US SB2327 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on May 13 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-05-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Pending: Senate Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 13 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-05-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Pending: Senate Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Keeping Public Lands Open Act - Provides that if an appropriations measure for a covered account for a fiscal year is not enacted before the beginning of that fiscal year and a joint resolution making continuing appropriations for such account is not in effect, such sums as necessary shall be made available without further appropriation to continue any activity for which funds were provided from such account in the preceding fiscal year. Defines "covered account" to mean specified appropriation accounts of: (1) the Department of the Interior for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, including amounts for activities of the National Wildlife Refuge System, habitat conservation, the Migratory Bird Conservation Account, the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, and land acquisition; (2) the Department of the Interior for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), including amounts for the National Landscape Conservation System, land acquisition, and the activities of recreation management, resource protection, and maintenance; (3) the Department of the Interior for the National Park Service, including amounts for land acquisition and state assistance; and (3) the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the Forest Service, including amounts for land acquisition, law enforcement operations, and the activities of recreation, heritage, and wilderness.
Title
Keeping Public Lands Open Act
Sponsors
Sen. John Walsh [D-MT] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2014-05-13 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. |
Subjects
Appropriations
Birds
Department of Agriculture
Department of the Interior
Executive agency funding and structure
Forests, forestry, trees
Government trust funds
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Law enforcement administration and funding
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Public lands and natural resources
Wetlands
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Birds
Department of Agriculture
Department of the Interior
Executive agency funding and structure
Forests, forestry, trees
Government trust funds
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Law enforcement administration and funding
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Public lands and natural resources
Wetlands
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2327/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s2327/BILLS-113s2327is.pdf |