HR 584 · 109th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Department of the Interior Volunteer Recruitment Act of 2005
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EnactedLatest: Became Public Law No: 109-125.(2005-12-07)
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Department of the Interior Volunteer Recruitment Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to recruit, train, and accept, without regard to the civil service classification laws, rules, or regulations, the services of individuals, contributed without compensation as volunteers, for aiding in or facilitating the activities administered by the Secretary through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the U.S. Geological Survey, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the Office of the Secretary. Prohibits: (1) the Secretary, in accepting such services of individuals as volunteers, from permitting the use of such volunteers in law enforcement work, in regulatory and enforcement work, in policy-making processes, or to displace any employee; and (2) volunteer services authorized by this Act from being conducted on private property unless the officer or employee charged with supervising the volunteer obtains appropriate consent to enter the property from the property owner. Authorizes the Secretary to accept the services of individuals in hazardous duty only upon a determination by the Secretary that such individuals are skilled in performing hazardous activities. Directs the Secretary to ensu…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 584, Department of the Interior Volunteer Recruitment Act of 2005
Oct 7, 2005<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on September 28, 2005</p>
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 584, Department of the Interior Volunteer Recruitment Act of 2005
Oct 7, 2005Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on September 28, 2005
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office