3.0.0 6879 2023-01-11T13:41:30Z 2023-01-11T13:41:30Z House HR 2018-09-25 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 158 (Tuesday, September 25, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee:H.R. 6879.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article IV, Section 3: ``The Congress shall have Power todispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulationsrespecting the Territory or other Property belonging to theUnited States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be soconstrued as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, orof any particular State.''[Page H8885]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2018-10-02T17:30:26Z Referred to 2018-09-25T16:03:40Z 2018-10-02 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Committee 2018-09-25 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2018-09-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-09-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000533 Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] JOHN DUNCAN R TN J. 2 N Public Lands and Natural Resources Advisory bodies Aviation and airports Congressional oversight Government studies and investigations Historic sites and heritage areas Infrastructure development Military history Monuments and memorials Oil and gas Pacific Ocean Public contracts and procurement Travel and tourism U.S. history U.S. territories and protectorates Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2018-09-25 Introduced in House 2019-08-29T17:28:09Z Midway Atoll Trust Act

This bill establishes the Board of Governors of the Midway Atoll to oversee the operation of the Midway Atoll (an unincorporated U.S. territory in the North Pacific Ocean), including the authority to manage national wildlife refuges on the atoll. Currently, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)has jurisdiction over operations on the atoll.

The USFWS must restore all infrastructure of the atoll that has been demolished and is necessary for public visitation.

]]> Midway Atoll Trust Act Display Title Midway Atoll Trust Act Official Title as Introduced To provide for the administration and operation of the infrastructure and the public visitation program of Midway Atoll by the private sector at minimal cost to the Federal Government by terminating the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service over the Midway Atoll and vesting such jurisdiction in a Board of Governors of the Midway Atoll, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Midway Atoll Trust Act Introduced in House 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr6879ih/xml/BILLS-115hr6879ih.xml 2018-10-02 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.