National Forests, Parks, Public Land, and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act of 2008

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.

2/8/2008--Introduced.
National Forests, Parks, Public Land, and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act of 2008 - 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

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.2616

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
February 08, 2008

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• Jun 11, 2008: Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.
• Added to calendar on Feb 11, 2008: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 572..
• Feb 08, 2008: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
• Introduced on Feb 08, 2008.

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February 16, 2008 Dispute Over Guns Threatens Senate Vote

... Reid withdrew the measure. No timetable for a vote on the bill has been set, Wicker said. The bill is S. 2616. Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov/

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February 16, 2008 Dispute Over Guns Threatens Senate Vote

... Reid withdrew the measure. No timetable for a vote on the bill has been set, Wicker said. The bill is S. 2616. Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov/

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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.

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