Comprehensive Natural Resources Protection Act of 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Congressional Research Service
Official summary
Version 00 · Introduced in House · Oct 8, 2002
Comprehensive Natural Resources Protection Act of 2002 - Provides, with respect to national parks, lands, forests, resources, wildlife and fisheries, and Native American lands and affairs, for: (1) studies, including studies concerning trail sites, theme sites, heritage sites, park, and other sites; (2) boundary adjustments for recreation, historic, and other sites; (3) memorials, including a memorial to terrorism victims; (4) site designations; (5) land acquisitions, exchanges, and conveyances, including those affecting forest lands and wilderness areas; (6) provisions affecting water resources, oil reserves, and mineral rights; (6) wildlife and fishery management, including provisions affecting the National Sea Grant College Program and the National Oceanic and the Atmospheric Administration commissioned officer corps; (7) provisions affecting U.S. territories; (8) provisions affecting specified Native American tribes' compensation, claims, and lands; and (9) various other provisions concerning, among other things, payments in lieu of taxes (PILT), weed control, and gateway communities.
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