Atchafalaya National Heritage Area Act
Latest action · Feb 16, 2005 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 12.
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 31, 2005
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Atchafalaya National Heritage Area Act - (Sec. 3) Establishes the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area in Louisiana.
Designates the Atchafalaya Trace Commission as the local coordinating entity (the entity) of the Heritage Area.
(Sec. 4) Prohibits the use of Federal funds received under this Act to acquire real property.
(Sec. 5) Requires the Commission to develop and implement a management plan, subject to the Secretary of the Interior's approval, that incorporates an integrated and cooperative approach to protect, interpret, and enhance the resources of the Heritage Area.
(Sec. 6) Establishes a procedure for the voluntary inclusion of private property in the Heritage Area.
(Sec. 7) Sets forth private property protections.
(Sec. 8) Declares the effect of this Act with regard to certain authorities and powers.
(Sec. 9) Requires the entity to report to the Secretary concerning its expenditures for any year Federal funds are made available under this Act.
(Sec. 10) Authorizes appropriations. Limits: (1) the availability of funds for any fiscal year to $1,000,000; and (2) the Federal share of the total cost of any activity assisted under this Act to 50 percent.
(Sec. 11) Terminates the authority of the Secretary to provide assistance to the entity 15 years after enactment.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 31, 2005.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-LA | David Vitter | Original | Jan 31, 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 Jan 31, 2005Markup Feb 9, 2005Reported Feb 16, 2005 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 16, 2005Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici without amendment. With written report No. 109-5.
- Feb 16, 2005Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 12.
- Feb 9, 2005Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jan 31, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Jan 31, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S649-651)
- Jan 31, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S651-652)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S649–S651Text printed S651 | Mary L. Landrieu D-LA (text) | Jan 31, 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. 204, Atchafalaya National Heritage Area 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. 204, Atchafalaya National Heritage Area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 203 | National Heritage Areas Act of 2006 | Related bill | Oct 12, 2006 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to establish the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area in the State of Louisiana.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Atchafalaya National Heritage Area Act
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Atchafalaya National Heritage Area Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Arts, Culture, Religion
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Commemorations
- Cultural property
- Economics and Public Finance
- Environmental Protection
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Historic sites
- History
- Landscape protection
- Louisiana
- Nature conservation
- Outdoor recreation
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Right of property
- Sports and Recreation
- Sustainable development
- Water Resources Development
- Watersheds
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 16, 2005Reported to Senate
- Jan 31, 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.