3.0.0 2986 2023-01-11T13:18:46Z 2023-01-11T13:18:46Z House H HR 2009-06-19 111 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Hearings by 2010-04-27T19:24:53Z Referred to 2009-06-23T21:25:27Z Referred to 2009-06-19T13:02:46Z National Capital Region Land Conservation Act of 2009 111 1525 S 2009-07-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Identical bill CRS 2010-04-27 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2009-06-23 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. Committee 2009-06-19 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2009-06-19 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1508) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-06-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-06-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 N N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2009-06-19 True C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 2009-06-19 True W000804 Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] Robert Wittman R VA J. 1 2009-06-19 True E000290 Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] Donna Edwards D MD F. 4 2009-06-19 True V000128 Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] Chris Van Hollen D MD 8 2009-06-19 True W000672 Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] FRANK WOLF R VA R. 10 2009-06-19 True H000874 Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] STENY HOYER D MD H. 5 2009-06-19 True Public Lands and Natural Resources District of Columbia Farmland Fishes Forests, forestry, trees Historic sites and heritage areas Land transfers Land use and conservation Maryland Parks, recreation areas, trails Sports and recreation facilities Urban and suburban affairs and development Virginia Watersheds West Virginia Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2009-06-19 Introduced in House 2009-09-24T16:25:49Z National Capital Region Land Conservation Act of 2009 - Amends the Capper-Cramton Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service (NPS), to make grants to Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia and their political subdivisions (the covered states and covered local governments) for assistance in acquiring lands and interests therein that affect or are within the National Capital region and will be used for: (1) parks; (2) open space; (3) green space corridors that link public lands, lands subject to conservation restrictions, or a combination of such lands; (4) agriculture; (5) forests; (6) fish and wildlife habitat; (7) watershed protection; (8) historic preservation; (9) sensitive environmental area protection; and (10) public recreation.

Bars the use of any land and interest acquired through the assistance of such a grant for a purpose other than a purpose specified above.

Limits grant amounts to 50% of the total cost of the acquisition the grant will assist, including costs related to purchase price, appraisal, survey, title clearance, and closing.

Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to covered states, covered local governments, and nonprofits to plan and evaluate acquisitions eligible for a grant for assistance under this Act.

]]> National Capital Region Land Conservation Act of 2009 Display Title National Capital Region Land Conservation Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Act of May 29, 1930 (Chapter 354; 46 Stat. 482; commonly known as the Capper-Cramton Act), to authorize a grant program to preserve resources in the National Capital region, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced National Capital Region Land Conservation Act of 2009 Introduced in House 2009-06-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr2986ih/xml/BILLS-111hr2986ih.xml 2010-04-27 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.