A bill to provide for a study committee to examine methods by which federal, state, regional and local governments can cooperate to enhance the recreational opportunities along the Mississippi, Minnesota and St. Croix Rivers which traverse the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area, and for other purposes.
Latest action. Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Establishes a study committee to examine methods by which Federal, State, regional, and local governments can enhance the recreational opportunities along the portions of the Mississippi, Minnesota, and Saint Croix River Corridors lying within specified Minnesota counties. Directs the Governor of Minnesota to designate a Regional Planning Agency, if in existence, to assist the Committee in carrying out its responsibilities under this Act by providing financial, administrative, and support services. Directs the Regional Planning Agency to provide written comments on the Committee's report required by this Act. Directs the Committee to submit such report with such comments to the President, the Congress, and appropriate State, regional, and local government units. Directs the Committee to conduct a study and make recommendations on the preservation, enhancement, and use of the recreation areas along the river corridors specified in this Act. Prohibits recommendations which place unreasonable restrictions on existing or compatible economic uses of such areas. Requires that all recommendations be compatible with existing federally designated management programs and units on the Saint Croix and Minnesota River corridors.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in Senate" stage on September 9, 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 September 9, 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?
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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: 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?
DAVID DURENBERGER (R-MN) introduced it on September 9, 1980. 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 September 9, 1980, 16802 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 16802 days ago, on September 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
- SenateIn committee, no floor vote yet
- HouseAwaits Senate passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers