3.0.0 1644 2022-02-03T05:30:53Z 2022-02-03T05:30:53Z House H HR 2005-04-14 109 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii20 Forests and Forest Health Subcommittee Hearings by 2006-03-09T17:04:36Z Referred to 2005-04-20T15:51:01Z Referred to 2005-04-14T13:58:50Z 2006-03-09 hsii20 Forests and Forest Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2005-04-20 hsii20 Forests and Forest Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health. Committee 2005-04-14 Referred to the House Committee on Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2005-04-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-04-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000452 Resident Commissioner Fortuno, Luis G. [R-PR-At Large] Luis Fortuno R PR G. N F000010 Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large] Eni Faleomavaega D AS F. H. 0 2005-05-18 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Animals Aquifers Biological diversity Ecological research Economics and Public Finance Ecosystem management Environmental Protection Fishes Forest conservation Gifts Government Operations and Politics Government trust funds Grants-in-aid Infrastructure Land transfers National forests Nature conservation Outdoor recreation Puerto Rico Science, Technology, Communications Sports and Recreation Surplus government property Tropical forests User charges Water Resources Development Water pollution control Water quality Water supply Watersheds Wildlife conservation Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2005-04-14 Introduced in House 2005-07-11T17:24:28Z Puerto Rico Karst Conservation Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants, enter contracts, and exercise specified authorities to acquire, protect, and manage land and forest resources in and adjacent to the Karst Region of Puerto Rico for the purpose of protecting and conserving the water quality and aquifers and the geological, ecological, fish and wildlife, and other natural values of the Region.

Establishes the Puerto Rico Karst Conservation Fund which shall be available to the Secretary for purposes of this Act.

Makes all lands in the Region eligible for inclusion in the Forest Legacy Program.]]>

Puerto Rico Karst Conservation Act Short Titles as Introduced Puerto Rico Karst Conservation Act Display Title Puerto Rico Karst Conservation Act Official Title as Introduced To protect the critical aquifers and watersheds that serve as a principal water source for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, to protect the tropical forests of the Karst Region of the Commonwealth, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2005-04-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr1644ih/xml/BILLS-109hr1644ih.xml 2006-03-09 Subcommittee Hearings Held. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.