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SALE Act Shee Atika Land Entitlement Act [HB-5909]
[Native American Affairs ]
SALE Act Shee Atika Land Entitlement Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Referred To The Subcommittee On Indian, Insular And Alaska Native Affairs. on 08/09/2016
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Spearfish Canyon and Bismarck Lake Land Exchange Act [HB-5871]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Recreation ]
[Water ]
Spearfish Canyon and Bismarck Lake Land Exchange Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA), if South Dakota conveys to it four parcels of specified nonfederal lands, comprising 1,954 acres, to convey to South Dakota in exchange 1,468 acres known as the "Spearfish Canyon Area" and 524 acres known as the "Bismarck Lake Area" in the Black Hills National Forest in South Dakota. The values of the federal and nonfederal lands to be exchanged shall be equal. USDA shall complete any environmental analyses required under the National Environmental
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kristi Noem
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 08/04/2016
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Federal Partnership for Clean Water Land Acquisition Act of 2016 [HB-5870]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Water ]
Federal Partnership for Clean Water Land Acquisition Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Murphy
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 07/15/2016
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To establish terms and conditions under which the Secretary of the Interior shall convey, for fair market value, certain properties in the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area in the State of Washington to the permittees of those properties, and for other purposes. [HB-5861]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Real Estate ]
[Recreation ]
To establish terms and conditions under which the Secretary of the Interior shall convey, for fair market value, certain properties in the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area in the State of Washington to the permittees of those properties, and for other purposes. This bill requires the Department of the Interior to give permittees of specified federal land (including improvements) located along Sherman Creek and Rickey Point in Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area in the state of Washington the first option to purchase such property for
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Sponsored by: Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 08/04/2016
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Beginning Farmers Agenda Act of 2016 [HB-5857]
[Agriculture ]
Beginning Farmers Agenda Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 08/30/2016
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HEARD Act Hunting, Education, and Recreational Development Act [HB-5836]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Agriculture ]
HEARD Act Hunting, Education, and Recreational Development Act This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to dispose of federal lands under their respective jurisdictions by offering them for sale or exchange to units of local government in accordance with this bill. Before the offering of lands for sale or exchange, states or the unit of local government in whose jurisdiction the lands are located may elect to obtain any such lands for local public purposes pursuant to the Recreation and Public
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 08/30/2016
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Utah Public Lands Initiative Act [HB-5780]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Mining ]
[Recreation ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Animals ]
[Water ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Construction ]
Utah Public Lands Initiative Act This bill designates specified federal lands as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System in Utah. The bill also: establishes in Utah specified National Conservation Areas and Watershed Management Areas and Special Management Areas, adds specified lands to Arches National Park, and establishes the Jurassic National Monument. The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is amended to designate specified segments of the Colorado, Dolores, Green, Dark Canyon, and San Juan Rivers as wild, scenic,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Chaffetz
Subcommittee On Indian, Insular And Alaska Native Affairs Discharged. on 09/22/2016
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King Cove Road Land Exchange Act [HB-5777]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Energy ]
[Construction ]
[National Security ]
King Cove Road Land Exchange Act This bill declares that, if the state of Alaska offers to convey to the Department of the Interior 43,093 acres of state-owned land, Interior shall convey to Alaska, in exchange, 206 acres of federal land within the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and 131 acres of federal land within the Izembek Wilderness, for purposes of: (1) designating a road corridor through the refuge, and (2) constructing a single-lane gravel road along the road corridor. The values of the federal and nonfederal lands to be exchanged shall
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Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 07/26/2016
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Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2016 [HB-5765]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Water ]
Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Darin LaHood
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 07/25/2016
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Advancing Conservation and Education Act of 2016 [HB-5758]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Energy ]
[Mining ]
[Agriculture ]
Advancing Conservation and Education Act of 2016 This bill allows the states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, or Wyoming (western states) to relinquish state land grant parcels wholly or primarily within eligible areas and select, in exchange, public land within the state. The bill defines "eligible areas" as lands within the outer boundaries of units of the National Park, National Wilderness Preservation, National Wildlife Refuge, or National Landscape Conservation
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Polis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 07/25/2016
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Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act [HB-5752]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Economic Development ]
[Environmental ]
[Mining ]
[Recreation ]
[Water ]
[Community Development ]
Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct sales or exchanges of eligible lands in Pershing County, Nevada, identified as the "Checkerboard Lands Resolution Area." Interior and the county shall jointly select which parcels of eligible land to offer for sale or acre-for-acre exchange. For purposes of acre-for-acre exchanges, Interior shall identify management priority areas within the Checkerboard Lands Resolution Area, including those considered to be: greater sage-grouse
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 07/25/2016
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Central Wasatch National Conservation and Recreation Area Act [HB-5718]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Environmental ]
[Mining ]
[Energy ]
[Water ]
[National Security ]
Central Wasatch National Conservation and Recreation Area Act This bill establishes the Central Wasatch National Conservation and Recreation Area in Utah, comprising approximately 79,109 acres of federal land in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall develop a comprehensive plan for the long-term management of the area. The bill adjusts the boundaries of Mount Olympus, Twin Peaks, and Lone Peak Wildernesses. The bill designates certain land in the forest as the Grandeur Peak-Mount Aire Wilderness and a component
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Chaffetz
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 11/15/2016
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To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing oil and gas leases on portions of the Outer Continental Shelf located off the coast of New Jersey. [HB-569]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Water ]
[Climate Change ]
To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing oil and gas leases on portions of the Outer Continental Shelf located off the coast of New Jersey. Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from issuing a lease, permit, or license for oil exploration or extraction from specified submerged Outer Continental Shelf lands located within 125 miles of the coastline of New Jersey, including areas with respect to which a moratorium on oil and gas leasing activities existed before enactment of this Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Leonard Lance
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 03/02/2015
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Tulare Youth Recreation and Women's History Enhancement Act [HB-5616]
[Recreation ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Tulare Youth Recreation and Women's History Enhancement Act This bill declares that, in order to promote recreational opportunities for youth and commemorate women's history in the city of Tulare, California, the United States authorizes the conveyance of, and relinquishes its reversionary interest in, specified Tulare Railroad Proposed Parcels that were retained as a right-of-way for the construction of a railroad and telegraph to the Pacific coast in 1866. The relinquishment of the U.S. reversionary interest shall be effective when Union Pacific
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 07/07/2016
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Western Colorado Wilderness Study Area Release Act [HB-5570]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
Western Colorado Wilderness Study Area Release Act This bill releases the following areas in Colorado from further review for designation as wilderness: (1) any public lands in the North Sand Hills Instant Study Area, (2) any portions of the Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Study Area within the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area not designated as wilderness, and (3) any portions of the Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness Study Area within the McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area not designated as wilderness. The bill states that in areas
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Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Tipton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 06/29/2016
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Great Bend of the Gila National Monument Establishment Act [HB-5556]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Science ]
[Water ]
[Animals ]
[Recreation ]
Great Bend of the Gila National Monument Establishment Act This bill establishes the Great Bend of the Gila National Monument in Arizona. The Department of the Interior shall manage the Monument as part of the National Landscape Conservation System to maintain its undeveloped character and to protect and restore its cultural resources, species, and ecosystems. Interior shall conduct an inventory of invasive plant species in the Monument. Interior may carry out vegetation management treatments within the Monument, including efforts to control salt
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 06/28/2016
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To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to sell Pershing Hall. [HB-5548]
[Veterans ]
[International ]
[Military ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Real Estate ]
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to sell Pershing Hall. This bill amends the Veterans' Benefits Programs Improvement Act of 1991 to authorize the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to sell for fair market value Pershing Hall, in Paris, France, and transfer to the purchaser all right, title, and interest of the United States in the property. The VA shall return to the entity from which the United States acquired Pershing Hall any personal property in the VA's possession, including memorabilia regarding General Pershing and the American
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/27/2016
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Military Infrastructure Consolidation and Efficiency Act of 2016 [HB-5540]
[Defense ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Real Estate ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Community Development ]
[Housing ]
[Economic Development ]
Military Infrastructure Consolidation and Efficiency Act of 2016 This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to: (1) develop a force structure plan (plan) for the Armed Forces based on a DOD assessment of threats to U.S. national security for FY2018-FY2038; (2) conduct a comprehensive inventory of military installations world-wide for each military department; and (3) submit a certification of whether the need exists for DOD to consolidate, close, or realign military installations (installation actions). DOD may begin a round for the selection
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jackie Speier
Referred To The Subcommittee On Readiness. on 06/29/2016
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 [HB-5538]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Energy ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Water ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
[Mining ]
[Air Quality ]
[Animals ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Science ]
[Recreation ]
[National Security ]
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 Provides FY2017 appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and related agencies. TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Provides appropriations to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for: Management of Lands and Resources; Land Acquisition; Oregon and California Grant Lands; Range Improvements; Service Charges, Deposits, and Forfeitures; and Miscellaneous Trust Funds. Prohibits appropriations provided by this bill
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Calvert
Received In The Senate. Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 587. on 09/06/2016
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Udall Park Land Exchange Completion Act of 2016 [HB-5520]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Real Estate ]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
Udall Park Land Exchange Completion Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey, without consideration, to the city of Tucson, Arizona, the reversionary interest of the United States in and to an approximately 172.8-acre parcel of land owned by the city for the purpose of unencumbering the title to such land to enable its economic development.
Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 06/22/2016