Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center Lease Act
Latest action · Oct 4, 2006 Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
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.
- IntroducedOct 25, 2005
- Passed SenateSep 29, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Title I: Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center - Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center Lease Act - (Sec. 103) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a specified memorandum of understanding with the Porter County Convention, Recreation and Visitor Commission to establish a joint partnership with respect to the management of the Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center and, after entering into such a memorandum, lease space in such Memorial Center for use as a visitor center for the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (the Lakeshore Center).
Permits the Secretary to use Lakeshore employees to provide visitor information and education at the Lakeshore Center.
(Sec. 105) Authorizes appropriations.
Title II: Public Land Technical Amendments - Public Land Technical Amendments Act of 2006 - Makes technical amendments with respect to certain public lands.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
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 Oct 25, 2005Markup Mar 8, 2006Reported Apr 20, 2006 |
| National Parks Subcommittee | Hearings Feb 16, 2006 | |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Sep 30, 2006 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Oct 4, 2006 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 4, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
- Oct 4, 2006Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
- Sep 29, 2006Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S10535; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S10535)
- Sep 29, 2006The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 29, 2006Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
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
- Mar 27, 2006S. 1913, A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease a portion of the Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center for use as a visitor center for the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, and for other purposes<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on March 8, 2006</p>
- Mar 27, 2006S. 1913, A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease a portion of the Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center for use as a visitor center for the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, and for other purposesCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on March 8, 2006
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. 109-361 | MISCELLANEOUS NATIONAL PARKS BILLS37 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Feb 16, 2006 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 5110 | To strike the section relating to the Ojito Wilderness. | Pete V. Domenici R-NM | Amendment SA 5110 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 4068 | Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center Lease Act | Related bill | Oct 20, 2005 |
Titles 6
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 lease a portion of the Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center for use as a visitor center for the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center Lease Act
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate for portions of this bill
- Public Land Technical Amendments Act of 2006
- Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center Lease Act
- Short Titles as Passed Senate for portions of this bill
- Public Land Technical Amendments Act of 2006
- Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center Lease 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.
- Sep 29, 2006Referred in House
- Sep 29, 2006Engrossed in Senate
- Apr 20, 2006Reported to Senate
- Oct 25, 2005Introduced in Senate
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