S. 225 (109th): Federal Land Recreational Visitor Protection Act of 2005

Introduced:
Feb 01, 2005 (109th Congress, 2005–2006)
Sponsor:
Sen. Ted Stevens [R-AK]
Status:
Died (Passed Senate)

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Status

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the Senate on July 26, 2005 but was never passed by the House.

Progress
Introduced Feb 01, 2005
Referred to Committee Feb 01, 2005
Reported by Committee Feb 09, 2005
Passed Senate Jul 26, 2005
Cosponsors
2 cosponsors (1R, 1D) (show)
Committees

House Agriculture

House Natural Resources

House Oversight and Government Reform

Senate Energy and Natural Resources

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Full Title

A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to undertake a program to reduce the risks from and mitigate the effects of avalanches on recreational users of public land.

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Last updated Jul 27, 2005.
6 pages

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7/26/2005--Passed Senate amended.
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on February 23, 2005.
The summary of that version is repeated here.) Federal Land Recreational Visitor Protection Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish an avalanche protection program to:
(1) provide early identification of the potential for avalanches that could endanger the safety of recreational users of public land and visitors to units of the National Park System (NPS); and
(2) reduce the risks and mitigate the effects of avalanches on visitors, recreational users, neighboring communities, and transportation corridors.
Requires the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior to:
(1) use the resources of the National Avalanche Center of the Forest Service to carry out this Act; and
(2) establish an advisory committee to assist in the development and implementation of the program.
Directs such Secretaries and the Secretary of the Army to establish a central depository for weapons, ammunition, and parts for avalanche control purposes, including an inventory that can be made available to federal and non-federal entities.
Authorizes the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to make grants to carry out projects and activities under the program to:
(1) assist in the prevention, forecasting, detection, and mitigation of avalanches;
(2) maintain essential transportation and communications;
(3) assist avalanche artillery users to ensure the availability of adequate supplies of artillery and other explosives required for avalanche control in or affecting NPS units, other federal land used for recreation, and adjacent communities, and essential transportation corridors; and
(4) assist research and development activities for alternatives to minimize reliance on military weapons for avalanche control.
Authorizes appropriations.

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