Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor Act of 1984 (S. 746 (98th)) — United States

Summary

Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor Act of 1983 - Establishes the Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor. Establishes the Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor Commission, which shall administer the corridor. Requires the Commission to: (1) assist the State of Illinois and nonprofit organizations in preservation, treatment, and renovation of canal structures; (2) assist Illinois in establishing and maintaining intermittent recreational trails which are compatible with economic development interests in the corridor; (3) encourage owners of property in or adjacent to the corridor to retain a strip of natural vegetation between recreational trails and development in the corridor; (4) assist in the preservation and enhancement of Natural Areas Inventory prepared by the Illinois Department of Conservation; (5) enhance public awareness and appreciation of the historical, architectural, and engineering structures and the archaeological and geological resources and sites in the corridor; (6) assist in the restoration of historic buildings in the corridor which have economic development potential; (7) assist in the interpretation of the cultural and natural resources of the corridor; (8) assist in the promotion of the corridor resources; (9) encourage enhanced economic and industrial development in the corridor; and (10) ensure that access routes to the canal are identified and that corridor traffic is routed away from industrial access routes and sites. Authorizes the Commission to finance the installation of protective features in the corridor. Requires the Commission to encourage Illinois to ensure that owners and users of property in or adjacent to the corridor will not be subject to excessive liability in connection with activities which affect persons and property in the corridor. Requires the Commission to prepare an economic impact assessment with respect to any major action, including the expenditure of funds, involving capital improvements or the acquisition of real property. Requires the Commission to report annually on its activities to the Governor of Illinois and to the Secretary of the Interior. Sets forth restrictions on the development by the Commission of sites or structures in the corridor and trails along the canal or its towpath. Terminates the Commission ten years after the enactment of this Act. Permits the Commission to extend its own life under certain conditions. Requires the Secretary to: (1) conduct specified inventories; (2) develop a thematic structure for interpretation of the heritage corridor story; (3) design and make interpretive materials; (4) provide feasibility studies for the rehabilitation of at least six historical structures in the corridor; (5) provide brochures on the tax advantages connected with such rehabilitation; and (6) detail to the Commission two Department of the Interior employees. Directs Federal agencies whose activities affect the corridor to consult and cooperate with the Secretary and the Commission. Requires the United States to release to Illinois all Federal interests in real property associated with the canal. Authorizes the release to Illinois of Federal interests in the canal prism and towpath within the Illinois and Michigan Canal State Park for park, recreational, or public purposes. Requires a reversion of such interests if such property is not used for such purposes. Authorizes appropriations to the Commission and the Secretary.

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Timeline

9 March 1983
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
9 March 1983
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
24 June 1983
Committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources received executive comment from Department of the Army. Favorable.
Source: Committee
8 July 1983
Committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources received executive comment from Interior Department. Favorable.
Source: Committee
2 August 1983
Committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources received executive comment from Justice Department. Unfavorable.
Source: Committee
17 November 1983
Reported
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Source: Committee
18 January 1984
Committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources received executive comment from OMB. Favorable.
Source: Committee
21 February 1984
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 655.
Source: Calendars
21 February 1984
Reported
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator McClure with amendments. With written report No. 98-355.
Source: Committee
21 February 1984
Reported
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator McClure with amendments. With written report No. 98-355.
Source: Committee
27 February 1984
Passed
Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
Source: Floor
27 February 1984
Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
Source: Floor
28 February 1984
Passed
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Source: Floor
28 February 1984
Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Source: Floor
28 February 1984
Floor
Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
Source: Floor
12 March 1984
Committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources received executive comment from Interior Department (Title II). Unfavorable.
Source: Committee
28 June 1984
ResolvingDifferences
Senate concurred in the House amendment with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
28 June 1984
NotUsed
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate concurred in the House amendment with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Source: NotUsed
28 June 1984
Floor
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Source: Floor
29 June 1984
Passed
House Agreed to Senate Amendments to House Amendments by Voice Vote.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
29 June 1984
Passed
Resolving differences -- House actions: House Agreed to Senate Amendments to House Amendments by Voice Vote.
Source: NotUsed
6 July 1984
Floor
Measure Signed in Senate.
Source: Floor
17 August 1984
President
Presented to President.
Source: President
17 August 1984
Floor
Presented to President.
Source: Floor
24 August 1984
President
Signed by President.
Source: President
24 August 1984
Became law
Became Public Law No: 98-398.
Source: President
24 August 1984
Became law
Signed by President.
Source: BecameLaw

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Senate agreed to House amendment with amendment
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Passed Senate amended
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Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
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Introduced in Senate
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/senate-bill/746
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Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor Act of 1984