Great Basin National Heritage Route Act

Bill: 109-s-249
Sponsor: Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV]
Introduced: 2005-02-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Archaeology
Architecture
Arts, Culture, Religion
Commemorations
Commerce
Cultural property
Engineering
Environmental Protection
Federal-Indian relations
Historic sites
History
Indian lands
Industrialization
Infrastructure
Land use
Minorities
Natural areas
Nature conservation
Nevada
Outdoor recreation
Roads and highways
Sports and Recreation
Transportation and Public Works
Utah

Summary:
action_date: 2005-02-01
text: Great Basin National Heritage Route Act - Establishes the Great Basin National Heritage Route to provide the public with access to certain historical, cultural, natural, scenic, and recreational resources in White Pine County, Nevada, Millard County, Utah, and the Duckwater Shoshone Reservation in Nevada. 
Designates the Great Basin Heritage Route Partnership as the Route's management entity and requires the Partnership to submit a management plan to the Secretary of the Interior. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Partnership regarding Route objectives and management. Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical and financial assistance.
action_date: 2005-02-16
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

 
Great Basin National Heritage Route Act - (Sec. 4) Establishes the Great Basin National Heritage Route to provide the public with access to certain historical, cultural, natural, scenic, and recreational resources in White Pine County, Nevada, Millard County, Utah, and the Duckwater Shoshone Reservation in Nevada.
 
(Sec. 4) Designates the Great Basin Heritage Route Partnership as the Route's management entity. 
 
(Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Partnership regarding Route objectives and management. 
(Sec. 6) Requires the Partnership to submit a management plan to the Secretary. 
(Sec. 7) Prohibits the Partnership from: (1) using any Federal funds made available under this Act to acquire real property; and (2 ) regulating land use within the Route. 
(Sec. 8) Authorizes the Secretary, upon request by the Partnership, to provide technical and financial assistance to develop and implement the management plan and the memorandum of understanding. 
(Sec. 9) Specifies the effect of this Act with regard to: (1) land use regulations; and (2) the applicability of Federal law to the Route. 
(Sec. 10) Authorizes appropriations. 
(Sec. 11) Terminates the authority of the Secretary to provide assistance under this Act 15 years after the enactment of this Act.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-02-16
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 13.
action_date: 2005-02-16
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici without amendment. With written report No. 109-6.
action_date: 2005-02-16
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici without amendment. With written report No. 109-6.
action_date: 2005-02-09
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2005-02-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S753-755)
action_date: 2005-02-01
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S753)
action_date: 2005-02-01
text: Introduced in Senate