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R.S. 2477 Rights-Of-Way Recognition Act

Bill: 110-hr-308
Sponsor: Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2]
Introduced: 2007-01-05 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Government Operations and Politics
Highway maintenance
Land transfers
Right-of-way
Rivers
Road construction
Roads and highways
Sports and Recreation
Trails
Transportation and Public Works
Water Resources Development

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: 
R.S. 2477 Rights-Of-Way Recognition Act - Expresses congressional intent with respect to the nature of authorized rights-of-way granted and accepted for the construction of highways (routes over which the public has a right of passage, including routes used for travel, such as roads for motorized vehicles, carriage ways, navigable rivers, trails, and footpaths) over public lands not reserved for public uses under former section 2477 of the Revised Statutes. 
 
Describes the protocols that shall apply with respect to maintenance, repairs, and improvements of R.S. 2477 highways. 
 
Acknowledges and recognizes public rights-of-way over federal land (or any federal-land portion of a public right-of-way over both federal and non-federal land) for highways shown in certain official governmental maps and aerial photographs as having validly vested under R.S. 2477 and disclaims all right, title, and interest with respect thereto. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
NPS Concessions Reform Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-310
Sponsor: Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2]
Introduced: 2007-01-05 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Capital investments
Commerce
Concessions
Economics and Public Finance
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Government paperwork
Indexing (Economic policy)
Law
Leases
National parks
Small business
Surety and fidelity
Tourism
User charges
Valuation

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: 
NPS Concessions Reform Act of 2007 - Amends the National Park Service Concessions Management Improvement Act of 1998 to increase the anticipated annual gross receipts eligible for a concessioner's preferential right of renewal. 
 
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to provide to any entity that submitted a proposal and who was not awarded a proposed concessions contract a debriefing as to why it was not selected as submitting the best proposal for that concessions contract. 
 
 Permits a leasehold surrender interest in a capital improvement upon U.S.-owned land within a unit of the National Park Service (NPS) under a concession contract to be pledged as security for NPS contracts using a combination of leasehold surrender interest if holding one or more contracts with the NPS, and prohibits the proceeds resulting from such pledged security from being restricted for use in the park or parks for which the leasehold surrender interest was pledged. 
 
Revises guidelines governing commercial use authorizations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
Border Patrol Agent Recruitment Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-311
Sponsor: Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2]
Introduced: 2007-01-05 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Age and employment
Annuities
Armed Forces and National Security
Border patrols
Civil service retirement
Department of Veterans Affairs
Federal employees
Immigration
International Affairs
Labor and Employment
Mandatory retirement
Retired military personnel
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: 
Border Patrol Agent Recruitment Act of 2007 - Amends federal employee provisions to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to fix at 45 the maximum age limit for an original appointment to a border patrol position (position) for any individual who is a retired member of the Armed Forces at the time of appointment.
 
Makes eligible for retirement under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) or Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) any such individual who serves in the position for 15 years after such appointment. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
Civilian Service Recognition Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-312
Sponsor: Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2]
Introduced: 2007-01-05 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Americans in foreign countries
Armed Forces and National Security
Cemeteries and funerals
Commemorations
Federal employees
Flags
Fringe benefits
Government publicity
Military operations
War casualties

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: 
Civilian Service Recognition Act of 2007 - Requires executive agencies to furnish a U.S. flag to drape the casket of a civilian federal employee who dies in a combat zone, upon request of the deceased's next of kin or a close associate of the deceased. 
 
Requires notification of federal civilian employees who are located or stationed in a combat zone to perform one or more functions in support of military operations of the flag ceremony benefit provided for under this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-08-02
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2007-08-02
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2007-03-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
Serving Economies through Aviation and Technology in the 21st Century (SEAT 21) Act

Bill: 110-hr-313
Sponsor: Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2]
Introduced: 2007-01-05 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Access to airports
Airline passenger traffic
Airlines
Airports
Charter airlines
Commerce
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Housing and Community Development
Small towns
Urban affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: 
Serving Economies through Aviation and Technology in the 21st Century (SEAT 21) Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to allow public charter operators, if certain conditions are met, to provide air service to small communities utilizing smaller jets (turbine-powered aircraft with nine or fewer passenger seats). Authorizes airports to choose not to receive such air services (opt-out) if they notify the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) not later than 180 days after making their choice.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 49, United States Code, relating to the assurance required of owners and operators of airports with respect to long-term leases for construction of hangars.

Bill: 110-hr-314
Sponsor: Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2]
Introduced: 2007-01-05 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Airlines
Airports
Building construction
Buildings
Commerce
Compensation (Law)
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to transportation
Infrastructure
Law
Leases
Relocation
Transportation engineering

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: 
Amends federal aviation law with respect to written assurances required for approval of an airport development project grant application. Revises the requirement that an airport owner or operator, who has come to an agreement with a person who owns an aircraft that a hangar is to be constructed at the airport for the aircraft at the aircraft owner's expense, will grant to the aircraft owner a long-term lease for the hangar. Adds a requirement that such a lease be for a term of not less than 75 years (currently, there is no minimum). Requires further that the airport owner or operator will compensate the lessee for the costs of, and associated loss of income from, relocation, replacement, or removal of the hangar (in whole or in part) during the lease term whenever such relocation, replacement, or removal is the result of a change in the airport development plan or at the airport owner's or operator's request.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
Help Establish Access to Local Timely Healthcare for Your Vets (HEALTHY Vets) Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-315
Sponsor: Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2]
Introduced: 2007-01-05 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Access to health care
Community health services
Cost effectiveness
Economics and Public Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Government procurement
Health
Housing and Community Development
Rural health
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: 
Help Establish Access to Local Timely Healthcare for Your Vets (HEALTHY Vets) Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in the case of a veteran for whom Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities are geographically inaccessible, to use current authority for contracting out veterans' medical care to non-Department facilities in order to provide the following care to such veterans: (1) primary care; (2) acute or chronic symptom management; (3) nontherapeutic medical services; and (4) other medical services determined appropriate by the director of that geographic service region, after consultation with the Department physician responsible for the veteran's primary care. 
 
Outlines conditions under which Department facilities shall be deemed geographically inaccessible.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to waive the requirement of geographic inaccessibility, on a case-by-case basis, if the costs to the Department of providing such care significantly outweigh the benefits of localized health care for the veteran.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-04-26
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2007-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the village of Santa Clara, the city of Bayard, or the county of Grant, in the State of New Mexico, in tracts of not less than 40 acres, at market price at its present state of use as agricultural grazing lands as determined by the Secretary, for business and community development, and for other purposes.

Bill: 110-hr-316
Sponsor: Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2]
Introduced: 2007-01-05 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Commemorations
Historic sites
History
Land transfers
Mines and mineral resources
New Mexico

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey at current state of use market prices specified lands formerly part of the Fort Bayard Military Reservation, Grant County, New Mexico, to the Village of Santa Clara, the City of Bayard, and Grant County, New Mexico, in tracts of not less than 40 acres, for business and community development.
 
Requires approval of all parties for any such conveyance.
 
Provides that the Secretary shall be responsible for the costs and recovery of any historic or prehistoric cultural properties located on such lands.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2007-02-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
Arkansas Valley Conduit Act

Bill: 110-hr-317
Sponsor: Rep. Salazar, John T. [D-CO-3]
Introduced: 2007-01-05 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Colorado
Construction costs
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to water resources development
Infrastructure
Pipelines
Transportation and Public Works
Water districts
Water supply

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: 
Arkansas Valley Conduit Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to plan, design, and construct a water delivery pipeline, to be known as the Arkansas Valley Conduit, from a location in the vicinity of Pueblo Reservoir, Pueblo, to Lamar, Colorado.
 
Designates the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District, or its designee that is recognized under State law as an entity that has taxing authority, as the lead non-federal entity for the Conduit. Directs such entity to: (1) act as the official agent of the Conduit; (2) pay the non-federal share of any increased costs, including construction costs, under this Act; and (3) pay costs for and perform the operations, maintenance, and replacement of the Conduit. Sets the federal share of: (1) total planning, design, and construction costs at 80%; and (2) any increased costs that are a result of fundamental design changes conducted at the request of anyone other than such entity at 100%. Directs the Secretary, upon completion, to transfer ownership of the Conduit to such entity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2007-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Impact Aid program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve the distribution of school construction payments to better meet the needs of military and Indian land school districts.

Bill: 110-hr-318
Sponsor: Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2]
Introduced: 2007-01-05 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Building construction
Department of Defense
Economics and Public Finance
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Families
Federal employees
Government Operations and Politics
Impact aid
Indian education
Indian lands
Maintenance and repair
Military base closures
Military dependents
Minorities
Native Americans
School buildings
School districts
Secondary education

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: 
Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to revise Impact Aid program requirements for distribution of school construction payments, and of school facility emergency and modernization grants, to local educational agencies (LEAs) impacted by military dependent children or by children residing on Indian lands.
 
Makes LEAs which were eligible for Impact Aid for the preceding fiscal year, and experience an overall increase in student enrollment, eligible for school facility emergency and modernization grants if at least 250 extra children are, or at least 10% of such increase is, the direct result of: (1) base realignment and closure or global rebasing; (2) force structure changes or relocations; or (3) an action initiated by the Secretary of the Interior or other federal agency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E35)
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
For the relief of Geert Botzen.

Bill: 110-hr-320
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2007-01-05 in the House
Policy area: Private Legislation
Subjects: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Provides for the relief of Geert Botzen.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-05
text: Introduced in House
Currency Harmonization Initiative Through Neutralizing Action Act of 2005

Bill: 110-hr-321
Sponsor: Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3]
Introduced: 2007-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: China
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Countervailing duties
Currency devaluation
East Asia
Foreign exchange
Governmental investigations
Nontariff trade barriers
Tariff

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: 
Currency Harmonization Initiative through Neutralizing Action Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to analyze annually the exchange rate policies of the People's Republic of China, and to impose additional tariffs, if necessary, to equalize any currency manipulations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-01-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Alternative Pluripotent Stem Cell Therapies Enhancement Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-322
Sponsor: Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6]
Introduced: 2007-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Cytology
Department of Health and Human Services
Government Operations and Politics
Human embryology
Law
Medical research
Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: 
Alternative Pluripotent Stem Cell Therapies Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop techniques for the isolation, derivation, production, or testing of stem cells that are capable of producing all or almost all of the cell types of the developing body and may result in improved understanding of treatments for diseases and other adverse health conditions, but are not derived from a human embryo.
 
Requires the Secretary to: (1) provide guidance concerning the next steps required for additional research; (2) prioritize research with the greatest potential for near-term clinical benefit; and (3) take into account techniques outlined by the President's Council on Bioethics and any other appropriate techniques and research.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-06-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7063-7065)
action_date: 2007-03-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2478-2479, H2480-2483)
action_date: 2007-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: Introduced in House
SPEAK Act

Bill: 110-hr-325
Sponsor: Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3]
Introduced: 2007-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance
Armed Forces and National Security
Congressional reporting requirements
Continuing education
Curricula
Data banks
Disabled
Economics and Public Finance
Educational accountability
Educational research
Educational tests
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Families
Federal aid to education
Government Operations and Politics
Government trust funds
Higher education
Indian education
Law
Licenses
Mathematics
Military dependents
Minorities
Native Americans
Performance measurement
Rating of teachers
Science, Technology, Communications
Scientific education
Secondary education
Special education
Standards
State laws
Teacher education
Teaching materials

Summary:
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: 
Standards to Provide Educational Achievement for Kids Act or the SPEAK Act - Amends the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act (the Act) to require the Commissioner for Educational Statistics to add science to the mandatory biennial national and state academic achievement assessments of students in grades four, eight, and twelve in reading and mathematics. Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require states receiving school improvement funds to participate in such science assessments of students in grades four and eight, beginning with the 2008-2009 school year.
 
Amends the Act to task the National Assessment Governing Board with creating or adopting voluntary American education content standards in mathematics and science for kindergarten through grade 12 which reflect the knowledge students need to enter college or the workforce and compete in the global economy.
 
Requires the Secretary of Education to establish the American Standards Incentive fund to award competitive four-year grants to states which agree to: (1) adopt such voluntary mathematics and science standards as the core of their own academic content standards in such subjects; and (2) align their teacher certification and professional development requirements to such standards. Provides additional funds to successful grantees for the enhancement of their student performance data systems.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to extend by two to four years for such grantees the 12-year period at the end of which students must meet or exceed state academic performance standards established under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2007-01-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E75)
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-01-09
text: Introduced in House