A bill to establish the Big Cypress National Preserve in the State of Florida, and for other purposes.
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(LATEST SUMMARY) Establishes the Big Cypress National Preserve in the State of Florida. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire by donation, by purchase with donated or appropriated funds or by exchange any lands, waters, or interests therein which are located within the boundaries of the preserve. Prohibits the acquisition of any lands from the State of Florida other than by donation. Permits owners of improved property, as a condition to the transfer of their lands, to retain for themselves and their heirs and assigns a right of use and occupancy in such property for a term not exceeding 25 years or, is lieu thereof, for a term ending with the death of the owner or his spouse, whichever is later. Directs the Secretary to submit within a year after the enactment of this Act a detailed plan indicating: (1) the lands and areas which he deems essential to the protection and public enjoyment of this preserve, (2) the lands which he has previously acquired by purchase, donation, exchange or transfer for administration for the purpose of this preserve; and (3) the annual acquisition program (including the level of funding) which he recommends for the ensuing five fiscal years. Authorizes to be appropriated an amount not to exceed $116,000,000 for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands, and an amount not to exceed $900,000 for development.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Public Law" stage on October 11, 1974. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Public law 93-440.
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In the 93rd Congress (1973-74), 651 of the 23,396 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 2.8 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
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Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
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Who is behind it?
JAMES HALEY (D-FL) introduced it on September 6, 1973, and 24 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They come from both major parties: 16 Democrats, 8 Republicans.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on September 6, 1973, 19362 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 18962 days ago, on October 11, 1974.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 93rd Congress has not finished by January 3, 1975 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
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Vote history
- HousePublic law 93-440.
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