HR 2937 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

To provide for the conveyance of certain public land in Clark County, Nevada, for use as a shooting range.

Latest action · Dec 17, 2002 Became Public Law No: 107-350.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedSep 21, 2001
  2. Passed HouseApr 9, 2002
  3. Passed SenateNov 20, 2002
  4. To the PresidentDec 6, 2002
  5. Became lawDec 17, 2002Public Law 107-350

Summary

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey specified parcels of public land in Clark County, Nevada, to the County: (1) for establishment of a centralized shooting facility in the Las Vegas Valley; and (2) to provide the public with opportunities for education and recreation and to provide a location for competitive events and marksmanship training. Prohibits such parcels from being disposed of by the county.

Declares that parcels to be conveyed that comprise a portion of the Quail Springs Wilderness Study Area are no longer subject to requirements under the Federal Land Management Policy Act of 1976 pertaining to the management of wilderness study areas.

Directs the Secretary to require that the county pay all survey costs and other administrative costs necessary for the preparation and completion of any patents of, and transfer of title to, such property.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 14, 2002.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NVShelley BerkleyMar 14, 2002

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Sep 21, 2001Markup Mar 20, 2002Reported Apr 9, 2002
Federal Lands Subcommittee
Referred Sep 27, 2001Hearings Feb 14, 2002Markup Mar 7, 2002Reported Mar 7, 2002
SenateEnergy and Natural Resources Committee
Referred Apr 10, 2002Discharged Nov 20, 2002

Actions 25

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 17, 2002Signed by President.
  2. Dec 17, 2002Became Public Law No: 107-350.
  3. Dec 6, 2002Presented to President.
  4. Nov 20, 2002Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR 11/19/2002 S11652-11655)
  5. Nov 20, 2002Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 11/19/2002 S11652-11655)
  6. Nov 20, 2002Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  7. Nov 20, 2002Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  8. Apr 10, 2002Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  9. Apr 9, 2002Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 225.
  10. Apr 9, 2002Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 107-387.
  11. Apr 9, 2002Mr. Hansen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  12. Apr 9, 2002Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1099-1100)
  13. Apr 9, 2002DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2937.
  14. Apr 9, 2002Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1099)
  15. Apr 9, 2002Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  16. Mar 20, 2002Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  17. Mar 20, 2002Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
  18. Mar 7, 2002Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  19. Mar 7, 2002Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  20. Feb 26, 2002Executive Comment Received from Interior.
  21. Feb 14, 2002Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  22. Sep 27, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
  23. Sep 27, 2001Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
  24. Sep 21, 2001Introduced in House
  25. Sep 21, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Resources.

In the Congressional Record 2

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S11654, S11655Harry Reid D-NV, Jeff Bingaman D-NMNov 19, 2002
HouseDebate and remarks H1099, H1100Donna M. Christensen D-VI, James V. Hansen R-UT, Jim Gibbons R-NVApr 9, 2002

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Committee report

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2

  1. Mar 27, 2002H.R. 2937, A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain public land in Clark County, Nevada, for use as a shooting range<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on March 20, 2002</p>
  2. Mar 27, 2002H.R. 2937, A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain public land in Clark County, Nevada, for use as a shooting rangeCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on March 20, 2002

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 107-86H.R. 1712 and H.R. 293736 pagesNatural Resources CommitteeFeb 14, 2002

CRS reports 6

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 6

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To provide for the conveyance of certain public land in Clark County, Nevada, for use as a shooting range.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.

Text 5

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. Apr 10, 2002Referred in Senate
  3. Apr 9, 2002Reported in House
  4. Apr 9, 2002Engrossed in House
  5. Sep 21, 2001Introduced in House

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