H.R. 3785: Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Boundary Study Act of 2009

111th Congress · introduced 2009-10-08 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 342.

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Where it came from: introduced 2009-10-08 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Boundary Study Act of 2009

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Boundary Study Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to study and report to Congress on the suitability and feasibility of including approximately 45 miles of the Chattahoochee River and lands along the river corridor from the southern boundary of the Recreation Area south to the junction of Coweta, Heard, and Carroll Counties, Georgia, within the boundary of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. Requires such study to include an analysis of the feasibility of administering the study area as part of the Recreation Area.

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Official text

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Boundary Study Act of 2009

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Sponsor: Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] · 3 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3785, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Boundary Study Act of 2009 (2010-08-11); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3785, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Boundary Study Act of 2009 (2010-08-11)

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Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr3785.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>

Record fed-us-cong111-hr3785 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111