Valles Caldera National Preserve Management Act
Latest action · May 11, 2011 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-124.
Progress
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- IntroducedMar 10, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Valles Caldera National Preserve Management Act - Designates the Valles Caldera National Preserve in New Mexico as a unit of the National Park System for the protection, preservation, and restoration of the fish, wildlife, watershed, natural, scientific, scenic, geologic, historic, cultural, archaeological, and recreational values of the area.
Requires the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) to: (1) prepare a management plan for the Preserve; (2) establish a new science and education program for the Preserve; (3) undertake activities for improving the health of forest, grassland, and riparian areas within the Preserve; and (4) study the feasibility of establishing a hiking trail along the rim of the Valles Caldera.
Authorizes the establishment of a science and education center outside of the Preserve.
Transfers administrative jurisdiction over the Preserve from the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) and the Valles Caldera Trust to the Secretary. Modifies the boundaries of Santa Fe National Forest to exclude the Preserve.
Terminates the Valles Caldera Trust.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 10, 2011.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Original | Mar 10, 2011 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 11, 2011Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-124.
- Mar 10, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Mar 10, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1563-1565)
- Mar 10, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1563)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 10, 2011Introduced in Senate
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