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Arapaho National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 2015 [S.1295]
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Arapaho National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 2015 Adjusts the boundary of the Arapaho National Forest in Colorado to incorporate approximately 92.95 acres of land generally depicted as 'The Wedge" on the map entitled "Arapaho National Forest Boundary Adjustment" and identified as lots 3,4, 8, and 9 of section 13. Permits such a lot to be included in the boundary adjustment only after the Department of Agriculture (USDA) obtains written permission from the lot owner or owners. Requires the USDA to include all federal land within the boundary
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Gardner
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Subcommittee On Public Lands, Forests, And Mining. Hearings Held. on 10/08/2015
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Sutton Mountain and Painted Hills Area Preservation and Economic Enhancement Act of 2015 [S.1255]
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Sutton Mountain and Painted Hills Area Preservation and Economic Enhancement Act of 2015 Designates the Sutton Mountain Wilderness, Pat's Cabin Wilderness, Painted Hills Wilderness, and Dead Dog Wilderness in Oregon as wilderness areas and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Permits grazing of livestock to continue if already established. Declares that nothing in this Act alters, modifies, enlarges, diminishes, or abrogates the treaty rights of any Indian tribe. Authorizes the Department of the Interior to: (1) conduct management
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Merkley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 05/07/2015
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Point Reyes Coast Guard Housing Conveyance Act [S.1191]
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Point Reyes Coast Guard Housing Conveyance Act This bill directs the Coast Guard to convey 32 acres of federal land (including all buildings, structures, utilities, and facilities on the land) known as CAMSPAC Housing in Point Reyes Station to Marin County, California, to be used for affordable housing or to provide a public benefit approved by the County. The property must be sold at fair market value. The Coast Guard may deposit the proceeds in the Coast Guard Housing Fund. The Coast Guard's authority to convey the property expires after four
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 05/05/2015
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Student Success Act [S.1177]
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Student Success Act This bill reauthorizes and amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). The bill addresses issues such as accountability and testing requirements, distribution and requirements for grants, fiscal accountability requirements, and the evaluation of teachers. The bill provides states with increased flexibility and responsibility for developing accountability systems, deciding how federally required tests should be weighed, selecting additional measures of student and school performance, and implementing teacher
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander
By Senator Alexander From Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Filed Written Report. Report No. 114-231. Additional Views Filed. on 03/17/2016
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Red River Private Property Protection Act [S.1153]
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Red River Private Property Protection Act Declares that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) of the Department of the Interior disclaims any right, title, and interest to certain lands along a stretch of the Red River between Texas and Oklahoma (the affected area) located south of the South Bank boundary line. Directs the BLM, in identifying the current South Bank boundary line along the affected area, to commission a new survey that: (1) adheres to the gradient boundary survey method, (2) spans the entire length of the affected area, (3) is conducted
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Cornyn
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S2572-2573) on 04/30/2015
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African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center Act [HB-949]
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African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center Act Establishes the African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center at the African Burial Ground National Monument in New York, New York. Directs the National Park Service to: (1) acquire for the Museum property that is located adjacent to the National Monument or in any other area of the African Burial Ground National Historic Landmark in the city other than the location adjacent to the Monument, and (2) construct the Museum on the acquired property.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 03/16/2015
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Douglas County Conservation Act of 2015 [HB-925]
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Douglas County Conservation Act of 2015 Directs the Forest Service to convey approximately 67 acres of certain Forest Service land (Lake Tahoe-Nevada State Park) to the state of Nevada to be used for the conservation of wildlife or natural resources or for a public park. Directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to make publicly available a prospectus to solicit one or more concessionaires for the approximately 125 acres of land identified as the Round Hill Pines Resort and the approximately 448 acres of land identified as the Zephyr Shoals.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 03/16/2015
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California Coastal National Monument Santa Cruz Redwoods Expansion Act [HB-908]
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California Coastal National Monument Santa Cruz Redwoods Expansion Act Expands the boundary of the California Coastal National Monument, established by Presidential Proclamation 7264, to include the Santa Cruz Redwoods public lands comprising approximately 5,800 acres in Santa Cruz County, California. Requires the Department of the Interior to manage such lands: (1) in accordance with such Proclamation, (2) as part of the Monument, and (3) by allowing only such uses of the Monument as will further the purposes for which it is being established.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 03/16/2015
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To extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe-Eastern Division, the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., the Monacan Indian Nation, and the Nansemond Indian Tribe. [HB-872]
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To extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe-Eastern Division, the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., the Monacan Indian Nation, and the Nansemond Indian Tribe. Extends federal recognition to the following Indian tribes of Virginia and establishes their relationship with the federal government as described below: (1) the Chickahominy Tribe, (2) the Chickahominy Indian Tribe--Eastern Division, (3) the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, (4) the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., (5) the Monacan Indian
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 09/29/2015
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Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act [HB-87]
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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 to include the Fallen Timbers Battlefield, the Russell House Battlefield, and the Davis Bridge Battlefield. The Department of the Interior may acquire lands by donation, purchase from willing sellers, or exchange. (Sec. 4) The bill establishes the Parker's Crossroads Battlefield in Tennessee as an affiliated area of the National Park System. The city of Parkers Crossroads
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Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 06/08/2016
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Garden Valley Withdrawal Act [HB-857]
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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: Rep. Dina Titus
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 03/16/2015
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Gold Butte National Conservation Area Act [HB-856]
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Gold Butte National Conservation Area Act Establishes the Gold Butte National Conservation Area in Nevada, which shall consist of 348,515 acres of public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Withdraws public land within the conservation area from: (1) entry, appropriation, operation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and the geothermal leasing laws. Establishes the Gold Butte National Conservation Area
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 03/16/2015
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To provide for a land exchange involving a parcel of real property under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army on the site of the former Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California. [HB-806]
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To provide for a land exchange involving a parcel of real property under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army on the site of the former Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to convey a parcel of the former Mare Island Naval Shipyard on Azuar Drive in Vallejo, California, to permit the Touro University California to use the parcel for educational and administrative purposes in exchange for the Army acquiring a parking facility for the Mare Island Army Reserve Center. Directs the Secretary
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Thompson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Readiness. on 08/13/2015
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Acre In, Acre Out Act [HB-792]
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Acre In, Acre Out Act Prescribes a new requirement for any acquisition of land by the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture that would result in a net increase of total land acreage under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, or the Forest Service. Requires the department concerned to offer for sale an equal number of acres of federal land that is under the same jurisdictional status. Exempts from this requirement any easements acquired to facilitate
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Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 03/16/2015
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Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Act [HB-761]
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Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Act Establishes the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument to consist of federal land and interests in federal land within Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Mendocino, Napa, Solano, and Yolo Counties in California. Continues to provide historical and adequate access to private inholdings within the exterior boundaries of the Monument. Requires a comprehensive plan for the protection and management of the federal lands included within the Monument. Requires such plan to: (1) include a weed management component, (2)
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Garamendi
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 03/16/2015
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Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act of 2015 [HB-682]
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Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act of 2015 Withdraws specified federal land in Curry and Josephine Counties in Oregon from: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, and (3) operation under the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws. Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to revise the segment designations for the Chetco River in Oregon. Withdraws the federal land within the boundaries of such segments of the Chetco River from: (1) entry, appropriation,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 03/16/2015
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Chugach Region Lands Study Act [HB-6529]
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Chugach Region Lands Study Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Referred To The Subcommittee On Indian, Insular And Alaska Native Affairs. on 12/19/2016
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To remove reversionary clauses on property owned by the municipality of Anchorage, Alaska. [HB-6475]
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To remove reversionary clauses on property owned by the municipality of Anchorage, Alaska. This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey, without consideration, to the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, the reversionary interests of the United States in and to specified nonfederal land in Anchorage for the purpose of unencumbering its title and enabling its economic development.
Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 12/12/2016
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Conservation Easement Incentive Act of 2015 [HB-641]
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Conservation Easement Incentive Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent after 2014 the tax deduction for charitable contributions by individuals and corporations of real property interests for conservation purposes. The bill also allows a tax deduction for conservation contributions made by a Native Corporation of land conveyed under the Alaska Claims Settlement Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Ways And Means. H. Rept. 114-17. on 02/09/2015
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West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016 [HB-5936]
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West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out the following leases at the VA's West Los Angeles Campus in Los Angeles, California: any enhanced-use lease of real property for supportive housing that principally benefits veterans and their families; any lease of real property for not to exceed 50 years to a third party for services that principally benefit veterans and their families and that are related to health and wellness, education, vocational training and employment,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Signed By President. on 09/29/2016