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 |
Committees 2
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 Feb 11, 2014Markup Jun 19, 2014Reported Nov 17, 2014 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Feb 18, 2014Hearings Jun 10, 2014Discharged Jun 19, 2014 | |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Feb 11, 2014Discharged Nov 17, 2014 |
| Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee | Referred Feb 12, 2014 | |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Feb 12, 2014 |
Actions 18
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 18, 2014Received in the Senate.
- Nov 17, 2014Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-621, Part I.
- Nov 17, 2014Committee on Transportation discharged.
- Nov 17, 2014Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 462.
- Nov 17, 2014Mr. Labrador moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- 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, 2014Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8015)
- Nov 17, 2014Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 19, 2014Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
- Jun 19, 2014Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 19, 2014Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 10, 2014Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Feb 18, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
- Feb 12, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- Feb 12, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Feb 11, 2014Introduced in House
- Feb 11, 2014Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
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 H8015, H8016Text printed H8015 | Raul R. Labrador R-ID, Richard M. Nolan D-MN, Sean P. Duffy R-WI | Nov 17, 2014 |
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
- Jul 22, 2014H.R. 4049, Ashland Breakwater Light Transfer ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 19, 2014
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H1772.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 113-74 | H.R. 318, H.R. 4029, H.R. 4049, H.R. 4182, H.R. 4272, H.R. 4283, H.R. 4489, AND H.R. 452787 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Jun 10, 2014 |
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 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Act to provide for the establishment of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in the State of Wisconsin, and for other purposes, to adjust the boundary of that National Lakeshore to include the lighthouse known as Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Ashland Breakwater Light Transfer Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Ashland Breakwater Light Transfer Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Ashland Breakwater Light Transfer Act
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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