US SB1582 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

US Congress Senate Bill 1582 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on May 21 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-06-19 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Establishes the White Sands National Park in New Mexico as a unit of the National Park System in order to protect, preserve, and restore the park's resources and recreational values and to enhance visitor experiences. The bill abolishes the White Sands National Monument and incorporates the lands and interests that comprise the monument in and as a part of the park. The Department of the Interior shall not nominate the park for inclusion on the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) unless each county in which the park is located concurs in the nomination. Before submitting such a nomination, Interior must notify the Department of the Army of its intention to nominate the park for inclusion on the list.

Title

A bill to establish the White Sands National Park in the State of New Mexico as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-06-19	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
2019-05-21	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Same As/Similar To

SB1790 (Related) 2019-12-20 - Became Public Law No: 116-92. (TXT | PDF)
HB2500 (Related) 2020-08-11 - Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 512.
HR476 (Similar To) 2019-07-10 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
HR758 (Similar To) 2019-12-11 - Mr. Nadler moved to table the motion to reconsider
SB871 (Related) 2019-03-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.