WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Land use

H.R. 6781, To authorize the State of Virginia to petition for authorization to conduct natural gas or crude oil (or both) exploration and extraction activities in any area that is at least 50 miles beyond the coastal zone of the State, and for other purposes

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6781 would authorize the State of Virginia to petition for authorization to conduct natural gas or crude oil (or both) exploration and extraction activities in any area that is at least 50 miles beyond the coastal zone of the State....

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S. 3147, A bill to authorize the State of Virginia to petition for authorization to conduct natural gas exploration and drilling activities in the coastal zone of the State

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3147 would authorize the State of Virginia to petition for authorization to conduct natural gas exploration and drilling activities in the coastal zone of the State....

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H.R. 6189, The Colorado Charter Forest Act of 2008

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6189 would require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a "Charter Forest" demonstration project on all National Forest System lands in the State of Colorado in order to combat insect infestation, improve forest health, reduce the threat of wildfire, protect biological diversity, and enhance the social sustainability and economic productivity of the lands....

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S. 3043, The Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act of 2008

Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3043 would improve Federal land management, resource conservation, environmental protection, and use of Federal real property, by requiring the Secretary of the Interior to develop a multipurpose cadastre of Federal and real property and identifying inaccurate, duplicate, and out-of-date Federal land inventories....

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S. 3039, The Northern Neck National Heritage Area Study Act

Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3039 would direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Northern Neck National Heritage Area in Virginia....

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S. 2834, The Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2834 would establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, and improve public land in Washington County, Utah....

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H.R. 5751, The Walnut Canyon Study Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5751 would direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to jointly conduct a study of certain land adjacent to the Walnut Canyon National Monument in the State of Arizona....

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H.R. 5646, The Protecting the Second Amendment and Hunting Rights on Federal Lands Act of 2008

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5646 would protect the second amendment rights of individuals to carry firearms and ammunition in units of the National Park System and the National Wildlife Refuge System and to require that hunting activities be a land use in all management plans for Federal land to the extent that such use is not clearly incompatible with the purposes for which the Federal land is managed....

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P.L. 110-229, The Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2739 would authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy, it would implement further the Act approving the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, and it would amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003....

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H.R. 5532, The Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act of 2008

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5532 would improve Federal land management, resource conservation, environmental protection, and use of Federal real property, by requiring the Secretary of the Interior to develop a multipurpose cadastre of Federal real property and identifying inaccurate, duplicate, and out-of-date Federal land inventories....

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S. 2676, The Common Sense Indian Gambling Reform Act of 2008

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2676 would make technical corrections to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act....

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S. 2637, The Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2008

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2637 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland to encourage the continued use of the property for farming....

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H.R. 5453, The Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act of 2008

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5453 would amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to authorize assistance to coastal states to develop coastal climate change adaptation plans pursuant to approved management programs approved under section 306, to minimize contributions to climate change....

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S. 2606, The United States Fire Administration Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $2.69

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2606 would reauthorize the United States Fire Administration....

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H.R. 5171, The National Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act of 2008

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5171 would reauthorize and amend the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992....

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H.R. 5134, The Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2007

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5134 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland to encourage the continued use of the property for farming....

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H.R. 4159, The Simplified USA Tax Act of 2007

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4159 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restructure and replace the income tax system of the United States to meet national priorities....

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S. 2283, The Preserving our Equine Heritage on Public Land Act

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2283 would preserve the use and access of pack and saddle stock animals on public land administered by the National Park Service, and Bureau of Land Management, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or the Forest Service on which there is a historical tradition of the use of pack and saddle stock animals....

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S. 2241, The Public Land Fire Regulations Enforcement Act

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2241 would provide consistent enforcement authority to the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Forest Service to respond to violations of regulations regarding the management, use, and protection of public land under the jurisdiction of those agencies....

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S. 2242, The Heartland, Habitat, Harvest, and Horticulture Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $68.14

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2242 would amend the Trade Act of 1974 to establish supplemental agricultural disaster assistance and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for conservation and alternative energy sources and to provide tax relief for farmers....

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S. 2223, The Habitat and Land Conservation Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $10.55

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2223 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional tax incentives to promote habitat conservation and restoration....

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S. 2228, The Farm, Ranch, Equity, Stewardship, and Health Act of 2007

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2228 would extend and improve agricultural programs....

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S. 2211, The Global Warming and Acidification Coastal and Ocean Resiliency Act

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2211 would ensure the recovery, resiliency, and health of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems....

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S. 2180, The Natural Resource Projects and Programs Authorization Act of 2007

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2180 would authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy, and it would amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003....

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H.R. 3809, To amend the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 regarding the local coordinating entity of the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, and for other purposes

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3809 would amend the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 regarding the local coordinating entity of the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor....

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