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S. 2180 (110th): Natural Resource Projects and Programs Authorization Act of 2007
- Introduced:
- Oct 17, 2007 (110th Congress, 2007–2009)
- Sponsor:
- Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D-NM]
- Status:
- Died (Reported by Committee)
The bill’s title was written by the bill’s sponsor. S. stands for Senate bill.
Library of Congress Summary
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10/17/2007--Introduced.
Natural Resource Projects and Programs Authorization Act of 2007 - Authorizes specified programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy concerning, among other things, national monuments, conservation areas, resource protection, historic sites, national trails, national heritage areas, and the clean coal power initiative. Makes amendments to various public laws, including the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act, the National Trails System Act, the Steel Industry American Heritage Area Act of 1996, the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996, the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Act of 1988, the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994, the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992, and the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003.
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Slip Laws
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- Public Law 90-171:
H.R. 10442 (90th): An Act to facilitate exchanges of land under the act of March 20, 1922 (42 Stat. 465), for use for public schools, and for other purposes - Public Law 91-383:
H.R. 14114 (91st): An Act to improve the administration of the national park system by the Secretary of the Interior, and to clarify the authorities applicable to the system, and for other purposes - Public Law 94-148:
H.R. 10027 (94th): An Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into cooperative agreements which benefit certain Forest Service programs and to advance or reimburse funds to cooperators for work performed, and for other purposes. - Public Law 94-429:
S. 2371 (94th): An Act to provide for the regulation of mining activity within, and to repeal the application of mining laws to, areas of the National Park System, and for other purposes. - Public Law 98-328:
H.R. 1149 (98th): Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984 - Public Law 100-692:
H.R. 3957 (100th): Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 - Public Law 101-219:
H.J.Res. 175 (101st): Omnibus Insular Areas Act - Public Law 101-578:
H.R. 5796 (101st): Enchanted National Forest, Cave Research Institute, and the Prehistoric Trackways Study Act of 1990 - Public Law 103-64:
H.R. 236 (103rd): To establish the Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in the State of Idaho, and for other purposes. - Public Law 103-449:
H.R. 1348 (103rd): Cane River Creole National Historical Park and National Heritage Area Act - Public Law 104-208:
H.R. 3610 (104th): Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997 - Public Law 104-333:
H.R. 4236 (104th): Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 - Public Law 105-277
- Public Law 106-79:
H.R. 2561 (106th): Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2000 - Public Law 108-188
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- Title 5: GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
- Part I: THE AGENCIES GENERALLY
- Chapter 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE
- Subchapter II: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE
- Section 552: Public information; agency rules, opinions, orders, records, and proceedings
- Section 552b: Open meetings
- Section 554: Adjudications
- Part III: EMPLOYEES
- Subpart B: Employment and Retention
- Chapter 31: AUTHORITY FOR EMPLOYMENT
- Subchapter I: EMPLOYMENT AUTHORITIES
- Section 3109: Employment of experts and consultants; temporary or intermittent
- Subpart D: Pay and Allowances
- Chapter 53: PAY RATES AND SYSTEMS
- Subchapter II: EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE PAY RATES
- Section 5315: Positions at level IV
- Chapter 57: TRAVEL, TRANSPORTATION, AND SUBSISTENCE
- Subchapter I: TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE EXPENSES; MILEAGE ALLOWANCES
- Section 5703: Per diem, travel, and transportation expenses; experts and consultants; individuals serving without pay
- Chapter 59: ALLOWANCES
- Subchapter IV: MISCELLANEOUS ALLOWANCES
- Section 5941: Allowances based on living costs and conditions of environment; employees stationed outside continental United States or in Alaska
- Title 14: COAST GUARD
- Part I: REGULAR COAST GUARD
- Chapter 9: COAST GUARD ACADEMY
- Section 195: Admission of foreign nationals for instruction; restrictions; conditions
- Title 15: COMMERCE AND TRADE
- Chapter 15D: ALASKA NATURAL GAS PIPELINE
- Section 720d: Federal Coordinator
- Section 720e: Judicial review
- Title 16: CONSERVATION
- Chapter 1: NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
- Subchapter I: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
- Section 1: Service created; director; other employees
- Section 1a-2: Secretary of the Interior's authorization of activities
- Section 1a-5: Additional areas for National Park System
- Subchapter XLII-A: KALOKO-HONOKŌHAU NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK
- Section 396d: Establishment
- Subchapter LXIX: OUTDOOR RECREATION PROGRAMS
- Part B: Land and Water Conservation Fund
- Section 460l-9: Allocation of land and water conservation fund moneys for Federal purposes
- Subchapter CXX: MORLEY NELSON SNAKE RIVER BIRDS OF PREY NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA
- Section 460iii-1: Definitions
- Section 460iii-2: Establishment
- Section 460iii-3: Management and use
- Chapter 1A: HISTORIC SITES, BUILDINGS, OBJECTS, AND ANTIQUITIES
- Subchapter I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Section 461: Declaration of national policy
- Subchapter II: NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION
- Section 470: Short title; Congressional finding and declaration of policy
- Chapter 1B: ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES PROTECTION
- Section 470bb: Definitions
- Chapter 2: NATIONAL FORESTS
- Subchapter I: ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
- Section 478: Egress or ingress of actual settlers; prospecting
- Section 480: Civil and criminal jurisdiction
- Section 482: Mineral lands; restoration to public domain; location and entry
- Section 484a: Exchange of lands in national forests; public schools; deposit of funds by school authority with insufficient exchange land; limitations on use
- Subchapter II: SCENIC AREAS
- Section 544k: Tributary rivers and streams
- Chapter 3: FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT
- Subchapter I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Section 551: Protection of national forests; rules and regulations
- Section 565a-1: Cooperative agreements between Secretary of Agriculture and public or private agencies, organizations, institutions, and persons covering Forest Service programs; authority; funding
- Chapter 18: WATERSHED PROTECTION AND FLOOD PREVENTION
- Section 1011: Watershed restoration and enhancement agreements
- Chapter 23: NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION SYSTEM
- Section 1131: National Wilderness Preservation System
- Section 1132: Extent of System
- Section 1133: Use of wilderness areas
- Chapter 27: NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM
- Section 1244: National scenic and national historic trails
- Section 1249: Authorization of appropriations
- Chapter 28: WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS
- Section 1274: Component rivers and adjacent lands
- Chapter 35: ENDANGERED SPECIES
- Section 1531: Congressional findings and declaration of purposes and policy
- Chapter 39: MINING ACTIVITY WITHIN NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM AREAS
- Section 1901: Congressional findings and declaration of policy
- Chapter 51: ALASKA NATIONAL INTEREST LANDS CONSERVATION
- Subchapter I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Section 3101: Congressional statement of purpose
- Title 17: COPYRIGHTS
- Chapter 1: SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT
- Section 111: Limitations on exclusive rights: Secondary transmissions of broadcast programming by cable
- Title 25: INDIANS
- Chapter 32: NATIVE AMERICAN GRAVES PROTECTION AND REPATRIATION
- Section 3001: Definitions
- Title 31: MONEY AND FINANCE
- Subtitle II: THE BUDGET PROCESS
- Chapter 13: APPROPRIATIONS
- Subchapter III: LIMITATIONS, EXCEPTIONS, AND PENALTIES
- Section 1342: Limitation on voluntary services
- Subtitle III: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
- Chapter 33: DEPOSITING, KEEPING, AND PAYING MONEY
- Subchapter I: DEPOSITS AND DEPOSITARIES
- Section 3302: Custodians of money
- Title 42: THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
- Chapter 55: NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
- Section 4321: Congressional declaration of purpose
- Chapter 84: DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
- Subchapter II: ESTABLISHMENT OF DEPARTMENT
- Section 7133: Assistant Secretaries; appointment and confirmation; identification of responsibilities
- Chapter 139: VOLUNTEER PROTECTION
- Section 14501: Findings and purpose
- Section 14503: Limitation on liability for volunteers
- Chapter 149: NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS
- Section 15801: Definitions
- Subchapter IV: COAL
- Part A: Clean Coal Power Initiative
- Section 15962: Project criteria
- Subchapter IX: RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
- Part C: Renewable Energy
- Section 16231: Renewable energy
- Part I: Research Administration and Operations
- Section 16352: Cost sharing
- Section 16353: Merit review of proposals
- Part J: Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Resources
- Section 16371: Program authority
- Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS
- Chapter 2: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
- Section 31a: Findings and purpose
- Section 31c: Geologic mapping program
- Section 31d: Advisory committee
- Section 31f: National geologic map database
- Section 31g: Biennial report
- Section 31h: Authorization of appropriations
- Chapter 12: RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
- Subchapter I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Section 371: Definitions
- Chapter 35: FEDERAL LAND POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
- Subchapter I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Section 1701: Congressional declaration of policy
- Section 1702: Definitions
- Subchapter II: LAND USE PLANNING AND LAND ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION
- Section 1716: Exchanges of public lands or interests therein within the National Forest System
- Subchapter III: ADMINISTRATION
- Section 1734: Fees, charges, and commissions
- Section 1745: Disclaimer of interest in lands
- Subchapter VI: DESIGNATED MANAGEMENT AREAS
- Section 1782: Bureau of Land Management Wilderness Study
- Title 48: TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
- Chapter 18: MICRONESIA, MARSHALL ISLANDS, AND PALAU
- Subchapter I: MICRONESIA AND MARSHALL ISLANDS
- Part B: Approval and Implementation of Compacts, As Amended
- Section 1921: Approval of U.S.-FSM Compact of Free Association and the U.S.-RMI Compact of Free Association; references to subsidiary agreements or separate agreements
- Section 1921b: Agreements with and other provisions related to the Republic of the Marshall Islands
- Section 1921c: Interpretation of and United States policy regarding U.S.-FSM Compact and U.S.-RMI Compact
- Section 1921d: Supplemental provisions
- Subchapter II: PALAU
- Part A: Approval of Compact and Supplemental Provisions
- Section 1931: Approval of Compact of Free Association
- Part B: Implementation of Compact
- Section 1960: Modification of energy assistance funding
- Other Citations
- 43 U.S.C. 1701-1784
- 46 U.S.C. 1295b(b)(6)(C)
- 46 U.S.C. 1295(b)(6)
- 46 U.S.C. 1295b(b)(6)
- 16 U.S.C. 1-4
- 30 U.S.C. 1201-1358
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- 92 Stat. 43
- 98 Stat. 273
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- 110 Stat. 3009-534
- 110 Stat. 4243
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- 117 Stat. 2734
- 117 Stat. 2757
- 117 Stat. 2795
Other Citations
- 5 U.S.C. Chapter 53
- 5 U.S.C. Chapter 57
- 18 U.S.C. Chapter 46
- 28 U.S.C. Chapter 171
- 31 U.S.C. Chapter 63