S. 1641: West Virginia National Heritage Area Act of 2013
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S. 1641: West Virginia National Heritage Area Act of 2013
113th Congress · introduced 2013-11-04 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-493.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-11-04 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-493. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
West Virginia National Heritage Area Act of 2013
Plain summary
West Virginia National Heritage Area Act of 2013 - Establishes the Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area in the states of Maryland and West Virginia. Designates the Appalachian Forest Heritage Area, Inc., as the local coordinating entity for the Area. Requires the Appalachian Forest Heritage Area, Inc., to submit a management plan that provides for the protection, enhancement, and interpretation of cultural, natural, historical, educational, scenic, and recreational resources of the Area. Amends the National Coal Heritage Area Act of 1996 and the Wheeling National Heritage Area Act of 2000 to extend through FY2017 the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to make grants or provide assistance with respect to the National Coal Heritage Area and the Wheeling National Heritage Area.
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Official text
West Virginia National Heritage Area Act of 2013
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] · 3 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113s1641.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/s>
Record fed-us-cong113-s1641 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113