H.R. 4408 (112th): To amend the Sikes Act to promote the use of cooperative agreements under such Act for land management related to Department of Defense installations and to amend title 10, United States Code, to facilitate interagency cooperation in conservation programs.

Introduced:
Apr 19, 2012 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Del. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU0]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)

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This bill was introduced on April 19, 2012, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Apr 19, 2012
Referred to Committee Apr 19, 2012
Cosponsors
1 cosponsors (1D) (show)
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House Armed Services

House Natural Resources

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Last updated Apr 19, 2012.
3 pages

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4/19/2012--Introduced.
Amends the Sikes Act (conservation programs on federal lands) to allow funds appropriated to the Department of Defense (DOD) to be obligated for funding an endowment for the costs of natural resource maintenance and improvement activities on military installations and state-owned National Guard installations.
Allows the recipient of funds provided by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the military department concerned under a natural resources cooperative agreement to use such funds to satisfy any matching funds or cost-sharing requirement of the Departments of Agriculture (USDA), Commerce, or the Interior.

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  • 31 U.S.C. Chapter 63