A bill to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act to improve the management of Federal lands affected by certain non-Federal projects.
Latest action. House Committee on Energy and Commerce Granted an Extension for Further Consideration Ending not Later Than October 28, 1988.
(Reported to House from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs with amendment, H. Rept. 100-950(Part I)) Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to authorize the issuance of rights-of-way on public lands for the construction or operation of a non-Federal system for the generation of electric energy if consistent with the purposes for which such lands are reserved or managed and with applicable management plans. Requires the issuance of a right-of-way prior to construction and operation of such system. Directs the appropriate Secretary (the Secretary of the Interior for public lands, the Secretary of Agriculture for National Forest System lands) to provide for public participation in processing proposed rights-of-way. Requires the Federal agency or agencies with jurisdiction over the surface of the lands to prepare any necessary environmental impact statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Authorizes the appropriate Secretary to collect funds from the applicant to cover the costs of such statement.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Reported to House amended, Part I" stage on September 22, 1988. 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 September 30, 1988: House Committee on Energy and Commerce Granted an Extension for Further Consideration Ending not Later Than October 28, 1988.
- 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 100th Congress (1987-88), 713 of the 9,582 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 7.4 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?
RICHARD LEHMAN (D-CA) introduced it on October 31, 1987, and 45 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They come from both major parties: 44 Democrats, 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 October 31, 1987, 14194 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 13859 days ago, on September 30, 1988.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 100th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1989 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