S 22

 
A bill to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Jeff Bingaman (D) NM
 
Status: Passed
 
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1/7/2009--Introduced.Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 - Authorizes specified programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture concerning, among other things, national wilderness preservation, boundary adjustments, national rivers, the national landscape conservation system, national conservation areas, land conveyances and exchanges, watershed management, watershed restoration and enhancement, wildland firefighter safety, forest landscape restoration, national trails, paleontological resources preservation, wolf livestock loss, national parks, studies, infrastructure, advisory commissions, national heritage areas, national heritage corridors, water projects, tribal water rights, ocean exploration, NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) undersea research, ocean and coastal mapping integration, the integrated coastal and ocean observation system, federal ocean acidification research and monitoring, and coastal and estuarine land conservation.Makes amendments to various public laws, including the Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984, the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996, the National Trails System Act, the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978, the National Park Service Concessions Management Improvement Act of 1998, the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994, the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Act of 1988, the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Act, the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act, the Colorado River Storage Project Act, the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992, the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, the Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act of 2000, and the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act.Provides for: (1) paralysis research and rehabilitation activities through the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act; and (2) specified activities of the Smithsonian Institution.
 
Text of Legislation:

S 22 ES

111th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 22

AN ACT

To designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title- This Act may be cited as the ‘Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009’.

    (b) Table of Contents- The table of contents of this Act is as follows:

      Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

TITLE I--ADDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION SYSTEM

Subtitle A--Wild Monongahela Wilderness

      Sec. 1001. Designation of wilderness, Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia.

      Sec. 1002. Boundary adjustment, Laurel Fork South Wilderness, Monongahela National Forest.

      Sec. 1003. Monongahela National Forest boundary confirmation.

      Sec. 1004. Enhanced Trail Opportunities.

Subtitle B--Virginia Ridge and Valley Wilderness

      Sec. 1101. Definitions.

      Sec. 1102. Designation of additional National Forest System land in Jefferson National Forest, Virginia, as wilderness or a wilderness study area.

      Sec. 1103. Designation of Kimberling Creek Potential Wilderness Area, Jefferson National Forest, Virginia.

      Sec. 1104. Seng Mountain and Bear Creek Scenic Areas, Jefferson National Forest, Virginia.

      Sec. 1105. Trail plan and development.

      Sec. 1106. Maps and boundary descriptions.

      Sec. 1107. Effective date.

Subtitle C--Mt. Hood Wilderness, Oregon

      Sec. 1201. Definitions.

      Sec. 1202. Designation of wilderness areas.

      Sec. 1203. Designation of streams for wild and scenic river protection in the Mount Hood area.

      Sec. 1204. Mount Hood National Recreation Area.

      Sec. 1205. Protections for Crystal Springs, Upper Big Bottom, and Cultus Creek.

      Sec. 1206. Land exchanges.

      Sec. 1207. Tribal provisions; planning and studies.

Subtitle D--Copper Salmon Wilderness, Oregon

      Sec. 1301. Designation of the Copper Salmon Wilderness.

      Sec. 1302. Wild and Scenic River Designations, Elk River, Oregon.

      Sec. 1303. Protection of tribal rights.

Subtitle E--Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, Oregon

      Sec. 1401. Definitions.

      Sec. 1402. Voluntary grazing lease donation program.

      Sec. 1403. Box R Ranch land exchange.

      Sec. 1404. Deerfield land exchange.

      Sec. 1405. Soda Mountain Wilderness.

      Sec. 1406. Effect.

Subtitle F--Owyhee Public Land Management

      Sec. 1501. Definitions.

      Sec. 1502. Owyhee Science Review and Conservation Center.

      Sec. 1503. Wilderness areas.

      Sec. 1504. Designation of wild and scenic rivers.

      Sec. 1505. Land identified for disposal.

      Sec. 1506. Tribal cultural resources.

      Sec. 1507. Recreational travel management plans.

      Sec. 1508. Authorization of appropriations.

Subtitle G--Sabinoso Wilderness, New Mexico

      Sec. 1601. Definitions.

      Sec. 1602. Designation of the Sabinoso Wilderness.

Subtitle H--Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Wilderness

      Sec. 1651. Definitions.

      Sec. 1652. Designation of Beaver Basin Wilderness.

      Sec. 1653. Administration.

      Sec. 1654. Effect.

Subtitle I--Oregon Badlands Wilderness

      Sec. 1701. Definitions.

      Sec. 1702. Oregon Badlands Wilderness.

      Sec. 1703. Release.

      Sec. 1704. Land exchanges.

      Sec. 1705. Protection of tribal treaty rights.

Subtitle J--Spring Basin Wilderness, Oregon

      Sec. 1751. Definitions.

      Sec. 1752. Spring Basin Wilderness.

      Sec. 1753. Release.

      Sec. 1754. Land exchanges.

      Sec. 1755. Protection of tribal treaty rights.

Subtitle K--Eastern Sierra and Northern San Gabriel Wilderness, California

      Sec. 1801. Definitions.

      Sec. 1802. Designation of wilderness areas.

      Sec. 1803. Administration of wilderness areas.

      Sec. 1804. Release of wilderness study areas.

      Sec. 1805. Designation of wild and scenic rivers.

      Sec. 1806. Bridgeport Winter Recreation Area.

      Sec. 1807. Management of area within Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.

      Sec. 1808. Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest.

Subtitle L--Riverside County Wilderness, California

      Sec. 1851. Wilderness designation.

      Sec. 1852. Wild and scenic river designations, Riverside County, California.

      Sec. 1853. Additions and technical corrections to Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument.

Subtitle M--Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Wilderness, California

      Sec. 1901. Definitions.

      Sec. 1902. Designation of wilderness areas.

      Sec. 1903. Administration of wilderness areas.

      Sec. 1904. Authorization of appropriations.

Subtitle N--Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness, Colorado

      Sec. 1951. Definitions.

      Sec. 1952. Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness, Colorado.

      Sec. 1953. Grand River Ditch and Colorado-Big Thompson projects.

      Sec. 1954. East Shore Trail Area.

      Sec. 1955. National forest area boundary adjustments.

      Sec. 1956. Authority to lease Leiffer tract.

Subtitle O--Washington County, Utah

      Sec. 1971. Definitions.

      Sec. 1972. Wilderness areas.

      Sec. 1973. Zion National Park wilderness.

      Sec. 1974. Red Cliffs National Conservation Area.

      Sec. 1975. Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area.

      Sec. 1976. Zion National Park wild and scenic river designation.

      Sec. 1977. Washington County comprehensive travel and transportation management plan.

      Sec. 1978. Land disposal and acquisition.

      Sec. 1979. Management of priority biological areas.

      Sec. 1980. Public purpose conveyances.

      Sec. 1981. Conveyance of Dixie National Forest land.

      Sec. 1982. Transfer of land into trust for Shivwits Band of Paiute Indians.

      Sec. 1983. Authorization of appropriations.

TITLE II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT AUTHORIZATIONS

Subtitle A--National Landscape Conservation System

      Sec. 2001. Definitions.

      Sec. 2002. Establishment of the National Landscape Conservation System.

      Sec. 2003. Authorization of appropriations.

Subtitle B--Prehistoric Trackways National Monument

      Sec. 2101. Findings.

      Sec. 2102. Definitions.

      Sec. 2103. Establishment.

      Sec. 2104. Administration.

      Sec. 2105. Authorization of appropriations.

Subtitle C--Fort Stanton-Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area

      Sec. 2201. Definitions.

      Sec. 2202. Establishment of the Fort Stanton-Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area.

      Sec. 2203. Management of the Conservation Area.

      Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations.

Subtitle D--Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area

      Sec. 2301. Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area.

Subtitle E--Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area

      Sec. 2401. Definitions.

      Sec. 2402. Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area.

      Sec. 2403. Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area.

      Sec. 2404. Maps and legal descriptions.

      Sec. 2405. Management of Conservation Area and Wilderness.

      Sec. 2406. Management plan.

      Sec. 2407. Advisory council.

      Sec. 2408. Authorization of appropriations.

Subtitle F--Rio Puerco Watershed Management Program


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Action Text
1/7/2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S162-163)
1/7/2009
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
1/9/2009
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
1/9/2009
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.
1/9/2009
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate.
1/11/2009
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.
1/11/2009
Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 66 - 12. Record Vote Number: 1.
1/12/2009
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.
1/12/2009
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
1/12/2009
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
1/12/2009
Motion by Senator Reid to commit to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources with instructions to report back forthwith, with the following amendment (SA 17) made in Senate.
1/12/2009
Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate.
1/13/2009
Considered by Senate.
1/14/2009
Considered by Senate.
1/14/2009
Cloture on the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 68 - 24. Record Vote Number: 2.
1/15/2009
Considered by Senate.
1/15/2009
Motion by Senator Reid to commit to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources with instructions to report back forthwith, with the following amendment (SA 17) withdrawn in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
1/16/2009
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
1/16/2009
Received in the House.
1/16/2009
Held at the desk.
1/15/2009
1/15/2009
Passed Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 73 - 21. Record Vote Number: 3.
1/7/2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S162-163)
1/7/2009
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
1/9/2009
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
1/9/2009
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.
1/9/2009
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate.
1/11/2009
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.
1/11/2009
Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 66 - 12. Record Vote Number: 1.
1/12/2009
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.
1/12/2009
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
1/12/2009
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
1/12/2009
Motion by Senator Reid to commit to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources with instructions to report back forthwith, with the following amendment (SA 17) made in Senate.
1/12/2009
Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate.
1/13/2009
Considered by Senate.
1/14/2009
Considered by Senate.
1/14/2009
Cloture on the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 68 - 24. Record Vote Number: 2.
1/15/2009
Considered by Senate.
1/15/2009
Motion by Senator Reid to commit to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources with instructions to report back forthwith, with the following amendment (SA 17) withdrawn in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
1/16/2009
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
1/16/2009
Received in the House.
1/16/2009
Held at the desk.
1/15/2009
1/15/2009
Passed Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 73 - 21. Record Vote Number: 3.
1/14/2009
Motion by Senator Reid to commit to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources with instructions to report back forthwith, with the following amendment (SA 17) withdrawn in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
3/11/2009
Mr. Rahall moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
3/11/2009
Considered under suspension of the rules.
3/11/2009
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 22.
3/11/2009
WORDS TAKEN DOWN - During the course of debate, exception was taken to certain words used and a demand was made to have words taken down. Mr. Culberson asked unanimous consent to withdraw the words. Without objection the words were withdrawn. The House resumed debate on S. 22.
3/11/2009
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.
3/11/2009
Considered as unfinished business.
3/11/2009
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 282 - 144 (Roll no. 117).
 
Titles:

Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act
Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program Act
Craig Thomas Snake Headwaters Legacy Act of 2008
Federal Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring Act of 2009
FOARAM Act
Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009
NOAA Undersea Research Program Act of 2009
Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act
Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act
San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act
Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
A bill to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act
Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program Act
Federal Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring Act of 2009
FOARAM Act
Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009
NOAA Undersea Research Program Act of 2009
Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act
Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act
San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act
Craig Thomas Snake Headwaters Legacy Act of 2008
 
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