HR 4345
111th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Alabama
Historic sites and heritage areas
Historical and cultural resources
Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area Act
Introduced: December 16, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 23, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Dec 16, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Dec 16, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area in Alabama. (Describes the Black Belt area as a region in the lower-central portion of Alabama that sustains an abundance of natural resources, historical sites, cultural diversity, and recreational activities shaped by its fertile black soil.)
Designates the Center for the Study of the Black Belt at the University of West Alabama as the local coordinating entity for the Heritage Area, requires the Center to submit a management plan for the Heritage Area, and sets forth procedures for the approval or disapproval of such plan.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Committees of jurisdiction
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