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- H.R.712
H.R.712: To extend the authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2024.
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress
- This bill is primarily about public lands and natural resources
- Introduced Feb. 14, 2013
- Latest Major Action Dec. 22, 2014
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
19 (12 Democrats, 7 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Amends the Highlands Conservation Act to extend, through FY2024, funding for: (1) land conservation partnership projects in the highlands regions of Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; and (2) Forest Service and Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs to assist such states, units of local government, and private forest and farm landowners in the conservation of land and natural resources in that region.
(Source: Library of Congress)
Congressional Budget Office Estimate
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Dec. 22, 2014 |
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 543.
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| Dec. 22, 2014 |
Committee on Agriculture discharged. |
| Dec. 22, 2014 |
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-712, Part I.
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| Sept. 18, 2014 |
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
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| Sept. 18, 2014 |
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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| Sept. 18, 2014 |
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
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| Feb. 26, 2014 |
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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| March 1, 2013 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
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| Feb. 27, 2013 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
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| Feb. 14, 2013 |
Referred to House Agriculture
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| Feb. 14, 2013 |
Referred to House Natural Resources
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| Feb. 14, 2013 |
Introduced in the House by Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-N.J.) |