Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2011
Latest action · Jul 8, 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.
- IntroducedFeb 9, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to rename the Public Lands Corps as the Public Lands Service Corps (the Corps).
Permits Corps participants to work in the National Marine Sanctuary System, coral reefs, and other coastal, estuarine, and marine habitats, and other lands and facilities administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Requires the: (1) establishment of a department-level office within the Department of the Interior, Forest Service, and NOAA for the coordination of Corps activities; and (2) designation of a Corps coordinator for each agency within the Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, and Commerce that administers such activities.
Expands those authorized to be in the Corps to permit: (1) members of a qualified youth or conservation corps, (2) the enrollment of consulting interns. Permits enrollment for a term of up to 24 months.
Requires a recruitment program for the Corps.
Requires training programs at residential conservation centers or at other sites to provide training for Corps participants.
Describes the types of natural and cultural resources conservation projects that may be carried out by the Corps.
Authorizes: (1) the Corps to provide certain visitor and interpretation services; (2) establishing residential conservation centers; and (3) individual placements of consulting interns with federal land, coastal, and ocean management agencies to carry out management analysis.
Requires the issuance of management guidelines for programs of the Corps.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 9, 2011 to Jun 18, 2012; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Feb 9, 2011 |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Mar 2, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Jan 17, 2012 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Feb 14, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Feb 16, 2012 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Feb 28, 2012 | |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Feb 28, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Jun 18, 2012 |
Committees 3
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 Feb 9, 2011 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Feb 14, 2011Hearings Jul 8, 2011 | |
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Feb 9, 2011 |
| Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee | Referred Mar 9, 2011 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Feb 9, 2011 |
| Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee | Referred Mar 4, 2011 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 8, 2011Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Mar 9, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
- Mar 4, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
- Feb 14, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
- Feb 10, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H658)
- Feb 9, 2011Introduced in House
- Feb 9, 2011Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 H658 | Raúl M. Grijalva D-AZ | Feb 10, 2011 |
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 H600.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 896 | Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2011 | Related bill | Jan 13, 2012 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to expand the authorization of the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, and the Interior to provide service opportunities for young Americans; help restore the nation's natural, cultural, historic, archaeological, recreational and scenic resources; train a new generation of public land managers and enthusiasts; and promote the value of public service.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Air quality
- Building construction
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Commerce
- Department of the Interior
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental technology
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Higher education
- Historical and cultural resources
- Land use and conservation
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- National and community service
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Student aid and college costs
- Travel and tourism
- Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 9, 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.
