National Forests, Parks, Public Land, and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act of 2007

A bill to authorize certain programs and activities in the Forest Service, the Department of the Interior, and the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.

12/13/2007--Introduced.
National Forests, Parks, Public Land, and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act of 2007 - Authorizes specified programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy concerning, among other things, land conveyances, boundary adjustments, studies, memorials, commissions, and museums, national park natural resource protection, national trails and rivers, national heritage areas, and advanced energy technology transfer centers. Sets forth provisions concerning the Northern Mariana Islands.
Makes amendments to various public laws, including the National Trails System Act, the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act of 1998, the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996, the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996, the Reclamation and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act, the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988, the Immigration and Nationality Act, and the Compacts of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D, NM]

Amendments

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Amendments to S.2483

Number	Status	Purpose
S.Amdt.3961	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.3962	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.3963	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.3964	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.3965	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.3966	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.3967	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.3968	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.3972	Offered	Amendment information not available.

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
December 13, 2007

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• Jun 11, 2008: Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.
• Added to calendar on Dec 14, 2007: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 546..
• Introduced on Dec 13, 2007.
• Dec 13, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S15474-15475)
• Dec 13, 2007: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

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February 13, 2008 Federalization bill hits snag

Title VII of the omnibus package, S. 2483, contains the exact text of HR 3079 as passed by the House on Dec. 12, 2007, and as approved by the Senate Energy ...

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February 13, 2008 CCRKBA Backs Coburn Effort to Legalize CCW in National Parks

"PEER issued an alarmist press release that mirrors hysteria currently being pandered by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence about Coburn's S. 2483," ...

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February 05, 2008 Editorial: Keep sensible rules on guns in national parks

He would do this by attempting to attach it to an important and noncontroversial bill (S. 2483) authorizing projects in the national parks, national forests ...

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November 16, 2008 Latest Update on National Park Carry

Senate May Consider Change In National Park Firearm Rules Friday, February 01, 2008 The US Senate is likely to consider S. 2483, the “National.

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Coburn had secured the right to offer this amendment to the original bill, S. 2483. The procedure which is being used to shut out gun owners is not only unfair; it is sneaky and underhanded. Please do not let it succeed. ...

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