Montana Cemetery Act of 2007
Latest action · Jun 16, 2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 793.
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.
- IntroducedOct 1, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Montana Cemetery Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, through the National Forest Service (NFS), to convey to Jefferson County, Montana, the parcel of National Forest System land known as the Elkhorn Cemetery to be used as a county cemetery.
Requires the county to agree to manage the cemetery with due consideration and protection for the historic and cultural values of the cemetery.
Grants to the county an easement across certain National Forest System land to provide access to the conveyed land.
Provides for reversion of the land conveyed to the county, at the election of the Secretary, if such land is used for a purpose other than as a county cemetery or managed by the county in a manner that is inconsistent with the management of the cemetery as described above.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 1, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | Oct 1, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Oct 1, 2007Markup May 7, 2008Reported Jun 16, 2008 |
| Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee | Hearings Apr 15, 2008 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 16, 2008Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman without amendment. With written report No. 110-361.
- Jun 16, 2008Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 793.
- May 7, 2008Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Apr 15, 2008Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-485.
- Oct 1, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Oct 1, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 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
- May 14, 2008S. 2124, Montana Cemetery Act of 2008<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 7, 2008</p>
- May 14, 2008S. 2124, Montana Cemetery Act of 2008Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 7, 2008
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 110-485 | CURRENT PUBLIC LANDS AND FORESTS BILLS77 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Apr 15, 2008 |
| Serial No. 110-47 | CITIZEN PREPAREDNESS: HELPING OUR COMMUNITIES HELP THEMSELVES65 pages | Homeland Security Committee | Jun 13, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3702 | Montana Cemetery Act of 2008 | Identical bill | Jun 19, 2008 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Montana, to Jefferson County, Montana, for use as a cemetery.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Montana Cemetery Act of 2007
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Montana Cemetery Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 16, 2008Reported to Senate
- Oct 1, 2007Introduced in Senate
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.
