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Fern Lake Conservation and Recreation Act
Introduced: April 11, 2003
Introduced by:
McConnell, Mitch
Republican
· Kentucky
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 11, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (consideration: CR S7790-7792; text: CR S7791)
Apr 11, 2003
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Fern Lake Conservation and Recreation Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to acquire for addition to the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park specified lands which contain Fern Lake and its surrounding watershed located in Bell County, Kentucky, and Claiborne County, Tennessee.
Requires the Secretary, upon making such acquisition, to convey the Lake, along with the dam and appurtenances associated with the withdrawal and delivery of water from the Lake, to the City of Middlesboro, Kentucky.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (consideration: CR S7790-7792; text: CR S7791)
Committees of jurisdiction
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