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S. 2616 (110th): National Forests, Parks, Public Land, and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act of 2008
- Introduced:
- Feb 08, 2008 (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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2/8/2008--Introduced.
National Forests, Parks, Public Land, and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act of 2008 - Authorizes specified programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy concerning, among other things, land conveyances, boundary adjustments, studies, memorials, commissions, and museums, national park natural resource protection, national trails and rivers, national heritage areas, and advanced energy technology transfer centers. Sets forth provisions concerning the Northern Mariana Islands. Makes amendments to various public laws, including the National Trails System Act, the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act of 1998, the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996, the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996, the Reclamation and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act, the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988, the Immigration and Nationality Act, and the Compacts of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003.
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Slip Laws
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- 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 94-241:
H.J.Res. 549 (94th): Joint resolution to approve the “Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union With the United States of America”, and for other purposes. - Public Law 95-290:
H.R. 11662 (95th): A bill to provide for the establishment of the Lowell National Historical Park in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and for other purposes. - Public Law 95-341:
S.J.Res. 102 (95th): Joint resolution American Indians Religious Freedom - Public Law 100-515:
S. 2057 (100th): A bill to provide for the establishment of the Coastal Heritage Trail in the State of New Jersey, and for other purposes. - Public Law 100-516:
H.R. 2772 (100th): Mni Wiconi Project Act of 1988 - Public Law 100-699:
H.R. 3680 (100th): Omnibus Public Lands and National Forests Adjustments Act of 1988 - Public Law 101-219:
H.J.Res. 175 (101st): Omnibus Insular Areas Act - Public Law 102-575:
H.R. 429 (102nd): Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 - 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 105-263
- Public Law 106-79:
H.R. 2561 (106th): Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2000 - Public Law 106-176:
H.R. 149 (106th): Omnibus Parks Technical Corrections Act of 2000 - Public Law 107-65:
H.R. 182 (107th): Eight Mile River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2001 - Public Law 108-188
- Public Law 109-338
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