Tallgrass Prairie National Reserve Act of 1979
Latest action. Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Tallgrass Prairie National Reserve Act of 1979 - Establishes the Tallgrass Prairie National Reserve comprising specified lands, waters, and interests in Kansas and Oklahoma. Designates specified areas within the Reserve as special conservation areas. Establishes a Prairie National Parkway on existing roads between Marysville, Kansas and Pawhuska, Oklahoma. Establishes the Tallgrass Prairie Planning Commission comprising members appointed by the Secretary of the Interior upon the recommendation of the Governors of Kansas and Oklahoma. Directs the Commission to prepare and periodically update a comprehensive plan for the management and use of the nonfederally owned lands and waters within specified counties. Sets forth land acquisition limitations regarding such special conservation areas. Grants the Secretary a right of first refusal on all lands within the special conservation areas. Directs the Secretary to administer the lands, waters, and interests within the special conservation areas. Authorizes the Secretary to establish such special conservation areas as part of either a national park or national preserve whenever the interests in such areas constitute an administratively feasible management unit. Permits the Secretary to lease acquired lands for livestock grazing and other purposes under specified conditions. Permits the Secretary to enter into contracts with local landowners, conservation districts, or other governmental agencies for prairie restoration or enhancement on lands within or associated with such special conservation areas. Directs the Secretary to consult with the Commission and units of local government regarding continued access through special conservation areas and other public services. Directs the Secretary to prepare and submit to Congress a plan for an outreach and public information program to keep the community up to date on the status of the park. Sets forth reimbursement procedures for lost local real property taxes where lands previously taxed are acquired by the United States for inclusion in such Reserve. Grants the Secretary and the Commission the opportunity to review and comment upon any proposed Federal or federally assisted undertaking within such Reserve. Prohibits the construction of bulk electric power transmission lines, microwave transmission facilities and pipelines within any special conservation area except under specified conditions.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on October 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 October 15, 1979: Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
- 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?
LARRY WINN (R-KS) introduced it on October 15, 1979, and 1 member has since signed on as a cosponsor.
They are 1 Democrat.
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 15, 1979, 17132 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 17132 days ago, on October 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.
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Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers