House bill · 106th Congress · Public Law 106-261
To designate Wilson Creek in Avery and Caldwell Counties, North Carolina, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Became law on Aug 18, 2000.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 11, 1999
- Committee actionFeb 16, 2000
- Passed HouseFeb 29, 2000 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateJul 27, 2000 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentAug 8, 2000
- Became lawAug 18, 2000
Latest action: Aug 18, 2000 — Became Public Law No: 106-261.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1749.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1749, A bill to designate Wilson Creek in Avery and Caldwell counties, North Carolina, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System” on February 29, 2000. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on February 16, 2000”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 29, 2000 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/12108
- CBO publication date
- February 29, 2000
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1749, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/1749
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
99916de77e723acf910fa832b20d77d45f564bd2920f000e62ad44c143cfbf24
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1749, An act to designate Wilson Creek in Avery and Caldwell counties, North Carolina, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System” on June 8, 2000. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on June 7, 2000”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 8, 2000 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/12327
- CBO publication date
- June 8, 2000
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1749, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/1749
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
99916de77e723acf910fa832b20d77d45f564bd2920f000e62ad44c143cfbf24
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- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 106-320 ↗; H. Rept. 106-500 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 27, 2000 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/106/SRPT/320
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/106/HRPT/500 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1749, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/1749
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
99916de77e723acf910fa832b20d77d45f564bd2920f000e62ad44c143cfbf24
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1749, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 4109 (106th) Worker Economic Opportunity Act
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.