A bill to change the name of Clayton Lake which is an element of the flood control project for the Clayton and Tuskahoma Reservoirs, Kiamichi River, Oklahoma, to Sardis Lake.
Latest action. Measure passed Senate, amended.
(Measure passed Senate, amended) Renames Clayton Lake, Oklahoma, being constructed as part of the project for the Clayton and Tuskahoma Reservoirs, as Sardis Lake. Authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge in the State of Oregon. Permits the Secretary to acquire, with available appropriations, lands and waters, or interests therein, subject to the interests of the State of Oregon, including the public trust of the State, within the boundaries of such refuge by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange. Directs the Secretary, prior to the establishment of the refuge and thereafter, to administer the lands, waters, and interests therein acquired for the refuge in accordance with the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966. Permits the Secretary to utilize such additional statutory authority as may be available for the conservation and development of wildlife and natural resources, the development of outdoor recreation opportunities compatible with the wildlife resources, and interpretive education, and if necessary to acquire lands subject to the public trust rights of the State. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain lands and waters of the United States in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma, to the Wichita Mountains Association. Conditions the conveyance of such land upon the use of the lands for public recreational and cultural activities. Specifies that, in the event that the lands are no longer used for such purposes, title shall revert to the United States to be administered as a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System. Authorizes and directs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, in consultation with the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Energy, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and the State of South Dakota, to coordinate and conduct a monitoring, engineering assessment and remedial action program for the management of byproduct materials as offsite locations in the vicinity of the Edgemont, South Dakota, uranium mill site. Sets forth the responsibilities of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the State of South Dakota in carrying out such monitoring, engineering assessment and remedial action program. Requires the Commission to submit a report to the Congress on the preliminary planning, including a detailed description for each location of any required remedial action and an estimate of the cost of such remedial action. Requires the Commssion, as part of its annual report, to provide a report on the progress of such monitoring, engineering assessment and remedial action program.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Passed Senate amended" stage on December 9, 1980. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
2 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on December 9, 1980: Measure passed Senate, amended.
- Agreement between the chambers on identical text, if the versions they passed differ
- 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?
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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: 2 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?
WES WATKINS (D-OK) introduced it on June 27, 1979. No cosponsors are recorded.
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 June 27, 1979, 17242 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 16711 days ago, on December 9, 1980.
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.
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Vote history
- HousePassed
- SenatePassed
- PresidentOn the President's desk