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S 22 - Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 - Key Vote
John Boozman voted Nay (Passage) on this legislation.
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Legislation - Bill Failed (House) - March 11, 2009 (Key vote)
Title: Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that expands federally protected lands and waters.
Highlight: -Designates land in 9 states as potential wilderness areas (Title I). -Grants the state of Alaska a seven-mile easement for constructing a single-lane airport access road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in exchange for the transfer of 43,093 acres of state-owned land to the federal wildlife refuge system (Title VI, Subtitle E). -Expands the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (Title V, Subtitle A). -Adds to the National Trails System (Title V, Subtitle C). -Authorizes $1 million to provide grants to states and Indian tribes to compensate ranchers for livestock killed by wolves and to assist non-lethal methods to reduce wolf attacks (Title VI, Subtitle F). -Allows for the preservation of former President William Jefferson Clintons childhood home as a National Historic Site (Title VII, Subtitle A, Sec. 7002). -Authorizes appropriations for projects to improve water management and conservation (Title IX and Secs. 10101, 10202 of Title X).
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NOTE: THIS VOTE WAS TAKEN UNDER A SUSPENSION OF THE RULES TO CUT OFF DEBATE EARLY AND VOTE TO PASS THE BILL, THEREBY REQUIRING A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY FOR PASSAGE.
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) - Jan. 15, 2009 (Key vote)
Title: Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that expands federally protected lands and waters.
Highlight: -Designates land in 9 states as potential wilderness areas (Title I). -Grants the state of Alaska a seven-mile easement for constructing a single-lane airport access road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in exchange for the transfer of 43,093 acres of state-owned land to the federal wildlife refuge system (Title VI, Subtitle E). -Expands the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (Title V, Subtitle A). -Adds to the National Trails System (Title V, Subtitle C). -Authorizes $1 million to provide grants to states and Indian tribes to compensate ranchers for livestock killed by wolves and to assist non-lethal methods to reduce wolf attacks (Title VI, Subtitle F). -Allows for the preservation of former President William Jefferson Clintons childhood home as a National Historic Site (Title VII, Subtitle A, Sec. 7002). -Authorizes appropriations for projects to improve water management and conservation (Title IX and Secs. 10101, 10202 of Title X).
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Jan. 7, 2009
Title: Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
