3.0.0 4198 2022-03-02T05:20:15Z 2022-03-02T05:20:15Z House H HR 2012-03-16 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GOSAR:H.R. 4198.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:First, Congress has the power to regulate interstatecommerce pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of theU.S. Constitution. This clause provides, in relevant part:``The Congress shall have Power To . . . regulate Commerce .. . among the several states . . .'' Congress has the powerto regulate traffic and intercourse between the states.Gibbons v. Ogden (1824). (``Commerce, undoubtedly, istraffic, but it is something more; it is intercourse. Itdescribes the commercial intercourse between nations andparts of nations, in all its branches, and is regulated byprescribing rules for carrying on that intercourse . . .Second, Congress has the express authority to create rulesand regulations with regard to federal property pursuant toArticle IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution.This clause provides that ``Congress shall have the power to. . . make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting theTerritory or other Property belonging to the United States .. .'' This grants Congress the power to act as an ordinaryproperty owner, including the power to regulate who may enterand for what purposes.[Page H1366]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2012-03-26T14:36:48Z Referred to 2012-03-16T14:00:34Z 2012-03-26 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. Committee 2012-03-16 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2012-03-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-03-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-1] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 1 N B001231 Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] SHELLEY BERKLEY D NV 1 2012-03-16 True F000448 Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-2] Trent Franks R AZ 2 2012-03-16 True S001183 Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-5] David Schweikert R AZ 5 2012-03-16 True Q000024 Rep. Quayle, Benjamin [R-AZ-3] Benjamin Quayle R AZ 3 2012-03-16 True H001055 Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3] Joseph Heck R NV J. 3 2012-03-16 True A000369 Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] Mark Amodei R NV E. 2 2012-03-16 True F000444 Rep. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ-6] JEFF FLAKE R AZ 6 2012-03-16 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Arizona Aviation and airports Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Noise pollution Parks, recreation areas, trails Travel and tourism Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2012-03-16 Introduced in House 2012-04-17T20:40:36Z Grand Canyon Tourism Jobs Protection Act of 2012 - Declares that the substantial restoration of the natural quiet and experience of the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona shall be considered to be achieved in the Park if, for at least 75% of every day, half of the Park is free of sound produced by commercial air tour operations that have an allocation to conduct such tours in the Park.

Prohibits the Secretary from considering sound produced by sources other than commercial air tour operations when: (1) making recommendations, developing a final plan, or issuing regulations related to commercial air tour operations in the Park; or (2) determining whether substantial restoration of the natural quiet and experience of the Park has been achieved.

Requires the Secretary to continuously monitor noise from aircraft operating over the Park below 17,999 feet MSL to ensure compliance with such substantial restoration in the Park.

]]> Grand Canyon Tourism Jobs Protection Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Grand Canyon Tourism Jobs Protection Act of 2012 Display Title Grand Canyon Tourism Jobs Protection Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced To provide standards for determining whether the substantial restoration of the natural quiet and experience of the Grand Canyon National Park has been achieved and to clarify regulatory authority with respect to commercial air tours operating over the Park. Introduced in House 2012-03-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr4198ih/xml/BILLS-112hr4198ih.xml 2012-03-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. 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.