Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2013
Latest action · Apr 23, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
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.
- IntroducedMar 21, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to rename: (1) the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 as the Public Lands Service Corps Act of 1993, and (2) 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. Establishes an Indian Youth Service Corps liaison.
Expands those authorized to be in the Corps to permit the enrollment of consulting interns. Permits enrollment for a term of up to two years.
Requires: (1) a recruitment program for the Corps, and (2) a training program 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 to perform management analysis activities for agencies under the Secretary's jurisdiction carrying out appropriate natural and cultural resources conservation projects.
Authorizes cooperative agreements and competitive grants for Indian tribes and qualified youth or conservation corps to establish Indian Youth Service Corps programs.
Requires the Secretary to issue management guidelines for programs of the Corps.
Cosponsors 43
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 21, 2013 to Dec 2, 2014; 24 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Mar 21, 2013 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Mar 21, 2013 |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Mar 21, 2013 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Mar 21, 2013 |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Original | Mar 21, 2013 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Mar 21, 2013 |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Original | Mar 21, 2013 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Mar 21, 2013 |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Original | Mar 21, 2013 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Mar 21, 2013 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Mar 21, 2013 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Mar 21, 2013 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | Mar 21, 2013 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Mar 21, 2013 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Mar 21, 2013 |
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 Mar 21, 2013 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Apr 11, 2013 | |
| Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Apr 11, 2013 | |
| Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Apr 11, 2013 | |
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Mar 21, 2013 |
| Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee | Referred Apr 23, 2013 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Mar 21, 2013 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 23, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
- Apr 11, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
- Apr 11, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
- Apr 11, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
- Mar 21, 2013Introduced in House
- Mar 21, 2013Referred 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.
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 H1827.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R43230 | Climate Change Legislation in the 113th Congress Archived | Report | Mar 12, 2014 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 360 | Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2013 | Identical bill | Sep 10, 2013 |
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 2013
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Building construction
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Department of Commerce
- Department of the Interior
- Employment and training programs
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Historical and cultural resources
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Indian social and development programs
- Land use and conservation
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
- National and community service
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
- Youth employment and child labor
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 21, 2013Introduced in House
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