US Congress House Bill 298 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Engrossed on April 29 2014 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-04-29 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Pending: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to evaluate the significance of the Mill Springs Battlefield in Kentucky (relating to the Battle of Mill Springs fought on January 19, 1862, in Pulaski and Wayne Counties during the Civil War) and the feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System (NPS). Requires such study, among other things, to analyze: (1) the effect of the Battlefield's designation as a unit of the NPS on existing commercial and recreational activities, energy production and transmission infrastructure, and the authority of state and local governments to manage those activities; and (2) the identification of any authorities, including condemnation, that will compel or permit the Secretary to influence or participate in local land use decisions (such as zoning) or place restrictions on non-federal lands if the Battlefield is designated as an NPS unit. Requires owners of private property adjacent to the Battlefield to be notified of the commencement and scope of this study.

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to evaluate the significance of the Mill Springs Battlefield located in Pulaski and Wayne Counties, Kentucky, and the feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System, and for other purposes.

Rep. Harold Rogers [R-KY]	Rep. Garland Barr [R-KY]	Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]	Rep. David Roe [R-TN]
Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-04-29	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2014-04-28	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3212-3213)
2014-04-28	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 298.
2014-04-28	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3212-3214)
2014-04-28	House	Mr. Young (AK) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2013-12-02	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 201.
2013-12-02	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-280.
2013-10-30	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
2013-10-30	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2013-10-30	House	Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
2013-10-03	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2013-01-31	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
2013-01-15	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

SB2780 (Related) 2014-09-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5435-5436)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/298/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr298/BILLS-113hr298ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr298/BILLS-113hr298rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr298/BILLS-113hr298eh.pdf