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Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Access and Enhancement Act

Introduced: February 28, 1991 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 34 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 23, 1992
Became Public Law No: 102-430.
Oct 23, 1992
Signed by President.
Oct 15, 1992
Presented to President.
Oct 8, 1992
Senate agreed to the House amendments to Senate amendments by Voice Vote.
Oct 8, 1992
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendments to Senate amendments by Voice Vote.
Oct 7, 1992
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to amendments.
Oct 6, 1992
House agreed to Senate amendment with amendments pursuant to H. Res. 605.
Oct 6, 1992
Resolving differences -- House actions: House agreed to Senate amendment with amendments pursuant to H. Res. 605.
Jul 30, 1992
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jul 29, 1992
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Jul 29, 1992
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Jul 23, 1992
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 566.
Jul 23, 1992
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Johnston with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 102-340.
Jul 1, 1992
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Feb 19, 1992
Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 102-667.
Feb 6, 1992
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Department of the Interior, and Office of Management and Budget.
Jul 17, 1991
Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks.
Jul 16, 1991
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jul 15, 1991
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 15, 1991
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Jul 15, 1991
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Jul 15, 1991
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Jul 15, 1991
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Jul 15, 1991
Mr. Vento moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 15, 1991
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 102.
Jul 15, 1991
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. H. Rept. 102-151.
Jun 26, 1991
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 26, 1991
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Jun 13, 1991
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Jun 13, 1991
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 28, 1991
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 15, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.
Feb 28, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Feb 28, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Access and Enhancement Act - Amends Federal law to repeal specified time and financial restrictions on the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the Crescent Dune area for inclusion in the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.

Allows individual owners of property excluded from Lakeshore boundaries before October 1, 1991, but included after such date to retain use and occupancy rights on improved property for noncommercial residential purposes.

Directs the Secretary to enter into a memorandum of agreement with the Northern Indiana Public Service Company in which such company shall provide specified services with respect to the Greenbelt area of the Lakeshore, including: (1) providing access to the National Park Service (NPS) for resource management and interpretation of the Greenbelt area and through the Greenbelt and across the dike for purposes of a public hiking trail; and (2) preserving the Greenbelt in its natural state. Prohibits the Secretary from acquiring lands or interests in land in the Greenbelt belonging to the company if such a memorandum of agreement is entered into, provided that the memorandum is in effect and is being performed.

Specifies that if the Company: (1) utilizes the Greenbelt temporarily for a project involving pollution mitigation or construction on its adjacent facilities, it shall restore the project area to its natural state; and (2) proposes a different use for Greenbelt, it shall notify the NPS and specified congressional committees and make no change in the use of the property until three years after notice is given.

Authorizes the Secretary to enter into a cooperative agreement with Gary, Indiana, to provide technical assistance in interpretation, planning, and resource management for programs and developments in the city of Gary's Marquette Park and Lake Street Beach.

Directs the Secretary to consult with the Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Transportation in determining what lands and interests the State requires for improvements to certain roads for the Lakeshore.

Designates the NPS visitor center at the Lakeshore as the Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center.

Eliminates the limitations on expenditures from the Land and Water Conservation Fund by the Secretary for acquisition of lands for the Lakeshore.

What's happening now October 23, 1992

Became Public Law No: 102-430.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HRES 605 Related bill Providing for the concurrence by the House with amendments to the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 1216.
  • HR 2325 Procedurally related Salt Creek Corridor Protection Act of 1991
 Bill text 9 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 25, 1991
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