Musconetcong Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
Latest action · Dec 22, 2006 Became Public Law No: 109-452.
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 23, 2005
- Passed SenateDec 16, 2005
- Passed HouseDec 9, 2006
- To the PresidentDec 20, 2006
- Became lawDec 22, 2006Public Law 109-452
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 16, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Musconetcong Wild and Scenic Rivers Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (the Act) to designate specified segments of the Musconetcong River, New Jersey, as scenic and recreational rivers. Prohibits such designated river segments from being administered as part of the National Park System.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to manage those segments in accordance with the Musconetcong River Management Plan (dated April 2003), which establishes goals and actions to ensure long-term protection of the outstanding values of the river segments and compatible management of land and water resources associated with such segments. Considers the management plan as satisfying the requirements for a comprehensive management plan for those river segments. Directs the Secretary, in determining whether a proposed water resources project would have a direct and adverse effect on the values for which a river segment is designated as part of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, to consider the extent to which the project is consistent with the management plan. Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance, staff support, and funding to assist in the implementation of the management plan.
Requires the Secretary to manage the river segments in cooperation with appropriate Federal, State, regional, and local agencies.
Requires any cooperative agreement entered into under the Act relating to a river segment to be consistent with the management plan. Permits an agreement to include provisions for financial or other assistance from the United States to facilitate the long-term protection, conservation, and enhancement of the river segment.
Authorizes the Secretary to provide planning, financial, and technical assistance to local municipalities and nonprofit organizations to assist in the implementation of actions to protect the natural and historic resources of the river segments. Considers, after adoption of recommendations made in section IV of the management plan, the zoning ordinances of the municipalities bordering the segments as satisfying requirements with respect to the curtailment of condemnation power in urban areas covered by valid and satisfactory zoning ordinances.
Provides for the designation of an additional river segment if there is adequate local support and for its administration as a recreational river.
Authorizes appropriations.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 23, 2005.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Original | May 23, 2005 |
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 23, 2005Markup Nov 16, 2005Reported Dec 8, 2005 |
| National Parks Subcommittee | Hearings Sep 22, 2005 | |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Dec 17, 2005Discharged Dec 9, 2006 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Dec 21, 2005 |
Actions 21
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 22, 2006Signed by President.
- Dec 22, 2006Became Public Law No: 109-452.
- Dec 20, 2006Presented to President.
- Dec 9, 2006Mr. Pombo asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
- Dec 9, 2006Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR 12/8/2006 H9254-9255)
- Dec 9, 2006Committee on Resources discharged.
- Dec 9, 2006Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR 12/8/2006 H9254-9255)
- Dec 9, 2006Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 21, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
- Dec 17, 2005Received in the House.
- Dec 17, 2005Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 17, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
- Dec 16, 2005Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S13935)
- Dec 16, 2005Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Dec 8, 2005Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici under authority of the order of the Senate of 11/18/2005 without amendment. With written report No. 109-193.
- Dec 8, 2005Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 311.
- Nov 16, 2005Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Sep 22, 2005Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-213.
- May 23, 2005Introduced in Senate
- May 23, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5780)
- May 23, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5780-5781)
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 S13935Amendments S13924, S13935 | Pete V. Domenici R-NM (amendment) | Dec 16, 2005 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5780Text printed S5780 | Jon S. Corzine D-NJ (text) | May 23, 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
- Nov 23, 2005S. 1096, Musconetcong Wild and Scenic Rivers Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on November 16, 2005</p>
- Nov 23, 2005S. 1096, Musconetcong Wild and Scenic Rivers ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on November 16, 2005
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. 109-213 | AMEND THE WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS ACT IN CONNECTICUT AND NEW JERSEY; INCREASE PIPELINE IN DELAWARE; AMEND THE NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT; AND EVALUATE COASTAL REGION IN DELAWARE59 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Sep 22, 2005 |
CRS reports 13
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
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Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 2682 | To make a technical corrections. | Pete V. Domenici R-NM | Amendment SA 2682 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1307 | Musconetcong Wild and Scenic Rivers Act | Related bill | Jul 25, 2006 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate portions of the Musconetcong River in the State of New Jersey as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Musconetcong Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Musconetcong Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Musconetcong Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Musconetcong Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 12, 2006Enrolled Bill
- Dec 17, 2005Referred in House
- Dec 16, 2005Engrossed in Senate
- Dec 8, 2005Reported to Senate
- May 23, 2005Introduced 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.