HR 896 · 107th Congress 2001โ€“2003, ended

To ensure the safety of recreational fishermen and other persons who use motor vehicles to access beaches adjacent to the Brigantine Wilderness Area in the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, New Jersey, by providing a narrow transition zone above the mean high tide line where motor vehicles can be safely driven and parked.

Latest action · Jun 7, 2001 Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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. IntroducedMar 6, 2001
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to revise the boundaries of a specified portion of the Brigantine Wilderness Area (in the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, formerly known as the Brigantine National Wildlife Refuge) located on Long Beach Island in Ocean County, New Jersey, to provide a narrow transition zone between the mean high tide line and the wilderness boundaries to permit vehicles to safely access and park on the beach without inadvertently entering the wilderness area. Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to alter the Secretary's authority to prohibit or restrict public access to such area during the breeding season of the piping plover.

Cosponsors 3

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 15, 2001 to Sep 25, 2002.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-WYBarbara CubinMay 15, 2001
R-CARandy (Duke) CunninghamJun 6, 2001
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsSep 25, 2002

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Mar 6, 2001
Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
Referred Mar 19, 2001Hearings Jun 7, 2001

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 7, 2001Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  2. Mar 19, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
  3. Mar 19, 2001Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
  4. Mar 6, 2001Introduced in House
  5. Mar 6, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Resources.

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.

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. 107-35H.R. 896 and H.R. 1989104 pagesNatural Resources CommitteeJun 7, 2001

Titles 1

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

Official Title as Introduced
To ensure the safety of recreational fishermen and other persons who use motor vehicles to access beaches adjacent to the Brigantine Wilderness Area in the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, New Jersey, by providing a narrow transition zone above the mean high tide line where motor vehicles can be safely driven and parked.

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 6, 2001Introduced in House

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