National Heritage Partnership Act
Latest action · Sep 20, 2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
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.
- IntroducedJun 17, 2004
- Passed SenateSep 15, 2004
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on August 25, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
National Heritage Partnership Act - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a National Heritage Areas program under which the Secretary shall provide technical and financial assistance to local coordinating entities to support the establishment of National Heritage Areas. Describes the Secretary's duties, including conducting studies, providing technical assistance, and submitting annual reports.
(Sec. 4) Specifies the criteria that the Secretary shall apply to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating proposed Areas. States that designation of an Area shall be: (1) by Act of Congress; and (2) contingent on the prior completion of a study and an affirmative determination by the Secretary that the area meets such criteria.
(Sec. 5) Sets forth requirements for Area management plans. Instructs local coordinating entities to submit plans to the Secretary for approval. Prohibits a local coordinating entity from using Federal funds authorized by this Act to implement an amendment until the Secretary approves the amendment.
(Sec. 6) Requires such an entity to submit annual reports to the Secretary for each fiscal year for which the local coordinating committee receives Federal funds under this Act.
Bars local coordinating entities from using Federal funds authorized under this Act to acquire any interest in real property.
(Sec. 7) Specifies this Act's effect with regard to: (1) the provision of technical or financial assistance by other Federal agencies; (2) the management or use of Federal land by other Federal agencies; and (3) specified private property and regulatory protections.
(Sec. 9) Authorizes appropriations.
Terminates the authority of the Secretary to provide financial assistance to an individual local coordinating entity (excluding technical assistance and administrative oversight) 15 years after the initial receipt of the assistance by the local coordinating committee.
Limits to five percent the amount of funds that may be used by the Secretary for technical assistance, oversight, and administration.
Requires grant recipients to provide, as a condition of receiving a grant under this Act, matching funds from non-Federal sources equal to the grant amount.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 17, 2004.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MT | Conrad R. Burns | Original | Jun 17, 2004 |
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 Jun 17, 2004Markup Jul 14, 2004Reported Aug 25, 2004 |
| National Parks Subcommittee | Hearings Jun 24, 2004 | |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Sep 17, 2004 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Sep 20, 2004 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 20, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
- Sep 17, 2004Received in the House.
- Sep 17, 2004Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 17, 2004Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
- Sep 15, 2004Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9356-9360; text as passed Senate: CR S9356-9360)
- Aug 25, 2004Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici under authority of the order of the Senate of 07/22/04 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 108-329.
- Aug 25, 2004Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 685.
- Jul 14, 2004Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Jun 24, 2004Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 108-692.
- Jun 17, 2004Introduced in Senate
- Jun 17, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 6/18/2004 S7012)
- Jun 17, 2004Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR 6/18/2004 S7012-7014)
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 S9356Text printed S9356–S9360 | — | Sep 15, 2004 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7012Text printed S7012–S7014 | Craig Thomas R-WY (text) | Jun 17, 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
- Jul 19, 2004S. 2543, National Heritage Partnership Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on July 14, 2004</p>
- Jul 19, 2004S. 2543, National Heritage Partnership ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on July 14, 2004
Printed hearings 2
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. 108-692 | NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS59 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jun 24, 2004 |
| S. Hrg. 108-551 | NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS83 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Mar 30, 2004 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to establish a program and criteria for National Heritage Areas in the United States, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- National Heritage Partnership Act
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- National Heritage Partnership Act
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- National Heritage Partnership Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Administrative procedure
- Arts, Culture, Religion
- Auditing
- Citizen participation
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Commemorations
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Cultural property
- Department of the Interior
- Economics and Public Finance
- Environmental Protection
- Federal-local relations
- Federal-state relations
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Governmental investigations
- Grants-in-aid
- Historic sites
- History
- Land use
- Landowners
- Landscape protection
- Law
- Maps
- Natural areas
- Nature conservation
- Nonprofit organizations
- Outdoor recreation
- Planning
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Public meetings
- Public-private partnerships
- Recreation areas
- Right of property
- Social life and customs
- Social Welfare
- Sports and Recreation
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 17, 2004Referred in House
- Sep 15, 2004Engrossed in Senate
- Aug 25, 2004Reported to Senate
- Jun 17, 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.