3.0.0 3142 2023-01-11T13:37:42Z 2023-01-11T13:37:42Z House HR 2017-06-29 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 112 (Thursday, June 29, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. McKINLEY:H.R. 3142.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article IV, Section 3, clause 2: The Congress shall havepower to dispose of and make all needful rules andregulations respecting the territory or other propertybelonging to the United States.[Page H5378]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2017-07-19T19:11:34Z Referred to 2017-06-29T14:07:20Z Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area Act 115 401 S 2017-02-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Related bill CRS 2017-07-19 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Committee 2017-06-29 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2017-06-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-06-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001180 Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] David McKinley R WV B. 1 N J000297 Rep. Jenkins, Evan H. [R-WV-3] Evan Jenkins R WV H. 3 2017-06-29 True D000620 Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6] John Delaney D MD K. 6 2017-06-29 True M001195 Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] Alexander Mooney R WV X. 2 2017-11-02 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Coal Economic development Forests, forestry, trees Historic sites and heritage areas Land use and conservation Mining West Virginia Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2017-06-29 Introduced in House 2017-07-18T21:31:06Z Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area Act of 2017

This bill establishes the Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area to include specified counties in the states of Maryland and West Virginia.

The bill designates the Appalachian Forest Heritage Area, Inc., as the local coordinating entity for the area.

The bill also requires the Appalachian Forest Heritage Area, Inc., to submit a management plan that provides for the management and conservation of cultural, natural, historical, educational, scenic, and recreational resources of the area.

]]> Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area Act of 2017 Display Title Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To establish the Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3142ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3142ih.xml 2017-07-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal 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.