S. 720: Federal Land REPAIR Act
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S. 720: Federal Land REPAIR Act
111th Congress · introduced 2009-03-26 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3919-3920)
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- Where it came from: introduced 2009-03-26 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO] · 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. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3919-3920) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Federal Land REPAIR Act
Plain summary
Federal Land Restoration, Enhancement, Public Education, and Information Resources Act or Federal Land REPAIR Act - Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the National Park Service Organic Act, the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966, and federal law relating to National Forest System lands to make available for certain restoration and public informational activities on federal land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture any amounts received from fines or any amounts received from collateral payments in lieu of appearance for violations of rules and regulations applicable to such land. Transfers any excess funds to the Crime Victims Fund established under the Victims of Crime Act of 1984.
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Official text
Federal Land REPAIR Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO] · 1 cosponsors
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Michael F. Bennet (D-CO)
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Words on this page, explained (2)
- Jurisdiction
- The area or the matters a government or court has authority over.
- Rulemaking
- The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111s720.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/s>
Record fed-us-cong111-s720 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111