Walnut Canyon Study Act of 2008
Latest action · Jul 29, 2008 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 517.
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 9, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Walnut Canyon Study Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study of an area identified as the Walnut Canyon Proposed Study Area (the study area) to assess: (1) the suitability and feasibility of designating all or part of the study area as an addition to Walnut Canyon National Monument in Arizona; and (2) continued management of the study area by the Forest Service, or any other designation or management option that would provide for protection of resources within the study area and continued access to, and use of, the study area by the public.
Requires the Secretaries to provide for public comment in the preparation of the study, including with appropriate federal, state, and local governmental entities.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 9, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Apr 9, 2008 |
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 9, 2008Markup Jul 16, 2008Reported Jul 29, 2008 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Apr 14, 2008Hearings Jul 10, 2008Discharged Jul 16, 2008 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 29, 2008Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-799.
- Jul 29, 2008Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 517.
- Jul 16, 2008Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
- Jul 16, 2008Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 16, 2008Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 10, 2008Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Apr 14, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
- Apr 9, 2008Introduced in House
- Apr 9, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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 21, 2008H.R. 5751, Walnut Canyon Study Act of 2008<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 16, 2008</p>
- Jul 21, 2008H.R. 5751, Walnut Canyon Study Act of 2008Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 16, 2008
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 722 | Walnut Canyon Study Act of 2007 | Related bill | Sep 17, 2007 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to jointly conduct a study of certain land adjacent to the Walnut Canyon National Monument in the State of Arizona, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Walnut Canyon Study Act of 2008
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Walnut Canyon Study Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 29, 2008Reported in House
- Apr 9, 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.
