New River Gorge Boundary Act of 2002
Latest action · Dec 17, 2002 Became Public Law No: 107-356.
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.
- IntroducedMar 6, 2002
- Passed HouseJun 24, 2002
- Passed SenateNov 20, 2002
- To the PresidentDec 9, 2002
- Became lawDec 17, 2002Public Law 107-356
Summary
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to complete a land exchange in the vicinity of Beauty Mountain in Fayette County to acquire specified land that lies adjacent to the River's boundary (to be included in the boundaries and administered as part of the River) in exchange for specified land located within such boundary (to be excluded from the River).
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Mar 6, 2002Markup May 22, 2002Reported Jun 17, 2002 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Mar 12, 2002Hearings May 16, 2002Discharged May 22, 2002 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jun 25, 2002Reported Oct 8, 2002 |
| National Parks Subcommittee | Hearings Sep 19, 2002 |
Actions 27
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 17, 2002Signed by President.
- Dec 17, 2002Became Public Law No: 107-356.
- Dec 9, 2002Presented to President.
- Nov 20, 2002Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 11/19/2002 S11652-11655)
- Nov 20, 2002Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Oct 8, 2002Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman without amendment. Without written report.
- Oct 8, 2002Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 681.
- Sep 19, 2002Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
- Jun 25, 2002Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Jun 24, 2002Mr. Cannon moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jun 24, 2002Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3831)
- Jun 24, 2002DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3858.
- Jun 24, 2002At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Goodlatte objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
- Jun 24, 2002Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3833)
- Jun 24, 2002Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3831)
- Jun 24, 2002Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 17, 2002Reported by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 107-509.
- Jun 17, 2002Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 305.
- May 22, 2002Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 22, 2002Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- May 22, 2002Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands Discharged.
- May 21, 2002Executive Comment Received from Interior.
- May 16, 2002Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Mar 12, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
- Mar 12, 2002Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
- Mar 6, 2002Introduced in House
- Mar 6, 2002Referred 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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S11653 | — | Nov 19, 2002 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3831, H3833Text printed H3831 | Chris Cannon R-UT, Donna M. Christensen D-VI | Jun 24, 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 4
- Oct 8, 2002H.R. 3858, New River Gorge Boundary Act of 2002<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on October 8, 2002</p>
- Oct 8, 2002H.R. 3858, New River Gorge Boundary Act of 2002Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on October 8, 2002
- Jun 13, 2002H.R. 3858, New River Gorge Boundary Act of 2002<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on May 22, 2002</p>
- Jun 13, 2002H.R. 3858, New River Gorge Boundary Act of 2002Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on May 22, 2002
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 107-860 | MISCELLANEOUS NATIONAL PARKS BILLS37 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Sep 19, 2002 |
| Serial No. 107-116 | H.R. 36, H.R. 3858, and H.R. 410368 pages | Natural Resources Committee | May 16, 2002 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL34619 | Use of the Capitol Rotunda, Capitol Grounds, and Emancipation Hall: Concurrent Resolutions, 101st to 119th Congresses | Report | Feb 6, 2026 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To modify the boundaries of the New River Gorge National River, West Virginia.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- New River Gorge Boundary Act of 2002
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- New River Gorge Boundary Act of 2002
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 6
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Oct 8, 2002Reported to Senate
- Jun 25, 2002Referred in Senate
- Jun 24, 2002Engrossed in House
- Jun 17, 2002Reported in House
- Mar 6, 2002Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
