S. 1175: Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act of 2013
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S. 1175: Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act of 2013
113th Congress · introduced 2013-06-18 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Committee on Environment and Public Works Senate Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-772.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-06-18 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · what a sponsor is
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- Where it stands now: Committee on Environment and Public Works Senate Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-772. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act of 2013
Plain summary
Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury (Secretary) to establish a program to provide loans and loan guarantees to enable state political subdivisions to acquire interests in real property pursuant to habitat conservation plans approved by the Secretary of the Interior under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Requires the Secretary to: (1) submit loan applications for the Secretary of the Interior's review, which shall include a determination that the subdivision has adopted a complementary plan for sustainable infrastructure development that provides for the mitigation of environmental impacts; and (2) give preference to such subdivisions located in biologically rich regions in which rapid growth and development threaten successful implementation of approved habitat conservation plans.
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Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act of 2013
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · 0 cosponsors
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- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113s1175.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/s>
Record fed-us-cong113-s1175 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113