US HB183 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 3 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
States that Congress finds that the United States did not acquire any right, title, or interest in or to submerged lands in Nantucket Sound (near the coast of Massachusetts) or the waters above those submerged lands as a result of the taking described in the civil action, United States v. 3,000 Acres of Land (D. Mass. 1944). That taking involved land that is now part of the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge.
Title
To clarify the United States interest in certain submerged lands in the area of the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
| Rep. William Keating [D-MA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-05 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. |
| 2019-01-03 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. |
| 2019-01-03 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Land transfers
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Massachusetts
Public lands and natural resources
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Massachusetts
Public lands and natural resources
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/183/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr183/BILLS-116hr183ih.pdf |
