HR 1248
116th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Lakes and rivers
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Maine
Watersheds
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
York River Wild and Scenic River Act of 2019
Introduced: February 14, 2019
Introduced by:
Pingree, Chellie
Democratic
· Maine
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9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 27, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 496.
Nov 27, 2020
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-603.
Sep 30, 2020
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Sep 30, 2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 30, 2020
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
May 22, 2019
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 6, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Feb 14, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 14, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
York River Wild and Scenic River Act of 2019
This bill designates specified segments of the main stem and the tributaries of Bass Cove Creek, Cider Hill Creek, Cutts Ridge Brook, Dolly Gordon Brook, Libby Brook, Rogers Brook, and Smelt Brook of the York River in Maine as a recreational river.
The Department of the Interior may enter into cooperative agreements to provide for the long-term protection, preservation, and enhancement of the river segments.
No land or interest in land within the watersheds of the river segments may be acquired by condemnation.
What's happening now
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 496.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1