Atchafalaya National Heritage Area Act
Latest action · Oct 8, 2002 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 666.
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.
- IntroducedSep 3, 2002
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Designates the Atchafalaya Trace Commission as the local coordinating entity of such Area which shall develop and implement an Area management plan for the protection, interpretation, and enjoyment of such Area, subject to the Secretary of the Interior's approval.
Prohibits the use of Federal funds to acquire real property.
Limits Federal cost sharing to 50 percent. Authorizes appropriations. Terminates cost sharing after FY 2017.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 3, 2002.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-LA | John B. Breaux | Original | Sep 3, 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 Sep 3, 2002Markup Oct 4, 2002Reported Oct 8, 2002 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 8, 2002Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment. Without written report.
- Oct 8, 2002Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 666.
- Oct 4, 2002Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- Sep 3, 2002Introduced in Senate
- Sep 3, 2002Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8096-8098)
- Sep 3, 2002Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8098-8099)
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 S8096–S8098Text printed S8098 | Mary L. Landrieu D-LA (text) | Sep 3, 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 11, 2002S. 2899, Atchafalaya National Heritage Area Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on October 8, 2002</p>
- Oct 11, 2002S. 2899, Atchafalaya National Heritage Area ActCost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on October 8, 2002
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to establish the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area, Louisiana.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Atchafalaya National Heritage Area Act
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Atchafalaya National Heritage Area Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Arts, Culture, Religion
- Commemorations
- Cultural property
- Economics and Public Finance
- Environmental Protection
- Historic sites
- History
- Landscape protection
- Louisiana
- Nature conservation
- Outdoor recreation
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Sports and Recreation
- Sustainable development
- Water Resources Development
- Watershed management
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 8, 2002Reported to Senate
- Sep 3, 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.
