Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Improvement Act
Latest action · Dec 30, 2005 Became Public Law No: 109-156.
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 24, 2005
- Passed SenateDec 16, 2005
- Passed HouseDec 19, 2005
- To the PresidentDec 22, 2005
- Became lawDec 30, 2005Public Law 109-156
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.)
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Improvement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to grant an easement to the Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation to enlarge the diameter of a specified natural gas pipeline from 14 inches to not more than 20 inches, consistent with the recreational values and protection of the resources of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in Pennsylvania.
Authorizes the Superintendent of the Recreation Area to issue a permit to the Corporation for the use of the Recreation Area in accordance with specified procedural requirements for the temporary areas required for the construction of the enlarged pipeline.
Requires the Corporation to comply with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) certification requirements for the increase in pipeline size.
Prohibits the Secretary from granting additional increases in the diameter of, or easements for, the pipeline within the boundary of the Recreation Area after the date of enactment of this Act.
Authorizes the Attorney General, at the Secretary's request, to bring against the Corporation a civil action for damages and response costs if the Corporation violates easement or permit provisions, fails to submit or timely implement an approved restoration and mitigation plan, or the violation or failure destroys, results in the loss of, or injures park system resources.
Amends the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to modify the effective date of the prohibition against the use of Highway 209 within Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area by certain commercial vehicles. Changes such date from noon on September 30, 2005, to the earlier of the date on which a feasible alternative is available, or noon of September 30, 2015.
Increases from $25 to $40 the maximum commercial use fee which the Secretary is required to collect from commercial vehicles until the effective date of the prohibition.
Extends the National Park System Advisory Board until January 1, 2007.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 24, 2005.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Arlen Specter | Original | Jun 24, 2005 |
Committees 1
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 24, 2005Markup Nov 16, 2005Reported Dec 8, 2005 |
| National Parks Subcommittee | Hearings Sep 22, 2005 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 30, 2005Signed by President.
- Dec 30, 2005Became Public Law No: 109-156.
- Dec 22, 2005Presented to President.
- Dec 19, 2005Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H12215-12216)
- Dec 19, 2005Mr. Pombo asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
- Dec 19, 2005Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H12215-12216)
- Dec 19, 2005Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 19, 2005Cleared for White House.
- Dec 17, 2005Received in the House.
- Dec 17, 2005Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 17, 2005Held at the desk.
- Dec 16, 2005Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S13935-13936; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S13935-13936)
- Dec 16, 2005Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title 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 with amendments and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 109-194.
- Dec 8, 2005Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 312.
- Nov 16, 2005Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- Sep 22, 2005Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-213.
- Jun 24, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Jun 24, 2005Read 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H12215Text printed H12215 | Richard W. Pombo R-CA | Dec 18, 2005 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S13935Text printed S13935Amendments S13924, S13925, S13935, S13936 | Pete V. Domenici R-NM (amendment) | Dec 16, 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 22, 2005S. 1310, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Natural Gas Pipeline Enlargement 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 22, 2005S. 1310, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Natural Gas Pipeline Enlargement 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 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45994 | Federal Land Management Agencies’ Mandatory Appropriations Accounts | Report | Nov 5, 2019 |
Amendments 2
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 2683 | In the nature of a substitute. | Pete V. Domenici R-NM | Amendment SA 2683 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
| SA 2684 | To amend the title. | Pete V. Domenici R-NM | Amendment SA 2684 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 3124 | Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Natural Gas Pipeline Enlargement Act | Related bill | Dec 12, 2005 |
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to allow the Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation to increase the diameter of a natural gas pipeline located in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.
- Official Titles as Amended by Senate
- A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to allow the Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation to increase the diameter of a natural gas pipeline located in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, to allow certain commercial vehicles to continue to use Route 209 within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, and to extend the termination date of the National Park System Advisory Board to January 1, 2007.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Natural Gas Pipeline Enlargement Act
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Natural Gas Pipeline Enlargement Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Improvement Act
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Improvement Act
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Improvement Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Dec 16, 2005Engrossed in Senate
- Dec 8, 2005Reported to Senate
- Jun 24, 2005Introduced in Senate
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