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Highlands Stewardship Act of 2002

Introduced: July 17, 2002 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps

Introduced

In committee

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jul 24, 2002

Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

Jul 24, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.

Jul 24, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.

Jul 17, 2002

Referred to the House Committee on Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR E1281-1282)

Jul 17, 2002

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1280-1281)

Jul 17, 2002

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Highlands Stewardship Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to establish the Highlands Stewardship Area in the Highlands region (an area encompassing nearly 2,000,000 acres extending from eastern Pennsylvania through New Jersey and New York to northwestern Connecticut).

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish: (1) within the Department of Agriculture the Office of Highlands Stewardship to implement the strategies of the Highlands Regional Study conducted by the Forest Service in 1990 (study) and the New York-New Jersey Highlands Regional Assessment Update conducted by the Service in 2001 (update); and (2) the Highlands Stewardship Area Work Group to assist with such implementation and to advise the Office and the Secretaries on priorities for projects carried out with assistance under this Act, on land conservation partnership projects, on Highlands region research, and on policy and educational initiatives necessary to implement study and update findings. Authorizes the Office to provide financial and technical assistance to an eligible entity to carry out a project to protect, restore, preserve, promote, or interpret Area resources.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to annually designate land conservation partnership projects that are eligible to receive financial assistance under this Act.

What's happening now July 24, 2002

Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 1 version

Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 3

Federal Lands Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Natural Resources Committee
Natural Resources Committee
House of Representatives
Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Natural Resources Committee

Cosponsors 3

Pallone, Frank

New Jersey · Oct 9, 2002

Smith, Christopher H.

New Jersey · Oct 7, 2002

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · Sep 11, 2002

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