US SB1537 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on July 29 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-03-17 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-476.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 29 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-03-17 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-476.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires, if the Secretary of the Interior acquires by donation from the Borlaug Heritage Foundation fee simple and unencumbered title to the Norman E. Borlaug Birthplace site and the Norman E. Borlaug Childhood Home site (both in Cresco, Iowa) and any related personal property, designation of all such property as a National Historic Site and as a unit of the National Park System, to be known as the "Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Birthplace Home National Historic Site."
Title
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to designate the Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Birthplace and Childhood Home in Cresco, Iowa, as a National Historic Site and as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
| Sen. Kent Conrad [D-ND] | Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA] | Sen. Tom Harkin [D-IA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-03-17 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-476. | |
| 2009-07-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. |
Same As/Similar To
HB3378 (Related) 2009-08-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Subjects
Agricultural practices and innovations
Historic sites and heritage areas
Iowa
Land transfers
Parks, recreation areas, trails
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/1537/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s1537/BILLS-111s1537is.pdf |
