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H.R. 5381 · 109th Congress

National Fish Hatchery System Volunteer Act of 2006

Law · 109-360 · Oct 16, 2006
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JSR SaxtonSponsor
4 cosponsors · 2 D, 2 R
RKD Kind EWR Whitfield HRR Rogers RND Neal

1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. House Introduced May 11, 2006
  2. House Passed Sep 12, 2006
  3. Senate Passed Sep 30, 2006
  4. President To the President Oct 6, 2006
  5. President Signed Oct 16, 2006
  6. Law Oct 16, 2006

National Fish Hatchery System Volunteer Act of 2006 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to accept gifts for the benefit of the National Fish Hatchery System, allowing restrictive or affirmative covenants or conditions of servitude. Allows the gifts and their proceeds to be spent without further appropriation.

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Oct 16, 2006

National Fish Hatchery System Volunteer Act of 2006 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to accept gifts for the benefit of the National Fish Hatchery System, allowing restrictive or affirmative covenants or conditions of servitude. Allows the gifts and their proceeds to be spent without further appropriation.

Directs the Secretary, subject to the availability of appropriations, to: (1) carry out volunteer enhancement pilot projects at one or more System facilities; and (2) develop guidance for hatchery education programs.

Authorizes the Secretary to approve community partnership enhancement projects and programs for a System facility.

Directs the Secretary to develop guidance for the hatchery education programs to further the mission of the system and the purposes of individual hatcheries. Authorizes the Secretary to develop or enhance hatchery education programs.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: National Fish Hatchery System Volunteer Act of 2006

Latest action (Oct 16, 2006): Became Public Law No: 109-360.

Policy area: Water Resources Development · Origin: House · Introduced: May 11, 2006

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. House Introduced May 11, 2006
  2. House Passed Sep 12, 2006
  3. Senate Passed Sep 30, 2006
  4. President To the President Oct 6, 2006
  5. President Signed Oct 16, 2006
  6. Law Oct 16, 2006

No recorded floor vote found.