115 HR 4468 IH: To direct the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to study and report to the Congress regarding recreational vessel operator training.
U.S. House of Representatives
2017-11-28
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I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 4468IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESNovember 28, 2017Mr. King of New York (for himself, Miss Rice of New York, and Mr. Suozzi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureA BILLTo direct the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to study and report
			 to the Congress regarding recreational vessel operator training.

		1.Recreational vessel operator education and training
 (a)In generalNot later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall study and report to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate regarding recreational vessel operator training. The study and report shall included a review of—
 (1)Coast Guard Auxiliary and Power Squadron training programs; (2)existing State boating education programs, including programs by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (in this section referred to as NASBLA); and
 (3)other hands-on training programs available to recreational vessel operators. (b)Included subjectsThe study shall specifically examine—
 (1)course materials; (2)course content;
 (3)training methodology; (4)assessment methodology; and
 (5)relevancy of course content to risks for recreational boaters. (c)Contents of reportThe report under this section shall include—
 (1)a section regarding steps the Coast Guard and NASBLA have taken to encourage States to adopt mandatory recreational vessel operator training;
 (2)an evaluation of the ability of the States to harmonize their education programs and testing procedures;
 (3)an analysis of the extent States have provided reciprocity among the States for their respective mandatory and voluntary education requirements and programs;
 (4)a section examining the level of uniformity of education and training between the States that currently have mandatory education and training programs;
 (5)a section outlining the minimum standards for education of recreational vessel operators; (6)a section analyzing how a Federal training and testing program can be harmonized with State training and testing programs;
 (7)analysis of course content and delivery methodology for relevancy to risks for recreational boaters;
 (8)a description of the current phase-in periods for mandatory boater education in State mandatory education programs and recommendation for the phase-in period for a mandatory boater education program including an evaluation as to whether the phase-in period affects course availability and cost;
 (9)a description of the extent States allow for experienced boaters to by-pass mandatory education courses and go directly to testing;
 (10)recommendations for a by-pass option for experienced boaters; (11)a section analyzing how the Coast Guard would administer a Federal boating education, training, and testing program; and
 (12)the extent to which a Federal boating education, training, and testing program should be required for all waters of a State, including internal waters.


110 HR 3756 IH: Colorado Wilderness Act of 2007
U.S. House of Representatives
2007-10-04
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I
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3756
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 4, 2007
Ms. DeGette introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL
To designate certain lands in the State of Colorado as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes.

1.Short title and definition
(a)Short TitleThis Act may be cited as the Colorado Wilderness Act of 2007.
(b)Secretary DefinedAs used in this Act, the term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, as appropriate.
2.Additions to the wilderness preservation system
(a)AdditionsThe following lands in the State of Colorado administered by the Bureau of Land Management or the United States Forest Service are hereby designated as wilderness and, therefore, as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System:
(1)The following areas managed by the Glenwood Springs Field Office:
(A)Certain lands which comprise approximately 40,494 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Roan Plateau Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Roan Plateau Wilderness.
(B)Certain lands which comprise approximately 15,155 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Bull Gulch Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Bull Gulch Wilderness.
(C)Certain lands which comprise approximately 16,263 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Castle Peak Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Castle Peak Wilderness.
(D)Certain lands which comprise approximately 316 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Maroon Bells Snowmass Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Maroon Bells Wilderness.
(E)Certain lands which comprise approximately 11,701 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Grand Hogback Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Grand Hogback Wilderness.
(2)The following areas managed by the Glenwood Springs Field Office and in the White River National Forest:
(A)Certain lands which comprise approximately 16,427 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Flat Tops Addition Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, and which are hereby incorporated in and shall be deemed to be a part of the Flat Tops Wilderness designated by Public Law 94–146.
(B)Certain lands which comprise approximately 25,285 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Thompson Creek Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Thompson Creek Wilderness.
(3)The following areas managed by the Grand Junction Field Office:
(A)Certain lands which comprise approximately 21,110 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Bangs Canyon Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Bangs Canyon Wilderness.
(B)Certain lands which comprise approximately 25,881 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Demaree Canyon Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Demaree Canyon Wilderness.
(C)Certain lands which comprise approximately 15,721 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Cow Ridge Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Cow Ridge Wilderness.
(D)Certain lands which comprise approximately 14,089 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Granite Creek Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Granite Creek Wilderness.
(E)Certain lands which comprise approximately 12,449 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Dominguez North Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Dominguez North Wilderness.
(F)Certain lands which comprise approximately 32,126 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Hunter Canyon Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Hunter Canyon Wilderness.
(G)Certain lands which comprise approximately 9,398 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Kings Canyon Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Kings Canyon Wilderness.
(H)Certain lands which comprise approximately 30,557 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Little Bookcliffs Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Little Bookcliffs Wilderness.
(I)Certain lands which comprise approximately 20,585 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Maverick Canyon Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Maverick Canyon Wilderness.
(J)Certain lands which comprise approximately 26,914 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled The Palisade Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Palisade Wilderness.
(K)Certain lands which comprise approximately 18,687 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Prairie Canyon Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Prairie Canyon Wilderness.
(L)Certain lands which comprise approximately 5,143 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Sagebrush Pillows Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Sagebrush Pillows Wilderness.
(M)Certain lands which comprise approximately 27,569 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled South Shale Ridge Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the South Shale Ridge Wilderness.
(4)Certain lands managed by the Grand Junction and Uncompahgre Field Offices and in the Uncompahgre National Forest which comprise approximately 84,410 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Dominguez Canyons Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Dominguez Canyons Wilderness.
(5)Certain lands managed by the Grand Junction Field Office and in the Uncompahgre National Forest which comprise approximately 39,392 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Unaweep Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Unaweep Wilderness.
(6)Certain lands managed by the Grand Junction Field Office and San Juan Field Office and in the Manti-LaSal National Forest which comprise approximately 65,448 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Sewemup Mesa Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Sewemup Mesa Wilderness.
(7)The following areas managed by Gunnison Field Office:
(A)Certain lands which comprise approximately 3,306 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Powderhorn Additions Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, and which are hereby incorporated in and shall be deemed to be a part of the Powderhorn Wilderness designated by Public Law 103–77.
(B)Certain lands which comprise approximately 38,594 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Redcloud Peak Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Redcloud Peak Wilderness.
(C)Certain lands which comprise approximately 6,878 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled West Elk Addition Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, and which are hereby incorporated in and shall be deemed to be a part of the West Elk Wilderness designated by Public Law 88–577.
(8)Certain lands managed by the Gunnison Field Office and in the Gunnison National Forest and Rio Grande National Forest which comprise approximately 72,397 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Handies Peak Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Handies Peak Wilderness.
(9)Certain lands managed by the Kremmling Field Office which comprise approximately 33 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Platte River Addition Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, and which are hereby incorporated in and shall be deemed to be part of the Platte River Wilderness designated by Public Law 98–550.
(10)Certain lands managed by the Kremmling Field Office and in the Arapaho National Forest and the Routt National Forest which comprise approximately 119,676 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Troublesome Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Troublesome Wilderness.
(11)Certain lands managed by the Uncompahgre Field Office and in the Grand Mesa National Forest which comprise approximately 10,742 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Adobe Badlands Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Adobe Badlands Wilderness.
(12)The following areas managed by the Uncompahgre Field Office and in the Uncompahgre National Forest:
(A)Certain lands which comprise approximately 22,604 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Roubideau Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Roubideau Wilderness.
(B)Certain lands which comprise approximately 13,288 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Norwood Canyon Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Norwood Canyon Wilderness.
(13)The following areas managed by the San Juan Field Office:
(A)Certain lands which comprise approximately 25,947 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Cross Canyon Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Cross Canyon Wilderness.
(B)Certain lands which comprise approximately 4,809 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Mares Tail Canyon Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Mares Tail Wilderness.
(C)Certain lands which comprise approximately 33,467 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled McKenna Peak Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the McKenna Peak Wilderness.
(D)Certain lands which comprise approximately 14,598 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Weber-Menefee Mountain Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Weber-Menefee Mountain Wilderness.
(14)Certain lands managed by the Uncompahgre and San Juan Field Offices which comprise approximately 41,133 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Dolores River Canyon Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Dolores River Canyon Wilderness.
(15)The following areas managed by the Little Snake Field Office:
(A)Certain lands which comprise approximately 50,536 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Cold Spring Mountain Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Cold Spring Mountain Wilderness.
(B)Certain lands which comprise approximately 18,057 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Cross Mountain Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Cross Mountain Wilderness.
(C)Certain lands which comprise approximately 34,009 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Diamond Breaks Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Diamond Breaks Wilderness.
(D)Certain lands which comprise approximately 63,469 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Dinosaur Adjacent Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Dinosaur Wilderness.
(E)Certain lands which comprise approximately 86,569 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Vermillion Basin Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Vermillion Basin Wilderness.
(F)Certain lands which comprise approximately 12,436 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Yampa River Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Yampa River Wilderness.
(16)The following areas managed by the Royal Gorge Field Office:
(A)Certain lands which comprise approximately 17,318 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled McIntyre Hills Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the McIntyre Wilderness.
(B)Certain lands which comprise approximately 27,888 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Table Mountain Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Table Mountain Wilderness.
(17)The following areas managed by the Royal Gorge Field Office and in the Pike National Forest:
(A)Certain lands which comprise approximately 38,378 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Beaver Creek Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Beaver Creek Wilderness.
(B)Certain lands which comprise approximately 25,229 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Badger Creek Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Badger Creek Wilderness.
(C)Certain lands which comprise approximately 20,025 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Browns Canyon Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Browns Canyon Wilderness.
(18)Certain lands managed by the Royal Gorge Resource Area and in the San Isabel National Forest which comprise approximately 44,372 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Grape Creek Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Grape Creek Wilderness.
(19)Certain lands managed by the San Juan Field Office and in the San Juan National Forest which comprise approximately 32,050 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Snaggletooth Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Snaggletooth Wilderness.
(20)The following areas managed by the La Jara Field Office:
(A)Certain lands which comprise approximately 10,863 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Rio Grande Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Rio Grande Wilderness.
(B)Certain lands which comprise approximately 23,536 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled San Luis Hills Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the San Luis Hills Wilderness.
(21)The following areas managed by the White River Field Office:
(A)Certain lands which comprise approximately 22,439 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Black Mountain-Windy Gulch Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Black Mountain-Windy Gulch Wilderness.
(B)Certain lands which comprise approximately 24,887 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Big Ridge Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Big Ridge Wilderness.
(C)Certain lands which comprise approximately 16,781 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Bull Canyon Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Bull Canyon Wilderness.
(D)Certain lands which comprise approximately 25,005 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Oil Spring Mountain Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Oil Spring Mountain Wilderness.
(E)Certain lands which comprise approximately 30,735 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Skull Creek Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Skull Creek Wilderness.
(F)Certain lands which comprise approximately 3,021 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Bitter Creek Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Bitter Creek Wilderness.
(G)Certain lands which comprise approximately 6,748 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Dragon Canyon Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Dragon Canyon Wilderness.
(22)Certain lands managed by the White River and Little Snake Field Offices which comprise approximately 20,903 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Pinyon Ridge Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Pinyon Ridge Wilderness.
(b)Maps and DescriptionsAs soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the appropriate Secretary shall file a map and a boundary description of each area designated as wilderness by this Act with the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. Each map and description shall have the same force and effect as if included in this Act, except that the appropriate Secretary is authorized to correct clerical and typographical errors in such boundary descriptions and maps. Such maps and boundary descriptions shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior, and in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, as appropriate.
(c)State and Private LandsLands within the exterior boundaries of any wilderness area designated under this section that are owned by the State or by a private entity shall be included within such wilderness area if such lands are acquired by the United States. Such lands may be acquired by the United States only as provided in the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).
3.Administrative provisions
(a)In GeneralSubject to valid existing rights, lands designated as wilderness by this Act shall be managed by the Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and this Act, except that, with respect to any wilderness areas designated by this Act, any reference in the Wilderness Act to the effective date of the Wilderness Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act.
(b)GrazingGrazing of livestock in wilderness areas designated by this Act shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)), as further interpreted by section 108 of Public Law 96–560, and the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of House Report 101–405 of the 101st Congress.
(c)State JurisdictionAs provided in section 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), nothing in this Act shall be construed as affecting the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State of Colorado with respect to wildlife and fish in Colorado.
(d)Water
(1)In generalWith respect to each wilderness and potential wilderness area designated by this Act, the Secretary shall obtain and exercise any water rights required to fulfill the purposes of the wilderness in accordance with the following provisions:
(A)Such water rights shall be appropriated, adjudicated, changed, and administered pursuant to the procedural requirements and priority system of the laws of the State of Colorado.
(B)The purposes and other substantive characteristics of such water rights shall be established pursuant to State law, except that the Secretary is specifically authorized to appropriate water under this Act exclusively for the purpose of maintaining groundwater levels, surface water levels, and streamflows on, across, and under the wilderness in order to accomplish the purposes of the wilderness and to protect wilderness uses.
(C)Such water rights shall be established and used without interfering with any exercise of a water right in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act for a non-Federal purpose.
(2)Protecting rightsThe Secretary and all other officers of the United States shall take steps necessary to protect the rights established under paragraph (1), including the filing by the Secretary of a claim for the quantification of such rights in any present or future appropriate stream adjudication in the courts of the State of Colorado in which the United States is or may be joined and which is conducted in accordance with section 208 of the Department of Justice Appropriation Act, 1953 (43 U.S.C. 666; commonly known as the McCarran Amendment).
(3)Relinquishment or reductionNothing in this Act shall be construed as a relinquishment or reduction of any water rights reserved or appropriated by the United States in the State of Colorado on or before the date of the enactment of this Act.
(4)Water resource facilityWith respect to each wilderness and potential wilderness area designated by this Act, notwithstanding any other provision of law, on and after the date of the enactment of this Act, neither the President nor any other officer, employee, or agent of the United States shall fund, assist, authorize, or issue a license or permit for development of any new irrigation and pumping facility, reservoir, water conservation work, aqueduct, canal, ditch, pipeline, well, hydropower project, transmission, other ancillary facility, or other water diversion, storage, or carriage structure.
(e)Aerial Navigation Training Exercises
(1)In generalThe Colorado Army National Guard, through the High-Altitude Army National Guard Aviation Training Site, may conduct aerial navigation training maneuver exercises over and upon the lands designated as potential wilderness by this Act in a manner—
(A)consistent with the memorandum of understanding dated August 4, 1987, among the Colorado Army National Guard, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Forest Service; and
(B)minimizing the impact to wilderness character, natural features, and a visitor’s sense of solitude.
(2)Review of the memorandum of understandingThe parties to the memorandum of understanding referred to in paragraph (1)(A) shall review the memorandum and associated annual operating plan not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter so long as the Colorado Army National Guard conducts activity described in paragraph (1). The review shall include consideration of alternative locations for activities identified in the memorandum of understanding. Such alternative locations must be over and upon National Forest System lands and lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, other than lands designated as wilderness or as potential wilderness.
(3)Modification of the memorandum of understandingThe memorandum of understanding referred to in paragraph (1)(A) may be modified, subject to the agreement of all parties thereto, if the Colorado Army National Guard, in consultation with the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service, identifies an alternative location as described in paragraph (2) that meets its aerial training needs.
(f)Potential Wilderness Designations
(1)In generalThe following lands are designated as potential wilderness areas:
(A)Certain lands in the Glenwood Springs Field Office and the White River National Forest which comprise approximately 20,843 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Deep Creek Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Deep Creek Wilderness.
(B)Certain lands in the Glenwood Springs Field Office which comprise approximately 15,679 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Pisgah Mountain Proposed Wilderness Area, dated September 17, 2007, which shall be known as the Pisgah Mountain Wilderness.
(2)Designation as wildernessLands described in paragraph (1) shall be designated as wilderness upon the Secretary publishing in the Federal Register a notice that all nonconforming uses of those lands provided for under subsection (e) that would be prohibited in wilderness by the Wilderness Act have ceased. Such publication in the Federal Register by the Secretary and subsequent designation as wilderness shall occur as the nonconforming use ceases in any of the individual areas identified and shall not be dependent on cessation of the nonconforming uses in all the potential wilderness areas identified.
(3)ManagementExcept for activities provided for under subsection (e), lands described in paragraph (1) shall be managed by the Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness Act as wilderness until those lands are designated as wilderness under this subsection.


116 HR 1992 IH: Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019
U.S. House of Representatives
2019-03-29
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I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 1992IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 29, 2019Mr. Thompson of California (for himself and Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and MeansA BILLTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to limit the amount of certain qualified conservation
			 contributions.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019. 2.Limitation on partner’s deduction for qualified conservation contributions made by partnership (a)In generalSection 170(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

					(7)Limitation on partnership allocation of contributions
 (A)In generalIn the case of any qualified conservation contributions of any partnership (whether directly or as a distributive share of such contributions of another partnership), no amount of such contributions may be taken into account under this section by any partner of such partnership as a distributive share of such contributions if the aggregate amount so taken into account by such partner for the taxable year would (but for this paragraph) exceed 2.5 times such partner’s adjusted basis in such partnership (determined as of the close of such taxable year and without regard to such contributions). The preceding sentence shall apply only with respect to the first 3 taxable years of such partner which end after the date on which such partner first became a partner in the partnership.
 (B)Exception for family partnershipsSubparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to any partnership if substantially all of the partnership interests in such partnership are held by individuals who are related within the meaning of section 152(d)(2).
 (C)RegulationsThe Secretary shall prescribe such regulations or other guidance as may be necessary to carry out, and prevent the avoidance of, the purposes of this paragraph..
 (b)Effective dateThis section shall apply to contributions made in taxable years ending after December 23, 2016. No inference is intended as the appropriate treatment of contributions made in taxable years ending on or before such date or as to any activity not described in section 170(h)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by this section.


110 HRES 484 IH: Congressional Budget Act of 1974
U.S. House of Representatives
2007-06-12
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		IV
		110th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. RES. 484
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			June 12, 2007
			Mr. Shuler (for
			 himself, Mr. Chandler,
			 Ms. Harman,
			 Mr. Barrow,
			 Mr. Cardoza,
			 Mr. Cooper,
			 Mr. Costa,
			 Mrs. Gillibrand,
			 Mr. Moore of Kansas,
			 Mr. Ross, Mr. Tanner, Mr.
			 Taylor, Ms. Herseth
			 Sandlin, Mr. Wilson of
			 Ohio, Mr. Salazar,
			 Mr. Schiff,
			 Mr. Melancon,
			 Mr. Boyd of Florida,
			 Mr. McIntyre,
			 Mr. Michaud,
			 Mr. Hill, Mr. Ellsworth, Mr.
			 Matheson, Mr. Bishop of
			 Georgia, Mr. Patrick J. Murphy of
			 Pennsylvania, Mr. Berry,
			 Mr. Lincoln Davis of Tennessee, and
			 Mr. Mahoney of Florida) submitted the
			 following resolution; which was referred to the
			 Committee on
			 Rules

		RESOLUTION
		Amending the Rules of the House of
		  Representatives to strengthen the budget process.

		That(a)the last sentence of
			 clause 7(e) of rule XXII of Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by
			 inserting and shall contain, where practicable, the estimate of costs
			 described in section 308(a)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974
			 before the period.
			(b)Clause 7 of rule
			 XXII of Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end
			 the following new paragraph:

					(f)It shall not be in
				order to consider a conference report unless it contains an estimate of costs
				as described in the last sentence of paragraph
				(e).
					.2.Roll call votes required for new
		spending over $50,000,000Clause 10 of rule
			 XX of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by inserting
			 authorizing or providing new budget authority of not less than
			 $50,000,000 before making general appropriations and by
			 adding at the end the following new sentence: The Speaker may not
			 entertain a unanimous consent request or motion to suspend this
			 clause..
		3.Searchable earmarks list
		requirementClause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the
			 House of Representatives is amended as follows:
			(1)in paragraph (a)(1), by inserting ,
			 which shall be made available on the Internet in a searchable format to the
			 general public for at least 48 hours before consideration, after
			 a list;
			(2)in paragraph (a)(2), by inserting ,
			 which shall be made available on the Internet in a searchable format to the
			 general public for at least 48 hours before consideration, after
			 a list; and
			(3)in paragraph (a)(4), by inserting ,
			 which shall be made available on the Internet in a searchable format to the
			 general public for at least 48 hours before consideration, after
			 a list.
			4.Same-day consideration of rules committee
		reportsIn
			 rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, clause 6(a) is amended
			 by striking the same day and inserting the same calendar
			 day or less than 17 hours after that.
		5.Two-Thirds requirement for certain waivers
		under the rules(a)Two-Thirds
			 RequirementClause 6(c) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of
			 Representatives is amended by striking the period and inserting a semicolon at
			 the end of subparagraph (2) and by adding at the end the following new
			 subparagraph:

					(3)a rule or order
				which would waive the layover requirement of clause 8 of rule XXII concerning
				the availability of reports, would waive the three-day layover requirement or
				the three-day Internet availability requirement of clause 4(a)(1) of this rule
				or of clause 8(a)(1) of rule XXII, or would waive the scope requirement of the
				last sentence of clause 9 of rule XXII by a vote of less than two-thirds of the
				Members voting, a quorum being
				present.
					.
			(b)Conforming
			 AmendmentClause 6(a) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of
			 Representatives is amended by striking subparagraph (2), by inserting
			 or after the semicolon at the end of subparagraph (1), and by
			 redesignating subparagraph (3) as subparagraph (2).
			6.Two-Thirds requirement for availability
		of certain measures on the Internet(a)Clause 4(a)(1) of rule
			 XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by inserting
			 and until the third such calendar day on which the underlying measure or
			 matter has been made available by the Committee on Rules on its Internet
			 site before the period.
			(b)Clause 8(a)(1)(A)
			 of rule XXII of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by
			 inserting and until the third such calendar day on which such conference
			 report and joint explanatory statement have been made available by the standing
			 committee of the House with subject matter jurisdiction over the underlying
			 legislation on its Internet site before the semicolon.
			7.Written justification for
		earmarksClause 2 of rule
			 XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the
			 end the following new paragraph:

				(g)The report that
				accompanies any general appropriation bill shall contain a separate written
				justification for each earmark contained in such bill or
				report.
				.8.Mandatory oversightClause 2(d) of rule
			 X of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end
			 the following new subparagraph:

				(3)Not later than July 1 in the first
				session of a Congress, and at six-month intervals thereafter during that
				Congress, each committee shall submit reports to the Speaker and the minority
				leader respecting the committee’s compliance with its oversight plan.
				Committees shall make these reports available to the
				public.
				.


109 HR 2087 IH: States’ Rights to Medical Marijuana Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2005-05-04
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109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2087
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 4, 2005
Mr. Frank of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Farr, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Lee, Mr. Case, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Stark, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Honda, Mr. Olver, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California, and Ms. Baldwin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL
To provide for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the States’ Rights to Medical Marijuana Act.
2.Controlled Substances Act
(a)ScheduleMarijuana is moved from schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act to schedule II of such Act.
(b)Prescription or recommendation
(1)In generalNo provision of the Controlled Substances Act shall prohibit or otherwise restrict—
(A)the prescription or recommendation of marijuana by a physician for medical use,
(B)an individual from obtaining and using marijuana from a prescription or recommendation of marijuana by a physician for medical use by such individual, or
(C)a pharmacy from obtaining and holding marijuana for the prescription or recommendation of marijuana by a physician for medical use under applicable State lawin a State in which marijuana may be prescribed or recommended by a physician for medical use under applicable State law.
(2)ProductionNo provision of the Controlled Substances Act shall prohibit or otherwise restrict an entity established by a State, in which marijuana may be prescribed or recommended by a physician for medical use, for the purpose of producing marijuana for prescription or recommendation by a physician for medical use from producing and distributing marijuana for such purpose.
3.Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(a)In generalNo provision of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act shall prohibit or otherwise restrict—
(1)the prescription or recommendation of marijuana by a physician for medical use,
(2)an individual from obtaining and using marijuana from a prescription or recommendation of marijuana by a physician for medical use by such individual, or
(3)a pharmacy from obtaining and holding marijuana for the prescription or recommendation of marijuana by a physician for medical use,in a State in which marijuana may be prescribed or recommended by a physician for medical use under applicable State law.
(b)ProductionNo provision of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act shall prohibit or otherwise restrict an entity established by a State, in which marijuana may be prescribed or recommended by a physician for medical use, for the purpose of producing marijuana for prescription or recommendation by a physician for medical use from producing and distributing marijuana for such purpose.
4.Relation of Act to certain prohibitions relating to smokingThis Act does not affect any Federal, State, or local law regulating or prohibiting smoking in public.


113 HR 1018 IH: To clarify the application of certain Federal laws relating to elections in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands.
U.S. House of Representatives
2013-03-06
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		113th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 1018
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			March 6, 2013
			Mr. Sablan (for
			 himself, Mr. Pierluisi,
			 Ms. Bordallo,
			 Mrs. Christensen,
			 Mr. Faleomavaega, and
			 Mr. Rangel) introduced the following
			 bill; which was referred to the Committee
			 on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on
			 the Judiciary, 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

		A BILL
		To clarify the application of certain Federal laws
		  relating to elections in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the
		  Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the United States
		  Virgin Islands.

		1.Clarification of application
			 of federal election laws to certain jurisdictions
			(a)Federal Election
			 Campaign Act of 1971Section
			 301(12) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(12)) is
			 amended by striking or a territory or possession of the United
			 States and inserting American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the
			 Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, or the United States Virgin
			 Islands.
			(b)National Voter
			 Registration Act of 1993Section 3(4) of the National Voter
			 Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg–1) is amended by striking
			 States and the District of Columbia and inserting States,
			 the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the
			 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the United States
			 Virgin Islands.
			(c)Help America
			 Vote Act of 2002
				(1)Coverage of
			 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana IslandsSection 901 of the
			 Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15541) is amended by striking
			 and the United States Virgin Islands and inserting the
			 United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
			 Islands.
				(2)Conforming
			 amendmentsSuch Act is further amended as follows:
					(A)The second
			 sentence of section 213(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 15343(a)(2)) is amended by striking
			 and American Samoa and inserting American Samoa, and the
			 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
					(B)Section 252(c)(2)
			 (42 U.S.C. 15402(c)(2)) is amended by striking or the United States
			 Virgin Islands and inserting the United States Virgin Islands,
			 or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
					(d)Criminal
			 penalties
				(1)Intimidation of
			 votersSection 594 of title
			 18, United States Code, is amended by striking Delegate from the
			 District of Columbia, or Resident Commissioner, and inserting or
			 Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress.
				(2)Interference by
			 government employeesSection
			 595 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking Delegate
			 from the District of Columbia, or Resident Commissioner, and inserting
			 or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress.
				(3)Voting by
			 aliensSection 611(a) of
			 title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking Delegate from the
			 District of Columbia, or Resident Commissioner, and inserting or
			 Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress.
				(e)Voting Rights
			 Act of 1965Section 11 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42
			 U.S.C. 1973i) is amended by striking Delegate from the District of
			 Columbia, Guam, or the Virgin Islands, or Resident Commissioner of the
			 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico each place it appears in subsections (c)
			 and (e)(2) and inserting or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the
			 Congress.


114 HR 2990 RH: Accelerating Individuals into the Workforce Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2016-06-28
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		Union Calendar No. 498
		114th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 2990
		[Report No. 114–646]
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			July 9, 2015
			Mr. Dold introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

			June 28, 2016
			Additional sponsor: Mr. Reed

			June 28, 2016
			Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the
			 Union, and ordered to be printed
			Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic
			For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 9, 2015

		A BILL
		To provide for the conduct of demonstration projects to test the effectiveness of subsidized
			 employment for TANF recipients.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Accelerating Individuals into the Workforce Act. 2.Demonstration projects to support subsidized employment for TANF recipientsSection 403 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603) is amended by adding at the end the following:

				(c)Subsidized employment demonstration projects
 (1)In generalThe Secretary shall make grants to States to conduct demonstration projects designed to implement and evaluate strategies that provide wage subsidies to enable low-income individuals to enter into and retain employment.
 (2)Application requirementsThe Secretary shall require each State that applies for a grant under this subsection to do the following:
 (A)Describe how wage subsidies will be provided (such as whether paid directly to the employer or the individual), the duration of the subsidies, the amount of the subsidies, the structure of the subsidies, and how employers will be recruited to participate in the subsidized employment program.
 (B)Describe how the State expects those participating in subsidized employment to be able to retain employment after the subsidy ends.
 (C)Describe how the State will coordinate subsidized employment funded under this subsection with other efforts to help low-income individuals enter work as conducted by the State.
						(3)Use of funds
 (A)In generalA State to which a grant is made under this subsection may use the grant to subsidize the wages of an eligible recipient for a period not exceeding 12 months, and only to the extent that the total of the funds paid under this project and any other Federal funds so used with respect to the recipient does not exceed 50 percent of the amount of the wages received by the recipient during the period.
 (B)Eligible recipientFor purposes of subparagraph (A), an eligible recipient is— (i) (I)a recipient of assistance under the State program funded under this part or any other State program funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)); or
 (II)a noncustodial parent of a minor child who is receiving assistance referred to in subclause (I); (ii)who, at the time the subsidy begins, is unemployed; and
 (iii)whose income, at that time, is less than 200 percent of the poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))).
							(4)Limitations
 (A)NondisplacementA State to which a grant is made under this subsection shall ensure that no participant in a subsidized job program funded in whole or in part under this subsection is employed or assigned to a job under the program—
 (i)when any other individual is on layoff from the same or any substantially equivalent job; or (ii)if the employer has terminated the employment of any regular employee or otherwise caused an involuntary reduction of its workforce in order to fill the vacancy so created with an adult described in paragraph (1).
 (B)Grievance procedureA State with a program funded under this subsection shall establish and maintain a grievance procedure for resolving complaints of alleged violations of subparagraph (A).
 (C)No preemptionNothing in this paragraph shall preempt or supersede any provision of State or local law that provides greater protection for employees from displacement.
 (5)ReportsAs a condition of receiving funds under this subsection for a fiscal year, a State shall submit to the Secretary, within 6 months after the end of the fiscal year, a report that—
 (A)specifies, for each month of the fiscal year, the number of individuals whose employment is subsidized with these funds;
 (B)describes the structure of the State activities to use the funds to subsidize employment, including the amount and duration of the subsidies provided;
 (C)specifies the percentage of eligible recipients who received a subsidy who are in unsubsidized employment during the 2nd quarter after the subsidy ended;
 (D)specifies the percentage of eligible recipients who received a subsidy who are in unsubsidized employment during the 4th quarter after the subsidy ended; and
 (E)specifies the median earnings of eligible recipients who received a subsidy who are in unsubsidized employment during the 2nd quarter after the subsidy ended.
 (6)EvaluationThe Secretary, in consultation with each State conducting a demonstration project, shall conduct a high-quality evaluation of the demonstration project, and may reserve funds made available under this subsection to conduct the evaluation in accordance with the following:
 (A)Evaluator qualificationsThe Secretary may not enter into a contract with an evaluator unless the evaluator has demonstrated experience in conducting rigorous evaluations of program effectiveness including, where available and appropriate, well-implemented randomized controlled trials.
 (B)Methodologies to be usedThe evaluation of a demonstration project shall use experimental designs using random assignment or other reliable, evidence-based research methodologies that allow for the strongest possible causal inferences when random assignment is not feasible.
 (C)Public disclosureThe Secretary shall publish the results of the evaluation on the website of the Department of Health and Human Services in a location easily accessible by the public.
 (7)Recommendations to congressThe Secretary shall submit recommendations to the Congress on how to increase the employment, retention, and advancement of individuals currently or formerly receiving assistance under a State program funded under this part or any other State program funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)).
 (8)FundingOf the amounts made available to carry out subsection (b) for fiscal year 2017, the Secretary shall reserve $100,000,000 to carry out this subsection.
 (9)Use of certain funds for career pathways programsThe Secretary shall use 15 percent of the amounts reserved to carry out this subsection, to fund programs that offer career pathway (as defined in section 3(7) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) services.
 (10)Availability of fundsFunds provided to a State under this subsection in a fiscal year shall be expended by the State in the fiscal year or in the succeeding fiscal year..
 3.Effective dateThe amendment made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2016.   June 28, 2016 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed


116 HRES 255 IH: Promoting awareness of motorcycle profiling and encouraging collaboration and communication with the motorcycle community and law enforcement officials to prevent instances of profiling.
U.S. House of Representatives
2019-03-26
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IV116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. RES. 255IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 26, 2019Mr. Walberg (for himself, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Pocan, and Mr. Peterson) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryRESOLUTIONPromoting awareness of motorcycle profiling and encouraging collaboration and communication with
			 the motorcycle community and law enforcement officials to prevent
			 instances of profiling.

 Whereas motorcycle ridership has continued to increase over time with registrations growing from 3,826,373 in 1997 to 8,600,936 in 2015;
 Whereas, as of August 2016, the ongoing National Motorcycle Profiling Survey 2016, conducted by the Motorcycle Profiling Project, found that approximately 1/2 of the motorcyclists surveyed felt that they had been profiled by law enforcement at least once;
 Whereas motorcycle profiling means the illegal use of the fact that a person rides a motorcycle or wears motorcycle related apparel as a factor in deciding to stop and question, take enforcement action, arrest, or search a person or vehicle with or without legal basis under the Constitution of the United States;
 Whereas complaints surrounding motorcycle profiling have been cited in all 50 States; Whereas nationwide protests to raise awareness and combat motorcycle profiling have been held in multiple States;
 Whereas in 2011, Washington signed into law legislation stating that the criminal justice training commission shall ensure that issues related to motorcycle profiling are addressed in basic law enforcement training and offered to in-service law enforcement officers in conjunction with existing training regarding profiling;
 Whereas reported incidents of motorcycle profiling have dropped approximately 90 percent in the State of Washington since the 2011 legislation was signed into law; and
 Whereas in the spring of 2016, Maryland became the second State to pass a law addressing the issue of motorcycle profiling: Now, therefore, be it

 That the House of Representatives— (1)promotes increased public awareness on the issue of motorcycle profiling;
 (2)encourages collaboration and communication with the motorcycle community and law enforcement to engage in efforts to end motorcycle profiling; and
 (3)urges State law enforcement officials to include statements condemning motorcycle profiling in written policies and training materials.