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A bill to provide for the conveyance of land of the Illiana Health Care System of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Danville, Illinois. [S.1967]
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A bill to provide for the conveyance of land of the Illiana Health Care System of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Danville, Illinois. This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to convey to the Danville Area Community College of Danville, Illinois, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to certain real property, including improvements, known as Building Number 48, which is part of the VA Illiana Health Care System. As consideration for such conveyance the VA shall require the College to convey to the United
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Durbin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 08/05/2015
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Garden Valley Withdrawal Act [S.196]
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Garden Valley Withdrawal Act Withdraws 805,100 acres of federal land in Garden Valley, Nevada, from: (1) entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.
Sponsored by: Sen. Harry Reid
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S285) on 01/20/2015
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Alaska Native Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act [S.1955]
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Alaska Native Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) to declare that any allotment application pending before the Department of the Interior on December 18, 1971, that was closed by the Department pursuant to the civil action Shields v. United States shall be reopened and considered to be approved. Revises requirements for the eligibility of Alaska Native Vietnam veterans for an allotment. Extends eligibility for allotments to veterans who served between August 5, 1964, and May 7, 1975. Allows eligible
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dan Sullivan
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Subcommittee On Public Lands, Forests, And Mining. Hearings Held. on 10/08/2015
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Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act [S.1943]
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Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act (Sec. 3) This bill modifies the boundary of Shiloh National Military Park, located in Tennessee and Mississippi, to include the following areas: (1) Fallen Timbers Battlefield, (2) Russell House Battlefield, and (3) Davis Bridge Battlefield. The Department of the Interior may acquire lands by donation, purchase from willing sellers, or exchange. (Sec. 4) The bill establishes Parker's Crossroads Battlefield in Tennessee as an affiliated area of the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski With Amendments. With Written Report No. 114-321. on 09/06/2016
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Elkhorn Ranch and White River National Forest Conveyance Act of 2015 [S.1942]
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Elkhorn Ranch and White River National Forest Conveyance Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) All interest of the United States in 148 acres of identified land shall be conveyed by patent to the Gordman-Leverich Partnership (GLP), a Colorado Limited Liability Partnership. The conveyance: (1) shall be subject to the valid existing rights of the lessee of federal oil and gas lease COC-75070 and any other valid existing rights, and (2) shall reserve to the United States the right to collect rent and royalty payments on such lease for its duration. The conveyance must:
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Gardner
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 114-189. on 12/16/2015
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Crags, Colorado Land Exchange Act of 2015 [S.1941]
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Crags, Colorado Land Exchange Act of 2015 (Sec. 4) This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA), if the Broadmoor Hotel, Inc., (BHI) offers to convey to the USDA 320 acres of specified nonfederal land in the Pike National Forest in Teller County, Colorado, and a permanent trail easement for the Barr Trail in El Paso County, Colorado, to accept the offer and convey to BHI 83 acres of specified federal land within the Forest, together with a non-exclusive perpetual access easement for BHI to and from such land on Forest Service Road 371.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Gardner
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 114-188. on 12/16/2015
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A bill to reaffirm that certain land has been taken into trust for the benefit of certain Indian tribes. [S.1931]
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A bill to reaffirm that certain land has been taken into trust for the benefit of certain Indian tribes. This bill: (1) reaffirms the trust status of land taken into trust by the United States under the Indian Reorganization Act before enactment of this Act for an Indian tribe that was federally recognized on the date the land was taken into trust, and (2) ratifies and confirms any action of the Department of the Interior in acquiring and taking land into trust under such Act as if the action had been specifically authorized and directed by prior
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Tester
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Indian Affairs. on 08/04/2015
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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2015 [S.1930]
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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2015 (Sec. 3) This bill modifies the boundary of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park in Georgia to include approximately eight acres identified as Wallis House and Harriston Hill. The Department of the Interior may acquire land or interests, by donation or exchange, from willing sellers only. Interior shall administer acquired lands and interests as part of the park.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Perdue
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 114-320. on 09/06/2016
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A bill to extend the secure rural schools and community self-determination program and to make permanent the payment in lieu of taxes program and the land and water conservation fund. [S.1925]
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A bill to extend the secure rural schools and community self-determination program and to make permanent the payment in lieu of taxes program and the land and water conservation fund. This bill extends the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Program through FY2021 at FY2011 funding levels. This Program provides payments to state jurisdictions to compensate for the cost of providing services in tax-exempt federal lands within such jurisdictions. The bill eliminates the fiscal year limitation on funding for the Payments in Lieu of
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 08/04/2015
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Black Hills National Cemetery Boundary Expansion Act [S.1924]
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Black Hills National Cemetery Boundary Expansion Act This bill transfers administrative jurisdiction over specified Bureau of Land Management land within Meade County, South Dakota, from the Department of the Interior to the Department of Veterans Affairs for inclusion in the Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis, South Dakota. Upon transfer, the Cemetery's boundary is modified to include such land.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Rounds
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 08/04/2015
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Interior Improvement Act [S.1879]
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Interior Improvement Act This bill amends the Indian Reorganization Act to expand the definition of Indian to include members of Indian tribes that were federally recognized after June 18, 1934. Trust acquisitions by the Department of the Interior for tribes recognized after June 18, 1934, are ratified and confirmed. Indian tribes and individual Indians may apply to Interior to have off-reservation land taken into trust for the benefit of that Indian tribe or individual Indian. An application must include specified information, including a description
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Barrasso
Committee On Indian Affairs. Reported By Senator Barrasso With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 114-275. Minority Views Filed. on 06/09/2016
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Drought Recovery and Resilience Act of 2015 [S.1837]
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Drought Recovery and Resilience Act of 2015 TITLE I--EMERGENCY DROUGHT RESPONSE APPROPRIATIONS FROM RECLAMATION FUND This bill provides emergency supplemental appropriations for FY2015 from the Reclamation Fund to the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Army Corps of Engineers for water projects, programs, grants, or loans in states impacted by drought. Interior is provided additional amounts for the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation),
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Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Boxer
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 07/22/2015
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A bill to take certain Federal land located in Tuolumne County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians, and for other purposes. [S.1822]
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A bill to take certain Federal land located in Tuolumne County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians, and for other purposes. (Sec. 1) All U.S. interests in approximately 80 acres of specified U.S. Forest Service land located in Tuolumne County, California, must be held in trust for the benefit of the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians. Gaming is not permitted on this land.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Committee On Indian Affairs. Reported By Senator Barrasso With An Amendment. With Written Report No. 114-203. on 01/12/2016
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A bill to take certain Federal land located in Lassen County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Susanville Indian Rancheria, and for other purposes. [S.1761]
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A bill to take certain Federal land located in Lassen County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Susanville Indian Rancheria, and for other purposes. (Sec. 1) This bill takes into trust for the benefit of the Susanville Indian Rancheria approximately 301 acres of federal land under the administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management of the Department of the Interior, including improvements and appurtenances, in Lassen County, California. Certain gaming on these lands is prohibited.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Committee On Indian Affairs. Reported By Senator Barrasso Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 114-202. on 01/12/2016
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W21 Water in the 21st Century Act [S.176]
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W21 Water in the 21st Century Act This bill establishes within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a WaterSense program to identify, label, and promote water efficient products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services. This bill establishes a program to provide financial incentives for consumers to purchase and install products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services labeled under the WaterSense program. The EPA is required to make grants to owners or operators of water systems to address any ongoing
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 01/13/2015
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CPRA Civilian Property Realignment Act of 2015 [S.1750]
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CPRA Civilian Property Realignment Act of 2015 Establishes the Civilian Property Realignment Commission to: (1) identify opportunities to reduce significantly the federal government's inventory and cost of federal real property assets and the number of high-value leases through relocation to less costly properties, (2) identify not fewer than 5 federal properties that have an anticipated sales price of not less that $500 million and that are not currently on the list of surplus or excess properties, (3) carry out an independent analysis of the inventory
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Warner
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 07/13/2015
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Economic Development Through Tribal Land Exchange Act [S.175]
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Economic Development Through Tribal Land Exchange Act Provides for the disposition of four parcels of land in California. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey approximately 41.15 acres designated as Morongo lands to Lloyd L. Fields in exchange for 41.15 acres owned by Fields to be held in trust for the Morongo Band of Mission Indians. Grants an easement to the city of Banning for a public right-of-way in exchange for 1.21 acres of land to be held in trust for the Tribe.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jerry Moran
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Indian Affairs. on 01/13/2015
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Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015 [S.1744]
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Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015 Authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to sell or exchange any or all interest of the United States in 30 tracts of National Forest System land in Georgia totaling approximately 3,841 acres. Authorizes USDA to reserve any rights-of-way or other rights or interests in land sold or exchanged under this Act that is considered necessary for management purposes or to protect the public interest. Prohibits USDA from selling or exchanging land under this Act for less than market
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Sponsored by: Sen. David Perdue
Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. Hearings Held. on 07/16/2015
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Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2015 [S.1724]
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Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2015 This bill revises and reauthorizes the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act for 10 fiscal years after the bill's enactment. (Sec. 2) The bill amends the findings and purposes of the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act to include relevant findings since its enactment in 2000, including references to the 2011 and 2012 Lake Tahoe Forums and updated levels of support provided by public and private entities to the Lake Tahoe Basin since 1997. (Sec. 3) The bill adds definitions, including "Environmental Improvement Program" as the program
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Committee On Environment And Public Works. Reported By Senator Inhofe With An Amendment. With Written Report No. 114-256. on 05/18/2016
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National Forest Small Tracts Act Amendments Act of 2015 [S.1712]
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National Forest Small Tracts Act Amendments Act of 2015 Amends the Small Tract Act of 1983 (the Act) to permit the sale, exchange, or interchange under such Act of National Forest System lands the sale or exchange of which is not practicable under any other authority of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) which have a value determined to be not more than $500,000. Includes as those lands permitted to be sold, exchanged, or interchanged under the Act: parcels of 40 acres or less that are determined to be physically isolated, to be inaccessible,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Bennet
Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. Hearings Held. on 07/16/2015