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Marion National Fish Hatchery and Claude Harris National Aquacultural Research Center Conveyance Act

Public Law 105-239 · S. 1883 · 105th Congress · began in the Senate

Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Sep 23, 1998 · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Sponsor: Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL)

Cosponsors (1): Sen. Jeff Sessions

Passage votes

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Marion National Fish Hatchery and Claude Harris National Aquacultural Research Center Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey, without reimbursement, specified properties and related rights involving the Marion National Fish Hatchery and the Claude Harris National Aquacultural Research Center to the State of Alabama for use by its Department of Conservation and Natural Resources' Game and Fish Division, subject to the Division's offer to lease Research Center property, at no cost, to the Alabama Agriculture Experiment Station.

Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 13 actions.

  1. Sep 23, 1998Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 105-239.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Sep 11, 1998PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Sep 9, 1998FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  5. FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
  6. FloorFloor · Mr. Saxton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  7. Aug 4, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
  8. Aug 3, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
  9. Jul 31, 1998FloorFloor · Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.
  10. Jul 24, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
  11. Jul 22, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
  12. Mar 31, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
  13. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.