Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008

Summary

Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008 - Authorizes specified programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture concerning, among other things, national wilderness preservation, boundary adjustments, national rivers, the national landscape conservation system, national conservation areas, land conveyances and exchanges, watershed management, watershed restoration and enhancement, wildland firefighter safety, forest landscape restoration, national trails, paleontological resources preservation, national parks, studies, national heritage areas, national heritage corridors, and water projects. Makes amendments to various public laws, including the Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984, the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996, the National Trails System Act, the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978, the American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996, the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994, the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Act of 1988, the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Act, the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act, the Colorado River Storage Project Act, the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992, the Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act of 2000, and the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act.

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Timeline

1. 26 June 2008

   Introduced

   Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

   Source: Calendars

2. 26 June 2008

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6292)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 26 June 2008

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 27 June 2008

   Calendars

   Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 855.

   Source: Calendars

Votes

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Versions

• Placed on Calendar Senate · 27 June 2008 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Placed on Calendar Senate (text)

  Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 27 June 2008

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• Placed on Calendar Senate (PDF)

  Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 27 June 2008

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 26 June 2008

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Sponsors

• Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · D · Sponsor

Related records

• related to → Natural Resource Projects and Programs Authorization Act of 2007