To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to sell or exchange certain National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration property located in Norfolk, Virginia, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Oct 13, 2008 Became Public Law No: 110-393.
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 12, 2008
- Passed HouseSep 17, 2008
- Passed SenateSep 26, 2008
- To the PresidentOct 3, 2008
- Became lawOct 13, 2008Public Law 110-393
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to sell or exchange to the city of Norfolk, Virginia, certain real property under the administrative jurisdiction of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), including land and improvements, located in Norfolk, if the Secretary: (1) determines that such conveyance is in the best interests of NOAA and the federal government; and (2) has provided prior notification to the appropriate congressional committees.
Requires the proceeds of any conveyance under this Act to be made available for: (1) activities related to the operations of, or capital improvements to, NOAA property; or (2) relocation and other costs associated with the sale or exchange.
Authorizes the Secretary, through the Under Secretary and the Administrator of NOAA, to enter into a land lease with Mobile County, Alabama, for a period of not less than 40 years, on such terms and conditions as NOAA deems appropriate, for the construction of a Gulf of Mexico Disaster Response Center facility, provided that the lease is at no cost to the Government. Allows NOAA to enter into agreements with state, local, or county governments for the joint use, operations, and occupancy of such facility.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 12, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VA | Thelma D. Drake | Original | Feb 12, 2008 |
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 12, 2008Markup Jul 16, 2008Reported Aug 1, 2008 |
| Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee | Referred Feb 14, 2008Hearings Apr 24, 2008Markup Jun 4, 2008Reported Jun 4, 2008 | |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Feb 12, 2008Discharged Sep 12, 2008 |
Actions 31
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 13, 2008Signed by President.
- Oct 13, 2008Became Public Law No: 110-393.
- Oct 3, 2008Presented to President.
- Sep 29, 2008Mr. Rahall asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H10615)
- Sep 29, 2008Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection. (text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H10615)
- Sep 29, 2008Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 29, 2008Cleared for White House.
- Sep 27, 2008Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 26, 2008Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S9851)
- Sep 26, 2008Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 22, 2008Received in the Senate.
- Sep 17, 2008Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8368-8369)
- Sep 17, 2008Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 9/15/2008 H8055)
- Sep 17, 2008Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 15, 2008Ms. Bordallo moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 15, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8054-8058)
- Sep 15, 2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5350.
- Sep 15, 2008At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Bishop (UT) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
- Sep 12, 2008Committee on Oversight and Government discharged.
- Sep 12, 2008Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 542.
- Aug 1, 2008Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-822, Part I.
- Aug 1, 2008House Committee on Oversight and Government Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Sept. 12, 2008.
- Jul 16, 2008Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 16, 2008Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 4, 2008Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 4, 2008Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
- Apr 24, 2008Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Feb 14, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans.
- Feb 12, 2008Introduced in House
- Feb 12, 2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E167)
- Feb 12, 2008Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
In the Congressional Record 5
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 H10615Amendments H10615 | Nick J. Rahall II D-WV | Sep 29, 2008 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S9851Amendments S9840, S9851 | Richard C. Shelby R-AL (amendment), Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI | Sep 26, 2008 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8368 | Danny K. Davis D-IL | Sep 17, 2008 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8054–H8058Text printed H8055 | Madeleine Z. Bordallo D-GU, Rob Bishop R-UT, Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VA, Thelma D. Drake R-VA | Sep 15, 2008 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E167 | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VA | Feb 12, 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
- Jul 24, 2008H.R. 5350, A bill to authorize the Secretary of Commrece to sell or exchange certain National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration property locted in Norfolk, Virginia, and for other purposes<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 16, 2008</p>
- Jul 24, 2008H.R. 5350, A bill to authorize the Secretary of Commrece to sell or exchange certain National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration property locted in Norfolk, Virginia, and for other purposesCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 16, 2008
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 5663 | To provide authority to NOAA to enter a no cost land lease for a NOAA facility. | Richard C. Shelby R-AL | Amendment SA 5663 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3299 | To provide for a boundary adjustment and land conveyances involving Roosevelt National Forest, Colorado, to correct the effects of an erroneous land survey that resulted in approximately 7 acres of the Crystal Lakes Subdivision, Ninth Filing, encroaching on National Forest System land, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Oct 2, 2008 |
| HR 6159 | Deafy Glade Land Exchange Act | Related bill | Oct 2, 2008 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to sell or exchange certain National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration property located in Norfolk, Virginia, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 6
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2008Enrolled Bill
- Sep 27, 2008Engrossed Amendment Senate
- Sep 22, 2008Received in Senate
- Sep 17, 2008Engrossed in House
- Sep 12, 2008Reported in House
- Feb 12, 2008Introduced 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.
