Northern California Wild Heritage Act of 2003
Latest action · Oct 28, 2003 Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Interior.
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.
- IntroducedOct 16, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Designates specified California public lands as: (1) salmon restoration areas; (2) wilderness study areas; and (3) potential wilderness areas.
Designates specified California rivers as wild and scenic rivers. Requires the review of the Carson River, East Fork, California, to determine its suitability as a wild, scenic, or recreational river.
Establishes the Sacramento River National Conservation Area. Requires the development of a comprehensive plan for the long-range protection and management of such Area.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 16, 2003 to Jun 24, 2004; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Oct 16, 2003 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Oct 16, 2003 |
| D-CA | Ellen O. Tauscher | Original | Oct 16, 2003 |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Original | Oct 16, 2003 |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Original | Oct 16, 2003 |
| D-CA | Jane Harman | Original | Oct 16, 2003 |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Original | Oct 16, 2003 |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Original | Oct 16, 2003 |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Nov 21, 2003 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Nov 21, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Nov 21, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Nov 21, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Nov 21, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Mar 17, 2004 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Mar 17, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Xavier Becerra | Mar 17, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Apr 1, 2004 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Jun 24, 2004 |
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 Oct 16, 2003 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Oct 28, 2003 | |
| Forests and Forest Health Subcommittee | Referred Oct 28, 2003 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 28, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
- Oct 28, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
- Oct 28, 2003Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Interior.
- Oct 16, 2003Introduced in House
- Oct 16, 2003Referred 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E2063 | Hilda L. Solis D-CA | Oct 16, 2003 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in the northern portion of the State of California, to designate Salmon Restoration Areas, to establish the Sacramento River National Conservation Area, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Northern California Wild Heritage Act of 2003
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Agriculture and Food
- Air routes
- Animals
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Boats and boating
- California
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Commemorations
- Commerce
- Community development
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Economics and Public Finance
- Emergency Management
- Environmental law enforcement
- Environmental Protection
- Exotic animals
- Exotic plants
- Federal aid to law enforcement
- Federal-Indian relations
- Fire prevention
- Fishery management
- Fishing
- Forest conservation
- Forest fires
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Grazing
- Habitat conservation
- Historic sites
- History
- Horses
- Hunting
- Job creation
- Land transfers
- Maps
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Military aviation
- Minorities
- Motor vehicles
- National forests
- National parks
- Native Americans
- Natural areas
- Outdoor recreation
- Pest control
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Religion
- Religious liberty
- Restoration ecology
- Right of property
- Salmon
- Sports and Recreation
- Tourism
- Trails
- Transportation and Public Works
- Volcanoes
- Water Resources Development
- Wild rivers
- Wilderness areas
- Wildlife conservation
- Wildlife management
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 16, 2003Introduced 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.