To authorize the exchange of certain land in Everglades National Park.
Latest action · Dec 23, 2004 Became Public Law No: 108-483.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 10, 2004
- Passed HouseJul 19, 2004
- Passed SenateDec 8, 2004
- To the PresidentDec 16, 2004
- Became lawDec 23, 2004Public Law 108-483
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on June 1, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Amends the Everglades National Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire from one or more willing sellers not more than ten acres of land located outside the boundary of Everglades National Park and adjacent to or near the East Everglades area of the Park for the development of administrative, housing, maintenance, or other Park purposes. Requires such land, on acquisition, to be administered as part of the Park in accordance with the laws (including regulations) applicable to the Park.
Directs the Administrator of General Services to convey to Miami-Dade County, Florida, fee title to approximately 595.28 acres of land designated as Site Alpha that is declared by the Department of the Navy to be excess land in exchange for conveyance by the County to the Secretary of fee title to two parcels of land owned by the County totaling approximately 152.93 acres that are designated as Tract 605-01 and Tract 605-03.
Directs the Secretary, after the completion of such exchange, to convey to the South Florida Water Management District fee title to approximately 1,054 acres of land located in the Rocky Glades area of the Park in exchange for fee title to approximately 1,054 acres of District land located in the Southern Glades Wildlife and Environmental Area.
Requires that the land conveyed to the District be used by the District for the purposes of the C-111 project, including restoration of the Everglades natural system. (The C-111 Spreader Canal project modifies the existing water management system to restore historic freshwater flows to areas of the Everglades National Park and to maintain existing flood protection for surrounding areas.)
Amends Federal law relating to the Big Cypress National Preserve and the Big Cypress National Preserve Addition to: (1) provide for the reduction in the amount of payment or reimbursement by the Secretary of total costs to the State of Florida of acquiring lands within Big Cypress National Preserve Addition by an amount equal to 20 percent of the amount of the total cost incurred by the Secretary in acquiring lands in the Addition other than from the State; and (2) remove the requirement for reducing the aggregate cost to the United States of acquiring lands within the Addition by an amount equal to 20 percent of the amount of the total cost incurred by the Secretary in acquiring lands in the Addition other than from the State.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 13, 2004.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Adam H. Putnam | May 13, 2004 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | May 13, 2004 | |
| D-FL | Allen Boyd | May 13, 2004 | |
| R-FL | Dave Weldon | May 13, 2004 | |
| R-FL | E. Clay Shaw Jr. | May 13, 2004 | |
| R-FL | Ginny Brown-Waite | May 13, 2004 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | May 13, 2004 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | May 13, 2004 | |
| D-FL | Jim Davis | May 13, 2004 | |
| R-FL | Katherine Harris | May 13, 2004 | |
| D-FL | Kendrick B. Meek | May 13, 2004 | |
| R-FL | Lincoln Diaz-Balart | May 13, 2004 | |
| R-FL | Mark Foley | May 13, 2004 | |
| R-FL | Michael Bilirakis | May 13, 2004 | |
| D-FL | Peter Deutsch | May 13, 2004 | |
| R-FL | Ric Keller | May 13, 2004 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | May 13, 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 Feb 10, 2004Markup May 19, 2004Reported Jun 1, 2004 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Feb 11, 2004Discharged May 19, 2004 |
Actions 20
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 23, 2004Signed by President.
- Dec 23, 2004Became Public Law No: 108-483.
- Dec 16, 2004Presented to President.
- Dec 9, 2004Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 8, 2004Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12020)
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 S12020 | William H. Frist R-TN | Dec 8, 2004 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5935, H5936Text printed H5935 | J. D. Hayworth R-AZ, Madeleine Z. Bordallo D-GU, Mario Diaz-Balart R-FL | Jul 19, 2004 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- May 25, 2004H.R. 3785, A bill to authorize the exchange of certain land in Everglades National Park<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on May 19, 2004</p>
- May 25, 2004H.R. 3785, A bill to authorize the exchange of certain land in Everglades National ParkCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on May 19, 2004
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2046 | A bill to authorize the exchange of certain land in Everglades National Park. | Identical bill | Sep 17, 2004 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the exchange of certain land in Everglades National Park.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Boundaries
- Canals
- Emergency Management
- Environmental Protection
- Estuaries
- Everglades
- Flood damage prevention
- Florida
- Freshwater resources conservation
- Land transfers
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- National parks
- Natural areas
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Restoration ecology
- Transportation and Public Works
- Water districts
- Water Resources Development
- Wetlands
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Jul 20, 2004Placed on Calendar Senate
- Jul 19, 2004Engrossed in House
- Jun 1, 2004Reported in House
- Feb 10, 2004Introduced 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.