Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act
Latest action · Dec 22, 2014 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 517.
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.
- IntroducedJan 23, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act - (Sec. 2) Designates certain land in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest in the state of Washington, which shall be considered to become a part of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
Declares that this Act shall have no effect on overflights of military aircraft or the authority to carry out wildfire prevention activities.
(Sec. 3) Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River as wild and scenic rivers and the entirety of the Pratt River as a wild river. Prohibits acquisition by condemnation of any land or interest in land within the boundaries of such river segments and excludes private or non-federal public property unless the owner of the property has consented in writing to having it included.
(Sec. 4) Prohibits anything in this Act from: (1) establishing a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the boundaries of the wild and scenic river segments or wilderness designated by this Act, or (2) restricting an activity from being conducted outside such boundaries.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 23, 2013 to Mar 13, 2013; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Original | Jan 23, 2013 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Mar 4, 2013 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Mar 13, 2013 |
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 Jan 23, 2013Markup Jul 30, 2014Reported Dec 22, 2014 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Feb 12, 2013Hearings Jul 23, 2013Discharged Jul 30, 2014 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 22, 2014Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-686.
- Dec 22, 2014Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 517.
- Jul 30, 2014Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
- Jul 30, 2014Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 30, 2014Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jul 23, 2013Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Feb 12, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
- Jan 23, 2013Introduced in House
- Jan 23, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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 H3268 | Doc Hastings R-WA | Jun 11, 2013 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Aug 12, 2014H.R. 361, Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 30, 2014
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H282.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 112 | Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act | Identical bill | Jun 21, 2013 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in the State of Washington, to designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as wild and scenic rivers, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 22, 2014Reported in House
- Jan 23, 2013Introduced 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.
