National Park Service Study Act of 2012
Latest action · Jul 26, 2012 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.
- IntroducedJul 24, 2012
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Park Service Study Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct special resource studies of: (1) the Kau coast, on the island of Hawaii; (2) on request, the island of Rota in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; (3) sites in Alaska associated with the forced abandonment of the Aleut villages of Makushin, Kashega, and Biorka around Unalaska Island and Attu on Attu Island during World War II; (4) the five relocation sites in Alaska at Funter Bay, Burnett Inlet, Killisnoo, Ward Lake and the Wrangell Institute; (5) specified World War II Japanese American Relocation Center sites; (6) American Latino sites in the San Luis Valley and Central Sangre de Cristo Mountains in Colorado and New Mexico; (7) the town of Goldfield and outlying mining sites in Nevada; (8) the Hudson River Valley in New York; (9) the Norman Studios in Jacksonville, Florida, where African-American casts and crews were used in the production of silent films; (10) the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta in Alabama; and (11) Galveston Bay in Texas.
Requires updates of: (1) the study authorized by the National Park Service Studies Act of 1999 relating to World War II sites, Republic of Palau; and (2) the 1979 study entitled "Vermejo Ranch, New Mexico/Colorado: Study of Management Options."
Directs the Secretary to: (1) study alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of the National Parks, (2) conduct a national historic landmark theme study to identify sites and resources in the southern United States that are significant to the Reconstruction era, and (3) study the feasibility of including 45 miles of the Chattahoochee River and land along the river corridor within the boundary of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area located in Georgia.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 24, 2012 to Jul 26, 2012; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Jul 24, 2012 |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Original | Jul 24, 2012 |
| D-GA | David Scott | Original | Jul 24, 2012 |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Original | Jul 24, 2012 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Jul 24, 2012 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jul 24, 2012 |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Original | Jul 24, 2012 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Jul 24, 2012 |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Original | Jul 24, 2012 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Original | Jul 24, 2012 |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Original | Jul 24, 2012 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Jul 24, 2012 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Jul 24, 2012 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jul 24, 2012 |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Original | Jul 24, 2012 |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Jul 25, 2012 | |
| D-MI | John D. Dingell | Jul 26, 2012 |
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 24, 2012 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Jul 26, 2012 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 26, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
- Jul 24, 2012Introduced in House
- Jul 24, 2012Referred 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 H5201.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3399 | National Park Service Study Act of 2012 | Related bill | Jul 18, 2012 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize studies of certain areas for possible inclusion in the National Park System, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- National Park Service Study Act of 2012
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Congressional oversight
- Detention of persons
- Florida
- Georgia
- Government studies and investigations
- Hawaii
- Historic sites and heritage areas
- Lakes and rivers
- Military history
- Military personnel and dependents
- Mining
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- New York State
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Palau
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Television and film
- Texas
- U.S. history
- Utah
- Wyoming
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 24, 2012Introduced 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.
