Ashland Breakwater Light Transfer Act
Latest action · Dec 10, 2014 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 637.
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 12, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot 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 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 3, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WI | Ron Johnson | Jun 3, 2014 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Feb 12, 2014Markup Nov 13, 2014Reported Dec 10, 2014 |
| National Parks Subcommittee | Hearings Jul 23, 2014 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 10, 2014Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Landrieu with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 113-297.
- Dec 10, 2014Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 637.
- Nov 13, 2014Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Jul 23, 2014Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-493.
- Feb 12, 2014Introduced in Senate
- Feb 12, 2014Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Nov 26, 2014S. 2031, Ashland Breakwater Light Transfer ActAs ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on November 13, 2014
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 113-493 | CURRENT NATIONAL PARKS BILLS80 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jul 23, 2014 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4049 | Ashland Breakwater Light Transfer Act | Related bill | Nov 18, 2014 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill 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 Senate
- Ashland Breakwater Light Transfer 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 10, 2014Reported to Senate
- Feb 12, 2014Introduced in Senate
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