Niagara Falls National Heritage Area Act
Latest action · Jun 11, 2008 Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530)
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.
- IntroducedMar 7, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Niagara Falls National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Niagara Fall National Heritage Area in New York, which shall comprise the area from the western boundary of the town of Wheatfield, extending to the mouth of the Niagara River on Lake Ontario, including the City of Niagara Falls, the villages of Youngstown and Lewiston, land and water within the boundaries of the Area in Niagara County, and any additional thematically related sites within Erie and Niagara Counties that are identified in the management plan.
Establishes within the Department of the Interior the Niagara Falls National Heritage Commission. Requires the Commission to submit a management plan for the Area.
Authorizes appropriations.
Limits the federal cost share of any activity carried out using any assistance made available under this Act to 50%.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 10, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | May 10, 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 Mar 7, 2007Markup Jul 25, 2007Reported Sep 17, 2007 |
| National Parks Subcommittee | Hearings May 15, 2007 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 11, 2008Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530)
- Sep 17, 2007Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-174.
- Sep 17, 2007Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 372.
- Jul 25, 2007Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- May 15, 2007Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-104.
- Mar 7, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Mar 7, 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
- Jul 30, 2007S. 800, Niagara Falls National Heritage Area Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on July 25, 2007</p>
- Jul 30, 2007S. 800, Niagara Falls National Heritage Area ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on July 25, 2007
Printed hearings 1
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. 110-104 | CURRENT NATIONAL PARKS LEGISLATION89 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | May 15, 2007 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 713 | Niagara Falls National Heritage Area Act | Identical bill | Jul 10, 2007 |
| S 2739 | Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 | Related bill | May 8, 2008 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to establish the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area in the State of New York, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Niagara Falls National Heritage Area Act
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Niagara Falls National Heritage Area Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Arts, Culture, Religion
- Commemorations
- Cultural property
- Department of the Interior
- Economic development
- Economics and Public Finance
- Executive reorganization
- Government Operations and Politics
- Historic sites
- History
- New York State
- Outdoor recreation
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Rivers
- Sports and Recreation
- Water Resources Development
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 17, 2007Reported to Senate
- Mar 7, 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.
