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H.R. 3930: Lesser Prairie Chicken National Habitat Preservation Area Act of 2008

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H.R. 3930: Lesser Prairie Chicken National Habitat Preservation Area Act of 2008

110th Congress · introduced 2007-10-23 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 394.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2007-10-23 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 394. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  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

Lesser Prairie Chicken National Habitat Preservation Area Act of 2008

Plain summary

Lesser Prairie Chicken National Habitat Preservation Area Act of 2007 - Requires the exchange of certain federal and non-federal lands in New Mexico concerning the establishment under this Act of the Lesser Prairie Chicken Habitat Preservation Area in the County of Chaves, New Mexico. Establishes the Preservation Area for the protection, conservation, and enhancement of habitat for the lesser prairie chicken. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) only allow uses of the Preservation Area that will further the purposes for which it is established; and (2) acquire non-federal land in the Preservation Area only from a willing seller or through purchase, exchange, or donation. Requires the Secretary to develop a plan for the long-range protection and management of the Preservation Area.

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Official text

Lesser Prairie Chicken National Habitat Preservation Area Act of 2008

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3930, Lesser Prairie Chicken National Habitat Preservation Area Act of 2008 (2008-05-06); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3930, Lesser Prairie Chicken National Habitat Preservation Area Act of 2008 (2008-05-06)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr3930 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110