S. 1557: Preserving Public Access to Cape Hatteras Beaches Act of 2009
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S. 1557: Preserving Public Access to Cape Hatteras Beaches Act of 2009
111th Congress · introduced 2009-08-03 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2009-08-03 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Preserving Public Access to Cape Hatteras Beaches Act of 2009
Plain summary
Preserving Public Access to Cape Hatteras Beaches Act of 2009 - Requires the Cape Hatteras National Seashore in North Carolina to be managed in accordance with the Interim Protected Species Management Strategy/Environmental Assessment issued by the National Park Service (NPS) on June 13, 2007, during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date on which the Secretary, through the Director of the NPS, issues a special regulation and long term off-road vehicle management plan for the use of the Seashore. Invalidates the consent decree filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina regarding off-road vehicle use at the Seashore.
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Official text
Preserving Public Access to Cape Hatteras Beaches Act of 2009
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · 1 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111s1557.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/s>
Record fed-us-cong111-s1557 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111