Gunn McKay Nature Preserve Act
Public Law 107-364 · H.R. 3909 · 107th Congress · began in the House
Signed by George W. Bush (R) on Dec 19, 2002 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Rep. James Hansen (R-UT-1)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Gunn McKay Nature Preserve Act - Designates specified National Forest System land in Utah as the Gunn McKay Nature Preserve.
Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a Preserve management plan and authorizes the Secretary to enter into a cooperative management agreement with the Gunn McKay Nature Preserve Foundation, Inc.
Withdraws the Preserve from all forms of location, entry, and patent under public land laws and mining and mineral leasing laws.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 13 actions.
- Dec 19, 2002Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 107-364.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Dec 9, 2002PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Nov 20, 2002FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Oct 8, 2002CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- May 1, 2002CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Apr 30, 2002FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Hansen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Apr 9, 2002CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- Mar 20, 2002CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
- Mar 7, 2002CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.