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H.R. 539: Caribbean National Forest Act of 2005

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H.R. 539: Caribbean National Forest Act of 2005

109th Congress · introduced 2005-02-02 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Became Public Law No: 109-118.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2005-02-02 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Resident Commissioner Fortuno, Luis G. [R-PR-At Large] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 109-118. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Caribbean National Forest Act of 2005

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on June 14, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Caribbean National Forest Act of 2005 - Designates the El Toro Wilderness in the Caribbean National Forest/Luquillo Experimental Forest in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Prohibits anything in this Act from precluding the installation and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorological, climatological, or atmospheric data collection and remote transmission facilities that are essential to the scientific research purposes of the Luquillo Experimental Forest.

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Official text

Caribbean National Forest Act of 2005

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Resident Commissioner Fortuno, Luis G. [R-PR-At Large] · 15 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 539, Caribbean National Forest Act of 2005 (2005-05-19); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 539, Caribbean National Forest Act of 2005 (2005-05-19); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 539, Caribbean National Forest Act of 2005 (2005-10-06); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 539, Caribbean National Forest Act of 2005 (2005-10-06)

Cosponsors on this site

Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)

No linked floor roll calls in our collected records yet. This does not mean the bill has never had a vote. Check the official bill history.

Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-hr539 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109