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Caribbean National Forest Act of 2004

Introduced: April 22, 2004 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 18, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Nov 16, 2004
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 16, 2004
Received in the House.
Nov 16, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Oct 10, 2004
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11127-11183; text: CR S11174)
Oct 10, 2004
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11127-11183; text: CR S11174)
Sep 28, 2004
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 727.
Sep 28, 2004
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici without amendment. With written report No. 108-368.
Sep 15, 2004
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jul 21, 2004
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 108-714.
Apr 22, 2004
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4302)
Apr 22, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4302)
Apr 22, 2004
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Caribbean National Forest Act of 2004 - Designates the El Toro Wilderness in the Caribbean National Forest/Luquillo Experimental Forest in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) prepare a boundary description of the El Toro Wilderness and submit the map and boundary description to specified congressional committees; (2) administer the El Toro Wilderness in accordance with the Wilderness Act and this Act. Requires that the map and boundary description of the El Toro Wilderness be placed on file and be available for public inspection in the office of the Chief of the Forest Service.

Prohibits anything in this Act from precluding the installation and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorological, climatological, or atmospheric data collection and remote transmission facilities that are essential to the scientific research purposes of the Luquillo Experimental Forest.

What's happening now November 18, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1