America's Historical and Natural Legacy Study Act

Bill: 110-hr-3998
Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
Introduced: 2007-10-30 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: American Revolution
Animals
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Coal
Commemorations
Commerce
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Delaware
District of Columbia
Emergency Management
Energy
Environmental Protection
Environmental assessment
Fire prevention
Fishing
Government Operations and Politics
Governmental investigations
Historic sites
History
Hunting
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Labor and Employment
Labor disputes
Legislation
Maryland
Miners
Mississippi River
Missouri
Mountains
National parks
National recreation areas
New Mexico
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
South Carolina
Sports and Recreation
Tennessee
Texas
Trails
Truman Administration
Virginia
Water Resources Development
West (U.S.)
West Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-30
text: 
America's Historical and Natural Legacy Study Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to conduct special resources studies of specified lands and structures to determine the appropriate means for the preservation, use, and management of the resources associated with the following such lands and structures: (1) the Harry S. Truman Birthplace State Historic Site; (2) the Eastern Legacy sites associated with the preparation or return phases of the Lewis and Clark expedition; (3) the sites and resources associated with the Battle of Matewan; (4) the site of the Battle of Camden; (5) along the route of the Mississippi River in the counties contiguous to the River; (6) the fort and grounds of Fort San Geronimo; (7) the Wolf House; (8) the area known as the Rim of the Valley Corridor; (9) the Stranahan House; and (10) along the Ox-Bow Route of the Butterfield Overland Trail.

action_date: 2007-12-04
text: 
America's Historical and Natural Legacy Study Act - 
Title I: Harry S Truman Birthplace Study Act 
- Harry S Truman Birthplace Study Act - (Sec. 102) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to complete a special resource study of the Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site in Lamar, Missouri, to determine: (1) the suitability and feasibility of adding the birthplace site to the Harry S Truman National Historic Site or designating the site as a separate unit of the National Park System; and (2) the methods and means for the protection and interpretation of the Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site. Requires submission of a report on the results of such study and any recommendations of the Secretary. 

Title II: Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Extension Study Act 
- Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Extension Study Act - (Sec. 203) Directs the Secretary to complete a special resource study of the Eastern Legacy Sites (the sites associated with the preparation or return phases of the Lewis and Clark expedition, including sites in Virginia, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, Missouri, and Illinois) to determine: (1) the suitability and feasibility of adding such sites to the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail; and (2) the methods and means for the protection and interpretation of these sites. Requires submission of a report on the results of such study and any recommendations of the Secretary. 

Title III: Battle of Matewan Study Act 
- Battle of Matewan Study Act - (Sec. 302) Directs the Secretary to complete a special resource study of the sites and resources at Matewan, West Virginia, associated with the Battle of Matewan (the Matewan Massacre) of May 19, 1920, to determine: (1) the suitability and feasibility of designating certain historic areas of Matewan as a unit of the National Park System; and (2) the methods and means for the protection and interpretation of these sites. Requires submission of a report on the results of such study and any recommendations of the Secretary. 

Title IV: Battle of Camden Study Act 
- Battle of Camden Study Act - (Sec. 402) Directs the Secretary to complete a special resource study of the site of the Battle of Camden fought in South Carolina on August 16, 1780, and the site of Historic Camden, which is currently a National Park System Affiliated Area, to determine: (1) the suitability and feasibility of designating such sites as a unit or units of the National Park System; and (2) the methods and means for the protection and interpretation of these sites. Requires submission of a report on the results of such study and any recommendations of the Secretary. 

Title V: Mississippi River Study Act 
- Mississippi River Study Act - (Sec. 502) Directs the Secretary to complete a special resource study along the route of the Mississippi River in the counties contiguous to the River from its headwaters in Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico to evaluate: (1) a range of alternatives for protecting and interpreting the resources along the route of the River, including alternatives for potential addition of all or portions of the route to the National Trails System; and (2) the methods and means for the protection and interpretation of the route. Requires submission of a report on the results of such study and any recommendations of the Secretary. 

Title VI: Fort San Geronimo Study Act 
- Fort San Geronimo Study Act - (Sec. 603) Directs the Secretary to complete a special resource study of Fort San Geronimo and other related resources to determine: (1) the suitability and feasibility of including Fort San Geronimo and such resources in Puerto Rico as part of San Juan National Historic Site; and (2) the methods and means for the protection and interpretation of Fort San Geronimo and other related resources. Requires submission of a report on the results of such study and any recommendations of the Secretary. 

Title VII: Wolf House Study Act 
- Wolf House Study Act - (Sec. 702) Directs the Secretary to complete a special resource study of the Wolf House located in Norfolk, Arkansas, to determine: (1) the suitability and feasibility of designating the Wolf House as a unit of the National Park System; and (2) the methods and means for the protection and interpretation of the Wolf House. Requires submission of a report on the results of such study and any recommendations of the Secretary. 

Title VIII: Rim of the Valley Corridor Study Act 
- Rim of the Valley Corridor Study Act - (Sec. 802) Directs the Secretary to complete a special resource study of the area known as the Rim of the Valley Corridor, including the mountains encircling the San Fernando, La Crescenta, Santa Clarita, Simi, and Conejo Valleys in California, to: (1) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating all or a portion of the Corridor as a unit of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area; and (2) the methods and means for the protection and interpretation of the corridor. 

Requires the Secretary, in conducting such study, to document: (1) the process used to develop the existing Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Fire Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (September 2005); and (2) all activity conducted pursuant to such Plan designed to protect lives and property from wildfire. 

Requires submission of a report on the results of such study and any recommendations of the Secretary. 

Title IX: Butterfield Overland Trail Study Act 
- Butterfield Overland Trail Study Act - (Sec. 902) Directs the Secretary to complete a special resource study along the Ox-Bow Route of the Butterfield Overland Trail in Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California to evaluate: (1) a range of alternatives for protecting and interpreting the resources of the trail area, including alternatives for potential addition of such area to the National Trails System; and (2) the methods and means for the protection and interpretation of this trail. Requires submission of a report on the results of such study and any recommendations of the Secretary. 

Title X: Hunting and Fishing 
- (Sec. 1001) Requires each authorized study to document the state and local laws governing hunting and fishing within the study area. 

Title XI: Sense of Congress 
- (Sec. 1101) Expresses the sense of Congress that any subsequent legislation affecting the status of the areas subject to the authorized special resources studies shall be supported by the results of the relevant studies. 

action_date: 2008-06-16
text: 
America's Historical and Natural Legacy Study Act - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site in Lamar, Missouri, to determine: (1) the suitability and feasibility of adding the birthplace site to the Harry S Truman National Historic Site or designating the site as a separate unit of the National Park System; and (2) the methods and means for the protection and interpretation of the Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site by the National Park Service (NPS), other federal, state, or local government entities, or private or nonprofit organizations. Requires submission of a report on the results of such study and any recommendations of the Secretary with respect to the birthplace site. 
 
(Sec. 4)
 
Directs the Secretary to conduct a special resource study of the sites and resources at Matewan, West Virginia, associated with the Battle of Matewan (the Matewan Massacre) of May 19, 1920, to determine: (1) the suitability and feasibility of designating certain historic areas of Matewan as a unit of the National Park System; and (2) the methods and means for the protection and interpretation of the historic areas by the NPS, other federal, state, or local government entities, or private or nonprofit organizations. Requires submission of a report on the results of such study and any recommendations of the Secretary with respect to the historic areas. 
 
 (Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary to conduct a special resource study along the Ox-Bow Route of the Butterfield Overland Trail in Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California to evaluate: (1) a range of alternatives for protecting and interpreting the resources of the route, including alternatives for potential addition of the Trail to the National Trails System; and (2) the methods and means for the protection and interpretation of the route by the NPS, other federal, state, or local government entities, or private or nonprofit organizations. Requires submission of a report on the results of such study and any recommendations of the Secretary with respect to the route. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-06-16
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 822.
action_date: 2008-06-16
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-390.
action_date: 2008-06-16
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-390.
action_date: 2008-05-07
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2008-04-09
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
action_date: 2007-12-05
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2007-12-04
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2007-12-04
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 326 - 79 (Roll no. 1123). (text: CR H14091-14092)
action_date: 2007-12-04
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 326 - 79 (Roll no. 1123).(text: CR H14091-14092)
action_date: 2007-12-04
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H14128-14129)
action_date: 2007-12-04
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2007-12-04
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3998.
action_date: 2007-12-04
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H14091-14095)
action_date: 2007-12-04
text: Ms. Bordallo moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2007-12-04
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 286.
action_date: 2007-12-04
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-462.
action_date: 2007-12-04
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-462.
action_date: 2007-11-07
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2007-11-07
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2007-10-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2007-10-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-10-30
text: Introduced in House