Great Basin National Park Act of 1986
Public Law 99-565 · S. 2506 · 99th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 27, 1986 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Sen. Jacob Hecht (R-NV)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Paul Laxalt
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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.
Great Basin National Park Act of 1986 - Establishes the Great Basin National Park, Nevada. Abolishes the Lehman Caves National Monument and incorporates its lands into such Park. Permits fishing, except in designated zones.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to prepare and report to the House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee and the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee within three years on a management plan for such Park. Authorizes grazing as before and permits an exchange of grazing allotments for allotments outside the Park.
Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements to provide for interpretation of the Great Basin physiographic region. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire lands within the boundaries of such Park with the consent of the owner.
Transfers the administration of specified lands within the Park from the National Forest Service to the Secretary.
Authorizes appropriations.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Natural Resources Committee · House · markup by, referred toSubcommittee: National Parks and Recreation Subcommittee
Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 16 actions.
- Oct 27, 1986Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-565.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 16, 1986PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 9, 1986Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to the House amendments. By Voice Vote.
- Oct 6, 1986FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Oct 3, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
- Oct 2, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to National Parks and Recreation Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from National Parks and Recreation Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Sep 30, 1986FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
- Sep 19, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Sep 17, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jul 18, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- May 21, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee of the 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.