S. 1325: Lower Mississippi River Area Study Act
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S. 1325: Lower Mississippi River Area Study Act
112th Congress · introduced 2011-07-05 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 286.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-07-05 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] · 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. 286. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Lower Mississippi River Area Study Act
Plain summary
Lower Mississippi River Area Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to complete a special resource study that evaluates the national significance of a specified study area located in Plaquemines Parish in Louisiana, and the suitability and feasibility of designating such area as a unit of the National Park System. Requires such study to: (1) include cost estimates for the potential acquisition, development, and operation of the study area; and (2) identify alternatives for the management and protection of such area. Allows the Secretary to accept donated funds to carry out this Act. Authorizes appropriations.
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Lower Mississippi River Area Study Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))
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Sponsor: Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] · 0 cosponsors
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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-112s1325.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/s>
Record fed-us-cong112-s1325 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112