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Bill99th CongressFiled Feb 24, 1986Public Lands and Natural Resources
S. 2091

A bill to amend the provisions of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 relating to the acquisition of public lands.

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What it doesSummary passed house amended (Oct 17, 1986)

(Measure passed House, amended)

Title I: Amendments to Federal Land Policy and Management Act - Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to require that lands exchanged for specified Oregon and California Railroad grant lands and Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands in Oregon be managed the same as the grant lands.

Title II: Olmsted Heritage Landscapes - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to require the preparation of a State-by-State inventory of Olmsted heritage landscapes. Requires such inventory to include a listing of all such landscapes and an evaluation of such landscapes that are publicly owned or eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic places.

Requires periodic updating of the inventory. Requires appropriate access to such inventory at the Library of Congress, the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site in Brookline, Massachusetts, the National Park Service regional headquarters, and appropriate State offices.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) promulgate general standards for preservation of historic landscapes; (2) provide technical assistance to Federal agencies, State and local governments, private organizations, and other interested individuals on the identification, commemoriation, and preservation of Olmsted heritage landscapes; (3) conduct and submit to the Congress a thematic study of historic landscapes to identify those landscapes which would qualify as national historic landscapes; and (4) encourage a program for the use of the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site in Massachusetts as a center for research. Requires the Secretary to provide for the coordination of applications for grants for the preservation of Olmsted heritage landscapes.

Requires the Secretary to encourage maximum public participation in carrying out the purposes of this Act.

Requires the Secretary to conduct appropriate activities during the decade 1986 to 1995 to commemorate the Olmsted achievements and influence on American life.

Establishes the Technical Committee on Olmsted Heritage Landscapes, which shall assist the Secretary in carrying out this Act. Terminates such Committee after December 31, 1995, unless extended for up to five additional years.

What just happenedOct 18, 1986

Previous action on House amendment vitiated by Unanimous Consent.

Who’s behind it

Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR](R-OR)Sponsor
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  1. Oct 18, 1986Floor

    Previous action on House amendment vitiated by Unanimous Consent.

  2. Oct 18, 1986ResolvingDifferences

    Senate agreed in the House amendment by Voice Vote.

  3. Oct 18, 1986NotUsed20500

    Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed in the House amendment by Voice Vote.

  4. Oct 17, 1986Floor

    Message on House action received in Senate and held at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.

  5. Oct 17, 1986FloorH37100

    Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

  6. Oct 17, 1986Floor8000

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

  7. Oct 17, 1986FloorH30000

    Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.

  8. Oct 17, 1986DischargeH12300

    House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs Discharged by Unanimous Consent.

    Natural Resources Committee
  9. Oct 17, 1986Committee5500

    House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs Discharged by Unanimous Consent.

    Natural Resources Committee
  10. Aug 19, 1986CommitteeH11000

    Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands.

    National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee
  11. Aug 13, 1986IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

    Natural Resources Committee
  12. Aug 11, 1986Floor

    Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.

  13. Aug 11, 1986Floor17000

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.

  14. Aug 1, 1986Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 760.

  15. Aug 1, 1986Committee

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator McClure without amendment. With written report No. 99-358.

    Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  16. Aug 1, 1986Committee14000

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator McClure without amendment. With written report No. 99-358.

    Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  17. Jul 25, 1986Committee

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources received executive comment from Interior Department. Favorable.

    Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  18. Jul 16, 1986Committee

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

    Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  19. May 19, 1986Committee

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources received executive comment from Agriculture Department. Favorable.

    Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  20. Mar 4, 1986Committee

    Subcommittee on Public Lands and Reserved Water. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 99-600, PT. 2.

    Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee
  21. Feb 26, 1986Committee

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Departments of Agriculture and the Interior, OMB.

    Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  22. Feb 24, 1986Committee

    Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and Reserved Water.

    Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee
  23. Feb 24, 1986IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

    Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  24. Feb 24, 1986IntroReferral10000

    Introduced in Senate

Passed House amendedOct 17, 198636
(Measure passed House, amended)

Title I: Amendments to Federal Land Policy and Management Act - Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to require that lands exchanged for specified Oregon and California Railroad grant lands and Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands in Oregon be managed the same as the grant lands.

Title II: Olmsted Heritage Landscapes - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to require the preparation of a State-by-State inventory of Olmsted heritage landscapes. Requires such inventory to include a listing of all such landscapes and an evaluation of such landscapes that are publicly owned or eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic places.

Requires periodic updating of the inventory. Requires appropriate access to such inventory at the Library of Congress, the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site in Brookline, Massachusetts, the National Park Service regional headquarters, and appropriate State offices.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) promulgate general standards for preservation of historic landscapes; (2) provide technical assistance to Federal agencies, State and local governments, private organizations, and other interested individuals on the identification, commemoriation, and preservation of Olmsted heritage landscapes; (3) conduct and submit to the Congress a thematic study of historic landscapes to identify those landscapes which would qualify as national historic landscapes; and (4) encourage a program for the use of the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site in Massachusetts as a center for research. Requires the Secretary to provide for the coordination of applications for grants for the preservation of Olmsted heritage landscapes.

Requires the Secretary to encourage maximum public participation in carrying out the purposes of this Act.

Requires the Secretary to conduct appropriate activities during the decade 1986 to 1995 to commemorate the Olmsted achievements and influence on American life.

Establishes the Technical Committee on Olmsted Heritage Landscapes, which shall assist the Secretary in carrying out this Act. Terminates such Committee after December 31, 1995, unless extended for up to five additional years.

Introduced in SenateFeb 24, 198600

Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to require that lands exchanged for specified Oregon and California Railroad grant lands and Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands in Oregon be managed the same as the grant lands.