through a competitive bid. Requires proceeds to be used for the acquisition of land for national forest purposes in Georgia. 2023-01-11T13:25:47Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2604
113-s-2608 113 s 2608 Improved National Monument Designation Process Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-15 2014-07-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] AK R M001153 2 Improved National Monument Designation Process Act - Amends the Antiquities Act of 1906 to bar the President from declaring any area of the exclusive economic zone to be a national monument unless: the declaration is specifically authorized by an Act of Congress; the President has submitted a proposal to make such declaration to the governor of each state, and of each territory, any part of which is located within 100 nautical miles of the proposed national monument; each governor submits to the President a notice that the legislature of that state or territory has approved the proposal; and the declaration is substantially the same as the proposal. Prohibits the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, with respect to any area of the exclusive economic zone that is designated as a national monument, from implementing any restrictions on the public use of such a national monument until the expiration of a review period providing for public input and congressional approval. 2023-01-11T13:25:47Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2608
113-s-2610 113 s 2610 John P. Parker House Study Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-15 2014-07-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] OH D B000944 0 John P. Parker House Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the John P. Parker House in Ripley, Ohio, to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing it as a unit of the National Park System. 2023-01-11T13:25:47Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2610
113-s-2580 113 s 2580 Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-10 2014-07-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] GA R I000055 1 Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act of 2014 - Redesignates the Ocmulgee National Monument in Georgia as the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park. Adjusts the boundary of the Historical Park to include approximately 2,100 acres. Directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the Ocmulgee River corridor between the cities of Macon, Georgia, and Hawkinsville, Georgia, to determine: (1) the national significance of the study area; (2) the suitability and feasibility of adding land in the study area to the National Park System; and (3) the methods and means for the protection and interpretation of the study area by the National Park Service, other federal, state, or local government entities, or private or nonprofit organizations. 2023-01-11T13:25:48Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2580
113-s-2590 113 s 2590 Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-10 2014-07-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] MT D T000464 1 Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center Act of 2014 - Ratifies the conveyance of 27.29 acres of land from the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks to the United States. Directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to carry out a pilot project under which USDA offers a lease to the Lewis & Clark Foundation of the land and improvements comprising the federal interest in the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center located in Great Falls, Montana. Requires the United States to reserve the right to locate, develop, and use the Interpretive Center for other uses by the federal government that are compatible with the purposes and operation of the Center. 2023-01-11T13:25:47Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2590
113-s-2593 113 s 2593 FLAME Act Amendments Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-10 2014-07-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] AZ R M000303 4 FLAME Act Amendments Act of 2014 - Amends the FLAME Act of 2009 to revise how the FLAME Funds for the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) are funded. Makes amounts appropriated to a FLAME Fund available to USDA or Interior for wildfire suppression operations if the department concerned notifies the relevant congressional committees that a wildfire suppression event is eligible for funding from the FLAME Fund. Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to require certain adjustments to discretionary spending limits to accommodate appropriations for wildfire suppression operations in the Wildland Fire Management accounts at USDA or Interior. Requires adjustments for fire suppression to be made if all amounts in the FLAME Fund established under the FLAME Act of 2009 have been expended and other specified conditions are met. Amends existing disaster funding adjustments to discretionary spending limits to add provisions related to fire suppression adjustments. National Forest Jobs and Management Act of 2014 - Authorizes USDA to conduct projects that involve the management or sale of national forest material within certain National Forest System (NFS) lands. Amends the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to authorize the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to obligate funds to cover any potential cancellation or termination for an agreement or contract under such Act in stages that are economically and programmatically viable. Requires the Forest Service and BLM to notify Congress before entering into a multiyear agreement or contract that includes a cancellation ceiling in excess of $25 million, but does not include proposed funding for the costs of cancelling up to the ceiling. 2023-01-11T13:25:47Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2593
113-s-2595 113 s 2595 North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-10 2014-07-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] MN D K000367 7 North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act - Amends the National Trails System Act to extend the North Country National Scenic Trail into Vermont. 2023-01-11T13:25:47Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2595
113-s-2571 113 s 2571 Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-09 2014-07-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] GA R I000055 1 Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2014 - Modifies the boundary of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park in Georgia to include approximately eight acres identified as Wallis House and Harriston Hill. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land or interests, by donation or exchange, from willing sellers only. 2023-01-11T13:25:48Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2571
113-s-2576 113 s 2576 Maritime Washington National Heritage Area Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-09 2014-07-23 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-493. Senate Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] WA D C000127 1 Maritime Washington National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Maritime Washington National Heritage Area in Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, San Juan, Island, King, Pierce, Thurston, Mason, Kitsap, Jefferson, Clallam, and Grays Harbor Counties in the state of Washington. Designates the Pacific Northwest Maritime Heritage Advisory Council operating under the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation as the local coordinating entity for the Heritage Area. Requires the Council to submit a management plan for the Heritage Area. 2023-01-11T13:25:48Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2576
113-s-2566 113 s 2566 Nevada Mining Townsite Conveyance Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-07-08 2014-07-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] NV R H001041 1 Nevada Mining Townsite Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to implement an expedited program to examine and determine the validity of each unpatented mining claim (including each claim for which a patent application has been filed) within specified mining townsites (federally owned real property in the Gold Point, Ione, Gold Hill, and Virginia City townsites within Esmeralda, Nye, and Storey, Counties, Nevada, on which improvements were constructed based on the belief that: (1) the property had been or would be acquired from the federal government by the entity that operated the mine, or (2) the individual or entity that made the improvement had a valid claim for acquiring the property from the federal government). Directs the Secretary of the Interior, after completing the validity review, and subject to the county's agreement, to convey to the appropriate county, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to any such mining townsites (including improvements) which are not subject to valid mining claims. Requires the Secretary to reserve the mineral rights in each parcel of land subject to a valid mining claim, but convey, without consideration, the remaining U.S. right, title, and interest. Requires the county receiving such a site, if one or more individuals (occupants, for instance) prove a valid interest under Nevada law, to reconvey the property to such individual or individuals. Withdraws the mining townsites from: (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. Requires withdrawal and conveyance to the owner of the surface rights of any mining claim determined valid which is abandoned, invalidated, or otherwise returned to the BLM. Expresses the sense of Congress that the examination of certain unpatented minin… 2023-01-11T13:25:48Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2566
113-s-2537 113 s 2537 Red River Private Property Protection Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-06-26 2014-06-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4156) Senate Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] TX R C001056 1 Red River Private Property Protection Act - Directs the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to relinquish and transfer, by quitclaim deed, all interest of the United States in and to the lands along the approximately 539-mile stretch of the Red River between Texas and Oklahoma to any claimant who demonstrates that official county or state records indicate that such claimant holds all interest to those lands. Requires publication in the Federal Register and on official and appropriate websites of a process for receiving submissions of such documents. Instructs BLM to ensure that no parcels of Red River lands are treated as federal land for the purpose of any resource management plan until the Secretary of the Interior has ensured that such parcels are not subject to transfer by this Act. 2023-01-11T13:26:05Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2537
113-s-2556 113 s 2556 Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Assessment Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-06-26 2014-06-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Senate Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] MI D L000261 5 Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Assessment Act of 2014 - Requires the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere of the Department of Commerce to assess and report on the cultural and historic resources in the waters of the Great Lakes. Directs the Under Secretary to make recommendations in the report on whether: (1) underwater geographic areas in the Great Lakes should be designated as national marine sanctuaries to protect resources of historical and archeological significance; and (2) the designation of a network of underwater Great Lakes areas that protect those resources could bring significant educational opportunities, economic development, jobs, and tourism to the Great Lakes region. 2023-01-11T13:26:05Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2556
113-s-2560 113 s 2560 United States Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Protection Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-06-26 2014-07-16 Committee on Environment and Public Works Senate Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-772. Senate Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] MD D C000141 0 United States Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Protection Act - Authorizes the Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to seek compensation from individuals or entities for costs or damages for destroying, causing the loss of, or injuring any living, nonliving, historical, cultural, or archaeological resource on land managed by the USFWS, or for causing the USFWS to carry out actions to prevent, minimize, or abate such destruction, loss, or injury. Requires amounts recovered as a result of such destruction, loss, or injury to be made available to USFWS to: (1) reimburse response costs and damage assessments; (2) restore, replace, or acquire the equivalent of a resource that was destroyed, lost, or injured; or (3) monitor and study those resources. 2023-01-11T13:26:04Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2560
113-s-2482 113 s 2482 North Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-06-17 2014-12-12 By Senator Rockefeller from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 113-314. Senate Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] AK D B001265 1 North Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act - Authorizes the Department of Commerce to promulgate regulations to implement the Convention on the Conservation and Management of the High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean for the United States, which was adopted in Tokyo, Japan, on February 24, 2012. (The Convention establishes a regional fisheries management organization to ensure the long-term conservation and sustainable use of the fisheries resources while protecting the marine ecosystems in the Convention Area.) (Sec. 3) Limits U.S. representation on the North Pacific Fisheries Commission to no more than five commissioners. Requires the President to appoint the representatives to the Commission. Establishes an advisory committee for the Commission. Requires Commerce to develop a memorandum of understanding with the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, the Pacific Fishery Management Council, and the North Pacific Fishery Management Council to clarify the role of each Council with respect to participating in or working with U.S. delegations to international fishery organizations and making recommendations related to fishery resources in the Convention Area. (Sec. 4) Sets forth the Department of State's authority and responsibilities with respect to the Commission, including authorizing the State Department to approve, disapprove, object to, or withdraw objections to bylaws and rules adopted by the Commission. (Sec. 5) Authorizes Commerce to promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the U.S. international obligations under the North Pacific Fisheries Convention and this Act. (Sec. 6) Requires Commerce and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to administer and enforce this Act, except to the extent otherwise provided for in the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Gives the district courts of the United States exclusive jurisdiction over any case or controversy arising under this Act. (Sec. 7) Sets forth prohibited fishi… 2023-01-11T13:25:06Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2482
113-s-2484 113 s 2484 South Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-06-17 2014-12-12 By Senator Rockefeller from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 113-315. Senate Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] HI D S001194 0 South Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act - Authorizes Department of Commerce to promulgate regulations to implement the Convention on the Conservation and Management of the High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean, which was adopted at Auckland, New Zealand, on November 14, 2009. (The Convention includes the objectives of ensuring the long term conservation and sustainable use of fishery resources and safeguarding the marine ecosystems in the Convention Area.) (Sec. 3) Limits U.S. representation on the South Pacific Fisheries Commission to no more than three commissioners. Requires the President to appoint the representative to the Commission. Establishes an advisory committee for the Commission. Requires Commerce to develop a memorandum of understanding with the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council to clarify the role of the Council with respect to participating in or working with U.S. delegations to international fishery organizations and making recommendations related to fishery resources in the Convention Area. (Sec. 4) Sets forth Department of State's authority and responsibilities with respect to the Commission, including authorizing the State Department to approve, disapprove, object to, or withdraw objections to bylaws and rules adopted by the Commission. (Sec. 5) Authorizes Commerce to promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the U.S. international obligations under the South Pacific Fisheries Convention and this Act. Requires Commerce and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to administer and enforce this Act, except to the extent otherwise provided for in the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Gives the district courts of the United States exclusive jurisdiction over any case or controversy arising under this Act. (Sec. 7) Sets forth prohibited fishing and shipping acts in the Convention Area. (Sec. 9) Requires Commerce to ensure participation in the Commission and its subsidiary bodies by the by American Samo… 2023-01-11T13:25:06Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2484
113-s-2485 113 s 2485 Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Amendments Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-06-17 2014-12-12 By Senator Rockefeller from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 113-316. Senate Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] MA D M000133 0 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Amendments Act - (Sec. 9) Reauthorizes and amends the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995, which provides for: (1) the implementation of the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries, done in Ottawa on October 24, 1978 (1978 Convention); and (2) the management and conservation of fish in the Conservation area (specified waters in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean). Provides for the implementation of the Convention on Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries, as adopted in Lisbon on September 28, 2007, which amends the 1978 Convention. Applies this Act to all fish, mollusks, and crustaceans within the Convention, excluding: (1) sedentary species over which coastal states may exercise sovereign rights consistent with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 (1982 Convention), and (2) anadromous and catadromous stocks and highly migratory species managed under other international treaties and listed in the 1982 Convention. Applies this Act to vessels engaged in fishing activities, including fish harvesting vessels, fish processing vessels, vessels engaged in transshipment of fishery resources, and vessels engaged in experimental or exploratory fishing activities. (Sec. 10) Repeals provisions requiring the Secretary of Commerce to establish and report on a new quota allocation practice. 2023-01-11T13:25:06Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2485
113-s-2440 113 s 2440 BLM Permit Processing Improvement Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-06-05 2014-09-17 Held at the desk. Senate Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] NM D U000039 13 BLM Permit Processing Improvement Act of 2014 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to make the Federal Permit Streamlining Project program permanent. Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to collect for each of FY2016-FY2026 a fee of $9,500 for each new application for a drilling permit. Allocates specified percentages of such fees to: (1) the field offices that collected the fees used to process protests, leases, and permits; and (2) the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund, now divided into a Rental Account and a Fee Account. Prohibits the Secretary, during FY2016-FY2026, from implementing a rulemaking that would enable an increase in fees to recover additional costs related to processing applications for drilling permits. Makes the Fund available to the Secretary for expenditure for the coordination and processing of oil and gas use authorizations on Indian trust mineral estate land (as well as onshore federal land, as under current law). Directs the Secretary to use: (1) the Rental Account and the Fee Account for this coordination and processing of oil and gas use authorizations, and (2) the Rental Account also for training for development of expertise related to coordinating and processing these authorizations. Amends the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 to make the rate of interest allowed and paid or credited for any royalty overpayment equal to the sum of the federal short-term rate plus one percentage point. 2023-01-11T13:25:29Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2440
113-s-2431 113 s 2431 West Hunter Street Baptist Church Study Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-06-04 2014-06-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] GA R I000055 1 West Hunter Street Baptist Church Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the historic West Hunter Street Baptist Church located at 775 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia, to evaluate the national significance of the Church and to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating such area as a unit of the National Park System. 2023-01-11T13:26:09Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2431
113-s-2392 113 s 2392 East Rosebud Wild and Scenic Rivers Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-05-22 2014-07-23 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-493. Senate Sen. Walsh, John E. [D-MT] MT D W000818 1 East Rosebud Wild and Scenic Rivers Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified river segments of the East Rosebud Creek in Montana as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Prohibits the inclusion of any private property within the boundaries of those segments. 2023-01-11T13:26:19Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2392
113-s-2367 113 s 2367 Healthy Kids Outdoors Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-05-21 2014-05-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO] CO D U000038 2 Healthy Kids Outdoors Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to issue one cooperative agreement per state to eligible entities to implement and update a five-year Healthy Kids Outdoors State Strategy for encouraging the people of the United States, especially children, youth, and families, to be physically active outdoors. Requires eligible entities to provide a 25% match of the funding that they receive under this Act through in-kind contributions or cash. Directs the President to issue a national strategy for encouraging the people of the United States to be physically active outdoors. Directs the Secretary and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to carry out a study of national significance on the health impacts of the strategies under this Act. Requires the Secretary to provide technical assistance to grantees and to disseminate best practices that emerge from the state strategies funded by this Act. 2023-01-11T13:26:20Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2367
113-s-2356 113 s 2356 Mojave National Preserve Boundary Adjustment Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-05-20 2014-07-23 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-493. Senate Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] NV R H001041 2 Mojave National Preserve Boundary Adjustment Act of 2014 - Transfers administrative jurisdiction of 525 acres of land from the National Park Service to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for a rail project. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to acquire by donation approximately four acres of land within or adjacent to the Mojave National Preserve in California to be used for mitigation for every one acre of land removed from the Preserve. Requires the acquired land to become part of the Preserve. Authorizes the Secretary to permit cattle grazing on the acquired land in accordance with applicable National Park Service laws and policies. Provides for the transferred land to remain withdrawn from: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the general mining laws; and (3) the mining leases, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 2023-01-11T13:26:20Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2356
113-s-2363 113 s 2363 Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-05-20 2014-07-10 Cloture on the bill not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 41 - 56. Record Vote Number: 220. (consideration: CR S4377-4378; text: CR S4377) Senate Sen. Hagan, Kay R. [D-NC] NC D H001049 227 Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014 - Revises a variety of existing programs to expand access to, and opportunities for, hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting. Reauthorizes the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act, the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act. Gives the Secretary of the Interior permanent authority to permit states to issue temporary electronic duck stamps (federal licenses required for hunting migratory waterfowl). Exempts components of firearms and ammunition and sport fishing equipment and its components (such as lead sinkers) from regulations of chemical substances under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Increases the proportion of funding from the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act that states may use for public target ranges. Requires the Secretary to issue permits for the importation of polar bear parts taken in sports hunts in Canada before May 15, 2008 (when the species was listed as threatened). Revises standards for determining what a baited area is for purposes of the prohibition on taking migratory game birds. Directs federal public land management officials to facilitate hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting on federal public land. Makes land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) or the Forest Service open for hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting unless the managing agency acts to close the lands. Allocates funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for priority projects that secure public access to federal public lands that have significantly restricted access for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes. 2021-07-06T14:39:03Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2363
113-s-2346 113 s 2346 National Discovery Trails Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-05-15 2014-07-23 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-493. Senate Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] DE D C001088 5 National Discovery Trails Act of 2014 - Amends the National Trails System Act to establish national discovery trails which shall be extended, continuous interstate trails located so as to provide for outdoor recreation and travel and to connect representative examples of America's trails and communities. Authorizes the designation of such trails on federal lands and, with the consent of the owner, on non-federal lands. Designates as a national discovery trail the 6,000-mile American Discovery Trail which shall extend from Cape Henlopen State Park in Delaware to Point Reyes National Seashore in California, splitting into northern and southern routes at Cincinnati, Ohio, and rejoining at Denver, Colorado. Sets forth requirements for designation of a trail as a national discovery trail. Requires the appropriate Secretary for each national discovery trail to: (1) administer the trail in cooperation with a competent trailwide volunteer-based organization; and (2) submit a comprehensive plan for the protection, management, development, and use of such trail. 2023-01-11T13:26:21Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2346
113-s-2327 113 s 2327 Keeping Public Lands Open Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-05-13 2014-05-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Senate Sen. Walsh, John E. [D-MT] MT D W000818 0 Keeping Public Lands Open Act - Provides that if an appropriations measure for a covered account for a fiscal year is not enacted before the beginning of that fiscal year and a joint resolution making continuing appropriations for such account is not in effect, such sums as necessary shall be made available without further appropriation to continue any activity for which funds were provided from such account in the preceding fiscal year. Defines "covered account" to mean specified appropriation accounts of: (1) the Department of the Interior for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, including amounts for activities of the National Wildlife Refuge System, habitat conservation, the Migratory Bird Conservation Account, the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, and land acquisition; (2) the Department of the Interior for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), including amounts for the National Landscape Conservation System, land acquisition, and the activities of recreation management, resource protection, and maintenance; (3) the Department of the Interior for the National Park Service, including amounts for land acquisition and state assistance; and (3) the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the Forest Service, including amounts for land acquisition, law enforcement operations, and the activities of recreation, heritage, and wilderness. 2023-01-11T13:26:21Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2327
113-s-2318 113 s 2318 A bill to reauthorize the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Act. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-05-12 2014-07-23 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-493. Senate Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] NY D G000555 0 Amends the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Act to extend the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Commission until 30 years (currently, 15 years) after December 21, 2000. 2023-01-11T13:26:21Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2318
113-s-2298 113 s 2298 Wounded Veterans Recreation Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-05-07 2014-05-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] NH D S001181 10 Wounded Veterans Recreation Act - Amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to require the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass, which is made available without charge to any U.S. citizen or person domiciled in the United States who has been medically determined to be permanently disabled, to be made available: (1) to any veteran with a service-connected disability, and (2) for the lifetime of the passholder. 2023-01-11T13:26:22Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2298
113-s-2293 113 s 2293 National Scenic Trails Parity Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-05-06 2014-07-23 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-493. Senate Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] WI D B001230 3 National Scenic Trails Parity Act - Amends the National Trails System Act to require the North Country, Ice Age, and New England National Scenic Trails to be administered as units of the National Park System. 2023-01-11T13:26:22Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2293
113-s-2264 113 s 2264 World War I Memorial Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-04-28 2014-07-23 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-493. Senate Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] MO D M001170 2 World War I Memorial Act of 2014 - Designates the Liberty Memorial of Kansas City at America's National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, as the National World War I Museum and Memorial. Redesignates Pershing Park in the District of Columbia as the National World War I Memorial (Memorial). Authorizes the World War I Centennial Commission (Commission) to plan, develop, and execute ceremonies to recognize the above designation and redesignation and to enhance the General Pershing Commemorative Work by constructing appropriate sculptural and other elements on the Memorial. Amends the World War I Centennial Commission Act to: (1) allow for completion of construction at the Memorial after termination of the Commission, and (2) revise provisions concerning Commission members and pay rates. Prohibits any federal funds from being obligated or expended for the designation, establishment, or enhancement of a memorial or commemorative work by the Commission. 2023-01-11T13:26:33Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2264
113-s-2221 113 s 2221 MotorCities National Heritage Area Extension Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-04-08 2014-07-23 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-493. Senate Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] MI D L000261 1 MotorCities National Heritage Area Extension Act - Amends the Automobile National Heritage Area Act to extend through FY2030 the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to make grants or provide assistance for the Automobile National Heritage Area in Michigan. 2023-01-11T13:26:35Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2221
113-s-2131 113 s 2131 Coast Guard Arctic Preparedness Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-03-13 2014-03-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Senate Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] AK D B001265 1 Coast Guard Arctic Preparedness Act - Requires the Coast Guard to be the sole supplier of icebreaking services to federal agencies. Permits agencies to acquire icebreaking services from another entity if the Coast Guard is unable to provide such services. Amends the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 to direct the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to initiate a reactivation and an extention of the service life of the icebreaker Polar Sea for 7 to 10 years. Authorizes the Commandant of the Coast Guard, as part of any project for the acquisition of one or more new heavy polar icebreakers, to solicit bids and enter into contracts that include the provision of classification services by any classification society to which the Secretary has delegated such authority for vessels not owned by the U.S. government. Sets forth vessel requirements to be included in a final rule concerning notices of arrival and departure and the automatic identification system (AIS). Directs the Secretary to establish a permitting process by which an operator of a marine exchange or other non-federal vessel traffic information service may apply for permission to use the AIS to transmit weather, ice, and other navigation safety information to vessels. Permits the Secretary to recover appropriate travel and subsistence costs incurred in providing a service or thing of value to vessels, seamen, or other persons liable for certain fees or charges. Authorizes the Secretary to order to active duty an organized training unit or member of the Coast Guard Ready Reserve (without consent of the members, for a continuous period of up to 120 days) as an emergency augmentation of regular Coast Guard forces in response to: (1) a major disaster or emergency under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, or (2) a spill of national significance under the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan. Extends through September 30, 2017, the Commandant's acquisitio… 2023-01-11T13:26:45Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2131
113-s-2111 113 s 2111 Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-03-12 2014-07-23 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-493. Senate Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] AZ R M000303 0 Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act - Amends the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Act of 2000 to extend through FY2030 the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to make grants or provide assistance for the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area. 2023-01-11T13:26:45Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2111
113-s-2123 113 s 2123 School District 318 Land Exchange Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-03-12 2014-07-30 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-433. Senate Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] MN D F000457 1 School District 318 Land Exchange Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) accept any offer by the Minnesota Independent School District number 318 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, to convey to the United States approximately 1.6 acres of specified non-federal land (including any structures on it), and (2) convey to the District in exchange approximately 1.3 acres of specified U.S. Geological Survey land. 2023-01-11T13:26:45Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2123
113-s-2104 113 s 2104 National Park Access Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-03-11 2014-12-10 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 638. Senate Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] AZ R F000444 7 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) National Park Access Act - Requires the National Park Service to refund to each state all of the funds that it used to reopen and temporarily operate a unit of the National Park System during the government shutdown in October 2013 in which there was a lapse in appropriations for that unit. 2023-01-11T13:25:07Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2104
113-s-2098 113 s 2098 Yellowstone Community Education Fairness Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-03-06 2014-03-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] MT D T000464 1 Yellowstone Community Education Fairness Act - Ratifies and approves all payments made to the school districts serving Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming between the beginning of FY1976 and the enactment of this Act as reimbursement for educational facilities furnished by those districts to certain students who are dependents of persons engaged in the administration, operation, and maintenance of the Park and living at or near it. 2023-01-11T13:26:46Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2098
113-s-2080 113 s 2080 National Fish Habitat Conservation Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-03-05 2014-06-05 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 424. Senate Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] MD D C000141 2 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) National Fish Habitat Conservation Act - (Sec. 4) Establishes the National Fish Habitat Board to: (1) promote, oversee, and coordinate the implementation of this Act and the National Fish Habitat Action Plan; (2) establish national goals and priorities for fish habitat conservation; (3) approve Fish Habitat Conservation Partnerships; and (4) review and make recommendations regarding fish habitat conservation projects. (Sec. 5) Permits the Board to designate such Partnerships in order to: (1) coordinate the implementation of the National Fish Habitat Action Plan at a regional level, (2) identify strategic priorities for fish habitat conservation, (3) recommend to the Board fish habitat conservation projects that address a strategic priority of the Board, and (4) develop and carry out fish habitat conservation projects. Establishes Partnership approval criteria, including that a Partnership identify representatives to support the Partnership, identify priorities for a Partnership area, is able to address issues and priorities on a nationally significant scale, and develop or complete a strategic plan to address the decline in fish populations. (Sec. 6) Requires each Partnership to annually submit to the Board a list of fish habitat conservation projects recommended by the Partnership for annual funding under this Act. Requires property acquired for a project to be open to the public for compatible fish and wildlife-dependent recreation and be closed only to protect public safety, the property, or the habitat. (Sec. 7) Requires the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to establish the National Fish Habitat Conservation Partnership Program. Establishes the duties of the Program, including to: (1) provide funding for the operational needs of the Partnerships, (2) facilitate the cooperative development and approval of Partnerships, (3) facilitate the consideration of … 2023-01-11T13:26:09Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2080
113-s-2018 113 s 2018 River Paddling Protection Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-02-12 2014-02-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] WY R B001261 2 River Paddling Protection Act - Opens the rivers and streams of Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming to hand-propelled vessels. Declares specified regulations to have no force or effect with regard to the closing of rivers and streams of such Parks to such vessels. Requires the Fish and Wildlife Service to coordinate any recreational use of hand-propelled vessels on the Gros Ventre River within the National Elk Refuge in Wyoming with Grand Teton National Park to ensure that use is consistent with the requirements of the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966. 2023-01-11T13:26:55Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2018
113-s-2030 113 s 2030 National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-02-12 2014-12-01 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 607. Senate Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] HI D S001194 2 National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2014 - Reauthorizes the National Sea Grant College Program Act through FY2020. (Sec. 3) Removes a requirement that Department of Commerce report annually on efforts and progress made by colleges, universities, institutions, associations, and alliances to become designated as sea grant colleges or institutes. (Sec. 4) Changes from discretionary to mandatory the authority of Commerce to award Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowships to support the placement of individuals at the graduate level of education (in fields related to ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources) in positions with the executive and legislative branches of the federal government. Grants first priority to placement of those legislative fellows in offices or committees of Congress that have jurisdiction over the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and second priority to placement in offices of Members of Congress that have a demonstrated interest in ocean, coastal, or Great Lakes resources. Requires Commerce to ensure that placements are equitably distributed among political parties. Urges the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to encourage participating federal agencies to consider opportunities for fellowship awardees at the conclusion of their fellowship for workforce positions appropriate for their education and experience. (Sec. 5) Requires Commerce to establish priorities for the use of donations of money and voluntary, uncompensated services for the National Sea Grant Program. Directs the National Sea Grant Office to recommend the optimal use of the donations. (Sec. 6) Repeals a reporting requirement under the National Sea Grant College Program Act Amendments of 2002 regarding the coordination of research activities by NOAA and the National Science Foundation. (Sec. 7) Requires the National Sea Grant Advisory Board to report to Congress every three years (currently, every two years) on the progress made toward meeting priorities under the Sec… 2023-01-11T13:25:07Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2030
113-s-2031 113 s 2031 Ashland Breakwater Light Transfer Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-02-12 2014-12-10 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 637. Senate Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] WI D B001230 1 Ashland Breakwater Light Transfer Act - Adjusts the boundary of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in Wisconsin to include the Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light Addition at the end of the breakwater on Chequamegon Bay, Wisconsin. Declares that Congress does not intend for the designation of that property to create a protective perimeter or buffer zone around its boundary. Authorizes the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to operate, maintain, keep, locate, inspect, repair, and replace any federal aid to navigation located at the Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light for as long as it is needed for navigational purposes. Permits the Secretary to enter, at any time, the Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light or any federal aid to navigation at the Breakwater Light, for as long as such aid is needed for navigational purposes, without notice to the extent that it is not possible to provide advance notice. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into agreements with the city of Ashland and the County of Bayfield, Wisconsin, for the purpose of cooperative law enforcement and emergency services within the boundaries of the Lakeshore. 2023-01-11T13:25:07Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2031
113-s-1996 113 s 1996 Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-02-04 2014-02-06 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 304. Senate Sen. Hagan, Kay R. [D-NC] NC D H001049 27 Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014 - Title I: Regulatory Reforms - Grants the Secretary of the Interior permanent authority to authorize any state to issue electronic duck stamps. Sets forth state electronic duck stamp application requirements. Allows the Secretary to determine the number of new states permitted per year to participate in the electronic duck stamp program. Instructs the Secretary to require electronic stamp revenue and customer information collected by each state to be transmitted in accordance with a written agreement between the Secretary and the state. Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to exclude from the definition of "chemical substance" for purposes of such Act: (1) any component of any pistol, revolver, firearm, shell, or cartridge the sale of which is subject to federal excise tax, including shot, bullets and other projectiles, propellants, and primers; and (2) any sport fishing equipment the sale of which is subject to federal excise tax and sport fishing equipment components. Amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to: (1) authorize a state to pay up to 90% of the costs of acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public target range; (2) authorize a state to elect to allocate 10% of a specified amount apportioned to it from the federal aid to wildlife restoration fund for such costs; (3) limit the federal share of such costs under such Act to 90%; and (4) require amounts provided for such costs under such Act to remain available for expenditure and obligation for five fiscal years. Shields the United States from any civil action or claim for money damages for injury to or loss of property, personal injury, or death caused by an activity occurring at a public target range that is funded by the federal government pursuant to such Act or located on federal land, except to the extent provided under the Federal Tort Claims Act with respect to the exercise or performance of a discretionary function. Urges the Chief of the Forest Service and the Director o… 2019-02-20T12:33:50Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1996
113-s-1983 113 s 1983 Fernley Economic Self-Determination Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-02-03 2014-02-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] NV R H001041 0 Fernley Economic Self-Determination Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, if the Secretary receives an offer from the city of Fernley, Nevada, to purchase identified federal land within the city, through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Bureau of Reclamation, to convey to the city all interest of the United States in such land in exchange for consideration in an amount equal to the fair market value of the land. Permits the city and the Bureau of Reclamation to retain easements or rights-of-way on the federal land to be conveyed, including easements or rights-of-way that are necessary to carry out the operation and maintenance of the Truckee Canal or the Newlands Project. Requires the city to pay or reimburse the Secretary, as appropriate, for reasonable transaction and administrative personnel costs associated with such conveyance. Releases the United States from all liabilities or claims of any kind or nature arising from the presence, release, or threat of release of any hazardous substance, pollutant, contaminant, petroleum product (or derivative of a petroleum product), solid waste, mine materials, or mining related features existing on the federal land. Withdraws the federal land from: (1) entry, appropriation, or 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. 2023-01-11T13:26:56Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1983
113-s-1966 113 s 1966 National Forest Jobs and Management Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-01-28 2014-02-06 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-349. Senate Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] WY R B001261 2 National Forest Jobs and Management Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to conduct projects that involve the management or sale of national forest material (covered projects) within certain National Forest System (NFS) lands (Forest Management Emphasis Areas). Makes timber sale contracts under the National Forest Management Act of 1976 the primary means for carrying out covered projects under this Act. Requires the Secretary to identify, prioritize, and carry out covered projects in Forest Management Emphasis Areas that mechanically treat a total of at least 7.5 million acres in such areas during a specified 15-year period. Requires the Secretary to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) by completing an environmental assessment of the direct environmental effects of each proposed covered project, limited to the proposed agency action and one alternative. Requires administrative review of covered projects to occur only in accordance with the special administrative review process established by the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003. Establishes a pilot program in the USDA that: (1) authorizes the use of arbitration instead of judicial review of a decision made following the special administrative process for a covered project, and (2) shall be the only means to challenge a covered project in a Forest Management Emphasis Area during the 15-year period. Directs the Secretary, for FY2015 and each fiscal year until termination of this Act, to make to each county in which a covered project is carried out annual payments of 25% of the amounts received from that project. Requires the Secretary, after making such payments, to use amounts received from covered projects during such period to make deposits into the fund established under the Knutson-Vandenburg Act and the fund established under the National Forest Management Act of 1976 in contributions equal to the amounts collected under those Acts for projects conducted on NFS lands. Requires the Secretary to … 2023-01-11T13:27:02Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1966
113-s-1967 113 s 1967 Inventoried Roadless Area Management Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-01-28 2014-01-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] WY R B001261 0 Inventoried Roadless Area Management Act - Releases from further study for wilderness designation each of the inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System (NFS) in Wyoming identified on the maps contained in the Forest Service Roadless Area Conservation, Final Environmental Impact Statement, Volume 2 (November 2000). Declares that such NFS land: (1) is no longer subject to the land use restrictions of the Roadless Area Conservation Rule (or successor regulations), and (2) shall not be managed to preserve roadless or wilderness characteristics. 2023-01-11T13:27:02Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1967
113-s-1962 113 s 1962 Pullman National Historical Park Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-01-27 2014-01-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S489-490) Senate Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] IL D D000563 1 Pullman National Historical Park Act - Establishes the Pullman National Historical Park in Illinois as a unit of the National Park System to: (1) preserve and interpret for the benefit of future generations the significant labor, industrial, civil rights, and social history of the Park, the significant architectural structures in the Park, and the role of the Pullman community in the creation of the first national Labor Day holiday in the world; (2) coordinate preservation, protection, and interpretation efforts of the Park by the federal government, the state of Illinois, units of local government, and private and nonprofit organizations; and (3) coordinate appropriate management options necessary to ensure the protection, preservation, and interpretation of the many significant aspects of the Park. Requires the Park to include: (1) the Pullman Factory Complex, including the Clock Tower Building and rear erecting shops; and (2) the approximately 13 acres of land upon which such structures are located. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to complete a general management plan for the Park. 2023-01-11T13:27:03Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1962
113-s-1949 113 s 1949 Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-01-16 2014-01-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] WA D M001111 0 Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2014 - Designates certain federal land in the Olympic National Forest in the state of Washington as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Designates certain other land, identified on the same map as such proposed areas, as potential wilderness. Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate as wild, scenic, or recreational rivers specified segments of the following rivers in the state of Washington: Elwha River; Dungeness River; Big Quilcene River; Dosewallips River; Duckabush River; Hamma Hamma River; South Fork Skokomish River; Middle Fork Satsop River; West Fork Satsop River; Wynoochee River; East Fork Humptulips River; West Fork Humptulips River; Quinault River; Queets River; Hoh River; Bogachiel River; South Fork Calawah River; Sol Duc River; and Lyre River. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to take necessary measures to control fire, insects, and diseases in the wilderness areas designated by this Act. Withdraws the federal land within the boundaries of the designated river segments from: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 2023-01-11T13:27:03Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1949
113-s-1929 113 s 1929 King Cove All-Weather Road Corridor Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-01-15 2014-01-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] AK D B001265 0 King Cove All-Weather Road Corridor Act - Amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the state of Alaska federal land within the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and on Sitkinak Island for the purpose of constructing a single-lane gravel road between the communities of King Cove and Cold Bay, Alaska, in exchange for non-federal land owned by the state and the King Cove Corporation. Adds the conveyed non-federal and other specified land to the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge or the Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge, as appropriate. 2023-01-11T13:27:03Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1929
113-s-1913 113 s 1913 A bill to make permanent the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2014-01-13 2014-01-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO] CO D U000038 2 Makes permanent the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) Program (under which counties or other eligible units of local government in which U.S.-owned entitlement land is located are entitled to certain payments under such program which may be used for any governmental purpose). 2023-01-11T13:27:04Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1913
113-s-1888 113 s 1888 Inyo National Forest Land Exchange Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2013-12-20 2014-07-30 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-433. Senate Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] CA D F000062 0 Inyo National Forest Land Exchange Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), in any land exchange involving the conveyance of certain National Forest System (NFS) land within the boundaries of Inyo National Forest in California, to accept the conveyance of certain non-federal land in California outside the Forest boundaries in exchange for the conveyance of the federal land, if acquiring the non-federal land is desirable for NSF purposes. Authorizes the Secretary to accept a cash equalization payment exceeding 25% of the value of the federal land. Requires the deposit of any such payment into the fund established under the Sisk Act and made available for the acquisition of lands or interests for addition to the NFS. 2023-01-11T13:23:31Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1888
113-s-1866 113 s 1866 A bill to provide for an extension of the legislative authority of the Adams Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in honor of former President John Adams and his legacy. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2013-12-19 2014-07-23 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-493. Senate Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] MA D M000133 1 Extends until December 2, 2020, the legislative authority of the Adams Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work on federal land in the District of Columbia in honor of former President John Adams and his family's legacy of public service. 2023-01-11T13:23:32Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1866
113-s-1838 113 s 1838 National Historic Preservation Act Amendment Act of 2013 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2013-12-17 2013-12-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] NM D U000039 3 National Historic Preservation Act Amendment Act of 2013 - Amends the National Historic Preservation Act to make Hispanic-serving institutions eligible for technical and financial assistance to establish preservation training and degree programs. 2023-01-11T13:23:33Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1838
113-s-1829 113 s 1829 A bill to modify the boundaries of Cibola National Forest in the State of New Mexico, to transfer certain Bureau of Land Management land for inclusion in the national forest, and for other purposes. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2013-12-16 2013-12-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] NM D H001046 0 Expands the boundaries of the Cibola National Forest in New Mexico to include the Crest of Montezuma. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer administrative jurisdiction over such land to the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) for inclusion in the Cibola National Forest. 2023-01-11T13:23:33Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1829
113-s-1805 113 s 1805 Organ Mountains--Desert Peaks Conservation Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2013-12-12 2013-12-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] NM D U000039 1 Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Conservation Wilderness Act - Designates specified areas in New Mexico administered by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) as wilderness and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS). Designates certain other BLM land as a potential wilderness area, which shall, upon publication of a notice in the Federal Register, be designated as wilderness and as an NWPS component, and incorporated into the Robledo Mountains Wilderness. Releases certain public land in Dona Ana County not designated as wilderness by this Act from further study for designation as wilderness. Establishes certain BLM-administered lands in the county as the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument. Requires the development of a management plan for the Monument. Transfers administrative jurisdiction over specified acreage of the Organ Mountains Area from the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to the Secretary of the Interior to become part of the Monument. Requires the Monument and the wilderness areas designated by this Act to be administered as components of the National Landscape Conservation System. Amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to adjust the boundary of the Prehistoric Trackways National Monument. Reserves specified land for use by the Secretary of the Army for military purposes. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to seek an agreement with the Commissioner of Public Lands of New Mexico for an exchange of certain BLM land in the state for parcels of state trust land. 2023-01-11T13:23:28Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1805
113-s-1785 113 s 1785 Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2013-12-10 2014-07-23 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-493. Senate Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] TN R A000360 0 Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act - Modifies the boundary of Shiloh National Military Park to include the following areas : (1) Fallen Timbers Battlefield, (2) Russell House Battlefield, and (3) Davis Bridge Battlefield. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire lands by donation, purchase from willing sellers, or exchange. Establishes Parker's Crossroads Battlefield in Tennessee as an affiliated area of the National Park System. 2023-01-11T13:23:28Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1785
113-s-1794 113 s 1794 Browns Canyon National Monument and Wilderness Act of 2013 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2013-12-10 2014-07-23 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-493. Senate Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO] CO D U000038 1 Browns Canyon National Monument and Wilderness Act of 2013 - Establishes the Browns Canyon National Monument in Colorado to preserve the nationally significant biological, cultural, recreational, natural, wilderness, historic, scenic, riparian, geological, educational, and scientific values found within the National Monument. Prohibits the inclusion of any part of the Arkansas River within such monument. Amends the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 to designate as the Browns Canyon Wilderness specified federal land in Chaffee County, Colorado, comprising approximately 7,900 acres of land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and 2,500 acres in the Pike and San Isabel National Forests. Allows livestock grazing, if already established within the Wilderness, to continue. Authorizes measures to control fire, insects, disease, nonnative invasive plants, and noxious weeds within the Wilderness and National Monument. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to complete a comprehensive management plan for the conservation and protection of the National Monument and the Wilderness. Releases those parts of the Browns Canyon Wilderness Study Area not designated as wilderness by this Act from further study for wilderness designation. 2023-01-11T13:23:28Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1794
113-s-1784 113 s 1784 Oregon and California Land Grant Act of 2014 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2013-12-09 2014-12-11 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 646. Senate Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] OR D W000779 0 Oregon and California Land Grant Act of 2014 - Amends the O&C Lands Act of 1937 to establish uses and management requirements for the Oregon and California Railroad and Coos Bay Wagon Road grant land and other Oregon land administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Forest Service, and the Army Corps of Engineers. Designates separate portions of the land for conservation and timber harvesting. Specifies requirements for managing the land, including: prohibiting the harvesting of trees of a specified age in certain areas, stating that Oregon retains jurisdiction over fish and wildlife, restricting the use of pesticides, and authorizing treatment of hazardous fuels on adjacent private lands. Directs the Department of the Interior to identify projects proposed under this Act, assess implementation, and complete other specified reports and analyses. Establishes requirements for timber harvests on designated lands, including calculating projected harvests, restricting roads, harvesting timber to reduce the likelihood of wildfires, and prioritizing treatments near communities. Designates lands for conservation purposes and establishes requirements for management, including restricting timber harvesting, motorized vehicles, and roads. Sets forth procedures for administrative and judicial review of projects under this Act. Specifies a formula for sharing receipts generated on land between the U.S. Treasury, the BLM, and counties. Transfers specified BLM-administered lands to be held in trust as reservations for the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians; and the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians. Establishes and modifies specified wilderness areas and designations under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. 2023-01-11T13:23:28Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1784
113-s-1757 113 s 1757 Fluke Fairness Act of 2013 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2013-11-21 2013-11-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Senate Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] NY D S000148 1 Fluke Fairness Act of 2013 - Directs the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council to submit for approval by the Secretary of Commerce a modified fishery management plan for the commercial and recreational management of summer flounder, or an amendment to such plan, that: (1) is based on the best scientific information available; (2) reflects changes in the distribution, abundance, and location of summer flounder in establishing distribution of the commercial and recreational catch quotas; (3) considers regional, coastwide, or other management measures that comply with national standards under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act; and (4) prohibits the allocation of catch quotas on a state-by-state basis using historical landings data that does not reflect the status of the summer flounder stock, based on the most recent scientific information. Requires the Council, in preparing such modifications or amendments, to consult with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. Directs the Secretary to prepare and approve a plan if the Council fails to submit such modifications or amendments. Requires a Comptroller General (GAO) report that assesses whether the subsequent implementation of the approved plan complies with national standards. 2023-01-11T13:23:42Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1757
113-s-1742 113 s 1742 Entrance Fee Suspension Act of 2013 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2013-11-20 2013-11-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] VA D K000384 0 Entrance Fee Suspension Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the National Park Service and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, during the period April 10-25, 2014, to suspend the collection of fees for admission to units of the National Park System and units of the National Wildlife Refuge System, respectively. Requires the Secretary to report to the Secretary of the Treasury and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on the total amount of fees that would have been collected for admission to such units if collection had not been suspended. Directs the Secretary, during FY2014, to transfer amounts equivalent to such uncollected fees from discretionary unobligated balances that are not designated as emergency or overseas contingency operations. Entitles the Secretary to receive and use such amounts to carry out this Act without further appropriation. Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as an offset to such funds transfers, to extend from October 29, 2021, to November 5, 2021, the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to charge and collect specified customs fees. 2023-01-11T13:23:42Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1742
113-s-1750 113 s 1750 Public Access to Public Land Guarantee Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2013-11-20 2014-12-10 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 635. Senate Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] AZ R F000444 3 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Public Access to Public Land Guarantee Act - (Sec. 4) Directs the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to enter into an agreement under which they may accept funds from the state or local government to reopen units of the National Park System, the National Wildlife Refuge System, or the National Forest System during any period in which Interior or USDA is unable to maintain normal level of operations at their units because of a lapse in appropriations. Requires Interior or USDA, as appropriate, to refund all amounts it provided under the agreement to the state or local government: (1) upon enactment of an Act retroactively appropriating amounts sufficient to maintain normal operating levels at the reopened units, or (2) on the date on which the state or local government establishes that Interior or USDA collected entrance or user fees for the units during the agreement period. Allows Interior or USDA to reimburse the state or local government voluntarily for any amounts it provided to the United States under the agreement if the refund requirements are not met. 2023-01-11T13:23:42Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1750
113-s-1732 113 s 1732 A bill to require the conveyance of certain public land within the boundaries of Camp Williams, Utah, to support the training and readiness of the Utah National Guard. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2013-11-19 2013-11-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] UT R L000577 0 Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to convey to the state of Utah, without consideration, certain lands located within the boundaries of the public lands currently withdrawn for military use by the Utah National Guard and known as "Camp Williams" in order to permit the Utah National Guard to use such conveyed land for National Guard and national defense purposes. 2023-01-11T13:23:42Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1732
113-s-1718 113 s 1718 A bill to modify the boundary of Petersburg National Battlefield in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and for other purposes. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2013-11-18 2014-07-23 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-493. Senate Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] VA D W000805 1 Petersburg National Battlefield Boundary Modification Act - Modifies the boundary of Petersburg National Battlefield in Virginia to include the land and interests in land identified on the map titled "Petersburg National Battlefield Boundary Expansion," and dated June 2007. Transfers from the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) to the Secretary of the Army administrative jurisdiction over approximately 1.170 acres of land for the Fort Lee Military Reservation. Transfers from the Secretary of the Army to the Secretary administrative jurisdiction over approximately 1.171 acres of land for the Battlefield. Requires inclusion of the conveyed land within the boundary of the Petersburg National Battlefield. 2023-01-11T13:23:43Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1718
113-s-1695 113 s 1695 A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness. Public Lands and Natural Resources 2013-11-13 2013-11-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] WA D C000127 27 Amends the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in Alaska as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System under the Wilderness Act. 2023-01-11T13:23:43Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1695
113-s-1660 113 s 1660 SPORT Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2013-11-06 2013-11-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Hagan, Kay R. [D-NC] NC D H001049 6 Sportsmen's and Public Outdoor Recreation Traditions Act or the SPORT Act - Title I: Regulatory Reforms - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt from sequestration the following budget accounts: Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration, Sport Fish Restoration, and Wildlife Restoration. Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to exclude from the definition of "chemical substance" for purposes of such Act: (1) any component of any pistol, revolver, firearm, shell, or cartridge the sale of which is subject to federal excise tax, including shot, bullets and other projectiles, propellants, and primers; and (2) any sport fishing equipment the sale of which is subject to federal excise tax and sport fishing equipment components. Grants the Secretary of the Interior permanent authority to authorize any state to issue electronic duck stamps. Sets forth state electronic duck stamp application requirements. Allows the Secretary to determine the number of new states permitted per year to participate in the electronic duck stamp program. Instructs the Secretary to require electronic stamp revenue and customer information collected by each state to be transmitted in accordance with a written agreement between the Secretary and the state. Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to issue a permit for the importation of any polar bear part (other than an internal organ) from a polar bear taken in a sport hunt in Canada to any person who submits proof that the polar bear was legally harvested before May 15, 2008 (currently by February 18, 1997), when polar bears were listed as a threatened species by the Department of the Interior. Amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to: (1) authorize a state to pay up to 90% of the costs of acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public target range; (2) authorize a state to elect to allocate 10% of a specified amount apportioned to it from the federal aid to wildlife… 2023-01-11T13:23:44Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1660
113-s-1640 113 s 1640 Pinyon-Juniper Related Projects Implementation Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2013-11-04 2014-07-30 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-433. Senate Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] NV R H001041 0 Pinyon-Juniper Related Projects Implementation Act - Amends the Lincoln County Land Act of 2000 (the Act) to require implementation of a multispecies habitat conservation plan in Lincoln County, Nevada. Amends the Act and the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004 to make certain amounts available for: (1) pinyon-juniper dominated landscape restoration projects within the county, consistent with the Ely Resource Management Plan; and (2) completing specified plans and activities. Declares that establishment and funding of cooperative agreements between the BLM and Lincoln County shall be required for certain county-provided law enforcement and planning related activities. Requires the use of a portion of proceeds from land sales under both Acts for economic development in Lincoln County. Excludes specified public land within certain utility corridors in Lincoln and Clark Counties, Nevada, from being withdrawn from public land, mining, and mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws. 2023-01-11T13:23:45Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1640
113-s-1641 113 s 1641 West Virginia National Heritage Area Act of 2013 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2013-11-04 2014-07-23 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-493. Senate Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] WV D R000361 3 West Virginia National Heritage Area Act of 2013 - Establishes the Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area in the states of Maryland and West Virginia. Designates the Appalachian Forest Heritage Area, Inc., as the local coordinating entity for the Area. 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. Amends the National Coal Heritage Area Act of 1996 and the Wheeling National Heritage Area Act of 2000 to extend through FY2017 the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to make grants or provide assistance with respect to the National Coal Heritage Area and the Wheeling National Heritage Area. 2023-01-11T13:23:45Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1641
113-s-1609 113 s 1609 Federal Submerged Lands Transportation Development Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2013-10-29 2013-10-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Senate Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] AK R M001153 1 Federal Submerged Lands Transportation Development Act - Authorizes the Commandant of the Coast Guard to lease tidelands and submerged lands under the control of the Coast Guard for periods longer than five years. (Currently, the Commandant is limited to renting or leasing real property under the Coast Guard's control for a period of up to five years, provided that such property may not be required for immediate use, with specified amounts of rental or lease monies received to be deposited in the Treasury.) 2023-01-11T13:23:52Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1609
113-s-1572 113 s 1572 Protecting States, Opening National Parks Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2013-10-15 2013-10-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] TN R A000360 3 Protecting States, Opening National Parks Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to reimburse any state for state funds expended for an activity conducted in FY2014 during the federal government shutdown that was necessary to operate and open to the public a National Park located, in whole or in part, within the state. Requires any such activity to have been: (1) authorized under federal law, (2) conducted in a manner and at a level not substantially greater in scope or cost than how the activity would have been conducted by the federal government, and (3) not a settlement of or defense against a claim of liability on the part of the state. 2023-01-11T13:23:53Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1572
113-s-1554 113 s 1554 Hunt Unrestricted on National Treasures Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2013-09-26 2014-07-30 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-433. Senate Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] NM D H001046 0 Hunt Unrestricted on National Treasures Act or HUNT Act - Requires each head of a federal public land management agency (the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Forest Service, and the Bureau of Land Management [BLM]), to annually make available to the public on its website a report that includes: (1) a list of the land more than 640 acres in size under its jurisdiction on which the public is allowed to hunt, fish, or use such land for other recreational purposes and to which there is no public access or egress or to which such access or egress to the land's legal boundaries is significantly restricted; (2) a list of locations and acreage on such land that the agency head determines have significant potential for use for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes; and (3) a plan to provide such access and egress that is consistent with the travel management plan in effect. Requires each agency head to make available to the public on the agency's website, and thereafter revise, a list of roads or trails that provide the primary public access and egress to the legal boundaries of contiguous parcels of land equal to more than 640 acres in size under the agency's jurisdiction on which the public is allowed to hunt, fish, or use such lands for other recreational purposes. Amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to require allotment from the Land and Water Conservation Fund of an amount not less than 1.5% of the moneys appropriated for projects that secure public access to federal land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes through easements, rights-of-way, or fee title acquisitions from willing sellers. 2023-01-11T13:24:04Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1554
113-s-1520 113 s 1520 York River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2013 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2013-09-18 2014-07-23 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-493. Senate Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] ME I K000383 0 York River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2013 - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a specified segment of the York River in Maine and any of its associated tributaries for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to study the York River to: (1) determine the designation's effect on existing commercial and recreational activities, the construction and operation of energy production and transmission infrastructure, and the authority of state and local governments to manage those activities; and (2) identify any authorities that would authorize or require the Secretary to influence local land use decisions such as zoning, or to place restrictions on non-federal land if designated under this Act, any authorities that the Secretary may use to condemn property, and any private property located in the area studied pursuant to this Act. 2023-01-11T13:24:05Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1520
113-s-1430 113 s 1430 Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2013-08-01 2013-08-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] ID R R000584 1 Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to issue a special use authorization to the owners of a water storage, transport, or diversion facility located on National Forest System land in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness in Idaho for continued operation and reconstruction of such facility if it is determined that: (1) the facility was in existence on the date on which it was designated as part of the National Wilderness Preservation System; (2) the facility has been in continuous use to deliver water for beneficial use on the owner's non-federal land since the date of designation; (3) the owner holds a valid water right for use of the water on such land under Idaho state law, with a priority date that predates such date; and (4) it is not practicable or feasible to relocate the facility to land outside of the wilderness and continue the beneficial use of water on the non-federal land. Sets forth specified terms and conditions regarding the issuance of a special use authorization under this Act. 2023-01-11T13:24:14Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1430
113-s-1432 113 s 1432 Ka'u Coast Preservation Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2013-08-01 2013-08-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] HI D H001042 0 Ka'u Coast Preservation Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the land along the Ka'u Coast in Hawaii as a unit of the National Park System. 2023-01-11T13:24:14Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1432
113-s-1437 113 s 1437 Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center Land Conveyance Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2013-08-01 2014-07-30 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-433. Senate Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] OR D W000779 1 Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center Land Conveyance Act - Releases by the United States, without consideration: (1) the reversionary interest retained by the United States to identified land in Hermiston, Oregon, under a specified patent granted by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to the state of Oregon for the establishment of the Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center of Oregon State University; and (2) the reservation of mineral rights by the United States to such land under such patent. Subjects the release of such reversionary interest to the condition that the state agrees to use any consideration it receives from the sale, lease, or other conveyance of the research center land after enactment of this Act for the agricultural experimental and research work of Oregon State University. 2023-01-11T13:23:25Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1437
113-s-1479 113 s 1479 Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Act of 2013 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2013-08-01 2013-11-20 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-342. Senate Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] UT R L000577 2 Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), with respect to National Forest System lands, and the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to public lands, to implement authorized wildfire prevention projects in at-risk forests and on threatened and endangered species habitat in a manner that focuses on surface, ladder, and canopy fuels reduction activities. Requires projects carried out on threatened and endangered species habitat to: (1) provide enhanced protection from wildfire, including catastrophic wildfire, for the endangered species, threatened species, or their habitat; and (2) comply with applicable recovery plan guidelines. Requires projects carried out in at-risk forests to move the federal land from condition class II or III toward condition class I, as those classes were developed by the Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station in a specified general technical report. Permits use in a project of: (1) domestic livestock grazing to reduce surface fuel loads and to recover burned areas; and (2) timber harvesting and thinning to reduce ladder and canopy fuel loads for the prevention of wildfire, including catastrophic wildfires. Directs the Secretaries to review public petitions for, and make determinations with respect to, the designation of federal lands as at-risk forests or as threatened and endangered species habitats. Requires notice in the Federal Register of proposed projects and final designated projects and permits public comment on projects as specified. Instructs the Secretaries to prepare an environmental assessment for projects that include timber harvesting or grazing. Instructs the Secretaries to research what impact any listing of a species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 would have on both forage and timber forest fuel loads. Requires endangered species recovery plans and critical habitat determinations to include a wildfire risk assessment analysis. 2023-01-11T13:23:23Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1479
113-s-1484 113 s 1484 Sabine National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2013 Public Lands and Natural Resources 2013-08-01 2013-08-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Senate Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] LA D L000550 2 Sabine National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2013 - Requires a land exchange between the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) and the Sabine River Authority of Texas involving the Sabine National Forest, the Indian Mounds Wilderness Area, and the Toledo Bend Project in Texas. Requires the costs of the land exchange to be shared equally between the Authority and the Secretary, and the land exchange to be conducted on an equal value basis. 2023-01-11T13:23:23Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1484
113-s-1414 113 s 1414 Oregon Coastal Land Conveyance Act Public Lands and Natural Resources 2013-07-31 2013-11-20 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-342. Senate Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] OR D W000779 1 Oregon Coastal Land Conveyance Act - Holds in trust for the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to approximately 14,804 acres of federal land generally depicted on the map entitled "Oregon Coastal Land Conveyance," dated March 27, 2013. Makes that land part of the Tribes' reservation. Applies federal law relating to the export of unprocessed logs harvested from federal land to any unprocessed logs that are harvested from the federal land conveyed to the Tribes. Prohibits gaming on those lands. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Oregon and California Railroad public domain land that is located within a specified planning area and is approximately equal in acreage and condition to Railroad land that this Act conveys to the Tribes. 2023-01-11T13:24:21Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1414

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