Caribbean National Forest Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-272
Sponsor: Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY]
Introduced: 2005-02-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Boundaries
Caribbean area
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Government Operations and Politics
Maps
National forests
Puerto Rico
Research natural areas
Tropical forests
Wilderness areas

Summary:
action_date: 2005-02-03
text: 
Caribbean National Forest Act of 2005 - Designates the El Toro Wilderness in the Caribbean National Forest/Luquillo Experimental Forest in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. 
 
Prohibits anything in this Act from precluding the installation and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorological, climatological, or atmospheric data collection and remote transmission facilities that are essential to the scientific research purposes of the Luquillo Experimental Forest.

action_date: 2005-03-10
text: 
Caribbean National Forest Act of 2005 - Designates the El Toro Wilderness in the Caribbean National Forest/Luquillo Experimental Forest in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
 
Prohibits anything in this Act from precluding the installation and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorological, climatological, or atmospheric data collection and remote transmission facilities that are essential to the scientific research purposes of the Luquillo Experimental Forest.

action_date: 2005-07-26
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on March 10, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Caribbean National Forest Act of 2005 - Designates the El Toro Wilderness in the Caribbean National Forest/Luquillo Experimental Forest in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. 
 
Prohibits anything in this Act from precluding the installation and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorological, climatological, or atmospheric data collection and remote transmission facilities that are essential to the scientific research purposes of the Luquillo Experimental Forest.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-27
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2005-07-27
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2005-07-27
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2005-07-26
text: Passed Senate with amendments and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9018-9052; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S9035; text as passed Senate: CR S9035)
action_date: 2005-07-26
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9018-9052; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S9035; text as passed Senate: CR S9035)
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 47.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici with amendments and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 109-34.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici with amendments and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 109-34.
action_date: 2005-02-16
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
action_date: 2005-02-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S980)
action_date: 2005-02-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S980)
action_date: 2005-02-03
text: Introduced in Senate