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H.R. 2039 109th Congress House

Federal Land Recreational Visitor Protection Act of 2005

Official title: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to undertake a program to reduce the risks from and mitigate the effects of avalanches on recreational users of public land.

Introduced: April 28, 2005 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources AmmunitionArmed Forces and National SecurityArtilleryAvalanches
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CampingEconomics and Public FinanceEmergency ManagementExplosivesFederal advisory bodiesGovernment Operations and PoliticsGrants-in-aidMilitary and naval suppliesMilitary weaponsNational parksOrdnanceOutdoor recreationRecreationResearch and developmentScience, Technology, CommunicationsSkiingSports and RecreationTransportation and Public WorksTransportation safety
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 27, 2006
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 19, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
May 11, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
May 11, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
Apr 28, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 28, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 27, 2006

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Land Recreational Visitor Protection Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish an avalanche protection program to: (1) provide early identification of the potential for avalanches that could endanger the safety of recreational users of public land and visitors to units of the National Park System (NPS); and (2) reduce the risks and mitigate the effects of avalanches on visitors, recreational users, neighboring communities, and transportation corridors.

Requires the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) use the resources of the National Avalanche Center of the Forest Service to carry out this Act; and (2) establish an advisory committee to assist in the development and implementation of the program.

Directs such Secretaries and the Secretary of the Army to establish a central depository for weapons, ammunition, and parts for avalanche control purposes, including an inventory that can be made available to Federal and non-Federal entities.

Authorizes the Secretaries of Interior and Agriculture to make grants to carry out projects and activities under the program to: (1) assist in the prevention, forecasting, detection, and mitigation of avalanches; (2) maintain essential transportation and communications; (3) assist avalanche artillery users to ensure the availability of adequate supplies of artillery and other explosives required for avalanche control in or affecting NPS units, other Federal land used for recreation, and adjacent communities, and essential transportation corridors; and (4) assist research and development activities for alternatives to minimize reliance on military weapons for avalanche control.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2039: Federal Land Recreational Visitor Protection Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2039/
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"H.R. 2039: Federal Land Recreational Visitor Protection Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2039/.
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H.R. 2039, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2039/.
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