Federal Land Management Professionalization Act

Summary

Federal Land Management Professionalization Act - Amends the National Park Service Organic Act to require the Director of the National Park Service to be appointed by the President, (currently, by the Secretary of the Interior) by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for a five-year term. Requires the Director to have substantial experience in park management and natural or cultural resource conservation. Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management and the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service, respectively, to serve five-year terms. Requires the Forest Service to have as its head a Chief to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for a five-year term. Requires the Chief to have substantial experience in forestry managment and Federal land conservation.

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Timeline

1. 28 April 1993

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 28 April 1993

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1060)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 28 April 1993

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 28 April 1993

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 29 April 1993

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

   Source: Committee

6. 29 April 1993

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Natural Resources.

   Source: Committee

7. 12 May 1993

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Natural Resources.

   Source: Committee

8. 15 June 1993

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 28 April 1993 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 28 April 1993

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 28 April 1993

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 28 April 1993

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Sponsors

• Rep. Hansen, James V. [R-UT-1] · R · Sponsor
• DON YOUNG · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Smith, Robert [R-OR-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5] · R · Sponsor
• JOHN DUNCAN · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-21] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6] · R · Sponsor
• Ken Calvert · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Pombo, Richard W. [R-CA-11] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Vucanovich, Barbara F. [R-NV-2] · R · Sponsor
• · hsii00 · Standing
• · hsag00 · Standing
• · hsmm00 · Standing

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