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Smoky Hill National Historic Trail Study Act [S.1083]
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Smoky Hill National Historic Trail Study Act - Amends the National Trails System Act to designate the Smoky Hill Trail in Kansas and Colorado, which was an overland trail route across the Great Plains during pioneer days beginning in 1859 and ending with the arrival of the railroad in Denver in 1870, for study for potential addition to the National Trails System as a national scenic trail. Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from considering specified alternatives related to private property protections. Requires such study to include an analysis
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jerry Moran
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Subcommittee On National Parks. Hearings Held. With Printed Hearing: S.hrg. 112-224. on 10/19/2011
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Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Act of 2011 [S.1047]
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Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Act of 2011 - Amends the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to expand requirements for the operation and maintenance of the Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel, Colorado, to require the Secretary of the Interior to take any action necessary to maintain the structural integrity of the Tunnel to maintain public safety and to prevent an uncontrolled release of water from the tunnel portal. Makes the Secretary responsible for the operation and maintenance of the water treatment plant, including authorized
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Udall
Received In The House. on 12/31/2012
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Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011 [S.1000]
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Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011 - Title I: Buildings - Subtitle A: Building Energy Codes - (Sec. 101) Amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act (ECPA) to direct the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to: (1) support the development and updating of national model building energy codes for residential and commercial buildings; (2) encourage and support the adoption by states, Indian tribes, and local governments of building energy codes that meet or exceed the national codes; and (3) support full compliance with state and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Bingaman With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 112-71. on 09/06/2011
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Recognizing the 30th Anniversary of the United States Air Force Space Command headquartered at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. [HR-692]
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Commends the Air Force Space Command for 30 years of excellence and service. Recognizes the contributions made by the Command to the security of the United States.
Sponsored by: Rep. Doug Lamborn
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 07/10/2012
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Condemning, in the strongest possible terms, the heinous atrocities that occurred in Aurora, Colorado. [HCR-134]
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Condemns the atrocities that occurred in Aurora, Colorado, on July 20, 2012. Offers condolences to the families, friends, and loved ones of those who were killed and expresses hope for the rapid and complete recovery of the wounded. Applauds the hard work and dedication exhibited by the hundreds of officials and others who offered their support and assistance. Honors the resilience of the community of Aurora and Colorado.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Polis
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 07/27/2012
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To exclude from gross income payments from the Aurora Victim Relief Fund to the victims of the event at the Century 16 Cinema in Aurora, Colorado, on July 20, 2012. [HB-6615]
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Excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, any amount received from the Aurora Victim Relief Fund established by the tax-exempt Community First Foundation, if such amount is paid on account of the mass shooting at the Century 16 Cinema in Aurora, Colorado, on July 20, 2012.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Polis
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 11/29/2012
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Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District Land Exchange Act [HB-643]
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Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District Land Exchange Act - Requires the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), if the Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District of Boulder, Colorado, offers to convey non-federal land in unincorporated Boulder County and the offer is acceptable to the Secretary, to accept the offer and to convey federal land in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado. Applies provisions of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 relating to the exchange of public lands and interests within the National Forest System to the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Polis
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-161. on 07/20/2011
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To provide for the conveyance of the Forest Service Lake Hill Administrative Site in Summit County, Colorado. [HB-6370]
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Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to convey the Forest Service Lake Hill Administrative Site in Summit County, Colorado.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Polis
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests And Public Lands. on 09/17/2012
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National Park Service Study Act of 2012 [HB-6175]
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National Park Service Study Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct special resource studies of: (1) the Kau coast, on the island of Hawaii; (2) on request, the island of Rota in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; (3) sites in Alaska associated with the forced abandonment of the Aleut villages of Makushin, Kashega, and Biorka around Unalaska Island and Attu on Attu Island during World War II; (4) the five relocation sites in Alaska at Funter Bay, Burnett Inlet, Killisnoo, Ward Lake and the Wrangell Institute;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests And Public Lands. on 07/26/2012
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Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act of 2012 [HB-6060]
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Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act of 2012 - Extends through FY2019 the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to use power revenues collected pursuant to the Colorado River Storage Project Act for annual base funding of endangered fish recovery implementation programs for the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins. Sets forth restrictions with respect to the indirect cost recovery rate for any transfer of funds to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from another federal agency for the purpose of funding any activity associated
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Polis
Became Public Law No: 112-270. on 01/14/2013
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To require the Chief of the Forest Service to make the Forest Service First and Second Generation Modular Airborne FireFighting System (MAFFS) units available to units of the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve that have the aircraft capability and pilot and crew member training adequate for utilizing such firefighting systems to help alleviate the shortage of air tankers to fight wildfires. [HB-5965]
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Requires the Chief of the Forest Service to make the eight Forest Service First Generation Modular Airborne FireFighting System (MAFFS I) units available, without compensation, to units of the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve that have C-130H aircraft configured to contain such an MAFFS I unit and adequate pilot and crew member training in its use to fight wildfires. Directs the Chief to make the nine Forest Service Second Generation Modular Airborne FireFighting System (MAFFS II) units immediately available, without compensation, to specified
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Sponsored by: Rep. Judy Chu
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation, Energy, And Forestry. on 06/27/2012
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Depleting Risk from Insect Infestation, Soil Erosion, and Catastrophic Fire Act of 2012 [HB-5960]
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Depleting Risk from Insect Infestation, Soil Erosion, and Catastrophic Fire Act of 2012 - Amends the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to state findings concerning the threat to forests in the Western region of the United States posed by the mountain pine beetle. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) or the Secretary of the Interior, as appropriate, to designate as part of an insect and disease treatment and research pilot program at least one subwatershed in at least one national forest in each state that is experiencing an insect or
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 07/20/2012
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National Mitigation Fisheries Coordination Act [HB-5931]
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National Mitigation Fisheries Coordination Act - Directs the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to impose a charge for conducting mitigation fishery activities in connection with federal water resources development projects carried out by water development agencies (Army Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Reclamation, or the Tennessee Valley Authority [TVA]). Requires such agencies to pay the charge in accordance with a fishery mitigation plan developed and approved by the USFWS Director and the agency head. Defines "mitigation fishery activities"
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Crawford
Referred To The Subcommittee On Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, And Insular Affairs. on 06/14/2012
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Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 [HB-5854]
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Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 - Title I: Department of Defense - Appropriates funds for FY2013 for the Department of Defense (DOD) for: (1) military construction for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force (military departments), DOD, the Army and Air National Guard, and the Army, Navy, and Air Force reserves; (2) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security Investment Program; (3) family housing construction and related operation and maintenance for the military departments
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Culberson
Received In The Senate. Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 421. on 06/05/2012
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 [HB-4310]
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2013 for the Department of Defense (DOD) for procurement for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force, and defense-wide activities, in amounts specified in the funding table in Division D of this Act. Subtitle B: Army Programs - (Sec. 111) Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, beginning with the FY2013 program year, to enter into
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Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Smith
Signed By President. on 01/02/2013
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American Energy First Act [HB-4211]
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American Energy First Act - Prohibits petroleum product from being drawn down, sold, or exchanged from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) unless the President has taken the actions required by this Act. Instructs the President to direct the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) and the heads of other relevant federal agencies to treat certain Bureau of Land Management final regulations regarding oil shale management as well as the November 17, 2008, U.S. Bureau of Land Management Approved Resource Management Plan Amendments/Record of Decision
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 04/02/2012
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To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and relinquishment of a railroad right of way within and adjacent to Pike National Forest in El Paso County, Colorado, originally granted to the Mt. Manitou Park and Incline Railway Company pursuant to the Act of March 3, 1875. [HB-4073]
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Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and relinquishment by the Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway Company of a specified right-of-way adjacent to Pike National Forest that was originally granted to the Mt. Manitou Park and Incline Railway Company for the construction of a railroad and station in El Paso County, Colorado.
Sponsored by: Rep. Doug Lamborn
Became Public Law No: 112-250. on 01/10/2013
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PIONEERS Act [HB-3408]
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Title XIV [sic]: Keystone XL Pipeline - North American Energy Access Act - (Sec. 14002) Prohibits construction, operation, or maintenance of the oil pipeline and related facilities described in the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Keystone XL Pipeline Project issued by the Department of State on August 26, 2011 (including any modified version of that pipeline and related facilities), unless it is in compliance with the terms of a permit prescribed under this Act. (Sec. 14003) Instructs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC),
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Sponsored by: Rep. Doug Lamborn
Without Objection, H.r. 3408 Was Laid On The Table. on 01/03/2013
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Colorado Wilderness Act of 2011 [HB-2922]
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Colorado Wilderness Act of 2011 - Amends the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 to add specified lands in Colorado managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) (proposed as the Powderhorn Wilderness Addition) to the Powderhorn Wilderness. Designates specified lands in Colorado managed by the BLM or the U.S. Forest Service as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS). Designates specified lands in Colorado administered by the BLM, Forest Service, and Bureau of Reclamation as wilderness and as components of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Diana DeGette
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests And Public Lands. on 10/11/2011
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Action Plan for Public Lands and Education Act of 2011 [HB-2852]
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Action Plan for Public Lands and Education Act of 2011 - Makes grants of land to the following states in lieu of receiving, for the support of the common schools, 5% of the proceeds of the sales of federally owned land within such states which have not been sold by the United States as of January 1, 2011: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Makes the amount of land granted to each state 5% of the number of acres of federally owned land within that state as of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 09/22/2011