S 301 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Upper Connecticut River Partnership Act

Introduced Feb 7, 2005 Originated Senate Sponsor Patrick J. Leahy D-VT

Latest action · Aug 2, 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.

IntroducedFeb 7, 2005
Passed SenateJul 26, 2005
Passed HouseNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on March 8, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Upper Connecticut River Partnership Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a Connecticut River Grants and Technical Assistance Program to provide grants and technical assistance to the governments of New Hampshire and Vermont, local governments, nonprofits, and the private sector to carry out projects for the conservation, restoration, and interpretation of historic and other resources in the Connecticut River watershed. Limits to a maximum of 75 percent the Federal share of the cost of any project funded by a grant under this Act.

Authorizes appropriations.

Cosponsors 3

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 7, 2005.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-VT	James M. Jeffords	Original	Feb 7, 2005
R-NH	John E. Sununu	Original	Feb 7, 2005
R-NH	Judd Gregg	Original	Feb 7, 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 Feb 7, 2005Markup Feb 16, 2005Reported Mar 8, 2005
House	Natural Resources Committee	Referred Jul 28, 2005
	Federal Lands Subcommittee	Referred Aug 2, 2005

Actions 11

Everything that happened, newest first.

Aug 2, 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 with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9018-9052; text as reported in Senate: CR S9027; text as passed Senate: CR S9027-9028)
Mar 8, 2005Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici with an amendment. With written report No. 109-22.
Mar 8, 2005Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 33.
Feb 16, 2005Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Feb 7, 2005Introduced in Senate
Feb 7, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1053-1054)
Feb 7, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1054)

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 S9027Text printed S9027	—	Jul 26, 2005
Senate	Debate and remarks S1053Text printed S1054	Patrick J. Leahy D-VT (text)	Feb 7, 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

S. Rept. 109-22

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2

Feb 28, 2005S. 301, Upper Connecticut River Partnership Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on February 16, 2005</p>
Feb 28, 2005S. 301, Upper Connecticut River Partnership ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on February 16, 2005

Printed hearings 2

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. 109-518	PROMOTE WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER SAFETY; WATERSHED RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT AGREEMENTS; GATEWAY COMMUNITIES AND FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT PLANNING; AND LAND EXCHANGES IN THE TAHOE NATIONAL FOREST57 pages	Energy and Natural Resources Committee	May 10, 2006
Serial No. 109-21	THE ROLE OF NEPA IN THE SOUTHWESTERN STATES108 pages	Natural Resources Committee	Jun 18, 2005

Titles 4

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 provide assistance in implementing cultural heritage, conservation, and recreational activities in the Connecticut River watershed of the States of New Hampshire and Vermont.
Short Titles as Introduced: Upper Connecticut River Partnership Act
Short Titles as Reported to Senate: Upper Connecticut River Partnership Act
Short Titles as Passed Senate: Upper Connecticut River Partnership Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

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