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| H.R.146 (111th Congress) - Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 | Status: Bill Is Law |
To amend the American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 to establish a battlefield acquisition grant program for the acquisition and protection of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Rush Holt [D, NJ-12]Committees: House Natural Resources, House Natural Resources - National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands
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The Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (H.R. 146) combines more than 160 bills related to conservation, and it was introduced on January 6, 2009.[1] According to the Web site of Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), the bill's provisions include:
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Bill passage
On March 3, the House passed the bill by a vote of 394-13.House Record Vote (91)
March 03, 2009
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended: H R 146 Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefield Protection Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Percentage of 'Aye' votes: 91% - Passed
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 2/3 (66%)
394
Ayes
13
Nays
| Dem | Rep | Other | |
| Ayes | 236 | 158 | 0 |
| Nays | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Abst. | 16 | 8 | 0 |
On March 19, the Senate passed the bill as amended by a vote of 77-20.
Senate Record Vote (106)
March 19, 2009
On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 146 as Amended)
On Passage of the Bill
On Passage of the Bill
Percentage of 'Aye' votes: 77% - Bill Passed
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 3/5 (60%)
77
Ayes
20
Nays
| Dem | Rep | Other | |
| Ayes | 55 | 20 | 2 |
| Nays | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Abst. | 2 | 0 | 0 |
On March 25, the House passed the bill with the Senate's amendments by a vote of 285 to 140.
House Record Vote (153)
March 25, 2009
On Motion to Concur in Senate Amendments: H R 146 Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
On Motion to Concur in Senate Amendments
On Motion to Concur in Senate Amendments
Percentage of 'Aye' votes: 66% - Passed
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 1/2 (50%)
285
Ayes
140
Nays
| Dem | Rep | Other | |
| Ayes | 246 | 39 | 0 |
| Nays | 4 | 136 | 0 |
| Abst. | 2 | 4 | 0 |
On March 30, 2009, President Barack Obama signed the bill into law, saying it “protects treasured places from the Appalachians of Virginia and West Virginia to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula; from the canyons of Idaho to the sandstone cliffs of Utah; from the Sierra Nevadas in California to the Badlands of Oregon.”[3]
Articles and resources
See also
National Landscape Conservation System Act of 2007
References
- ↑ OpenCongress info page on Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
- ↑ Rep. Pelosi's info page on Public Land Management
- ↑ Kate Phillips, "Wilderness Lands Bill Becomes Law," NYTimes.com, March 30, 2009
External resources
- Department of the Interior info page on National Landscape Conservation System
