S. 853: White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River Expansion Act of 2009
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S. 853: White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River Expansion Act of 2009
111th Congress · introduced 2009-04-22 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 284.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2009-04-22 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Kaufman, Edward E. [D-DE] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 284. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River Expansion Act of 2009
Plain summary
White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River Expansion Act of 2009 - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate additional segments and tributaries of the White Clay Creek in Delaware and Pennsylvania as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Applies the White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic Rivers System Act to such additional segments and tributiaries of White Clay Creek.
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Official text
White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River Expansion Act of 2009
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Kaufman, Edward E. [D-DE] · 3 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 853, White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River Expansion Act of 2009 (2010-01-21); CBO cost estimate: S. 853, White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River Expansion Act of 2009 (2010-01-21)
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Christopher A. Coons (D-DE)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111s853.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/s>
Record fed-us-cong111-s853 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111