A bill to provide for the continuation of higher education through the conveyance of certain public lands in the State of Alaska to the University of Alaska, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Nov 22, 2002 Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
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.
- IntroducedDec 13, 2001
- Passed SenateNov 20, 2002
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Provides for selection of lands by the University and the approval and conveyance of lands by the Secretary of the Interior.
Entitles the University to take up to an additional 250,000 acres in Federal lands or interests in lands in or adjacent to Alaska, to be conveyed on an acre-for-acre basis as a matching grant for any lands granted to the University by the State of Alaska after enactment of this Act. Permits the University to select, and requires the Secretary to convey, land pursuant to this State matching grant provision in parcels of 25,000 acres or greater.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 13, 2001.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AK | Ted Stevens | Original | Dec 13, 2001 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Dec 13, 2001Reported Oct 8, 2002 |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Nov 22, 2002 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Nov 22, 2002 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 22, 2002Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Nov 22, 2002Received in the House.
- Nov 22, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
- Nov 22, 2002Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
- Nov 20, 2002Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 11/19/2002 S11647-11649; text as passed Senate: CR 11/19/2002 S11647-11649)
- 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. 640.
- Dec 13, 2001Introduced in Senate
- Dec 13, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13146-13147)
- Dec 13, 2001Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 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 S11647Text printed S11647–S11649 | Harry Reid D-NV | Nov 19, 2002 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S13146 | Frank H. Murkowski R-AK | Dec 13, 2001 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Nov 1, 2002S. 1816, A bill to provide for the continuation of higher education through the conveyance of certain public lands in the state of Alaska to the University of Alaska, and for other purposes<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on October 8, 2002</p>
- Nov 1, 2002S. 1816, A bill to provide for the continuation of higher education through the conveyance of certain public lands in the state of Alaska to the University of Alaska, and for other purposesCost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on October 8, 2002
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide for the continuation of higher education through the conveyance of certain public lands in the State of Alaska to the University of Alaska, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Administrative procedure
- Agricultural colleges
- Agriculture and Food
- Alaska
- Animals
- Colleges
- Department of the Interior
- Education
- Government Operations and Politics
- Higher education
- Judicial review of administrative acts
- Land transfers
- Law
- National parks
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Wilderness areas
- Wildlife refuges
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 22, 2002Referred in House
- Nov 20, 2002Engrossed in Senate
- Oct 8, 2002Reported to Senate
- Dec 13, 2001Introduced in Senate
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.
