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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Mar 10, 1999
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to make corrections to a specified Coastal Barrier Resources map as necessary to move the boundary of the otherwise-protected area to the Cape Henlopen State Park boundary to the extent necessary to exclude from the otherwise-protected area the adjacent property leased by the Barcroft Company and Cape Shores Associates, privately held corporations under the law of the State of Delaware, and to include in the otherwise-protected area the northeastern corner of Cape Henlopen State Park seaward of the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal.
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Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] · D–DE
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Became Public Law No: 106-128.
Became Public Law No: 106-128.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H12845)
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H12845)
Mr. Saxton asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H12844-12845)
Committee on Resources discharged.
Committee on Resources discharged.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4139; text: CR S4139)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4139; text: CR S4139)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 83.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported to Senate by Senator Chafee under the authority of the order of Mar 25, 99 without amendment. With written report No. 106-39.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported to Senate by Senator Chafee under the authority of the order of Mar 25, 99 without amendment. With written report No. 106-39.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Introduced in Senate
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