Upper Elk River Wild and Scenic Study Act
Latest action · Mar 2, 2010 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 306.
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.
- IntroducedJul 7, 2009
- Passed HouseSep 22, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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.
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 Jul 7, 2009Markup Sep 10, 2009Reported Sep 21, 2009 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Jul 9, 2009Hearings Jul 30, 2009Discharged Sep 10, 2009 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Sep 23, 2009Markup Dec 16, 2009Reported Mar 3, 2010 |
| National Parks Subcommittee | Hearings Nov 4, 2009 |
Actions 20
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 2, 2010Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman without amendment. With written report No. 111-156.
- Mar 2, 2010Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 306.
- Dec 16, 2009Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Nov 4, 2009Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
- Sep 23, 2009Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Sep 22, 2009Ms. Bordallo moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 22, 2009Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9755-9756)
- Sep 22, 2009DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3113.
- Sep 22, 2009Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9755)
- Sep 22, 2009Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 21, 2009Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 111-262.
- Sep 21, 2009Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 147.
- Sep 10, 2009Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Discharged.
- Sep 10, 2009Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 10, 2009Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 30, 2009Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jul 9, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
- Jul 7, 2009Introduced in House
- Jul 7, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1642-1643)
- Jul 7, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 H9755, H9756Text printed H9755 | Jason Chaffetz R-UT, Madeleine Z. Bordallo D-GU, Nick J. Rahall II D-WV | Sep 22, 2009 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1642 | Nick J. Rahall II D-WV | Jul 7, 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 reports
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 4
- Jan 19, 2010H.R. 3113, Upper Elk River Wild and Scenic 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>
- Jan 19, 2010H.R. 3113, Upper Elk River Wild and Scenic Study ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on December 16, 2009
- Sep 11, 2009H.R. 3113, Upper Elk River Wild and Scenic Study Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on September 9, 2009</p>
- Sep 11, 2009H.R. 3113, Upper Elk River Wild and Scenic Study ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on September 9, 2009
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. 111-282 | MISCELLANEOUS NATIONAL PARKS LEGISLATION39 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Nov 4, 2009 |
| Serial No. 111-31 | H.R. 2802, COMMEMORATIVE WORK TO HONOR FORMER PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS; H.R. 2806, ADJUST BOUNDARY OF THE STEPHEN MATHER WILDERNESS AND NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL PARK; AND H.R. 3113, UPPER ELK RIVER WILD AND SCENIC STUDY ACT.47 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Jul 30, 2009 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the Elk River in the State of West Virginia for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Upper Elk River Wild and Scenic Study Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Upper Elk River Wild and Scenic Study Act
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Upper Elk River Wild and Scenic Study Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Upper Elk River Wild and Scenic Study Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 2, 2010Reported to Senate
- Sep 23, 2009Referred in Senate
- Sep 22, 2009Engrossed in House
- Sep 21, 2009Reported in House
- Jul 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.
