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H.R. 407: Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area Study Act

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H.R. 407: Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area Study Act

110th Congress · introduced 2007-01-11 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2007-01-11 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Baird, Brian [D-WA-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 302 (2007): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR407 (2007-05-07), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530) 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.

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Official title

Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area Study Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on May 7, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of designating the coastal areas of Clatsop County, Oregon, and Pacific County, Washington (also known as the North Beach Peninsula) and areas relating to Native American history, local history, Euro-American settlement culture, and related economic activities of the Columbia River eastward in Clatsop County and Pacific, Columbia, and Wahkiakum Counties, Washington, as the "Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area." Requires the study to include analysis, documentation, and determinations on whether the study area: (1) has an assemblage of natural, historic, and cultural resources that together represent distinctive aspects of American heritage worthy of recognition, conservation, interpretation, and continuing use, and are best managed through partnerships among public and private entities and by combining diverse and sometimes noncontiguous resources and active communities; and (2) provides outstanding recreational and educational opportunities. Instructs the Secretary, in conducting the study, to analyze the potential impact that designation of the area as a national heritage area is likely to have on land within the proposed area or bordering such area that is privately owned. Requires the Secretary to submit to specified congressional committees a report describing the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the Secretary with respect to such study.

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Official text

Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area Study Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Baird, Brian [D-WA-3] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 407, Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area Study Act (2007-07-31); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 407, Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area Study Act (2007-07-31)

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Record fed-us-cong110-hr407 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110