Lower Mississippi River Area Study Act
Latest action · Dec 22, 2014 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 539.
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 13, 2013
- Passed SenateJul 9, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on July 9, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Lower Mississippi River Area Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to complete a special resource study that evaluates the national significance of a specified study area located in Plaquemines Parish in Louisiana, and the feasibility of designating such area as a unit of the National Park System.
Requires such study to: (1) include cost estimates for the potential acquisition of the study area, and (2) identify alternatives for the management and protection of such area.
Bars the study from being conducted until funding is received either by: (1) the Secretary entering into an agreement with a state, unit of local government, or other entity to conduct the study using non-federal funds; or (2) the Secretary receiving a donation sufficient to pay the cost of conducting the study.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
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 13, 2013Markup Mar 14, 2013Reported Apr 22, 2013 |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jul 10, 2014Markup Jul 30, 2014Reported Dec 22, 2014 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Jul 11, 2014Hearings Jul 29, 2014Discharged Jul 30, 2014 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 22, 2014Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-708.
- Dec 22, 2014Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 539.
- Jul 30, 2014Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
- Jul 30, 2014Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 30, 2014Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 29, 2014Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jul 11, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
- Jul 10, 2014Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jul 10, 2014Received in the House.
- Jul 10, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Jul 9, 2014Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4355-4364)
- Jul 9, 2014The committee reported amendment was agreed to by Unanimous Consent. (text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S4358-4359)
- Jul 9, 2014Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S4363)
- Apr 22, 2013Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Wyden with an amendment. With written report No. 113-26.
- Apr 22, 2013Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 57.
- Mar 14, 2013Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- Feb 13, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Feb 13, 2013Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S712-713)
- Feb 13, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4358, S4361Text printed S4358, S4363Amendments S4354, S4359 | Harry Reid D-NV, Tom Coburn R-OK (amendment) | Jul 9, 2014 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S712 | Mary L. Landrieu D-LA | Feb 13, 2013 |
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 reports
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Aug 7, 2014S. 311, Lower Mississippi River Area Study ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 30, 2014
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. 113-84 | H.R. 445, H.R. 1785, H.R. 4119, H.R. 4901, H.R. 4979, H.R. 5086, S.311, S. 476, AND S. 609101 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Jul 29, 2014 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 3528 | To modify the section relating to donations. | Tom Coburn R-OK | Amendment SA 3528 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating sites in the Lower Mississippi River Area in the State of Louisiana as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Lower Mississippi River Area Study Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Lower Mississippi River Area Study Act
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Lower Mississippi River Area Study Act
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Lower Mississippi River Area Study Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 22, 2014Reported in House
- Jul 10, 2014Referred in House
- Jul 9, 2014Engrossed in Senate
- Apr 22, 2013Reported to Senate
- Feb 13, 2013Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
