S4451-118

Reported

To require the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to carry out a study on reservation systems for Federal land.

118th Congress Introduced Jun 4, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To require the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to carry out a study on reservation systems for Federal land., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Government Operations, Technology.

Who Benefits and How

environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section idea04d40b-801a-4ba9-89b4-ce8b3844170c: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Review and Evaluation of Strategies for Equitable Reservations for Visitor Experiences Federal Land Act or the...
  • Section id21c86dcb-e635-490f-b78c-e6cc229f8ae2: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term booking window, with respect to a Federal reservation system, means the time period during which a reservation or lottery...
  • Section id0c161537-c280-46e7-a4d1-e03f57d900f1: 3. National academy of sciences study of Federal reservation systems for recreational activities on Federal land The Secretaries, acting jointly, shall, not...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To require the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to carry out a study on reservation systems for Federal land., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Key Policy Areas

Environment, Government Operations, Technology

Primary Purpose

This bill, To require the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to carry out a study on reservation systems for Federal land., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Policy Domains

Environment Government Operations Technology

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: es

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

Reported
Introduced Committee Passed
Nov 21, 2024

Reported by Mr. Manchin, with an amendment

Jun 4, 2024

Mr. Padilla introduced the following bill; which was read twice …

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Government
6 mentions across 4 clauses
-4 negative ?2 uncertain

Department of Agriculture (Forest Service), Department of the Army (Corps of Engineers), Department of the Interior

Research & Science
2 mentions across 2 clauses
+2 positive

National Academy of Sciences

General Public
1 mention across 1 clause
?1 uncertain

Underserved communities seeking federal recreation access

6/6
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Environment Government Operations Technology
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_agriculture"
→ Secretary of Agriculture

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"booking window, with respect to a Federal reservation system," §id21c86dcb-e635-490f-b78c-e6cc229f8ae2

the time period during which a reservation or lottery entry is available to the public. The term Federal land means— public lands (as defined in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702))

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