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H.R.3785 / 111th Congress

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Boundary Study Act of 2009

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 342.

Official summary

Version 79 · Reported to House without amendment · Sep 16, 2010

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Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Boundary Study Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to study and report to Congress on the suitability and feasibility of including approximately 45 miles of the Chattahoochee River and lands along the river corridor from the southern boundary of the Recreation Area south to the junction of Coweta, Heard, and Carroll Counties, Georgia, within the boundary of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. Requires such study to include an analysis of the feasibility of administering the study area as part of the Recreation Area.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] · D–GA

Committees

  • Natural Resources Committee
3 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

Actions

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  1. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 342.

  2. Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 111-597.

  3. Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 111-597.

  4. Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

  5. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  6. Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Discharged.

  7. Subcommittee Hearings Held.

  8. Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.

  9. Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

  10. Introduced in House

  11. Introduced in House

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