Pribilof Islands Transition Act Amendments of 2014
Latest action · Dec 11, 2014 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Progress
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- IntroducedDec 11, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Pribilof Islands Transition Act Amendments of 2014 - Amends the Fur Seal Act of 1966 to revise requirements for the disposal of federal property on the Pribilof Islands (a group of five islands off the coast of mainland Alaska named Saint Paul, Saint George, Walrus, Otter, and Sea Lion Rock), including by: (1) authorizing the Department of Commerce to transfer or exchange specified land on the Islands to the village corporations of Saint Paul and Saint George Islands, and (2) giving those village corporations the first priority right to acquire that land on their respective islands.
Requires Commerce to publish promptly and submit to the Senate notice of certification that Alaska has confirmed that no further corrective action is required at sites and operable units covered by the Pribilof Islands Environmental Restoration Agreement between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Alaska.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
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 Dec 11, 2014 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 11, 2014Introduced in House
- Dec 11, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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 H9304.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Pribilof Islands Transition Act to require the Secretary of Commerce to provide notice of certification that no further corrective action is required at sites and operable units covered by the Pribilof Islands Environmental Restoration agreement, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Pribilof Islands Transition Act Amendments of 2014
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 11, 2014Introduced in House
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