Scorecard: Americans for Democratic Action 2008 House Scorecard

Org. position: Aye

Description:

"Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) motion to suspend the rules and pass a bill designating new park, wilderness and scenic areas and authorizing programs and activities in the Forest Service, the Departments of Interior and Energy, the Bureau of Reclamation, the U.S. Geological Survey, and the Bureau of Land Management. It would add 106,000 acres in Washington state to the National Wilderness Preservation System, to be known as the “Wild Sky Wilderness.” It would also apply federal immigration laws to the Northern Mariana Islands and give the commonwealth a nonvoting House delegate."

(Original scorecard available at: http://www.adaction.org/pages/publications/voting-records.php)

Scorecard: League of Conservation Voters 2008 House Scorecard

Org. position: Aye

Description:

"S. 2739, the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008, packaged together 62 individual bills concerning lands and activities in over 30 states and the District of Columbia. The omnibus bill included a measure to designate the 106,000 acre Wild Sky Wilderness in Washington State to the National Wilderness Preservation System, added the Eightmile River in Connecticut to the Wild and Scenic River System, and authorized new protections for historic sites, national parks and precious water resources."

(Original scorecard available at: http://www.lcv.org/2008-pdf.pdf)