S. 2809Senate110th Congress (2007-2009)Introduced

Do No Harm Act of 2008

A bill to ensure that there are no adverse effects of a National Heritage Area designation to local communities and home owners.

Sponsored by Tom CoburnSen. Tom Coburn (R-OK)
Introduced April 2, 2008

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Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 625.

April 3, 2008

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April 2, 2008

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Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

April 2, 2008

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Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 625.

April 3, 2008

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Harry Reid
Sen. Harry ReidD-NV · Apr 2, 2008

Mr. President, I understand there are five bills at the desk, and I ask for their first reading en bloc. Mr. President, I ask for a second reading and, in order to place the bills on the calendar…

Harry Reid
Sen. Harry ReidD-NV · Apr 3, 2008

Mr. President, I understand there are five bills at the desk due for a second reading. Mr. President, I object to further proceedings regarding these bills en bloc.

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Calendar No. 625

110th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 2809

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

April 2, 2008

Mr. Coburn introduced the following bill; which was read the first time

April 3, 2008

Read the second time and placed on the calendar

A BILL

To ensure that there are no adverse effects of a National Heritage Area designation to local communities and home owners.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Do No Harm Act of 2008.

2.

Guarantee of no adverse affects to citizens as a result of a National Heritage Area designation

Each National Heritage Area designation shall not take effect until the date on which the President certifies that—

(1)

the designation of each proposed National Heritage Area will not cause an adverse impact on—

(A)

agricultural or livestock production within the proposed National Heritage Area;

(B)

energy exploration and production within the proposed National Heritage Area;

(C)

critical infrastructure located within the proposed National Heritage Area, including the placement and maintenance of—

(i)

electric transmission and distribution lines (including related infrastructure); and

(ii)

natural gas pipelines (including related infrastructure); and

(D)

the affordability of housing; and

(2)

with respect to each State in which there is located a proposed National Heritage Area, the total deferred maintenance backlog of the State is an amount not greater than $50,000,000, as reported by the Director of the National Park Service to the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board.

April 3, 2008

Read the second time and placed on the calendar