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HR 4493 111th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Advisory bodies Aquatic ecology Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Government buildings, facilities, and property Guam Indian lands and resources rights Intergovernmental relations Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Monuments and memorials Northern Mariana Islands Travel and tourism U.S. territories and protectorates Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Bunitan Tasi Act

Introduced: January 21, 2010 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 18, 2010
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 275.
May 18, 2010
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 111-484.
May 5, 2010
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 5, 2010
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 5, 2010
Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife Discharged.
Feb 25, 2010
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jan 25, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
Jan 21, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 21, 2010
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bunitan Tasi Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce to treat the government of Guam as a cooperating agency with responsibilities and roles similar to the government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, including with respect to membership on the Mariana Monument Advisory Council.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) enhance visitor services programs at Guam National Wildlife Refuge; and (2) initiate a comprehensive program to facilitate natural resource exploration and research, as well as encourage tourism, recreation, and economic opportunities to build public awareness and appreciation of the natural resources under the jurisdiction of the Interior and Commerce Departments.

Permits, under the enhancement of such programs and the comprehensive program, the inclusion of activities for: (1) enhanced resource management, research, and visitor services programs for the promotion and interpretation of the fish and wildlife resources of Guam, including activities to improve the conservation of coral reef ecosystems and activities to conserve Guam's marine resources; and (2) the facilitation of environmental education for students on Guam in partnership with the University of Guam, Guam Community College, and the Guam Department of Education.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to accept and spend donated funds and use donated property or services from private persons and entities or from public entities to carry out this Act.

What's happening now May 18, 2010

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 275.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1