California Desert Protection and Recreation Act of 2018
Latest action · Dec 5, 2018 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 722.
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 3, 2017
- Passed HouseJun 25, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
California Off-Road Recreation and Conservation Act
This bill amends the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 to, among other things:
- establish or designate wilderness areas, off-highway vehicle recreation areas, and a national scenic area;
- release specified wilderness study areas;
- adjust national park and preserve boundaries; and
- specify land withdrawals and conveyances.
Specified federal land shall be taken into trust for the Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe.
Lands and interests in land, including improvements, outside the boundary of Joshua Tree National Park in California, may be acquired for the purpose of operating a visitor center.
The bill makes amendments to the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 regarding the California State School lands.
The bill amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified segments of rivers and creeks as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 7, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Feb 7, 2017 |
Committees 2
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 Feb 3, 2017Markup May 16, 2018 |
| Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Feb 16, 2017Discharged May 16, 2018 | |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Feb 16, 2017Hearings Feb 6, 2018Discharged May 16, 2018 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jun 26, 2018Markup Oct 2, 2018Reported Dec 5, 2018 |
Actions 18
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 5, 2018Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-416.
- Dec 5, 2018Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 722.
- Oct 2, 2018Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Jun 26, 2018Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Jun 25, 2018Mr. Bishop (UT) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jun 25, 2018Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5594-5603)
- Jun 25, 2018DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 857.
- Jun 25, 2018Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5594-5601)
- Jun 25, 2018Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 16, 2018Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
- May 16, 2018Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs Discharged.
- May 16, 2018Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 16, 2018Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Feb 6, 2018Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Feb 16, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
- Feb 16, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Feb 3, 2017Introduced in House
- Feb 3, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5594–H5603Text printed H5594–H5601Analyses H5602Summaries H5602 | Anthony G. Brown D-MD, Paul Cook R-CA, Rob Bishop R-UT | Jun 25, 2018 |
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 estimates 2
- Nov 20, 2018H.R. 857, California Desert Protection and Recreation Act of 2018As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on October 2, 2018
- Jul 26, 2018H.R. 857, California Off-Road Recreation and Conservation ActAs passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on June 25, 2018
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 19, February 3, 2017, page H977.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 32 | California Desert Protection and Recreation Act of 2018 | Related bill | Dec 6, 2018 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for conservation and enhanced recreation activities in the California Desert Conservation Area, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- California Off-Road Recreation and Conservation Act
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- California Desert Protection and Recreation Act of 2018
- Short Titles as Passed House
- California Off-Road Recreation and Conservation Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Alternative and renewable resources
- California
- Congressional oversight
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Government studies and investigations
- Historical and cultural resources
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Land transfers
- Land use and conservation
- Licensing and registrations
- Motor vehicles
- Outdoor recreation
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Water use and supply
- Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 5, 2018Reported to Senate
- Jun 26, 2018Referred in Senate
- Jun 25, 2018Engrossed in House
- Feb 3, 2017Introduced in House
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.
