Camp Hale Study Act
Latest action · Mar 2, 2010 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 304.
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.
- IntroducedMay 7, 2009
- Passed HouseJun 2, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Camp Hale Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study to determine: (1) the suitability and feasibility of designating Camp Hale, in Colorado, as a unit of the National Park System; or (2) any other designation or management option that would provide for the protection of resources within Camp Hale, including continued management of Camp Hale by the Forest Service. Requires the study to include the significance of Camp Hale in relation to national security during World War II and the Cold War, including: (1) the use of Camp Hale for training of the 10th Mountain Division and other elements of the U.S. Armed Forces; and (2) the use of Camp Hale for training by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of Tibetan refugees seeking to resist the Chinese occupation of Tibet.
Expresses the intent of Congress that the Secretaries not propose any designation that would affect valid existing rights, including: (1) all existing interstate water compacts; (2) water rights decreed at, or flowing within, below, or through Camp Hale; (3) water rights in Colorado; (4) U.S. water rights; and (5) the management and operation of any reservoir.
Requires the Secretary to submit the study and any recommendations related to Camp Hale to Congress.
Authorizes appropriations.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
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 May 7, 2009 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred May 11, 2009 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jun 3, 2009Markup Dec 16, 2009Reported Mar 3, 2010 |
| National Parks Subcommittee | Hearings Jul 22, 2009 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 2, 2010Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 111-154.
- Mar 2, 2010Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 304.
- Dec 16, 2009Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Jul 22, 2009Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
- Jun 3, 2009Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Jun 2, 2009Mrs. Christensen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jun 2, 2009Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6023-6024)
- Jun 2, 2009DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2330.
- Jun 2, 2009Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6023-6024)
- Jun 2, 2009Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 11, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
- May 7, 2009Introduced in House
- May 7, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H6023, H6024Text printed H6023 | Donna M. Christensen D-VI, Doug Lamborn R-CO | Jun 2, 2009 |
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
- Dec 23, 2009H.R. 2330, Camp Hale Study Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on December 16, 2009</p>
- Dec 23, 2009H.R. 2330, Camp Hale Study ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on December 16, 2009
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. 111-129 | NATIONAL PARKS BILLS60 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jul 22, 2009 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1418 | Camp Hale Study Act | Identical bill | Jul 22, 2009 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing Camp Hale as a unit of the National Park System.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Camp Hale Study Act
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Camp Hale Study Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Camp Hale Study Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 2, 2010Reported to Senate
- Jun 3, 2009Referred in Senate
- Jun 2, 2009Engrossed in House
- May 7, 2009Introduced 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.
