S. 228: Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area Establishment Act

Introduced:
Feb 04, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
Sponsor:
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]
Status:
Referred to Committee
See Instead:

H.R. 1004 (same title)
Referred to Committee — Mar 06, 2013

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Progress
Introduced Feb 04, 2013
Referred to Committee Feb 04, 2013
Reported by Committee ...
Passed Senate ...
Passed House ...
Signed by the President ...
Prognosis

8% chance of getting past committee.
2% chance of being enacted.

Only 12% of Senate bills made it past committee and only 2% were enacted in 2011–2013. [show factors | methodology]

Cosponsors
1 cosponsors (1D) (show)
Committees

Senate Energy and Natural Resources

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Full Title

A bill to establish the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area.

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Last updated Feb 04, 2013.
19 pages

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2/4/2013--Introduced.
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area Establishment Act - Establishes the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area in California. Designates the Delta Protection Commission as the management entity for the Heritage Area. Requires the Commission to submit a proposed management plan for the Heritage Area to the Secretary of the Interior for approval.
Bars approval of the management plan until the Secretary has received certification from the Commission that the Delta Stewardship Council has reviewed such plan for consistency with the plan adopted by the Council pursuant to state law.

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