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S625Referred to Committee

Waco Mammoth National Monument Establishment Act of 2009

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
111th
Congress
2009-03-17
Introduced
1
Cosponsors
S
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Type

Sponsor

John Cornyn
John Cornyn
Republican · TX · Senator
Votes with party: 34.0% (324 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/C001056

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (1)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

1 cosponsor on record at Congress.gov. The named list is syncing into Govwatch and will appear here shortly — view on Congress.gov in the meantime.

Latest Action

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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-92.

2009-07-15

Source: Congress.gov

Plain-English Summary

Waco Mammoth National Monument Establishment Act of 2009 - Establishes in Texas, as a unit of the National Park System, the Waco Mammoth National Monument. Authorizes the construction of essential administrative or visitor use facilities on non-federal land within the boundary of the Monument. Requires the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with Baylor University and the city of Waco, to complete a general management plan for the Monument.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Public Lands and Natural Resources
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