Bodie Protection Act of 1993

Summary

Bodie Protection Act of 1992 - Prohibits the Bodie Bowl (California) from being available for any mineral mining, leasing, or disposal activities, except under valid existing claims. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to undertake an expedited validity review of all unpatented mining claims located within the Bodie Bowl. Prescribes limitations for the issuance of patents for mining and mill site claims on such lands. Subjects mineral exploration, mining, beneficiation, and processing on unpatented mining claims within the Bodie Bowl to regulations prescribed to ensure that such activities do not adversely affect historic, cultural, recreational and natural resource values of the Bodie Bowl. Mandates reclamation of the effects of mining exploration by mining operators. Exempts the holder of any unpatented mining or mill site claim within the Bodie Bowl from specified statutory expenditure and filing requirements. Declares that, in lieu of filing a certain affidavit of assessment work, such holder shall only be required to file a specified notice of intention to hold certain mining claims. Directs the Secretary to: (1) review possible actions to preserve specified characteristics of the Bodie Bowl; and (2) report to certain congressional committees recommendations to achieve such preservation.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

1. 5 January 1993

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 5 January 1993

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 5 January 1993

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 26 January 1993

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

   Source: Committee

5. 23 February 1993

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

   Source: Committee

6. 30 March 1993

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

7. 20 April 1993

   Committee

   Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).

   Source: Committee

8. 20 April 1993

   Committee

   Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

9. 5 May 1993

   Reported

   Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

   Source: Committee

10. 5 May 1993

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

11. 11 May 1993

    Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.

    Source: Floor

12. 11 May 1993

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

13. 11 May 1993

    Passed

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

    Source: Floor

14. 11 May 1993

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

    Source: Floor

15. 11 May 1993

    Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2380-2382)

    Source: Floor

16. 11 May 1993

    Floor

    Mr. Lehman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

    Source: Floor

17. 11 May 1993

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 42.

    Source: Calendars

18. 11 May 1993

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 103-87.

    Source: Committee

19. 11 May 1993

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 103-87.

    Source: Committee

20. 13 May 1993

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

21. 14 May 1993

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks.

    Source: Committee

22. 29 July 1993

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. Hearings held.

    Source: Committee

23. 14 July 1994

    Committee

    For Further Action See H.R.518.

    Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

• Referred in Senate · 13 May 1993 · Official file
• Engrossed in House · 11 May 1993 · Official file
• Reported in House · 11 May 1993 · Official file
• Introduced in House · 5 January 1993 · Official file

Documents

10 official files

• Referred in Senate (text)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 13 May 1993

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Referred in Senate (PDF)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 13 May 1993

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 11 May 1993

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Reported in House (PDF)

  Reported in House · EN · 11 May 1993

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Engrossed in House (text)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 11 May 1993

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Engrossed in House (PDF)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 11 May 1993

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 11 May 1993

  Open at official source

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 5 January 1993

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 5 January 1993

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 5 January 1993

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Lehman, Richard H. [D-CA-18] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] · D · Cosponsor
• · sseg00 · Standing
• · hsii00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← California Desert Protection Act of 1994