Caribbean National Forest Wilderness Act of 2002
Latest action · Nov 15, 2002 Received in the Senate.
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 13, 2002
- Passed HouseNov 15, 2002
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Provides that designation of the Wilderness shall not be construed to prevent within the area's boundaries: (1) installation and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorological, climatological, or atmospheric data collection and transmission facilities essential to the scientific research purposes of the Luquillo Experimental Forest if the scale and scope of facility development are not detrimental to the area's wilderness characteristics; (2) construction and maintenance of nesting structures, observation blinds, and population monitoring platforms for threatened and endangered species; or (3) construction and maintenance of trails to such facilities as necessary for research purposes and the recovery of such species.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 13, 2002 to Apr 9, 2002; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Original | Mar 13, 2002 |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Original | Mar 13, 2002 |
| D-GU | Robert A. Underwood | Mar 19, 2002 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Apr 9, 2002 |
Committees 1
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 13, 2002Markup Mar 20, 2002Reported Apr 16, 2002 |
| Forests and Forest Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 15, 2002Discharged Mar 20, 2002 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 15, 2002Mr. Hansen asked unanimous consent to consider in the House.
- Nov 15, 2002Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR 11/14/2002 H8880-8881; text of measure as reported in House: CR 11/14/2002 H8880)
- Nov 15, 2002Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
- Nov 15, 2002Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 15, 2002Received in the Senate.
- Apr 16, 2002Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 107-409.
- Apr 16, 2002Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 244.
- Mar 20, 2002Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Mar 20, 2002Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Mar 20, 2002Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health Discharged.
- Mar 15, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
- Mar 13, 2002Introduced in House
- Mar 13, 2002Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H8880Text printed H8880 | James V. Hansen R-UT (text) | Nov 14, 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
- Apr 3, 2002H.R. 3955, Caribbean National Forest Wilderness Act of 2002<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on March 20, 2002</p>
- Apr 3, 2002H.R. 3955, Caribbean National Forest Wilderness Act of 2002Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on March 20, 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. 107-794 | ILLEGAL TRAFFICKING OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES; PROTECTION OF PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES; AND DESIGNATE CERTAIN WATERWAYS IN PUERTO RICO25 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jul 23, 2002 |
| Serial No. 107-101 | H.R. 3401, H.R. 3954, and H.R. 396271 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Apr 10, 2002 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAmdt 622 | Amendment in the nature of a substitute consists of the text of the "Caribbean National Forest Wilderness Act". | James V. Hansen R-UT | On agreeing to the Hansen amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection. |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To designate certain National Forest System lands in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Caribbean National Forest Wilderness Act of 2002
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Caribbean National Forest Wilderness Act of 2002
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 16, 2002Engrossed in House
- Apr 16, 2002Reported in House
- Mar 13, 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.
