US SB470 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 25 2021 - 25% progression
Action: 2021-02-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S899-900)
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 25 2021 - 25% progression
Action: 2021-02-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S899-900)
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Directs the Department of the Interior to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating a study area comprised of cities and counties in Virginia and counties in North Carolina as a National Heritage Area to be known as the Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area. The study shall include analysis, documentation, and determinations on whether the study area (1) has an assemblage of natural, historic, and cultural resources that represent distinctive aspects of the people and culture of the United States; and (2) are worthy of recognition, conservation, interpretation, and continuing use.
Title
Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act
Sponsors
Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA] | Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2021-02-25 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S899-900) |
Same As/Similar To
HB803 (Related) 2021-03-02 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
HB1154 (Same As) 2021-09-29 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
HB1154 (Same As) 2021-09-29 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Subjects
Government studies and investigations
Historic sites and heritage areas
North Carolina
Public lands and natural resources
Virginia
Wetlands
Historic sites and heritage areas
North Carolina
Public lands and natural resources
Virginia
Wetlands
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/470/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/s470/BILLS-117s470is.pdf |