Omnibus Public Land Management Act

Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009

Long title	An act to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
Enacted by	the 111th United States Congress
Effective	March 30, 2009
Citations
Public law	Pub.L. 111–11
Statutes at Large	(pending)
Codification
Acts amended	Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, National Trails System Act, Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008, and others; see below
Titles amended	5, 36, 40
Legislative history
Introduced in the House of Representatives as H.R. 146 by Rush D. Holt, Jr. on January 6, 2009 Committee consideration by House Committee on Natural Resources Passed the House on March 3, 2009 (394-13) Passed the Senate on March 19, 2009 (77–20) with amendment House agreed to Senate amendment on March 25, 2009 (285-140) Signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 30, 2009

The Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Pub.L. 111–11, H.R. 146) is a law passed in the 111th United States Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 30, 2009.

On June 26, 2008, Senator Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico introduced the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008 (S. 3213). Although the bill had some support from both Democrats and Republicans, including Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, the Senate never voted on the measure due to threats by Senator Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma) to filibuster the bill.

On January 7, 2009, Bingaman introduced the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (S. 22), a new bill which incorporated 159 bills that had been considered by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources during the 110th Congress and, in some cases, earlier Congresses. Despite vehement opposition from Coburn and some other Republicans, the Senate passed a cloture motion on January 11 by a vote of 66–12 and then passed the bill on January 15 by a vote of 73–21, with four members not voting.

The bill was then sent to the House of Representatives, where it was expected to pass by a wide margin. The bill was held at the desk instead of being sent to a committee.

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