Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2015
Latest action · Jun 23, 2016 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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.
- IntroducedApr 30, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2015
Amends the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to rename: (1) the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 as the Public Lands Service Corps Act of 1993, and (2) the Public Lands Corps as the Public Lands Service Corps (the Corps).
Establishes the Corps in the Department of Commerce (as well as in the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior, as under current law).
Requires: (1) establishment of a department-level office within the Department of the Interior, Forest Service, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for the coordination of Corps activities; and (2) designation of a Corps coordinator for each agency within the Departments of the Interior, of Agriculture, and of Commerce that administers such activities. Establishes an Indian Youth Service Corps liaison.
Permits the enrollment of resource assistants and consulting interns. Sets a maximum enrollment term of two years.
Requires a recruitment program for the Corps.
Instructs the Department concerned, for purposes of training, to take into account training already received by Corps participants enrolled from qualified youth or conservation corps.
Describes the types of natural and cultural resources conservation projects that may be carried out by the Corps.
Authorizes the Corps to provide certain visitor and interpretation services.
Authorizes each Department to make: (1) arrangements for temporary housing for Corps participants in conservation centers, and (2) individual placements of consulting interns to perform management analysis activities for agencies under the Department's jurisdiction carrying out appropriate natural and cultural resources conservation projects.
Authorizes cooperative agreements and competitive grants for Indian tribes and qualified youth or conservation corps to establish Indian Youth Service Corps programs.
Requires the Secretary to issue management guidelines for programs of the Corps.
Revises requirements for: (1) participant living allowances to include certain travel costs; (2) noncompetitive hiring status to cover Indian Youth Service Corps particpants, resource assistants, and consulting interns.
Removes resource assistants from eligibility for national service educational awards.
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 30, 2015 to Apr 12, 2016; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 2, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Jun 2, 2015 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Jun 2, 2015 | |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Jun 9, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Jun 9, 2015 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Jul 14, 2015 | |
| D-HI | Mark Takai | Jul 21, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Feb 9, 2016 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Feb 24, 2016 | |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Mar 17, 2016 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Apr 12, 2016 |
Committees 3
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 Apr 30, 2015 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred May 26, 2015Hearings Jun 23, 2016 | |
| Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred May 26, 2015 | |
| Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee | Referred May 26, 2015 | |
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Apr 30, 2015 |
| Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee | Referred May 27, 2015 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Apr 30, 2015 |
| Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee | Referred Nov 16, 2015 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 23, 2016Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Nov 16, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
- May 27, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
- May 26, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- May 26, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
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 Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 64, April 30, 2015, page H2771.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1160 | Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2015 | Related bill | Apr 30, 2015 |
| S 2706 | Recreation Not Red-Tape Act | Related bill | Mar 17, 2016 |
| HR 4790 | Recreation Not Red-Tape Act | Related bill | Sep 19, 2016 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to expand the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of the Interior to provide service opportunities for young Americans, to help restore natural, cultural, historic, archaeological, recreational, and scenic resources of the United States, to train a new generation of public land managers and enthusiasts, to promote the value of public service, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Building construction
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Department of Commerce
- Department of the Interior
- Employment and training programs
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Historical and cultural resources
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Indian social and development programs
- Land use and conservation
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Minority employment
- Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
- National and community service
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
- Youth employment and child labor
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 30, 2015Introduced in House
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