To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and relinquishment of a railroad right of way within and adjacent to Pike National Forest in El Paso County, Colorado, originally granted to the Mt. Manitou Park and Incline Railway Company pursuant to the Act of March 3, 1875.
Public Law 112-250 · H.R. 4073 · 112th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Barack Obama (D) on Jan 10, 2013 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO-5)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and relinquishment by the Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway Company of a specified right-of-way adjacent to Pike National Forest that was originally granted to the Mt. Manitou Park and Incline Railway Company for the construction of a railroad and station in El Paso County, Colorado.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Natural Resources Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Federal Lands Subcommittee
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A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and relinquishment of a railroad right-of-way within and adjacent to Pike National Forest in El Paso County, Colorado.
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 23 actions.
- Jan 10, 2013Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 112-250.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Jan 1, 2013FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Dec 31, 2012FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 30, 2012FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Aug 2, 2012CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate, read twice.
- Aug 1, 2012FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · Considered as unfinished business.
- Jul 31, 2012FloorFloor · At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Sablan objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4073.
- FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Lamborn moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 17, 2012CalendarCalendar · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 434.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-599.
- Jun 7, 2012CommitteeCommittee · Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- CommitteeCommittee · Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Discharged.
- Apr 17, 2012CommitteeCommittee · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Feb 28, 2012CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
- Feb 17, 2012CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
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Amendments
No amendments to this bill are on record.
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Official record
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