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HR 4294 109th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Animals Coastal zone Conservation of natural resources Ecosystem management Environmental Protection Government Operations and Politics Habitat conservation National parks Nature conservation Non-native species Restoration ecology Riparian ecology Water Resources Development Watersheds Wetlands

Natural Resource Protection Cooperative Agreement Act

Introduced: November 10, 2005 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 13, 2006
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 314.
Jul 13, 2006
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 109-558.
Jun 21, 2006
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 21, 2006
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 21, 2006
Subcommittee on National Parks Discharged.
Mar 30, 2006
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Nov 17, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
Nov 10, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Nov 10, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2327-2328)
Nov 10, 2005
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Natural Resource Protection Cooperative Agreement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with State, local, or tribal governments, other federal agencies, other public entities, educational institutions, private nonprofit organizations, or participating private landowners for the purpose of protecting natural resources of units of the National Park System through collaborative efforts on land inside and outside of National Park System units. States that such an agreement shall provide clear and direct benefits to park natural resources and shall provide for: (1) the preservation, conservation, and restoration of coastal and riparian systems, watersheds, and wetlands; (2) preventing, controlling, or eradicating invasive exotic species that are within a unit of the National Park System or adjacent to such a unit; or (3) restoration of natural resources, including native wildlife habitat or ecosystems.

Bars the Secretary from using any funds associated with such an agreement for the purposes of land acquisition, regulatory activity, or the development, maintenance, or operation of infrastructure, except for ancillary support facilities that the Secretary determines to be necessary for the completion of projects or activities identified in the agreement.

Provides that, funds available to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be limited to programs and amounts specified in the statute for such use in the annual appropriations Act for the National Park Service.

What's happening now July 13, 2006

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 314.

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