Montana National Forests Boundary Adjustment Act of 2004
Latest action · Nov 18, 2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
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.
- IntroducedMay 11, 2004
- Passed SenateOct 10, 2004
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Montana National Forests Boundary Adjustment Act of 2004 - Modifies the boundaries of the Helena, Lolo, and Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forests (the Forests) in Montana as depicted on specified maps.
Requires such maps to be on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the Chief of the Forest Service and Regional Forester. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make technical corrections to the map.
Requires land acquired within the boundaries of the Forests for National Forest System (NFS) purposes to be managed in accordance with the Weeks Law and laws applicable to the NFS.
States that the boundaries of the Forests as modified under this Act shall, for purposes of certain fund allocation provisions of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (LWCFA), be considered the boundaries of such Forests as of January 1, 1965 (the effective date of the LWCFA).
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
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 May 11, 2004Markup Sep 15, 2004Reported Sep 28, 2004 |
| Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee | Hearings Jul 21, 2004 | |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Nov 16, 2004 |
| Forests and Forest Health Subcommittee | Referred Nov 18, 2004 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 18, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
- Nov 16, 2004Received in the House.
- Nov 16, 2004Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Nov 16, 2004Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
- Oct 10, 2004Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11127-11183; text as passed Senate: CR S11174-11175)
- Sep 28, 2004Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 108-370.
- Sep 28, 2004Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 729.
- Sep 15, 2004Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Jul 21, 2004Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 108-714.
- May 11, 2004Introduced in Senate
- May 11, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5229)
- May 11, 2004Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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 S11174Text printed S11174Amendments S11174 | — | Oct 10, 2004 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5229 | Conrad R. Burns R-MT | May 11, 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 4
- Sep 20, 2004S. 2408, Montana National Forests Boundary Adjustment Act of 2004<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on September 15, 2004</p>
- Sep 20, 2004S. 2408, Montana National Forests Boundary Adjustment Act of 2004<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on September 15, 2004</p>
- Sep 20, 2004S. 2408, Montana National Forests Boundary Adjustment Act of 2004Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on September 15, 2004
- Sep 20, 2004S. 2408, Montana National Forests Boundary Adjustment Act of 2004Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on September 15, 2004
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. 108-714 | MISCELLANEOUS PUBLIC LANDS AND FOREST BILLS69 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jul 21, 2004 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5056 | Montana National Forests Boundary Adjustment Act of 2004 | Identical bill | Sep 16, 2004 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to adjust the boundaries of the Helena, Lolo, and Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forests in the State of Montana.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Montana National Forests Boundary Adjustment Act of 2004
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Montana National Forests Boundary Adjustment Act of 2004
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 16, 2004Referred in House
- Oct 10, 2004Engrossed in Senate
- Sep 28, 2004Reported to Senate
- May 11, 2004Introduced 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.