118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 2620Chesapeake National Recreation Area Act

A bill to establish the Chesapeake National Recreation Area as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.

Public lands and natural resources
Introduced Jul 27, 2023
Last action Dec 19, 2024
Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
Jul 27, 2023
Step 2
Referred
Jul 27, 2023
Energy and Natural Resources
Step 3
Committee
Nov 19, 2024
Reported out
Step 4
Senate
Dec 18, 2024
Passed Senate w/ Changes
Step 5
House floor
Moves to House
Step 6
Resolve Changes
Step 7
Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill establishes the Chesapeake National Recreation Area in Maryland and Virginia as a unit of the National Park System (NPS). The Department of the Interior may acquire land and land-based resources within the recreation area boundaries by (1) donation, (2) purchase from a willing seller with donated or appropriated funds, (3) exchange, or (4) transfer from another federal agency. Interior, in consultation with the Chesapeake Executive Council, must prepare a management plan for the recreation area as specified by the bill. Interior must also conduct transportation planning, in coordination with the Department of Transportation and state transportation agencies, to minimize traffic i...

Provisions · 9 sectionsEngrossed in Senate
Timeline · 10 actions
Dec 19, 2024
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 19, 2024
Received in the House.
Dec 19, 2024
Held at the desk.
Dec 18, 2024
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 21, 2024
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Nov 21, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 588.
Nov 19, 2024
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 15, 2024
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
Jul 27, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jul 27, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.