Joint Federal and State Navigable Waters Commission for Alaska Act
Latest action · Oct 8, 2002 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 648.
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.
- IntroducedJun 5, 2002
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(Sec. 4) Requires the Commission to: (1) make recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior and the State of Alaska regarding the determination of bodies of water in the State that are navigable waters for purposes of the Submerged Lands Act; (2) establish a process for employing established standards to facilitate making such recommendations and determinations; (3) develop procedures for involving private landowners, including Alaska Native corporations and the public, in that process; (4) undertake a process to identify navigable waters in Alaska pursuant to established standards and criteria; and (5) make recommendations to improve coordination and consultation between the State and the Federal Government regarding navigability determinations and decisions concerning title to submerged lands.
(Sec. 10) Directs the Commission to report to the President, specified congressional committees, the Governor of Alaska, and the Alaska legislature on its activities during the preceding year.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 5, 2002.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AK | Ted Stevens | Original | Jun 5, 2002 |
Committees 1
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 Jun 5, 2002Markup Oct 4, 2002Reported Oct 8, 2002 |
| Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee | Hearings Jul 30, 2002 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 8, 2002Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with amendments. Without written report.
- Oct 8, 2002Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 648.
- Oct 4, 2002Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- Jul 30, 2002Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 107-846.
- Jun 5, 2002Introduced in Senate
- Jun 5, 2002Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5051)
- Jun 5, 2002Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5051 | Frank H. Murkowski R-AK | Jun 5, 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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Oct 18, 2002S. 2587, Joint Federal and State Navigable Waters Commission for Alaska Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on October 8, 2002</p>
- Oct 18, 2002S. 2587, Joint Federal and State Navigable Waters Commission for Alaska ActCost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on October 8, 2002
Printed hearings 1
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. 107-846 | MISCELLANEOUS PUBLIC LANDS AND NATIONAL FORESTS BILLS64 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jul 30, 2002 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to establish the Joint Federal and State Navigable Waters Commission for Alaska.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Joint Federal and State Navigable Waters Commission for Alaska Act
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Joint Federal and State Navigable Waters Commission for Alaska Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
- Alaska
- Citizen participation
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal-state relations
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Lakes
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Navigation
- Right of property
- Rivers
- Submerged lands
- Transportation and Public Works
- Water Resources Development
- Water use
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 8, 2002Reported to Senate
- Jun 5, 2002Introduced 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.
