A bill to amend title VI of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to establish the Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area, Idaho.
Latest action. Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to establish the Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in the State of Idaho. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to continue implementation of the comprehensive plan for the management of the public lands and their resources within the area pursuant to such Act. Directs the Secretary, within two years after the effective date of this section, to review the plan in effect on the effective date of this section to assure that it provides for protection and enhancement of the raptor population and raptor habitat within a framework of multiple use and sustained yield. Requires the Secretary to review and revise such plan as necessary, but no less than once every four years. Authorizes the Secretary to issue regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this section with regard to management, use and protection of the public lands including the property located thereon in the area. Sets forth penalties for violations of such rules or regulations. Withdraws, subject to valid existing rights, the area from operation of the mining laws and mineral exploration and development. Requires the head of any Federal agency, with respect to any expenditure of funds for new projects, programs, or activities within the area, to provide for such conditions and restrictions as the Secretary determines are necessary to avoid adverse effects on raptor habitat. Permits any project in such area which the Secretary of Defense determines is essential to national defense. Requires the Secretary to review existing authorizations or agreements with the Idaho National Guard which provide for military maneuvers within the area and to provide for continuation of such use subject to such modification as the Secretary deems necessary. Requires the Secretary to provide for visitor use of the public lands within the area to such extent and in such manner as is consistent with protection of the raptors and the raptor habitat within the area. Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance to, and to enter into cooperative agreements with, State and local governments to carry out the purposes and policies of this Act.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on May 19, 1980. 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 May 19, 1980: Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
- 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?
JOHN MURPHY (D-NY) introduced it on May 19, 1980, 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 May 19, 1980, 16915 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 16915 days ago, on May 19, 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.
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