HR 3421 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Yosemite National Park Education Improvement Act

Fact sheet

Latest action · Oct 8, 2002 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 679.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedDec 6, 2001
  2. Passed HouseApr 30, 2002
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Yosemite National Park Education Improvement Act - (Sec. 3) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide funds to the Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary School District and the Mariposa Unified School District in California for educational services for students who: (1) are dependents of persons engaged in the administration, operation, and maintenance of Yosemite National Park; or (2) live at or near the Park upon Federal property.

Allows such educational services to include maintenance and minor upgrades of facilities and transportation to and from school. Sets forth limitations on the use and amount of such funds, including a maximum limit of $400,000 on payments in any fiscal year. Prohibits payments under this Act from coming from: (1) fees under the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965; (2) the recreational fee demonstration program; (3) the national park passport program; (4) emergency appropriations for Yosemite flood recovery; and (5) funds appropriated for the Operation of the National Park Service.

(Sec. 4) Amends the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to allow certain facilities to be located outside the boundaries of Yosemite National Park.

(Sec. 5) Amends specified Federal law to increase the number of members on the Golden Gate National Recreation Area Advisory Commission.

Amends specified Federal law to extend through 2012 the existence of the Manzanar National Historic Site Advisory Commission.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Actions 26

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 8, 2002Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  2. Oct 8, 2002Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 679.
  3. Oct 4, 2002Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  4. Sep 19, 2002Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
  5. May 1, 2002Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 941National Park Service Organic ActRelated billNov 22, 2002

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

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