US HB6513 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on September 21 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-10-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 21 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-10-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Amends the Highlands Conservation Act to extend, through FY2024, funding for: (1) land conservation partnership projects in the highlands regions of Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; and (2) Forest Service and Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs to assist such states, units of local government, and private forest and farm landowners in the conservation of land and natural resources in that region.
Title
To extend the authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2024.
Sponsors
| Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen [R-NJ] | Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY] | Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick [R-PA] | Rep. Scott Garrett [R-NJ] |
| Rep. Jim Gerlach [R-PA] | Rep. Nan Hayworth [R-NY] | Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY] | Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ] |
| Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT] | Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-10-09 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry. |
| 2012-10-04 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. |
| 2012-09-21 | House | Referred to House Agriculture |
| 2012-09-21 | House | Referred to House Natural Resources |
| 2012-09-21 | House | Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
Subjects
Agricultural conservation and pollution
Connecticut
Department of Agriculture
Department of the Interior
Executive agency funding and structure
Forests, forestry, trees
Land use and conservation
New Jersey
New York State
Pennsylvania
Public lands and natural resources
Water quality
Watersheds
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Connecticut
Department of Agriculture
Department of the Interior
Executive agency funding and structure
Forests, forestry, trees
Land use and conservation
New Jersey
New York State
Pennsylvania
Public lands and natural resources
Water quality
Watersheds
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/6513/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr6513/BILLS-112hr6513ih.pdf |
