To provide for the establishment of the Western Riverside County Wildlife Refuge.
Latest action · Dec 8, 2020 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 514.
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.
- IntroducedMay 23, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill directs the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to establish the Western Riverside County National Wildlife Refuge in California.
USFWS must include within the boundaries of the refuge the lands and waters within the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan Area that are owned by the federal government, a state, or a political subdivision of a state upon the establishment of the refuge.
USFWS may enter into cooperative agreements with the State of California, any of its political subdivisions, or any other persons to (1) manage lands that are owned by California, the subdivision, or the other person and located within the refuge; (2) promote public awareness of the natural resources of the conservation area; or (3) encourage participation by the public in the conservation of such resources.
USFWS may acquire by donation, purchase, or exchange the lands and waters or interests in them (including conservation easements) within the refuge, except those that are owned by California and its political subdivisions may be acquired by donation only.
Federal property in the refuge must be assessed for inclusion in the refuge and must be transferred to USFWS if deemed suitable for inclusion.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 23, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | May 23, 2019 |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Original | May 23, 2019 |
Committees 1
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 May 23, 2019Markup Jan 29, 2020Reported Dec 8, 2020 |
| Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee | Referred Jun 11, 2019Hearings Sep 24, 2019Discharged Jan 29, 2020 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 8, 2020Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-629.
- Dec 8, 2020Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 514.
- Jan 29, 2020Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jan 29, 2020Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Jan 29, 2020Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
- Sep 24, 2019Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jun 11, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
- May 23, 2019Introduced in House
- May 23, 2019Referred to the House Committee on 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 5, 2020H.R. 2956, a bill to provide for the establishment of the Western Riverside County Wildlife RefugeAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on January 29, 2020
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 87, May 23, 2019, page H4165.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2 | Moving Forward Act | Related bill | Jul 20, 2020 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for the establishment of the Western Riverside County Wildlife Refuge.
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 8, 2020Reported in House
- May 23, 2019Introduced 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.
