US Congress House Bill 560 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on January 8 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-01-08 - Became Public Law No: 115-101. (TXT | PDF)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

To amend the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Improvement Act to provide access to certain vehicles serving residents of municipalities adjacent to the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, and for other purposes. (Sec. 1) This bill amends the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Improvement Act with respect to the prohibition against the use of Highway 209, a federally owned road within the boundaries of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in Pennsylvania, by certain commercial vehicles except as they serve businesses located within or in the vicinity of the recreation area. The local business use exception to the prohibition is revised to permit, until September 30, 2021, the use of commercial vehicles with four or fewer axles that are: (1) owned and operated by a business located in the recreation area or one or more adjacent municipalities, or (2) necessary to provide services to businesses or persons located in the recreation area or one or more such municipalities. The adjacent municipalities referred to are Delaware Township, Dingman Township, Lehman Township, Matamoras Borough, Middle Smithfield Township, Milford Borough, Milford Township, Smithfield Township, and Westfall Township in Pennsylvania. The Department of the Interior shall establish a fee and permit program for the use of Highway 209 by commercial vehicles, including an annual fee of up to $200 per vehicle. All fees received shall be set aside in a special account and be available for the administration and enforcement of the program, including registering vehicles, issuing permits and vehicle identification stickers, and personnel costs. The following vehicles may use Highway 209 without a fee or permit requirement: local school buses; fire, ambulance, and other safety and emergency vehicles; and commercial vehicles along specified segments of the highway.

To amend the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Improvement Act to provide access to certain vehicles serving residents of municipalities adjacent to the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, and for other purposes.

Rep. Tom Marino [R-PA]

Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-08	Senate	Became Public Law No: 115-101. (TXT | PDF)
2018-01-08	Senate	Signed by President.
2017-12-27	Senate	Presented to President.
2017-12-22	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2017-12-21	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S8267-8269)
2017-05-09	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 64.
2017-05-09	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 115-51.
2017-03-30	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2017-03-07	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2017-01-31	Senate	Received in the Senate.
2017-01-30	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2017-01-30	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H717-718)
2017-01-30	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 560.
2017-01-30	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H717-718)
2017-01-30	House	Mr. McClintock moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2017-01-13	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2017-01-13	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/560/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr560/BILLS-115hr560ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr560/BILLS-115hr560eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr560/BILLS-115hr560rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr560/BILLS-115hr560enr.pdf