A bill to establish the Channel Islands Marine National Park in the State of California and for other purposes.
Latest action. Reported to House from the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries with amendment, H. Rept. 96-182 (Part II).
(Reported to House from the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries with amendment, H. Rept. 96-182 (Part II)) Establishes the Channel Islands National Park in the State of California, and includes in such park San Miguel and Prince Islands, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Anacapa, and Santa Barbara Islands and surrounding waters. Abolishes the Channel Islands National Monument. Makes it a part of the new Channel Islands National Park. Sets for the provisions for the acquisition of land for such park. Directs the Secretary of Interior and the Secretary of Commerce to direct and develop, in cooperation with the State of California, a natural resources study report, including an inventory of all marine and terrestrial species in the park and recommendations for the protection of natural resources. Requires such report to be submitted to specified congressional committees. Directs the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with the State of California for the management of those lands and waters within and adjacent to the natural park which are owned by the State of California. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to administer the park. Stipulates that any actions relating to marine mammals shall be performed by the Secretary of Commerce. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to submit to specified congressional committees a comprehensive general management plan for such park. Directs the head of any Federal department or agency having jurisdiction over a proposed federally assisted undertaking affecting the lands and waters within or related to the park to first consult with the Secretary as to the effect of such undertaking on the purposes for which the park is established. Directs the Secretary to report to the President as to the suitability of any area in the park for designation as wilderness within three years of enactment of this Act.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Reported to House amended, Part II" stage on June 15, 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 June 15, 1979: Reported to House from the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries with amendment, H. Rept. 96-182 (Part II).
- 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?
ROBERT LAGOMARSINO (R-CA) introduced it on March 14, 1979, and 36 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They come from both major parties: 18 Democrats, 16 Republicans, 2 independents.
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 March 14, 1979, 17347 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 17254 days ago, on June 15, 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