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Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act of 2016 [HB-482]
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Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act of 2016 (Sec. 3) This bill redesignates the Ocmulgee National Monument in Georgia as the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park. (Sec. 4) The boundary of the Historical Park is adjusted to include approximately 2,100 acres. (Sec. 5) The Department of the Interior may acquire lands and interests within the boundaries of the Historical Park by donation or exchange only (and in the case of an exchange, no payment may be made by Interior to any landowner). Interior may not, however, acquire
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jody Hice
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee On National Parks. Hearings Held. on 06/15/2016
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To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a land exchange involving lands within the boundaries of the Cape Cod National Seashore, and for other purposes. [HB-4800]
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To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a land exchange involving lands within the boundaries of the Cape Cod National Seashore, and for other purposes. This bill directs the Department of the Interior, through the National Park Service, to convey 1.09 acres of federal land within the Cape Cod National Seashore in Massachusetts to the owner of 1.02 acres of non-federal land within the Seashore, if the owner conveys the non-federal acres to Interior, subject to acceptable title. The land acquired by Interior shall be administered
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Sponsored by: Rep. William Keating
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 03/22/2016
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Everglades Land Acquisition Act of 2016 [HB-4793]
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[Water ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Everglades Land Acquisition Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of the Interior to carry out, south of Lake Okeechobee, Florida, land acquisition projects for flood damage reduction and water storage, treatment, and conveyance purposes. The bill prohibits Interior from paying more than the land's fair market value. Upon the acquisition of such land, Interior, in consultation with the Army Corps of Engineers, shall provide for: the restoration of the acquired land for flood damage reduction and water storage, treatment, and conveyance purposes;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Curt Clawson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 03/22/2016
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Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015 [HB-470]
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[Agriculture ]
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Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015 (Sec. 3) This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to may 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. USDA may modify the boundaries of such lands based on land management considerations. USDA shall convey by quitclaim deed land sold or exchanged under this bill. USDA may reserve any rights-of-way or other rights or interests in land sold or exchanged under this
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Scott
Reported By The Committee On Agriculture. H. Rept. 114-769. on 09/20/2016
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Douglas County Economic Development and Conservation Act of 2016 [HB-4688]
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Douglas County Economic Development and Conservation Act of 2016 This bill directs the Forest Service to convey approximately 67 acres of certain Forest Service land (Lake Tahoe-Nevada State Park) to the state of Nevada for the conservation of wildlife or natural resources or for a public park. Subject to the agreement of the permit holder, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall include in the permit for operation of the Zephyr Cove Resort the approximately 44.7 acres of National Forest System land identified as the Zephyr Shoals. The Forest
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 03/08/2016
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Tule River Indian Reservation Land Trust, Health, and Economic Development Act [HB-4685]
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Tule River Indian Reservation Land Trust, Health, and Economic Development Act (Sec. 2) This bill takes into trust 34 acres of federal land in Tulare County, California, for the benefit of the Tule River Indian Tribe. Gaming is prohibited on this land. Persons claiming valid, existing rights to the land taken into trust may apply to the Department of the Interior to have those rights converted to a long-term right-of-way.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin McCarthy
Committee On Indian Affairs. Hearings Held. on 09/07/2016
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Mojave National Preserve Boundary Adjustment Act of 2016 [HB-4670]
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Mojave National Preserve Boundary Adjustment Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of the Interior to transfer administrative jurisdiction over 520 acres of federal land from the National Park Service to the Bureau of Land Management. Interior may acquire by donation up to four acres of land identified in the land protection plan of the Mojave National Preserve as suitable for acquisition to be used for mitigation for every one acre of land removed from the Preserve. The acquired land shall become part of the Preserve. Interior shall permit
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Amodei
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 03/04/2016
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Muscogee Nation of Florida Federal Recognition Act [HB-4629]
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Muscogee Nation of Florida Federal Recognition Act This bill extends federal recognition to the Muscogee Nation of Florida, which makes its members eligible for the services and benefits provided to members of federally recognized Indian tribes. The service area of the tribe, for the purpose of delivering federal services to members, is the community of Bruce in Walton County, Florida, and an area in Florida in which members reside that is bordered on the west by the Escambia River and on the east by the St. Marks River. The constitution and bylaws
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jeff Miller
Referred To The Subcommittee On Indian, Insular And Alaska Native Affairs. on 03/02/2016
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To amend the Estuary Restoration Act of 2000 to modify requirements that apply to projects carried out under the estuary habitat restoration program established by the Secretary of the Army, and for other purposes. [HB-4607]
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To amend the Estuary Restoration Act of 2000 to modify requirements that apply to projects carried out under the estuary habitat restoration program established by the Secretary of the Army, and for other purposes. This bill amends the Estuary Restoration Act of 2000 to authorize a nongovernmental organization, that is allowed to serve as a non-federal interest for an estuary habitat restoration project, to provide lands owned and managed by a legally constituted public body (including a federally recognized Indian tribe) for habitat or fish and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 02/25/2016
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To transfer the reversionary interest of the United States between certain land in Flagstaff, Arizona, and for other purposes. [HB-4601]
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To transfer the reversionary interest of the United States between certain land in Flagstaff, Arizona, and for other purposes. This bill transfers, upon the request of the city of Flagstaff, Arizona, and the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company, to a specified parcel of land conveyed to the company any reversionary interest of the United States in and to a specified parcel of land conveyed to the city.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 02/26/2016
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Utah Test and Training Range Encroachment Prevention and Temporary Closure Act [HB-4579]
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Utah Test and Training Range Encroachment Prevention and Temporary Closure Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior and the Air Force to enter into a memorandum of agreement for the continued management by Interior of approximately 625,643 acres of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land in Utah in a manner that provides for its limited use by the Air Force. Under such Agreement the BLM shall continue to manage the BLM land, subject to use by the Air Force for: the preservation of the Utah Test and Training Range against encroachments incompatible
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Chaffetz
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-857, Part I. on 12/08/2016
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Soledad Canyon Consistency Act [HB-4566]
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Soledad Canyon Consistency Act This bill withdraws 640.16 acres of the Soledad Canyon Sand & Gravel Mining Project Site (California) from: entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.
Sponsored by: Rep. Judy Chu
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 02/17/2016
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Lake Berryessa Recreation Enhancement Act of 2016 [HB-4521]
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[Recreation ]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
Lake Berryessa Recreation Enhancement Act of 2016 This bill establishes as the Lake Berryessa Recreation Area specified land administered by the Bureau of Reclamation that is underlying or adjacent to Lake Berryessa in California, including any improvements. The bill transfers the administrative jurisdiction over the area from the Bureau of Reclamation to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) of the Department of the Interior. Interior shall develop a management plan for the area and may establish guidelines and restrictions on recreational uses to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 02/16/2016
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Cottonwood Land Exchange Act of 2016 [HB-4473]
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Cottonwood Land Exchange Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA), if Yavapai County in Arizona offers to convey to the USDA 369 acres of specified nonfederal land in the county, to accept the offer and convey to Yavapai County 80 acres of specified federal land within the Coconino National Forest in the county. The USDA shall determine the values of the lands to be exchanged through appraisals following specified requirements. The values shall be equal, or if they are not equal, equalized as prescribed by this bill. Lands
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Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 02/09/2016
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Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 [HB-4465]
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Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 (Sec. 4) This bill establishes the Public Buildings Reform Board to identify opportunities for the federal government to reduce significantly its inventory of civilian real property and reduce its costs. (Sec. 10) The Board shall terminate six years after enactment of this Act. (Sec. 11) Each federal agency shall submit to the General Services Administration (GSA) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): (1) current data on all federal civilian real properties owned, leased, or controlled by each
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Sponsored by: Rep. Elijah Cummings
Became Public Law No: 114-287. on 12/16/2016
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Article I Consolidated Appropriations Amendments, 2016 [HB-4371]
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Article I Consolidated Appropriations Amendments, 2016 This bill amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 to restrict federal agencies from using appropriations for certain activities. The bill includes restrictions that affect policy and regulations in areas, including: tobacco products, greenhouse gas emissions, fisheries, exports to Cuba, endangered species, water and air quality, hydraulic fracturing, limits on truck size, housing discrimination, fiduciary standards for providing investment advice for pension and retirement plans, determinations
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 01/19/2016
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Disposal of Excess Federal Lands Act of 2015 [HB-435]
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Disposal of Excess Federal Lands Act of 2015 Directs the Secretary of the Interior to offer for disposal by competitive sale certain federal lands in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming, previously identified as suitable for disposal in the report submitted to Congress on May 27, 1997, pursuant to the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Chaffetz
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 03/02/2015
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To provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Tanana Tribal Council located in Tanana, Alaska, and to the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation located in Dillingham, Alaska, and for other purposes. [HB-4289]
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To provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Tanana Tribal Council located in Tanana, Alaska, and to the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation located in Dillingham, Alaska, and for other purposes. This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to convey to the Tanana Tribal Council in Tanana, Alaska, all interest of the United States in and to certain property (including all land, improvements, and appurtenances) containing 11.25 acres, in the village of Tanana for use in connection with health and social services
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Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 05/18/2016
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To eliminate an unused lighthouse reservation, provide management consistency by incorporating the rocks and small islands along the coast of Orange County, California, into the California Coastal National Monument managed by the Bureau of Land Management, and meet the original Congressional intent of preserving Orange County's rocks and small islands, and for other purposes. [HB-4233]
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To eliminate an unused lighthouse reservation, provide management consistency by incorporating the rocks and small islands along the coast of Orange County, California, into the California Coastal National Monument managed by the Bureau of Land Management, and meet the original Congressional intent of preserving Orange County's rocks and small islands, and for other purposes. This bill makes certain rocks, pinnacles, reefs, and islands in the Pacific Ocean within a mile of the coast of Orange County, California, part of the California Coastal National
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alan Lowenthal
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 05/12/2016
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Water and Agriculture Tax Reform Act of 2016 [HB-4220]
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Water and Agriculture Tax Reform Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit tax-exempt mutual ditch or irrigation companies to earn income from dispositions of certain real property and stock interests without affecting their tax-exempt status, but requires that such income be used to pay the costs of operations, maintenance, and capital improvements of such a company. The bill also establishes a rule regarding the organizational governance of mutual ditch or irrigation companies. Where state law provides that such
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Polis
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Ways And Means. H. Rept. 114-862. on 12/08/2016