York River Wild and Scenic River Act of 2021
Latest action · Dec 16, 2021 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 200.
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.
- IntroducedMar 1, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
York River Wild and Scenic River Act of 2021
This bill designates specified segments of the main stem and the tributaries of the York River in Maine as a recreational river.
The Department of the Interior may enter into cooperative agreements to provide for the long-term protection, preservation, and enhancement of the river segments.
No land or interest in land within the watersheds of the river segments may be acquired by condemnation.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 1, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Mar 1, 2021 |
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 Mar 1, 2021Markup Nov 18, 2021Reported Dec 16, 2021 |
| National Parks Subcommittee | Hearings Jun 23, 2021 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 16, 2021Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. With written report No. 117-50.
- Dec 16, 2021Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 200.
- Nov 18, 2021Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jun 23, 2021Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 117-440.
- Mar 1, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Mar 1, 2021Read 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
- Feb 24, 2022S. 491, York River Wild and Scenic River Act of 2021As reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on December 16, 2021
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 117-440 | PENDING LEGISLATION589 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jun 23, 2021 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1469 | York River Wild and Scenic River Act of 2021 | Related bill | Nov 9, 2021 |
| S 4938 | York River Wild and Scenic River Act of 2020 | Reintroduction of | Dec 1, 2020 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain river segments in the York River watershed in the State of Maine as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- York River Wild and Scenic River Act of 2021
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- York River Wild and Scenic River Act of 2021
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 16, 2021Reported to Senate
- Mar 1, 2021Introduced 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.
