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H.R. 658: Natural Resource Protection Cooperative Agreement Act

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H.R. 658: Natural Resource Protection Cooperative Agreement Act

110th Congress · introduced 2007-01-24 · 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 2007-01-24 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Porter, Jon C. [R-NV-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 158 (2007): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR658 (2007-03-19), 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

Natural Resource Protection Cooperative Agreement Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) Natural Resource Protection Cooperative Agreement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with state, local, or tribal governments, other federal agencies, other public entities, educational institutions, private nonprofit organizations, or participating private landowners for the purpose of protecting natural resources of units of the National Park System through collaborative efforts on land inside and outside of National Park System units. States that such an agreement shall provide clear and direct benefits to park natural resources and shall provide for: (1) the preservation, conservation, and restoration of coastal and riparian systems, watersheds, and wetlands; (2) preventing, controlling, or eradicating invasive exotic species that are within a unit of the National Park System or adjacent to such a unit; or (3) restoration of natural resources, including native wildlife habitat or ecosystems. Bars the Secretary from using any funds associated with such an agreement for the purposes of land acquisition, regulatory activity, or the development, maintenance, or operation of infrastructure, except for ancillary support facilities that the Secretary determines to be necessary for the completion of projects or activities identified in the agreement. Limits the funds available to carry out the provisions of this Act to programs and amounts specified in the statute for such use in the annual appropriation Act for the National Park Service.

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Official text

Natural Resource Protection Cooperative Agreement Act

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

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Porter, Jon C. [R-NV-3] · 4 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 658, Natural Resources Protection Cooperative Agreement Act (2007-05-25); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 658, Natural Resources Protection Cooperative Agreement Act (2007-05-25)

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Appropriation
Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Statute
A written law passed by a legislature. A statute can be changed by a later law; changing a constitution needs an amendment.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr658 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110