HR 6572
112th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Coal
Conflicts and wars
Dams and canals
Farmland
General agriculture matters
Georgia
Historic sites and heritage areas
Historical and cultural resources
Industrial facilities
Iowa
Lakes and rivers
Land use and conservation
Manufacturing
Massachusetts
Metals
Military history
Mining
Navigation, waterways, harbors
New York State
National Heritage Area Authorizations Extension Act of 2012
Introduced: October 12, 2012
Introduced by:
McGovern, James P.
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 23, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Oct 12, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Oct 12, 2012
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
National Heritage Area Authorizations Extension Act of 2012 - Extends through FY2016 the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to make grants or provide assistance for the: (1) National Coal Heritage Area (West Virginia), (2) Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area, (3) Augusta Canal National Heritage Area (Georgia), (4) Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area (Pennsylvania), (5) Essex National Heritage Area (Massachusetts), (6) South Carolina National Heritage Corridor, (7) America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership (Iowa), (8) Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor, and (9) Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area (New York).
Amends the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area Act of 2000 to extend through FY2016 the authority of the Secretary to provide grants or other assistance for the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area in Pennsylvania.
Amends the Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 to extend through FY2016 the authorization of appropriations for the management action plan respecting the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor in Pennsylvania.
Extends the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission (Massachusetts and Rhode Island) through FY2016.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Committees of jurisdiction
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