HR 5853
116th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Government studies and investigations
Historic sites and heritage areas
North Carolina
Virginia
Wetlands
Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act
Introduced: February 11, 2020
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 21, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Feb 11, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 11, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating a study area comprised of cities and counties in Virginia and counties in North Carolina as a National Heritage Area to be known as the Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area.
The study shall include analysis, documentation, and determinations on whether the study area (1) has an assemblage of natural, historic, and cultural resources that represent distinctive aspects of the people and culture of the United States; and (2) are worthy of recognition, conservation, interpretation, and continuing use.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Committees of jurisdiction
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