A bill to establish the Orange Coast National Urban Park, and for other purposes.
Latest action. Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Establishes the Orange Coast National Urban Park in the State of California. Declares that it is the intention of Congress that all the property within the park be acquired by December 31, 1984, and that any lands, or interests therein not acquired by such date shall no longer be deemed included in the park. Declares that any land or interest therein owned by the State of California or any political subdivision thereof may be acquired only by donation or exchange. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to the property acquired pursuant to this Act, to: (1) convey the property to the State of California or any political subdivision thereof, subject to such terms, conditions, and reversionary provisions as will assure preservation of the property for public park or open-space purposes; and (2) enter into an agreement with the State or political subdivision thereof in order to protect and manage the property for public park or open-space purposes. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire lands and interests therein within the boundaries of the park by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, exchange, or otherwise, which authority is expressly conditioned upon certain events occurring within specified time periods. Directs the Secretary to convey and transfer such rights-of-way through the park as may be necessary for the establishment of the San Joaquin Hills transportation corridor. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to expeditiously take such actions as are required to construct the portion of such transportation corridor as is within the boundaries of the park.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in Senate" stage on June 27, 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 June 27, 1980: Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the Senate
- Passage by the House
- 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?
ALAN CRANSTON (D-CA) introduced it on June 27, 1980, and 1 member has since signed on as a cosponsor.
They are 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 June 27, 1980, 16876 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 16876 days ago, on June 27, 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
- SenateIn committee, no floor vote yet
- HouseAwaits Senate passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers