S. 2809 · 110th Congress
Do No Harm Act of 2008
- Stage
- Introduced
- Sponsor
- Thomas Coburn
- Introduced
- 2008-04-02
- Latest action
- 2008-04-03 · Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 625.
Summary
Do No Harm Act of 2008 - Prohibits a National Heritage Area designation from taking effect until the President certifies that it will not cause an adverse impact within the proposed Area on: (1) agricultural or livestock production; (2) energy exploration and production; (3) critical infrastructure, including the placement and maintenance of electric transmission and distribution lines, and natural gas pipelines; and (4) the affordability of housing.
Requires that the total deferred maintenance backlog in each state in which a proposed Area is located be not greater than $50 million.