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H.R.934 / 113th Congress

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act related to a segment of the Lower Merced River in California, and for other purposes.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 47.

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Official summary

Version 79 · Reported to House without amendment · May 17, 2013

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

Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to decrease the length of a segment of the Lower Merced River in California designated as a wild and scenic river.

Revises provisions concerning the water surface level of Lake McClure.

Sets a new boundary at the boundary of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Project No. 2179 as it existed on February 15, 2013.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4] · R–CA

Committees

  • Natural Resources Committee
6 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

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  1. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 47.

  2. Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-71.

  3. Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-71.

  4. Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 15.

  5. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  6. Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.

  7. Subcommittee Hearings Held.

  8. Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.

  9. Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

  10. Introduced in House

  11. Introduced in House

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