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H.R. 6610 112th Congress House

National Park Service Critical Authorities Act of 2012

Official title: To provide for several critical National Park Service authorities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 28, 2012 Introduced by: Eleanor Holmes Norton Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Atmospheric science and weatherCriminal procedure and sentencingDepartment of TransportationDepartment of the Interior
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District of ColumbiaGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyLand transfersLand use and conservationParks, recreation areas, trailsPedestrians and bicyclingRoads and highwaysTransportation safety and securityVirginia
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Nov 30, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Nov 29, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Nov 28, 2012
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Nov 28, 2012
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1823)
Nov 28, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 30, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Park Service Critical Authorities Act of 2012 - Revises provisions regarding the removal of snow and ice around federal buildings in the District of Columbia.

Permits the Federal Highway Administration (FHA) and the National Park Service (NPS) to exchange lands in Virginia along the George Washington Memorial Parkway affecting access to the Claude Moore Historical Farm and security at the FHA's Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) complex adjacent to the farm.

Revises specified current penalty provisions applicable to the National Park System to provide for the uniform application throughout the System of specified penalty provisions of the National Park Service Organic Act and the federal criminal code.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3398 National Park Service Critical Authorities Act of 2012
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6610: National Park Service Critical Authorities Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6610/
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"H.R. 6610: National Park Service Critical Authorities Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6610/.
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H.R. 6610, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6610/.
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