HR 3113 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Upper Elk River Wild and Scenic Study Act

Introduced Jul 7, 2009 Originated House Sponsor Nick J. Rahall II D-WV

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 2, 2010 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 306.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJul 7, 2009
  2. Passed HouseSep 22, 2009
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.)

Upper Elk River Wild and Scenic Study Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a specified segment of the Elk River in West Virginia from the confluence of the Old Field Fork and the Big Spring Fork in Pocahontas County to the Pocahontas and Randolph County line for study as a potential addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to complete the study of such segment within a specified time period and report results to Congress. Requires the report to include an analysis of the potential impact of the designation on private lands within a five-mile segment of the Elk River or abutting that area.

Specifies this Act's effect on: (1) access for recreational activities, including hunting, fishing, and trapping; and (2) state authority to regulate fish and wildlife under state law or regulations.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Actions 21

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 2, 2010Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman without amendment. With written report No. 111-156.
  2. Mar 2, 2010Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 306.
  3. Dec 16, 2009Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  4. Nov 4, 2009Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
  5. Sep 23, 2009Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.

Text 5

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 2, 2010Reported to Senate
  2. Sep 23, 2009Referred in Senate
  3. Sep 22, 2009Engrossed in House
  4. Sep 21, 2009Reported in House
  5. Jul 7, 2009Introduced in House

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