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H.R.5751 / 110th Congress

Walnut Canyon Study Act of 2008

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 517.

Official summary

Version 79 · Reported to House without amendment · Jul 29, 2008

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Walnut Canyon Study Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study of an area identified as the Walnut Canyon Proposed Study Area (the study area) to assess: (1) the suitability and feasibility of designating all or part of the study area as an addition to Walnut Canyon National Monument in Arizona; and (2) continued management of the study area by the Forest Service, or any other designation or management option that would provide for protection of resources within the study area and continued access to, and use of, the study area by the public.

Requires the Secretaries to provide for public comment in the preparation of the study, including with appropriate federal, state, and local governmental entities.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4] · D–AZ

Committees

  • Natural Resources Committee
1 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

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  1. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 517.

  2. Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-799.

  3. Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-799.

  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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