To provide for the administration and operation of the infrastructure and the public visitation program of Midway Atoll by the private sector at minimal cost to the Federal Government by terminating the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service over the Midway Atoll and vesting such jurisdiction in a Board of Governors of the Midway Atoll, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-6879| House
| Updated: 10/2/2018
John J. Duncan
Republican Representative
Tennessee
Federal Lands Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Midway Atoll Trust Act This bill establishes the Board of Governors of the Midway Atoll to oversee the operation of the Midway Atoll (an unincorporated U.S. territory in the North Pacific Ocean), including the authority to manage national wildlife refuges on the atoll. Currently, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has jurisdiction over operations on the atoll. The USFWS must restore all infrastructure of the atoll that has been demolished and is necessary for public visitation.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Advisory bodiesAviation and airportsCongressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsHistoric sites and heritage areasInfrastructure developmentMilitary historyMonuments and memorialsOil and gasPacific OceanPublic contracts and procurementTravel and tourismU.S. historyU.S. territories and protectoratesWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitatsWildlife conservation and habitat protection
To provide for the administration and operation of the infrastructure and the public visitation program of Midway Atoll by the private sector at minimal cost to the Federal Government by terminating the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service over the Midway Atoll and vesting such jurisdiction in a Board of Governors of the Midway Atoll, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-6879| House
| Updated: 10/2/2018
Midway Atoll Trust Act This bill establishes the Board of Governors of the Midway Atoll to oversee the operation of the Midway Atoll (an unincorporated U.S. territory in the North Pacific Ocean), including the authority to manage national wildlife refuges on the atoll. Currently, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has jurisdiction over operations on the atoll. The USFWS must restore all infrastructure of the atoll that has been demolished and is necessary for public visitation.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
John J. Duncan
Republican Representative
Tennessee
Federal Lands Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee
Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Advisory bodiesAviation and airportsCongressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsHistoric sites and heritage areasInfrastructure developmentMilitary historyMonuments and memorialsOil and gasPacific OceanPublic contracts and procurementTravel and tourismU.S. historyU.S. territories and protectoratesWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitatsWildlife conservation and habitat protection