Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act
- Last Action
- 6/20/2017
Actions
- 2017-06-20Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 151.
- 2017-06-20Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with amendments. With written report No. 115-114.
- 2017-06-20Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with amendments. With written report No. 115-114.
- 2017-03-30Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- 2017-02-07Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- 2017-02-06Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2017-02-06On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H987)
- 2017-02-06Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H987)
- 2017-02-06DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 494.
- 2017-02-06Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H987-988)
- 2017-02-06Mr. Lamborn moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- 2017-01-12Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- 2017-01-12Introduced in House
- 2017-01-12Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-06-20 (01)
Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act
(Sec. 2) This bill expands the boundary of the Fort Frederica National Monument on St. Simons Island, Georgia, and increases the maximum number of acres that may be included in the monument from 250 to 305 acres.
The Department of the Interior may acquire, by donation or purchase, the land and interests within the monument only from willing sellers.
Interior may not acquire land or interests by condemnation or eminent domain.
Cosponsors (12)
- Rick Allen (R-GA)
- SANFORD BISHOP (D-GA)
- Doug Collins (R-GA)
- A. Ferguson (R-GA)
- Tom Graves (R-GA)
- Jody Hice (R-GA)
- Henry Johnson (D-GA)
- JOHN LEWIS (D-GA)
- Barry Loudermilk (R-GA)
- Austin Scott (R-GA)
- David Scott (D-GA)
- Rob Woodall (R-GA)
Subjects
- Georgia
- Historic sites and heritage areas
- Land transfers
- Land use and conservation
- Military history
- Monuments and memorials
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
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