Rim of the Valley Corridor Study Act
Latest action · Aug 1, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
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.
- IntroducedJan 25, 2005
- Passed SenateJul 26, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Rim of the Valley Corridor Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct and submit a report to specified congressional committees on a resource study of the Rim of the Valley Corridor in California to evaluate various alternatives for protecting the Corridor's resources, including designating all or part of the Corridor as a unit of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.
Lists the objectives the Secretary shall seek to achieve in conducting the study.
Requires the Secretary to analyze: (1) the potential impact of each alternative on staffing and other potential costs to Federal, State, and local agencies and other organizations; and (2) the potential impact that designating all or part of the Rim of the Valley Corridor as a unit of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area would have on land in or bordering the area that is privately owned as of the date on which the study is conducted.
Requires the report to include the concerns of private landowners within the boundaries of the Recreation Area.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 25, 2005.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Jan 25, 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 Jan 25, 2005Markup Feb 9, 2005Reported Feb 23, 2005 |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jul 28, 2005 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Aug 1, 2005 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 1, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
- Jul 27, 2005Received in the House.
- Jul 27, 2005Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jul 27, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
- Jul 26, 2005Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9018-9052; text as passed Senate: CR S9019)
- Feb 23, 2005Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici under authority of the order of the Senate of 02/17/05 without amendment. With written report No. 109-9.
- Feb 23, 2005Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 20.
- Feb 9, 2005Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jan 25, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Jan 25, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S473)
- Jan 25, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S473-474)
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 S9019Text printed S9019 | — | Jul 26, 2005 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S473Text printed S473 | Dianne Feinstein D-CA (text) | Jan 25, 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
- Feb 14, 2005S. 153, Rim of the Valley Corridor Study Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on February 9, 2005</p>
- Feb 14, 2005S. 153, Rim of the Valley Corridor Study ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on February 9, 2005
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 355 | Rim of the Valley Corridor Study Act | Related bill | Feb 10, 2005 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a resource study of the Rim of the Valley Corridor in the State of California to evaluate alternatives for protecting the resources of the Corridor, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Rim of the Valley Corridor Study Act
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Rim of the Valley Corridor Study Act
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Rim of the Valley Corridor Study Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Animals
- California
- Commemorations
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Cost effectiveness
- Endangered species
- Governmental investigations
- Habitat conservation
- Historic sites
- History
- Landowners
- Landscape protection
- Mountains
- National recreation areas
- Outdoor recreation
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Sports and Recreation
- Trails
- Wildlife conservation
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 27, 2005Referred in House
- Jul 26, 2005Engrossed in Senate
- Feb 23, 2005Reported to Senate
- Jan 25, 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.