Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008
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| Long title | A bill to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy, to implement further the Act approving the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, to amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003, and for other purposes. |
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| Acronyms (colloquial) | CNRA |
| Enacted by | the 110th United States Congress |
| Effective | May 8, 2008 |
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| Public law | 110-229 |
| Statutes at Large | 122 Stat. 754-876 |
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The Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 (Pub.L. 110–229, S. 2739, 122 Stat. 754-876, enacted May 8, 2008; CNRA) was an act passed in the 110th United States Congress and enacted on May 8, 2008.
The bill was introduced by Senator Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico, a Democrat and the chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, on March 10, 2008, as S. 2739. It was a "bicameral and bipartisan" package of land and water federal lands bills considered as an omnibus bill.
The bill was reported by the Energy and Natural Resources Committee on March 11. It passed the full Senate on April 10 on a 91-4 vote, with five Senators not voting. It passed the United States House of Representatives on April 29 on a 291-117 vote, with 23 Representatives not voting. The bill passed the House under a motion to suspend the rules and pass (usually used for non-controversial legislation and requiring a two-thirds majority to pass). It was signed into law by President George W. Bush on May 8, 2008.
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