Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area Act
Latest action · Jul 5, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
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.
- IntroducedJun 24, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area in Texas. Designates the Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area Corporation as the management entity for the Heritage Area. Requires the Corporation to submit a management plan for the Heritage Area. Sets forth requirements for the approval or disapproval of such plan.
Specifies this Act's effect on private property protections and water rights with regard to the Heritage Area. Bars anything in this Act from being meant as modifying the Rio Grande Natural Area Act.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 24, 2011.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Original | Jun 24, 2011 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Jun 24, 2011 |
Committees 1
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 Jun 24, 2011 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Jul 5, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 5, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
- Jun 24, 2011Introduced in House
- Jun 24, 2011Referred to the House Committee on 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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H4576.
Printed hearings 6
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | OVERVIEW: REVENUE OPTIONS AND REFORMING THE TAX CODE187 pages | Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction | Sep 22, 2011 |
| 112-142 | COMBINED HEARINGS HELD BY THE JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE ON DEFICIT REDUCTION520 pages | Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction | Sep 13, 2011–Nov 1, 2011 |
| S. Hrg. 112-809 | STORIES FROM THE KITCHEN TABLE: HOW MIDDLE-CLASS FAMILIES ARE STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET60 pages | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Jun 23, 2011 |
| S. Hrg. 112-248 | NOMINATIONS OF JOHN BRYSON AND TERRY GARCIA TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE105 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Jun 21, 2011 |
| Serial No. 112-16 | HEARING TO REVIEW PENDING FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS141 pages | Agriculture Committee | May 12, 2011 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 127 | Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area Act | Related bill | May 11, 2011 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish the Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area in the State of Texas, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 24, 2011Introduced 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.
