National Landscape Conservation System Act
Latest action · Apr 10, 2008 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 634.
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.
- IntroducedApr 24, 2007
- Passed HouseApr 9, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Landscape Conservation System Act - Establishes in the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) the National Landscape Conservation System (thus, enacting into law the National Landscape Conservation System [NLCS] created by BLM in 2000) in order to conserve, protect, and restore nationally significant landscapes that have outstanding cultural, ecological, and scientific values for the benefit of current and future generations.
Requires that the NLCS include each of the following areas administered by BLM: (1) each area that is designated as a national monument, a national conservation area, a wilderness study area, a national scenic trail or historic trail designated as a component of the National Trails System, a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, or a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System; and (2) any area designated by Congress to be administered for conservation purposes, including the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area (as designated under the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act of 2000), the Headwaters Forest Reserve, the Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area, and any additional area designated by Congress for inclusion in the NLCS.
Prohibits anything in this Act from: (1) being construed to enhance, diminish, or modify any law or proclamation under which the components of the NLCS specified above were established, or are managed, including, but not limited to, the Alaska National Interest Land Conservation Act, the Wilderness Act, the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, the National Trails System Act, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976; (2) creating a federal cause of action based on inclusion within the NLCS; (3) intending to additionally restrict or hinder energy development within such system; (4) affecting the authority, jurisdiction, or responsibility of the several states to manage, control, or regulate fish and resident wildlife under state law or regulations, including the regulation of, or access to, hunting, fishing, trapping, and recreational shooting on BLM-managed public land; (5) limiting access to such activities; (6) affecting current grazing rights or operations due to inclusion in the NLCS; and (7) impeding any efforts by the Department of Homeland Security to secure U.S. borders.
Recorded votes 8
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
Cosponsors 67
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 24, 2007 to Mar 10, 2008; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Apr 24, 2007 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Apr 24, 2007 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Apr 24, 2007 |
| R-NM | Heather Wilson | Original | Apr 24, 2007 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | Apr 24, 2007 |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Original | Apr 24, 2007 |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Original | Apr 24, 2007 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | Apr 24, 2007 |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Original | Apr 24, 2007 |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Original | Apr 24, 2007 |
| R-CA | Mary Bono | Original | Apr 24, 2007 |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Original | Apr 24, 2007 |
| R-AZ | Rick Renzi | Original | Apr 24, 2007 |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Original | Apr 24, 2007 |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Original | Apr 24, 2007 |
Committees 1
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 Apr 24, 2007Markup Mar 12, 2008Reported Apr 1, 2008 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Apr 26, 2007Hearings Jun 7, 2007Discharged Mar 12, 2008 |
Actions 43
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 10, 2008Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 634.
- Apr 9, 2008Rule H. Res. 1084 passed House.
- Apr 9, 2008Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1084. (consideration: CR H2099-2112)
- Apr 9, 2008Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2016 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the bill.
- Apr 9, 2008House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 1084 and Rule XVIII.
In the Congressional Record 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E588, E589 | Mark Kirk R-IL, Mark Udall D-CO | Apr 10, 2008 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2093–H2098, H2099–H2119Text printed H2093, H2105Amendments H2096, H2105, H2106, H2107, H2108, H2109, H2110, H2112Motions H2117Recorded votes H2097, H2113, H2114, H2115, H2116, H2118Altmire amendment (maintain access to hunting, fishing, trapping, and recreational shooting on National Landscape Conservation System lands)Bishop of Utah amendment (allow energy development on National Landscape Conservation System lands)Bishop of Utah amendment (repeal provision that incorporates the term ``values'' into land management guidelines)Grijalva amendment (prohibit establishment of National Landscape Conservation System from impeding efforts to secure the borders of the U.S.)Cannon motion to recommit (protect right of individuals to carry firearms in units of the National Park System)consideration (H. Res. 1084), previous question | Adrian Smith R-NE, Alcee L. Hastings D-FL, Chris Cannon R-UT (amendment, motion), Christopher Murphy D-CT, Christopher P. Carney D-PA, Christopher Shays R-CT, Doc Hastings R-WA (amendment), Greg Walden R-OR (amendment), Jason Altmire D-PA (amendment), Jay Inslee D-WA, John J. Hall D-NY, Lois Capps D-CA, Mary Bono R-CA, Nick J. Rahall II D-WV, Paul C. Broun R-GA, Raúl M. Grijalva D-AZ (amendment), Rob Bishop R-UT (amendment), Ron Kind D-WI, Rush Holt D-NJ, Stevan Pearce R-NM (amendment), Ted Poe R-TX, Tim Mahoney D-FL, Zachary T. Space D-OH | Apr 9, 2008 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2060Declaratory Statements H2071 | Rob Bishop R-UT | Apr 8, 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
- Mar 18, 2008H.R. 2016, National Landscape Conservation System Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on March 12, 2008</p>
- Mar 18, 2008H.R. 2016, National Landscape Conservation System ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on March 12, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-29 | H.R. 2016, NATIONAL LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION SYSTEM ACT51 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Jun 7, 2007 |
Amendments 8
Amendments offered to this bill.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 1084 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2016) to establish the National Landscape Conservation System, and for other purposes. | Procedurally related | Apr 9, 2008 |
| S 1139 | National Landscape Conservation System Act | Identical bill | Jun 28, 2007 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish the National Landscape Conservation System, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- National Landscape Conservation System Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- National Landscape Conservation System Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- National Landscape Conservation System Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Arts, Culture, Religion
- Commemorations
- Cultural property
- Ecosystem management
- Environmental Protection
- Historic sites
- History
- Landscape protection
- National monuments
- Natural areas
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Sports and Recreation
- Trails
- Water Resources Development
- Wild rivers
- Wilderness areas
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 10, 2008Placed on Calendar Senate
- Apr 9, 2008Engrossed in House
- Apr 1, 2008Reported in House
- Apr 24, 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.
