3.0.0 1708 2023-01-11T13:21:58Z 2023-01-11T13:21:58Z Senate S S 2011-10-13 112 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing sseg04 National Parks Subcommittee Hearings by 2012-03-07T20:51:42Z Referred to 2011-10-13T20:08:01Z John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park Establishment Act 112 3191 HR 2011-10-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. Related bill CRS 2012-03-07 sseg04 National Parks Subcommittee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-401. Committee 2011-10-13 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6513) IntroReferral 2011-10-13 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6512-6513) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-10-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. N B001268 Sen. Brown, Scott P. [R-MA] Scott Brown R MA P. 2011-10-13 True K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2011-10-13 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2011-10-13 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Dams and canals Historic sites and heritage areas Industrial facilities Lakes and rivers Massachusetts Navigation, waterways, harbors Parks, recreation areas, trails Rhode Island Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2011-10-13 Introduced in Senate 2011-10-27T14:49:26Z John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park Establishment Act - Establishes the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park in the states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island as a unit of the National Park System.

Requires the Secretary of the Interior, through the National Park Service (NPS), to prepare a general management plan for the Park. Requires the plan to consider ways for using pre-existing or planned visitor facilities and recreational opportunities developed in the John. H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor.

Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) enter into cooperative agreements with the states, political subdivisions of the states, nonprofits (including Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, Inc.), and private property owners to provide technical assistance and interpretation in the Park and Corridor; and (2) provide financial assistance on a matching basis for activities to protect the Corridor's resources.

]]> John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park Establishment Act Display Title John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park Establishment Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park Establishment Act Introduced in Senate 2011-10-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1708is/xml/BILLS-112s1708is.xml 2012-03-07 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-401. 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.