Full Committee Markup on: H.R. 359, H.R. 747, H.R. 883, H.R. 898, H.R. 1104, H.R. 1523
Friday, May 5, 2000 | 12:00 AM
Markup on:
H.R. 359, to clarify the intent of Congress in Public Law 93-632 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to continue to provide for the maintenance and oiperation of 18 concrete dams and weirs that were located in the Emigrant Wilderness at the time the wilderness area was designated in that Public Law. "Emigrant Wilderness Preservation Act of 1999". Ordered reported to the House by voice vote. H.R. 747, to protect the permanent trust funds of the State of Arizona from erosion due to inflation and modify the basis on which distributions are made from those funds. "Arizona Statehood and Enabling Act Amendments of 1999". Ordered reported to the House by voice vote. H.R. 883, to preserve the sovereignty of the United States over public lands and acquired lands owned by the United States, and to preserve State sovereignty and private property rights in non-Federal lands surrounding those public lands and acquired lands. "American Land Sovereignty Protection Act". Ordered reported to the House by vote of 26-14. H.R. 898, designating certain land in the San Isabel National Forest in the State of Colorado as the "Spanish Peaks Wilderness". Ordered reported to the House by voice vote. H.R. 1104, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to transfer administrative jurisdiction over land within the boundaries of the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site to the Archivist of the United States for the construction of a visitor center. Ordered reported to the House by voice vote. H.R. 1523, to establish mandatory procedures to be followed by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management in advance of the permanent closure of any forest road so as to ensure local public participation in the decision making process. Ordered reported to the House as amended by vote of 22-16. |
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