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A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture to expedite access to certain Federal lands under the administrative jurisdiction of each Secretary for good Samaritan…

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A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture to expedite access to certain Federal lands under the administrative jurisdiction of each Secretary for good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 23, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Jul 30, 2014
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-433.
May 23, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 23, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to implement a process to provide eligible organizations and individuals expedited access to federal lands to conduct good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions.

Sets forth procedures for the approval or denial of requests made by eligible organizations or individuals to carry out a good Samaritan search-and-recovery mission.

Requires the Secretaries to develop search-and-recovery focused partnerships with search-and-recovery organizations to: (1) coordinate good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions on such lands, and (2) expedite and accelerate mission efforts for missing individuals on such lands.

What's happening now July 30, 2014

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-433.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2166 Related bill Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act
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All 1 Democratic 1
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Mar 25, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1049: A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture to expedite access to certain Federal lands under the administrative jurisdiction of each Secretary for good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions, and for other purposes.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1049/
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"S. 1049: A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture to expedite access to certain Federal lands under the administrative jurisdiction of each Secretary for good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions, and for other purposes.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1049/.
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S. 1049, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1049/.
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