Ashland Breakwater Light Transfer Act
Latest action · Nov 18, 2014 Received in the Senate.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2014
- Passed HouseNov 17, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Ashland Breakwater Light Transfer Act - Adjusts the boundary of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in Wisconsin to include the Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light Addition at the end of the breakwater on Chequamegon Bay, Wisconsin.
Declares that Congress does not intend for the designation of that property to create a protective perimeter or buffer zone around its boundary.
Authorizes the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to operate, maintain, keep, locate, inspect, repair, and replace any federal aid to navigation located at the Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light for as long as it is needed for navigational purposes.
Permits the Secretary to enter, at any time, the Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light or any federal aid to navigation at the Breakwater Light, for as long as such aid is needed for navigational purposes, without notice to the extent that it is not possible to provide advance notice.
Authorizes the Secretary to enter into agreements with the city of Ashland and the County of Bayfield, Wisconsin, for the purpose of cooperative law enforcement and emergency services within the boundaries of the Lakeshore.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 10, 2014 to Apr 1, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Mar 10, 2014 | |
| R-WI | Reid J. Ribble | Mar 11, 2014 | |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Mar 12, 2014 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Mar 12, 2014 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Mar 26, 2014 | |
| R-WI | Thomas E. Petri | Apr 1, 2014 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 18, 2014Received in the Senate.
- Nov 17, 2014Committee on Transportation discharged.
- Nov 17, 2014Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8015-8016)
- Nov 17, 2014DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4049.
- Nov 17, 2014Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2031 | Ashland Breakwater Light Transfer Act | Related bill | Dec 10, 2014 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 18, 2014Received in Senate
- Nov 17, 2014Engrossed in House
- Nov 17, 2014Reported in House
- Feb 11, 2014Introduced in House
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