HR 1723
108th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Animals
Boundaries
Caribbean area
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Endangered species
Government Operations and Politics
Maps
National forests
Puerto Rico
Research natural areas
Tropical forests
Wilderness areas
Caribbean National Forest Act of 2003
Introduced: April 10, 2003
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Everywhere this bill has been
7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 22, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2354)
Jul 24, 2003
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 17, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1278)
Apr 22, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Apr 10, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Apr 10, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3056-3057)
Apr 10, 2003
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Caribbean National Forest Act of 2003 - Designates approximately 10,000 acres of land in the Caribbean National Forest/Luquillo Experimental Forest in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as the El Toro Wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
Provides that designation of the Wilderness shall not be construed to prevent within the area's boundaries: (1) installation and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorological, climatological, or atmospheric data collection and transmission facilities when they are essential to the scientific research purposes of the Luquillo Experimental Forest; (2) construction and maintenance of nesting structures, observation blinds, and population monitoring platforms for threatened and endangered species; or (3) construction and maintenance of trails to such facilities as necessary for research purposes and the recovery of such species.
What's happening now
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2354)
Committees of jurisdiction
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