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Version 79 · Reported to House without amendment · Jun 17, 2002
New River Gorge Boundary Act of 2002 - Amends the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 to modify the boundaries of the New River Gorge National River in West Virginia.Directs the Secretary of the Interior to complete a land exchange in the vicinity of Beauty Mountain in Fayette County to acquire specified land that lies adjacent to the River's boundary (to be included in the boundaries and administered as part of the River) in exchange for specified land located within such boundary (to be excluded from the River).
People & committees
Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3] · D–WV
Legislative record
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Became Public Law No: 107-356.
Became Public Law No: 107-356.
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 11/19/2002 S11652-11655)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR 11/19/2002 S11652-11655)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 681.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
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 H3831)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3831)
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3833)
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Goodlatte objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3858.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3831)
Mr. Cannon moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 305.
Reported by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 107-509.
Reported by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 107-509.
Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands Discharged.
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Executive Comment Received from Interior.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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