Senate Bill 62
115th Congress(2017-2018)
January 8th National Memorial Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jan 9, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
62
Congress
115
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
January 8th National Memorial Act
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish the January 8th National Memorial in Tucson, Arizona, as an affiliated area of the National Park System in commemoration of the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and 18 others in Tucson on January 8, 2011.
The memorial shall not be established until Interior certifies that Tucson's January 8th Memorial Foundation, which shall be the management entity for the memorial, has established a trust fund to receive donations and provide for the construction, operation, maintenance, and management of the memorial.
Interior shall develop a general management plan for the memorial.
January 9, 2017
01/09/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
01/09/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:35:18 PM