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National
Key Vote
Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
Project Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that expands federally protected lands and authorizes water control projects.
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTED BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED.
NOTE: THIS LEGISLATION NEEDED A THREE-FIFTHS MAJORITY VOTE TO PASS.
Official Title of Legislation:
HR 146: An act to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
Highlights:
-Adds land to wilderness areas in 9 states under the National Wilderness Preservation System (Title I).
-Affirms that no provision of this act may be used to close public lands to recreational use by the public (Title II).
-Authorizes $1 million to provide grants to states and Indian tribes to compensate ranchers for livestock killed by wolves and to assist with non-lethal methods to reduce wolf attacks (Title VI, Subtitle C).
-Grants the state of Alaska 1,806 acres of federal land to construct an emergency access road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in exchange for 43,093 acres of non-federal land (Title VI, Subtitle E).
-Authorizes the Bureau of Reclamation to study and construct specific water projects (Title IX, Subtitle A).
-Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to carry out water settlements agreed to in court and creates the Reclamation Water Settlements Management Fund (Title X).
-Authorizes appropriations for ocean research, exploration, and conservation (Title XII).
-Expands funding for paralysis treatment (Title XIV).
Link to Legislation: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:hr146:
House Passage: 03/03/2009 : Bill Passed 394 - 13 (Roll no. 91)
NOTE: THIS VOTE WAS TAKEN UNDER A SUSPENSION OF THE RULES TO CUT OFF DEBATE EARLY AND VOTE TO PASS THE BILL, THEREBY REQUIRING A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY FOR PASSAGE. Senate Passage With Amendment: 03/19/2009 : Bill Passed 77 - 20 (Record Vote Number 106)
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTED BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. House Concurrence Vote: 03/25/2009 : Concurrence Vote Passed: 285 - 140 (Roll no. 153) President Passage: 03/30/2009 : Signed Became Public Law Number 111-11
Sponsor: Rep. Holt, Rush Jr. (D-NJ)
Cosponsors: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl (D-OR)
Rep. Dingell, John (D-MI)
Rep. Faleomavaega, Eni (D-AS)
Rep. Hinchey, Maurice (D-NY)
| Rep. Langevin, James (D-RI)
Rep. McGovern, James (D-MA)
Rep. Miller, Gary (R-CA)
Rep. Murphy, Patrick (D-PA)
| Rep. Rothman, Steven (D-NJ)
Rep. Welch, Peter (D-VT)
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