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National Landscape Conservation System Act

Introduced: April 18, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Jun 28, 2007
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 249.
Jun 28, 2007
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-116.
May 23, 2007
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 3, 2007
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-91.
Apr 18, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4679-4680)
Apr 18, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4679)
Apr 18, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Landscape Conservation System Act - Establishes in the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) the National Landscape Conservation System (thus, enacting into law the National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS) created by BLM in 2000) in order to conserve, protect, and restore nationally significant landscapes that have outstanding cultural, ecological, and scientific values for the benefit of current and future generations.

Requires that the NLCS include each of the following areas administered by BLM: (1) each area that is designated as a national monument, a national conservation area, a wilderness study area, a national scenic trail or historic trail designated as a component of the National Trails System, a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, or a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System; and (2) any area designated by Congress to be administered for conservation purposes, including the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area, the Headwaters Forest Reserve, the Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area, and any additional area designated by Congress for inclusion in the NLCS.

Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now June 28, 2007

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 249.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2016 Identical bill National Landscape Conservation System Act
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Independent 1
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · May 8, 2007
 D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Apr 18, 2007
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 18, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1139: National Landscape Conservation System Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1139/
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"S. 1139: National Landscape Conservation System Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1139/.
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