Acadia National Park Boundary Clarification Act
Latest action · Aug 15, 2018 By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 115-319.
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 8, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Acadia National Park Boundary Clarification Act
This bill confirms that the boundary of Acadia National Park in Maine includes approximately 1,441 acres of land and interests in the Schoodic Peninsula.
The bill ratifies and approves:
- the acquisition by the United States of such land and interests, effective as of September 26, 2013; and
- any alteration of such land or interests held or claimed by the United State that occurred after such date.
The Department of the Interior may make technical boundary and limited boundary revisions, as appropriate, to the permanent boundaries of the park (including any park property located within the peninsula and Isle Au Haut districts) to resolve issues resulting from causes such as survey error or changed road alignments or to take into account acquisitions or losses of land adjacent to or within the park in any case in which the total acreage of the land to be so acquired or lost is less than 10 acres, subject to specified conditions.
Interior shall contribute a specified amount to a regional consortium composed of units of local government on or in the vicinity of Mount Desert Island that was established to improve the management of the disposal and recycling of solid waste.
Interior shall reestablish and appoint members to the Acadia National Park Advisory Commission.
Certain land in the park that was conveyed by Interior to the town of Tremont, Maine, shall no longer be used exclusively for school purposes, but for public purposes, subject to the conditions that: (1) use of such land shall not degrade or adversely impact the park's resources or values; and (2) such land shall remain in public ownership for recreational, educational, or similar public purposes.
Interior shall allow for the traditional harvesting of the marine worms, clams, and other shellfish, and other marine species in accordance with the laws of the state of Maine: (1) within the park's boundaries, and (2) on any land outside of the park in which Interior has or obtains a property interest.
Interior shall convey to the town of Bar Harbor a specified parcel of land within the park to be used for a solid waste transfer facility.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 8, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Nov 8, 2017 |
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 Nov 8, 2017Markup May 17, 2018Reported Jul 30, 2018 |
| National Parks Subcommittee | Hearings Feb 14, 2018 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 15, 2018By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 115-319.
- Jul 30, 2018Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Jul 30, 2018Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 538.
- May 17, 2018Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Feb 14, 2018Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-504.
- Nov 8, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Nov 8, 2017Read 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
- Jun 7, 2018S. 2102, Acadia National Park Boundary Clarification ActAs ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 17, 2018
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. 115-730 | OVERSIGHT OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION151 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Nov 27, 2018 |
| S. Hrg. 115-504 | PENDING LEGISLATION83 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Feb 14, 2018 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 257 | Acadia National Park Boundary Clarification Act | Related bill | Jul 19, 2017 |
| HR 763 | Acadia National Park Boundary Clarification Act | Related bill | Feb 10, 2017 |
| HR 4266 | Acadia National Park Boundary Clarification Act | Identical bill | Mar 14, 2018 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to clarify the boundary of Acadia National Park, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Acadia National Park Boundary Clarification Act
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Acadia National Park Boundary Clarification 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.
- Jul 30, 2018Reported to Senate
- Nov 8, 2017Introduced in Senate
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