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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Oct 18, 2000
Gateway Communities Cooperation Act of 2000 - Declares that it is Federal Government policy that Federal land managers should support and coordinate with gateway communities (communities adjacent to or near Federal lands) to: (1) improve the relationship between such managers and elected officials and residents of such communities; (2) enhance such communities' facilities and services available to visitors of such Federal lands; and (3) result in better land use decisions.Requires such a manager undertaking land management planning to: (1) seek the participation of elected officials, businesses, and other interested persons in neighboring gateway communities; and (2) provide such persons with an opportunity to participate in the development and implementation of the resulting land management decisions.Permits such a manager to: (1) enter into a cooperative agreement with the local government of a certified gateway community to coordinate land management and development plans; and (2) make grants to assist such communities with respect to the Federal land use planning process.
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Rep. Radanovich, George [R-CA-19] · R–CA
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.
Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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