To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease certain lands in Virgin Islands National Park, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jun 17, 2008 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
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 16, 2007
- Passed HouseMar 4, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a lease with CBI Acquisitions, LLC, governing the use of property for the continued management and operation of the Caneel Bay Resort on the island of St. John in Virgin Islands National Park.
Requires any lease entered into pursuant to this Act to include the property covered by the retained use estate entered into by the Jackson Hole Preserve and the United States on September 30, 1983, (the RUE) and any associated property owned by CBI donated to the National Park Service (NPS).
Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) the terms of the lease agreement; (2) appraisals to determine the fair market value of all property covered by the RUE and any property, including the value, if any, of the surrendered term of the RUE, owned by CBI to be donated, or otherwise conveyed, to the NPS; and (3) compensation to the United States of the property's fair market value rent. Makes 80% of such payment available for expenditure within Virgin Islands National Park.
Requires CBI, as a condition of the lease, to relinquish to the Secretary all rights under the RUE and to transfer, without compensation, ownership of improvements covered by the RUE to the United States.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 88 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed378–0 | Mar 4, 2008 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Feb 16, 2007Markup Feb 13, 2008Reported Feb 28, 2008 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Feb 23, 2007Hearings Oct 30, 2007Discharged Feb 13, 2008 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Mar 5, 2008 |
| National Parks Subcommittee | Hearings Jun 17, 2008 |
Actions 18
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 17, 2008Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
- Mar 5, 2008Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Mar 4, 2008Mr. Rahall moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Mar 4, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1192-1193)
- Mar 4, 2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1143.
- Mar 4, 2008At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Mar 4, 2008Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1204-1205)
- Mar 4, 2008Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 378 - 0 (Roll no. 88). (text: CR H1192)
- Mar 4, 2008Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 28, 2008Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-532.
- Feb 28, 2008Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 323.
- Feb 13, 2008Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Feb 13, 2008Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
- Feb 13, 2008Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Oct 30, 2007Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Feb 23, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
- Feb 16, 2007Introduced in House
- Feb 16, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H1192, H1193Text printed H1192Recorded votes H1204authorize | Donna M. Christensen D-VI, Nick J. Rahall II D-WV, Rob Bishop R-UT, Silvestre Reyes D-TX | Mar 4, 2008 |
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 26, 2008H.R. 1143, A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease certain lands in Virgin Island National Park<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on February 13, 2008</p>
- Feb 26, 2008H.R. 1143, A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease certain lands in Virgin Island National ParkCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on February 13, 2008
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. 110-539 | CURRENT NATIONAL PARKS LEGISLATION48 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jun 17, 2008 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease certain lands in Virgin Islands National Park, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 5, 2008Referred in Senate
- Mar 4, 2008Engrossed in House
- Feb 28, 2008Reported in House
- Feb 16, 2007Introduced in House
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.
