Lower Mississippi River Area Study Act

Bill: 113-s-311
Sponsor: Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA]
Introduced: 2013-02-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Government studies and investigations
Historic sites and heritage areas
Historical and cultural resources
Louisiana
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: 
Lower Mississippi River Area Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to complete a special resource study that evaluates the national significance of a specified study area located in Plaquemines Parish in Louisiana, and the feasibility of designating such area as a unit of the National Park System. 
 
Requires such study to: (1) include cost estimates for the potential acquisition of the study area, and (2) identify alternatives for the management and protection of such area.
 
Allows the Secretary to accept donated funds to carry out this Act. 

action_date: 2013-04-22
text: 
Lower Mississippi River Area Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to complete a special resource study that evaluates the national significance of a specified study area located in Plaquemines Parish in Louisiana, and the feasibility of designating such area as a unit of the National Park System. 
 
Requires such study to: (1) include cost estimates for the potential acquisition of the study area, and (2) identify alternatives for the management and protection of such area.
 
Allows the Secretary to accept donated funds to carry out this Act.

action_date: 2014-07-09
text: 
Lower Mississippi River Area Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to complete a special resource study that evaluates the national significance of a specified study area located in Plaquemines Parish in Louisiana, and the feasibility of designating such area as a unit of the National Park System. 
 
Requires such study to: (1) include cost estimates for the potential acquisition of the study area, and (2) identify alternatives for the management and protection of such area.
 
Bars the study from being conducted until funding is received either by: (1) the Secretary entering into an agreement with a state, unit of local government, or other entity to conduct the study using non-federal funds; or (2) the Secretary receiving a donation sufficient to pay the cost of conducting the study. 

action_date: 2014-12-22
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on July 9, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Lower Mississippi River Area Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to complete a special resource study that evaluates the national significance of a specified study area located in Plaquemines Parish in Louisiana, and the feasibility of designating such area as a unit of the National Park System. 
 
Requires such study to: (1) include cost estimates for the potential acquisition of the study area, and (2) identify alternatives for the management and protection of such area.
 
Bars the study from being conducted until funding is received either by: (1) the Secretary entering into an agreement with a state, unit of local government, or other entity to conduct the study using non-federal funds; or (2) the Secretary receiving a donation sufficient to pay the cost of conducting the study. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-22
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 539.
action_date: 2014-12-22
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-708.
action_date: 2014-12-22
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-708.
action_date: 2014-07-30
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2014-07-30
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2014-07-30
text: Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
action_date: 2014-07-29
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2014-07-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
action_date: 2014-07-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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 amendments by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S4363)
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S4363)
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: The committee reported amendment was agreed to by Unanimous Consent. (text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S4358-4359)
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4355-4364)
action_date: 2013-04-22
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 57.
action_date: 2013-04-22
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Wyden with an amendment. With written report No. 113-26.
action_date: 2013-04-22
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Wyden with an amendment. With written report No. 113-26.
action_date: 2013-03-14
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S712-713)
action_date: 2013-02-13
text: Introduced in Senate