HR 2687 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Fort Pulaski National Monument Lease Authorization Act

Introduced Jul 28, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Jack Kingston R-GA

Latest action · Sep 15, 2011 Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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 28, 2011
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Fort Pulaski National Monument Lease Authorization Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to lease to the Savannah Bar Pilots Association or a successor organization up to 30,000 square feet of land and improvements in Fort Pulaski National Monument in Georgia at the location on Cockspur Island that has been used continuously by the Association since 1940.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

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 Jul 28, 2011
	Federal Lands Subcommittee	Referred Aug 1, 2011Hearings Sep 15, 2011

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

Sep 15, 2011Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Aug 1, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Jul 28, 2011Introduced in House
Jul 28, 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5733.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 535	Fort Pulaski National Monument Lease Authorization Act	Identical bill	Dec 19, 2011
HR 2055	Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012	Related bill	Dec 23, 2011

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease certain lands within Fort Pulaski National Monument, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: Fort Pulaski National Monument Lease Authorization 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.

Jul 28, 2011Introduced in House

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