Harriet Tubman National Historical Parks Act

Bill: 113-s-247
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2013-02-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas
Maryland
New York State
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Racial and ethnic relations

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-07
text: 
Harriet Tubman National Historical Parks Act - Establishes in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, Maryland, the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park as a unit of the National Park System.
 
Establishes in Auburn, New York, the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park also as a unit of the National Park System.
 
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with certain entities for the historical preservation and interpretation of such parks. 
 
Requires the Secretary to complete a general management plan for such parks.

action_date: 2013-04-22
text: 
Harriet Tubman National Historical Parks Act - Establishes in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, Maryland, the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park as a unit of the National Park System. 
 
Establishes in Auburn, New York, the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park also as a unit of the National Park System. 
 
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with certain entities for the historical preservation and interpretation of the parks.
 
Requires the Secretary to complete a general management plan for the parks.
 
Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 to decrease the federal share of project costs for navigation and safety improvements to the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal and Baltimore Harbor Connecting Channels in Delaware and Maryland.

action_date: 2014-07-09
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on April 22, 2013. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Harriet Tubman National Historical Parks Act - Establishes in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, Maryland, the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park as a unit of the National Park System. 
 
Establishes in Auburn, New York, the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park also as a unit of the National Park System. 
 
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with certain entities for the historical preservation and interpretation of the parks.
 
Requires the Secretary to complete a general management plan for the parks.
 
Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 to decrease the federal share of project costs for navigation and safety improvements to the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal and Baltimore Harbor Connecting Channels in Delaware and Maryland. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
action_date: 2014-07-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
action_date: 2014-07-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2014-07-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2014-07-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2014-07-10
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2014-07-10
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4355-4364; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S4357-4358; text as passed Senate: CR S4362-4363)
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4355-4364; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S4357-4358; text as passed Senate: CR S4362-4363)
action_date: 2013-04-22
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 54.
action_date: 2013-04-22
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Wyden with an amendment. With written report No. 113-23.
action_date: 2013-04-22
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Wyden with an amendment. With written report No. 113-23.
action_date: 2013-03-14
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
action_date: 2013-02-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S523-524)
action_date: 2013-02-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S522-523)
action_date: 2013-02-07
text: Introduced in Senate