A bill to establish the Saint Charles Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana.
Latest action. Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Establishes the Saint Charles Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana. Directs the Secretary of the Interior: (1) to acquire land within the boundaries of the 24,000 acres selected as appropriate for the purposes of a national wildlife refuge, by donation, purchase, or exchange; and (2) to administer the land in accordance with the National Wildlife System Administration Act of 1966, and under any other authority available to him for conservation and environmental protection purposes. Directs the Secretary to construct and administer a wildlife interpretation and education center at an appropriate site within or near the refuge. Directs the Secretary to develop a comprehensive plan for the conservation and protection of the refuge by the Secretary or appropriate State authorities, including provisions for granting rights-of-way for runways and runway approaches in the event of expansion of the New Orleans International Airport and for construction of Federal aid highway I-310. Authorizes the Secretary: (1) to acquire rights-of-way for the construction of a levee outside the boundary of the refuge; (2) to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Chief of Engineers for the management of wildlife within the Bonnet Carre Floodway. Exempts the Department of Transportation from the environmental analysis required by the Department of Transportation Act and from the findings relating to environmental protection of the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 with respect to the development of New Orleans International Airport. Exempts the construction of Federal aid highway I-310 from the park preservation requirements of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1966, as amended, for that portion of the highway which may pass through the refuge. Authorizes the appropriation of up to $20,000,000 for the acquisition of land for the refuge and up to $7,000,000 for the development of the refuge.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on February 27, 1979. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on February 27, 1979: Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
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.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
DAVID TREEN (R-LA) introduced it on February 27, 1979, and 2 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They come from both major parties: 1 Democrat, 1 Republican.
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 February 27, 1979, 17409 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 17409 days ago, on February 27, 1979.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers