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Making emergency appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, to address needs of the Federal judiciary serving the border region between the United States and Mexico, and for other purposes. [HB-3612]
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Making emergency appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, to address needs of the Federal judiciary serving the border region between the United States and Mexico, and for other purposes. This bill provides $135 million in FY2016 emergency appropriations for the construction of a new courthouse for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. The bill designates the funds as an emergency requirement, which exempts the funds from limits on discretionary spending and other budget enforcement rules. The construction
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Cuellar
Introduced In House on 09/25/2015
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Eastern Band Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act [HB-3599]
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Eastern Band Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act This bill takes specified lands and easements in Monroe County, Tennessee, into trust for the benefit of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. These lands include the Sequoyah Museum, the Chota Memorial, the Tanasi Memorial, and land to provide support for these properties and cultural programs. With the agreement of the Department of the Interior and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), the United States must take into trust for the benefit of the tribe certain additional TVA lands and easements
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Sponsored by: Rep. David P. Roe
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 02/24/2016
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California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act [HB-3565]
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California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act This bill expands the boundary of the California Coastal National Monument to include specified federal lands in Humboldt, Santa Cruz, and San Luis Obispo Counties in California. The Department of the Interior shall amend the Monument management plan for the long-term protection and management of the federal land so added. Interior may acquire nonfederal land or interests within or adjacent to the added federal land only through exchange, donation, or purchase from a willing seller. Interior must
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 05/12/2016
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Southern Utah Open OHV Areas Act [HB-3560]
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Southern Utah Open OHV Areas Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey specified land owned and managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Washington County, Utah, to the state of Utah in exchange for specified state lands. Upon the conveyance of the nonfederal land to Interior, such land shall be used only: (1) as an open riding area for the use of off-highway vehicles; or (2) for any other public purpose consistent with uses allowed under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act. Interior shall convey, without consideration,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Chris Stewart
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 10/06/2015
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Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act [HB-3480]
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Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act (Sec. 2) This bill expands the boundary of the Fort Frederica National Monument on Saint Simon Island, Georgia, and increases the maximum number of acres that may be included in the monument from 250 to 305 acres. The Department of the Interior may acquire, by donation or purchase, the land and interests within the monument only from willing sellers. No nonfederal property may be included in the monument without the owner's written consent. Interior may not acquire land or interests by condemnation
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry C. Johnson
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 09/07/2016
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American Energy Independence and Price Reduction Act [HB-339]
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American Energy Independence and Price Reduction Act Directs the Secretary of the Interior to implement a competitive leasing program for the exploration, development, and production of the oil and gas resources on the Coastal Plain of Alaska. Permits lease sales to be conducted through an Internet leasing program if such a system will result in savings to the taxpayer, an increase in the number of bidders participating, and higher returns than oral bidding or a sealed bidding system. Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 03/02/2015
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Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2015 [HB-3382]
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Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2015 This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2025 the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act. The U.S. Forest Service must conduct forest management activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit in a manner that promotes multiple management benefits, unless the attainment of those benefits would excessively increase a project's cost. The Forest Service must also support the attainment of the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact's environmental standards for the Basin. Activities that reduce forest fuels in the Basin are categorically
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mark E. Amodei
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-404, Part I. on 02/01/2016
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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2015 [HB-3371]
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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. The written consent of property owners is required before the land is included in the park. Interior
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Sponsored by: Rep. Austin Scott
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Subcommittee On National Parks. Hearings Held. on 03/17/2016
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To direct the Administrator of General Services, on behalf of the Archivist of the United States, to convey certain Federal property located in the State of Alaska to the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska. [HB-336]
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To direct the Administrator of General Services, on behalf of the Archivist of the United States, to convey certain Federal property located in the State of Alaska to the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska. Directs the Administrator of the General Services Administration, on behalf of the Archivist of the United States, to convey to the City of Anchorage, Alaska, property in such city consisting of approximately nine acres and improvements located at 400 East Fortieth Avenue for not less than fair market value.
Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 06/02/2015
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To provide for stability of title to certain lands in the State of Louisiana, and for other purposes. [HB-3342]
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To provide for stability of title to certain lands in the State of Louisiana, and for other purposes. (Sec. 2) The document titled "Dependent Re-Survey, Extension Survey and Survey of Two Islands, Sections 17, 29, and 30" (completed on November 24, 1967; approved on January 15, 1969; and filed in the Federal Register), relating to a plat of a survey of such sections of land, including Peggys and Hog Islands, surrounding Lake Bistineau in Louisiana, shall be void and have no legal force or effect. No future survey or re-survey of the lands that were
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Fleming
Reported By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-716. on 09/06/2016
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Colorado Wilderness Act of 2015 [HB-3336]
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Colorado Wilderness Act of 2015 Amends the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 to add specified lands in Colorado managed by the Bureau of Land Management (proposed as the Powderhorn Wilderness Addition) of the Department of the Interior to the Powderhorn Wilderness. Designates specified lands in Colorado managed by the BLM or the U.S. Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Designates specified lands in Colorado administered by the BLM, Forest Service, and Bureau
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Sponsored by: Rep. Diana DeGette
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 08/31/2015
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To authorize the purchase of a small parcel of Natural Resources Conservation Service property in Riverside, California, by the Riverside Corona Resource Conservation District, and for other purposes. [HB-3281]
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To authorize the purchase of a small parcel of Natural Resources Conservation Service property in Riverside, California, by the Riverside Corona Resource Conservation District, and for other purposes. Directs the Department of Agriculture to sell and quitclaim all interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real property, including improvements, located at 4500 Glenwood Drive in Riverside, California, consisting of approximately 8.75 acres and administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, to the Riverside Corona Resource Conservation
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Takano
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 08/25/2015
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American Indian Empowerment Act of 2015 [HB-328]
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American Indian Empowerment Act of 2015 Requires the Secretary of the Interior to transfer land the federal government holds in trust for a federally recognized Indian tribe to such tribe as restricted fee tribal land, subject to a restriction against alienation and taxation, after receiving the Indian tribe's request for such transfer. (Restricted fee tribal land is land to which a tribe holds legal title, but which carries legal restrictions against alienation or encumbrance.) Allows Indian tribes to lease, or grant an easement or right-of-way
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Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Referred To The Subcommittee On Indian, Insular And Alaska Native Affairs. on 03/02/2015
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To provide for the conveyance of land of the Illiana Health Care System of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Danville, Illinois. [HB-3262]
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To provide for the conveyance of land of the Illiana Health Care System of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Danville, Illinois. (Sec. 1) 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 College shall convey to the United States all
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Shimkus
Signed By President. on 02/29/2016
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Pribilof Islands Transition Act Amendments of 2015 [HB-325]
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Pribilof Islands Transition Act Amendments of 2015 This bill amends the Fur Seal Act of 1966 to revise provisions concerning the disposal of federal property on the Pribilof Islands (a group of five islands off the coast of mainland Alaska named Saint Paul, Saint George, Walrus, Otter, and Sea Lion Rock), including by: (1) authorizing the Department of Commerce to transfer or exchange specified land on the Islands to the village corporations of Saint Paul and Saint George Islands, and (2) giving those village corporations the first priority right
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Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Referred To The Subcommittee On Indian, Insular And Alaska Native Affairs. on 03/02/2015
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Mid-Mississippi Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2015 [HB-3249]
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Mid-Mississippi Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2015 Directs the Department of Agriculture to convey to the Pat Harrison Waterway District, without consideration, approximately 8, 307 acres of specified National Forest System land within the Bienville National Forests of Mississippi for public uses only.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bennie G. Thompson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 08/17/2015
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To amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to make technical corrections, and for other purposes. [HB-3212]
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To amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to make technical corrections, and for other purposes. This bill amends the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to permit the Department of the Interior to accept real property located within the boundaries of the original 1857 reservation of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon (comprising land within Polk and Yamhill Counties) that is transferred to the United States by or on behalf of the tribes. Interior must treat applications to take land into trust within the boundaries of the original
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kurt Schrader
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-700. on 07/25/2016
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To provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon. [HB-3211]
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To provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon. (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Siletz Tribe Indian Restoration Act to authorize the Department of the Interior to take into trust for the Siletz Tribe additional lands that lie within the original 1855 Siletz Coast Reservation and are located in Benton, Douglas, Lane, Lincoln, Tillamook, or Yamhill County in Oregon. Such land must be considered and evaluated as an on-reservation acquisition and become part of the tribe's reservation.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kurt Schrader
Reported By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-563. on 05/11/2016
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Sportsmen's Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Enhancement Act [HB-3173]
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Sportsmen's Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Enhancement Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert J. Wittman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 08/31/2015
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To reaffirm the trust status of land taken into trust by the United States pursuant to the Act of June 18, 1934, for the benefit of an Indian tribe that was federally recognized on the date that the land was taken into trust, and for other purposes. [HB-3137]
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To reaffirm the trust status of land taken into trust by the United States pursuant to the Act of June 18, 1934, for the benefit of an Indian tribe that was federally recognized on the date that the land was taken into trust, and for other purposes. Reaffirms the trust status of land taken into trust by the United States pursuant to the Indian Reorganization Act before the date of enactment of this Act for the benefit of an Indian tribe that was federally recognized on the date the land was taken into trust. Ratifies and confirms any action taken
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Indian, Insular And Alaska Native Affairs. on 08/04/2015