A bill to provide for a plan to reimburse the Okefenoke Rural Electric Membership Corporation for the costs incurred in installing electrical service to the Cumberland Island National Seashore.
Public Law 98-421 · S. 806 · 98th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Sep 25, 1984 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Sen. Samuel Nunn (D-GA)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Mack Mattingly
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to reimburse the Okefenokee Rural Electric Membership Corporation for installation of transmission facilities which supply electricity for the Federal Government within the Cumberland Island National Seashore in Georgia. Conditions reimbursement upon: (1) the Corporation entering into an agreement with the Secretary to continue to provide adequate electrical service at reasonable rates for the seashore and to repay any amounts paid under this Act to the Corporation, plus interest, if the Corporation fails to provide such service in the future; and (2) the Secretary auditing the Corporation's records to determine the amount due the Corporation under this Act. Authorizes appropriations for such reimbursement.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 11 actions.
- Sep 25, 1984Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-421.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Sep 17, 1984PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Sep 6, 1984FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- Aug 9, 1984FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Jul 17, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jun 27, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Oct 6, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Mar 15, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- 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.