Chimney Rock National Monument Establishment Act
Latest action · Sep 27, 2010 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 603.
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 4, 2010
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Chimney Rock National Monument Establishment Act - (Sec. 3) Designates the Chimney Rock National Monument in Colorado to preserve, protect, and restore the cultural, historic, natural, educational, and scenic resources of Chimney Rock and adjacent land and to provide for public interpretation and recreation consistent with the protection of such resources.
Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to make minor adjustments to the boundaries of the Monument to reflect the inclusion of significant archaeological resources discovered on adjacent National Forest System land.
(Sec. 4) Sets forth provisions for the administration of the Monument. Permits only such uses of the Monument that would further the purposes specified above.
Requires the Monument to be administered according to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and the policy specified in the American Indian Religious Freedom Act.
Allows for continued use of the Monument by Indian tribes for traditional ceremonies and as a source of traditional plants and other materials.
Authorizes the Secretary to carry out vegetative management treatments within the Monument, with the exception of timber harvesting which shall only be used when necessary for ecosystem restoration or the control of fire, insects, or diseases.
Limits the use of motor vehicles and mountain bikes in the Monument to roads and trails identified as appropriate for such use.
Permits grazing in the Monument where established prior to this Act's enactment.
Prohibits anything in this Act precluding upgrading an existing utility right-of-way through the Monument.
Authorizes the Secretary to construct an education and interpretive center to interpret the Monument's scientific and cultural resources for the public.
(Sec. 5) Requires the Secretary to develop a management plan for the Monument in consultation with Indian tribes having a cultural or historic tie to Chimney Rock. Requires an opportunity for public comment on the plan.
(Sec. 6) Authorizes the Secretary to acquire, by purchase from willing sellers, donation, or exchange, land and interests within or adjacent to the Monument.
(Sec. 7) Withdraws federal land in the Monument and any acquired land 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, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws, except for the issuance of gas pipeline rights-of-way within existing easements.
(Sec. 8) Specifies this Act's effect on: (1) valid water rights, (2) federal reserved water rights, (3) specified tribal rights, (4) fish and wildlife on public lands in Colorado, and (5) buffer zones or private property adjacent to the Monument.
(Sec. 9) Authorizes appropriations.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 4, 2010.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Original | May 4, 2010 |
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 May 4, 2010Markup Jul 21, 2010Reported Sep 27, 2010 |
| National Parks Subcommittee | Hearings May 19, 2010 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 27, 2010Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 111-317.
- Sep 27, 2010Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 603.
- Jul 21, 2010Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- May 19, 2010Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-645.
- May 4, 2010Introduced in Senate
- May 4, 2010Read 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
- Aug 26, 2010S. 3303, Chimney Rock National Monument Establishment Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on July 21, 2010</p>
- Aug 26, 2010S. 3303, Chimney Rock National Monument Establishment ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on July 21, 2010
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. 111-645 | CURRENT NATIONAL PARKS BILLS107 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | May 19, 2010 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5223 | Chimney Rock National Monument Act of 2010 | Identical bill | May 7, 2010 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to establish the Chimney Rock National Monument in the State of Colorado.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Chimney Rock National Monument Act of 2010
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Chimney Rock 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.
- Sep 27, 2010Reported to Senate
- May 4, 2010Introduced 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.
