Prehistoric Trackways National Monument Establishment Act
Latest action · Feb 16, 2007 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 53.
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 11, 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.)
Prehistoric Trackways National Monument Establishment Act - Establishes the Prehistoric Trackways National Monument in New Mexico in order to conserve, protect, and enhance the unique and nationally important paleontological, scientific, educational, scenic, and recreational resources and values of specified public land in Dona Ana County, New Mexico.
Allows the Secretary of the Interior, if additional paleontological resources are discovered on public land adjacent to the Monument, to make minor boundary adjustments to the Monument to include the resources in the Monument.
Requires the Secretary to manage the Monument: (1) in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances the resources and values of the Monument; and (2) in accordance with this Act, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, and other applicable laws.
Requires that the Monument be managed as a component of the National Landscape Conservation System.
Directs the Secretary to develop a comprehensive management plan for the long-term protection and management of the Monument: (1) which shall describe the appropriate uses and management of the Monument and shall allow for continued scientific research at the Monument during the development of the plan; and (2) which may incorporate any appropriate decisions contained in any current management or activity plan for the land for the Monument and use information developed in studies of any land within or adjacent to the Monument that were conducted before the enactment of this Act.
Instructs the Secretary to only allow uses of the Monument that would further the purposes for which it has been established.
Requires the Secretary to provide for public interpretation of, and education and scientific research on, the paleontological resources of the Monument, with priority given to exhibiting and curating the resources in Dona Ana County. Allows the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with appropriate public entities to carry out such activities.
Prohibits the establishment of the Monument from changing the management status of any area within the boundary of the Monument that is: (1) designated as a wilderness study area and managed in accordance with provisions regarding the status of lands during the period of review and determination for designation as wilderness under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976; or (2) managed as an area of critical environmental concern. Provides that, if there is a conflict between the laws applicable to such areas and this Act, the more restrictive provision shall control.
Permits the use of motorized vehicles in the Monument only on roads and trails designated for use by such vehicles under the management plan, except as needed for administrative purposes or to respond to an emergency.
Allows the Secretary to issue permits for special recreation events involving motorized vehicles within the Monument's boundaries, including the "Chile Challenge:" (1) to the extent the events do not harm paleontological resources; and (2) subject to any terms and conditions that the Secretary determines to be necessary.
Withdraws any federal land within the Monument and any land or interest in land that is acquired by the United States for inclusion in the Monument from: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) operation of the mineral leasing laws, geothermal leasing laws, and minerals materials laws.
Permits grazing to continue in any area of the Monument in which grazing is currently allowed, subject to applicable laws (including regulations).
Prohibits anything in this Act from constituting an express or implied reservation by the United States of any water or water rights with respect to the Monument.
Authorizes appropriations.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 11, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NM | Pete V. Domenici | Original | Jan 11, 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 Jan 11, 2007Markup Jan 31, 2007Reported Feb 16, 2007 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 16, 2007Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with amendments. With written report No. 110-27.
- Feb 16, 2007Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 53.
- Jan 31, 2007Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
- Jan 11, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Jan 11, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S458)
- Jan 11, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S458-459)
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S458, S459Text printed S458 | Jeff Bingaman D-NM (text), Pete V. Domenici R-NM | Jan 11, 2007 |
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
- Feb 16, 2007S. 275, Prehistoric Trackways National Monument Establishment Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on January 31, 2007</p>
- Feb 16, 2007S. 275, Prehistoric Trackways National Monument Establishment ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on January 31, 2007
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to establish the Prehistoric Trackways National Monument in the State of New Mexico.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Prehistoric Trackways National Monument Establishment Act
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Prehistoric Trackways National Monument Establishment Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 16, 2007Reported to Senate
- Jan 11, 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.
