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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jan 6, 1999
Otay Mountain Wilderness Act of 1998 - Designates specified public lands in the California Desert District of the Bureau of Land Management as the Otay Mountain Wilderness. Recognizes that, because of the Wilderness Area's proximity to the U.S.-Mexican international border, drug interdiction, border operations, and wildland fire management operations need to continue so long as they are conducted in accordance with the Wilderness Act and any conditions the Secretary of the Interior considers appropriate. Declares that such designation is not intended to lead to the creation of protective buffer zones around the Wilderness.
People & committees
Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-49] · R–CA
Legislative record
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Became Public Law No: 106-145.
Became Public Law No: 106-145.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S15158)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S15158)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 224.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 106-116.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 106-116.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Department of the Interior, OMB.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Referred to Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands.
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1808-1809)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1808-1809)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 15.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1808-1812)
Mr. Gibbons moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 35.
Reported by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 106-65.
Reported by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 106-65.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Executive Comment Requested from BLM.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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