Puerto Rico Karst Conservation 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 24, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Puerto Rico Karst Conservation Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants, enter contracts, and exercise specified authorities to acquire, protect, and manage land and forest resources in and adjacent to the Karst Region of Puerto Rico for the purpose of protecting and conserving the water quality and aquifers and the geological, ecological, fish and wildlife, and other natural values of the Region.
Establishes the Puerto Rico Karst Conservation Fund which shall be available to the Secretary for purposes of this Act.
Makes all lands in the Region eligible for inclusion in the Forest Legacy Program.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
- Jan 24, 2007Introduced in House
- Jan 24, 2007Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Animals
- Aquifers
- Biological diversity
- Ecological research
- Economics and Public Finance
- Ecosystem management
- Environmental Protection
- Fishes
- Forest conservation
- Gifts
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government trust funds
- Grants-in-aid
- Infrastructure
- Land transfers
- National forests
- Nature conservation
- Outdoor recreation
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Puerto Rico
- Real estate appraisal
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Sports and Recreation
- Tropical forests
- User charges
- Water pollution control
- Water quality
- Water Resources Development
- Water supply
- Watersheds
- Wildlife conservation
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 24, 2007Introduced in House
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