Cumberland Island Wilderness Boundary Adjustment Act of 2004
Latest action · Oct 6, 2004 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 456.
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.
- IntroducedJul 21, 2004
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cumberland Island Wilderness Boundary Adjustment Act of 2004 - Designates certain land (excluding specified roadways) in the Cumberland Island National Seashore (Seashore) as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System and names such land as the Cumberland Island Wilderness (the Wilderness). Directs the Secretary of the Interior to include additional land in the Wilderness yet to be acquired and certain other land when all prohibited uses of such land have ceased, and to adjust the boundary of the Wilderness to include such land.
Requires that the map of the Wilderness be on file and available for public inspection in offices of the National Park System.
Directs that the Wilderness be administered by the Secretary under applicable provisions of the Wilderness Act.
Allows persons with an existing right to utility service on Cumberland Island to retain such right in the Wilderness after the date of enactment of this Act.
Directs the Secretary to prepare a management plan to ensure access to certain roads in the Wilderness for the purpose of transporting visitors to and from historic sites adjacent to the Wilderness.
Authorizes the Secretary to enter into not more than three concession contracts for the provision of tours for visitors to the Seashore.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 21, 2004 to Sep 14, 2004; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NH | Charles F. Bass | Original | Jul 21, 2004 |
| D-GA | David Scott | Original | Jul 21, 2004 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Sep 7, 2004 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Sep 9, 2004 | |
| D-KY | Ben Chandler | Sep 14, 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 Jul 21, 2004Markup Sep 22, 2004Reported Oct 6, 2004 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Jul 26, 2004Hearings Sep 14, 2004Discharged Sep 22, 2004 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 6, 2004Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 108-738.
- Oct 6, 2004Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 456.
- Sep 22, 2004Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands Discharged.
- Sep 22, 2004Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 22, 2004Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 15.
- Sep 14, 2004Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jul 26, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
- Jul 26, 2004Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
- Jul 21, 2004Introduced in House
- Jul 21, 2004Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
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
- Oct 1, 2004H.R. 4887, Cumberland Island Wilderness Boundary Adjustment Act of 2004<p>Cost estimate for the bill cumberland Island Wilderness Boundary Adjustment Act of 2004</p>
- Oct 1, 2004H.R. 4887, Cumberland Island Wilderness Boundary Adjustment Act of 2004Cost estimate for the bill cumberland Island Wilderness Boundary Adjustment Act of 2004
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To adjust the boundary of the Cumberland Island Wilderness, to authorize tours of the Cumberland Island National Seashore, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Cumberland Island Wilderness Boundary Adjustment Act of 2003
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Cumberland Island Wilderness Boundary Adjustment Act of 2004
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 6, 2004Reported in House
- Jul 21, 2004Introduced in House
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