[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. 2809 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]






                                                       Calendar No. 625
110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2809

To ensure that there are no adverse effects of a National Heritage Area 
           designation to local communities and home owners.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 2, 2008

Mr. Coburn introduced the following bill; which was read the first time

                             April 3, 2008

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar

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                                 A BILL


 
To ensure that there are no adverse effects of a National Heritage Area 
           designation to local communities and home owners.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Do No Harm Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. GUARANTEE OF NO ADVERSE AFFECTS TO CITIZENS AS A RESULT OF A 
              NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA DESIGNATION.

    Each National Heritage Area designation shall not take effect until 
the date on which the President certifies that--
            (1) the designation of each proposed National Heritage Area 
        will not cause an adverse impact on--
                    (A) agricultural or livestock production within the 
                proposed National Heritage Area;
                    (B) energy exploration and production within the 
                proposed National Heritage Area;
                    (C) critical infrastructure located within the 
                proposed National Heritage Area, including the 
                placement and maintenance of--
                            (i) electric transmission and distribution 
                        lines (including related infrastructure); and
                            (ii) natural gas pipelines (including 
                        related infrastructure); and
                    (D) the affordability of housing; and
            (2) with respect to each State in which there is located a 
        proposed National Heritage Area, the total deferred maintenance 
        backlog of the State is an amount not greater than $50,000,000, 
        as reported by the Director of the National Park Service to the 
        Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board.
                                                       Calendar No. 625

110th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 2809

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To ensure that there are no adverse effects of a National Heritage Area 
           designation to local communities and home owners.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             April 3, 2008

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar