HR 2912 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

To establish the San Juan Islands National Conservation Area in the San Juan Islands, Washington, and for other purposes.

Introduced Sep 14, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Rick Larsen D-WA

Latest action · Sep 19, 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.

IntroducedSep 14, 2011
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Establishes the San Juan Islands National Conservation Area in the state of Washington.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to develop a comprehensive plan for the long-term management of the Conservation Area.

Requires the Secretary to manage the Conservation Area in a manner to conserve, protect, and enhance the resources of such area.

Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe measures for the control of nonnative invasive plants and noxious weeds within the Conservation Area.

Instructs the Secretary to work with Indian tribes to ensure the protection of religious and cultural sites within the Conservation Area and to provide access to them by tribal members for traditional cultural and customary uses.

Directs the Secretary to establish the San Juan Islands National Conservation Area Advisory Council to advise the Secretary on the preparation and implementation of the management plan.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 14, 2011.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-WA	Jay Inslee	Original	Sep 14, 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 Sep 14, 2011
	Federal Lands Subcommittee	Referred Sep 19, 2011

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Sep 19, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Sep 14, 2011Introduced in House
Sep 14, 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: Under Article 1, Section 2 of the Constitution, ``the House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States.'' As described in Article 1, Section 1 ``all legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress.'' I was elected in 2010 to serve in the 112th Congress as certified by the Secretary of State of Washington state. Article III, Section 2 states that the Supreme Court has ``the judicial power'' that ``shall extend to all cases, in law and equity, arising under this Constitution, the laws of the United States.'' Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution provides that the Supreme Court is the supreme law of the land when stating ``The judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court.'' The power of judicial review of the Supreme Court was upheld in Marbury v Madison in 1803, giving the Supreme Court the authority to strike down any law it deems unconstitutional. Members of Congress, having been elected and taken the oath of office, are given the authority to introduce legislation and only the Supreme Court, as established by the Constitution and precedent, can determine the Constitutionality of this authority.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H6181.

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
Serial No. 112-43	H.R. 1158, TO AUTHORIZE CONVEYANCE OF MINERAL RIGHTS BY THE SECRETARY OF INTERIOR IN THE STATE OF MONTANA; & H.R. 1560, TO AMEND THE YSLETA DEL SUR PUEBLO AND ALABAMA AND COUSHATTA INDIAN TRIBES OF TEXAS RESTORATION ACT40 pages	Natural Resources Committee	Jun 22, 2011

Related bills 1

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

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 1559	San Juan Islands National Conservation Area Act	Related bill	Mar 22, 2012

Titles 1

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

Official Title as Introduced: To establish the San Juan Islands National Conservation Area in the San Juan Islands, Washington, and for other purposes.

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Sep 14, 2011Introduced in House

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