S 680 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

National Women's History Museum Act of 2011

Fact sheet

Latest action · May 2, 2011 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 37.

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.

  1. IntroducedMar 30, 2011
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

National Women's History Museum Act of 2011 - (Sec. 3) Directs the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to convey, by quitclaim deed, to the National Women's History Museum, Inc. (the Museum) specified property (commonly known as the "Cotton Annex" site) in the District of Columbia, on terms which the Administrator deems appropriate.

Requires the purchase price for the property to be: (1) its market value based on its highest and best use, as determined by an independent appraisal performed under the assumption that the property does not contain any hazardous substances, waste, or pollutants requiring a response under applicable environmental laws; and (2) paid into the Federal Buildings Fund.

Requires the property to be dedicated for use as a site for a national women's history museum for a 99-year period.

Prohibits using federal funds to purchase the property or design and construct any facility on such property.

Provides for the reversion of the property to the United States without any obligation for repayment of any amount of the purchase price if: (1) it is not used as a site for a national women's history museum during the 99-year period, and (2) the Museum has not commenced construction of a museum facility on such property in a 5-year period other than for reasons beyond the Museum's control.

(Sec. 4) Authorizes the Administrator to contract with the Museum (or an affiliate) to address any contamination on the property. Directs any nonfederal funds used by the Museum on the Administrator's behalf in response to any such contamination to be credited to the purchase price of the property.

Prohibits: (1) the availability of federal funds for such a credit, and (2) any credit from exceeding the purchase price.

(Sec. 5) Directs the Museum to bear any costs of complying with this Act (subject to the Administrator's responsibility to address any contamination), including studies, reports, surveys, relocating tenants, and mitigating impacts to existing federal buildings and structures.

(Sec. 6) Sets forth the responsibilities of the Administrator with respect to any zoning or land use matters relating to the Museum's development.

(Sec. 7) Requires, for a five-year period or until substantial completion of the museum facility (whichever is later), an annual report to Congress and the Administrator detailing development and construction activities.

Cosponsors 23

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 30, 2011 to Jan 31, 2012, with 18 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDBarbara A. MikulskiOriginalMar 30, 2011
D-CABarbara BoxerOriginalMar 30, 2011
D-HIDaniel K. AkakaOriginalMar 30, 2011
D-MIDebbie StabenowOriginalMar 30, 2011
D-CADianne FeinsteinOriginalMar 30, 2011
D-NHJeanne ShaheenOriginalMar 30, 2011
D-ORJeff MerkleyOriginalMar 30, 2011
D-CTJoseph I. LiebermanOriginalMar 30, 2011
R-TXKay Bailey HutchisonOriginalMar 30, 2011
R-NHKelly AyotteOriginalMar 30, 2011
D-NYKirsten E. GillibrandOriginalMar 30, 2011
R-AKLisa MurkowskiOriginalMar 30, 2011
D-WAMaria CantwellOriginalMar 30, 2011
D-AKMark BegichOriginalMar 30, 2011
D-ARMark L. PryorOriginalMar 30, 2011

Actions 6

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 2, 2011Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer with amendments. With written report No. 112-14.
  2. May 2, 2011Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 37.
  3. Apr 14, 2011Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
  4. Mar 30, 2011Introduced in Senate
  5. Mar 30, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Related bills 3

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

Subjects

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

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 2, 2011Reported to Senate
  2. Mar 30, 2011Introduced in Senate

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