Backcountry Landing Strip Access Act
Latest action · Feb 7, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
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 12, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Backcountry Landing Strip Access Act - Prohibits the Secretaries of the Interior or Agriculture from taking any action that would permanently close, restrict, or render or declare unserviceable any aircraft landing strip located on land under their jurisdiction unless: (1) the head of the aviation department of the state in which the landing strip is located approves the action; (2) the Secretary publishes notice of the proposed action and allows for a 90-day public comment thereafter; and (3) the Secretary and appropriate state aviation department head have taken into consideration any comments received.
Requires the Secretaries to: (1) adopt a nationwide policy for governing backcountry aviation issues relating to the management of federal land under their jurisdiction; and (2) require regional managers to adhere to such policy.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 31, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Jan 31, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Jan 31, 2007 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Jan 31, 2007 |
Committees 3
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 Jan 12, 2007 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Feb 7, 2007 | |
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Jan 12, 2007 |
| Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee | Referred Feb 6, 2007 | |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Jan 12, 2007 |
| Aviation Subcommittee | Referred Jan 16, 2007 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
- Feb 6, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
- Jan 16, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Jan 12, 2007Introduced in House
- Jan 12, 2007Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over Federal land.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Backcountry Landing Strip Access Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Access to airports
- Administrative procedure
- Air routes
- Airports
- Airspace (Law)
- Citizen participation
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of the Interior
- Federal-state relations
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Land transfers
- Law
- Maintenance and repair
- National forests
- National parks
- Private aviation
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Transportation and Public Works
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 12, 2007Introduced in House
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