Federal Lands Restoration, Enhancement, Public Education, and Information Resources Act of 2005
Latest action · Dec 14, 2005 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2536)
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 2, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Federal Lands Restoration, Enhancement, Public Education, and Information Resources Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the National Park Service Organic Act, the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966, and Federal law relating to National Forest System Lands, to make available any moneys received from fines or any moneys received from collateral payments in lieu of appearance for violations of rules and regulations applicable to Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture for certain restoration and public informational activities on such lands. Transfers any such excess funds to the Crime Victims Fund established under the Victims of Crime Act of 1984.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 2, 2005.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CO | Thomas G. Tancredo | Original | Feb 2, 2005 |
Committees 2
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 2, 2005Markup May 18, 2005Reported Jun 14, 2005 |
| Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee | Referred Feb 15, 2005Discharged May 18, 2005 | |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Feb 15, 2005Discharged May 18, 2005 | |
| Forests and Forest Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 15, 2005Hearings Mar 16, 2005Discharged May 18, 2005 | |
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Feb 2, 2005Discharged Jun 14, 2005 |
| Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee | Referred Mar 15, 2005 |
Actions 18
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 14, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2536)
- Jun 14, 2005Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 109-129, Part I.
- Jun 14, 2005Committee on Agriculture discharged.
- Jun 14, 2005Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 74.
- May 18, 2005Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 18, 2005Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- May 18, 2005Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health Discharged.
- May 18, 2005Subcommittee on National Parks Discharged.
- May 18, 2005Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans Discharged.
- Mar 16, 2005Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Mar 15, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
- Feb 15, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans.
- Feb 15, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
- Feb 15, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
- Feb 15, 2005Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Interior.
- Feb 2, 2005Introduced in House
- Feb 2, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E141-142)
- Feb 2, 2005Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 E141 | Mark Udall D-CO | Feb 2, 2005 |
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 24, 2005H.R. 599, Federal Lands Restoration, Enhancement, Public Education, and Information Resources Act of 2005<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on May 18 2005</p>
- May 24, 2005H.R. 599, Federal Lands Restoration, Enhancement, Public Education, and Information Resources Act of 2005Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on May 18 2005
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide a source of funds to carry out restoration activities on Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Federal Lands Restoration, Enhancement, Public Education, and Information Resources Act of 2005
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Federal Lands Restoration, Enhancement, Public Education, and Information Resources Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Animals
- Compensation for victims of crime
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Economics and Public Finance
- Environmental education
- Environmental law enforcement
- Environmental Protection
- Fines (Penalties)
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Government trust funds
- Law
- Maintenance and repair
- National forests
- National parks
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Restoration ecology
- Victims of crimes
- Wildlife refuges
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 14, 2005Reported in House
- Feb 2, 2005Introduced 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.