Public Access to Public Land Guarantee Act
Latest action · Dec 10, 2014 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 635.
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.
- IntroducedNov 20, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Public Access to Public Land Guarantee Act - (Sec. 4) Directs the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to enter into an agreement under which they may accept funds from the state or local government to reopen units of the National Park System, the National Wildlife Refuge System, or the National Forest System during any period in which Interior or USDA is unable to maintain normal level of operations at their units because of a lapse in appropriations.
Requires Interior or USDA, as appropriate, to refund all amounts it provided under the agreement to the state or local government: (1) upon enactment of an Act retroactively appropriating amounts sufficient to maintain normal operating levels at the reopened units, or (2) on the date on which the state or local government establishes that Interior or USDA collected entrance or user fees for the units during the agreement period.
Allows Interior or USDA to reimburse the state or local government voluntarily for any amounts it provided to the United States under the agreement if the refund requirements are not met.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 20, 2013 to Nov 21, 2013, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | John McCain | Original | Nov 20, 2013 |
| R-UT | Mike Lee | Original | Nov 20, 2013 |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Nov 21, 2013 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 10, 2014Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Landrieu without amendment. With written report No. 113-295.
- Dec 10, 2014Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 635.
- Nov 13, 2014Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jul 23, 2014Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-493.
- Nov 20, 2013Introduced in Senate
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3661 | Public Access to Public Land Guarantee Act | Related bill | Dec 16, 2013 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Appropriations
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Intergovernmental relations
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- State and local finance
- State and local government operations
- Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 10, 2014Reported to Senate
- Nov 20, 2013Introduced in Senate
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