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Kisatchie National Forest Land Conveyance Act [HB-3127] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Agriculture ] [Real Estate ]
Kisatchie National Forest Land Conveyance Act Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to sell specified federal land in Winn Parish, Louisiana. Requires USDA to sell a portion of that land to Collins Camp Properties for the Collins Campsites. Requires sale proceeds to be used for the acquisition of lands and interests in the Kisatchie National Forest in Louisiana.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 08/06/2015

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Keep the Promise Act of 2015 [HB-308] [Gaming ] [Native American Affairs ]
Keep the Promise Act of 2015 Restricts gaming on land within the Phoenix, Arizona, metropolitan area acquired by the Secretary of the Interior in trust for the benefit of an Indian tribe after April 9, 2013. Terminates the restriction on January 1, 2027.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel T. Kildee Mr. Young (ak) Moved To Suspend The Rules And Pass The Bill. on 11/16/2015

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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. [HB-3079] [Native American Affairs ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Gaming ]
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: Rep. Tom McClintock Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 549. on 07/07/2016

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APPROVAL Act Assuring Private Property Rights Over Vast Access to Land Act [HB-3062] [Energy ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Native American Affairs ] [Infrastructure ] [Real Estate ] [Property Tax ]
APPROVAL Act Assuring Private Property Rights Over Vast Access to Land Act This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to prohibit the Secretary of Energy and the Administrators of the Western Area Power Administration and of the Southwestern Power Administration from using the power of eminent domain to implement modernization of electricity transmission infrastructure, unless they have received explicit permission to do so by: (1) the state governor and the head of each applicable public utility commission or public service commission of the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bruce Westerman Reported By The Committee On 114-856, Part I. on 12/08/2016

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Baudette Coast Guard Housing Conveyance Act [HB-3030] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Community Development ] [Infrastructure ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Military ] [Veterans ]
Baudette Coast Guard Housing Conveyance Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Coast Guard to convey specified federal land (including buildings, structures, utilities, and miscellaneous facilities) in Baudette, Minnesota, to the city of Baudette, upon payment to the United States of the property's fair market value. The fair market value of the covered property must be: determined by a real estate appraiser selected by the city, and licensed to practice in Minnesota; and subject to the approval of the Coast Guard, considering specified requirements (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Collin C. Peterson Reported (amended) By The Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure. H. Rept. 114-466. on 03/23/2016

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Meers Point Boundary Clarification Act [HB-3027] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Real Estate ] [Environmental ] [Funding ]
Meers Point Boundary Clarification Act Directs the Department of the Interior, after completing a survey of Meers Point which covers those portions of lots 34, 35, 37, and 38 that are currently within the Imperial National Wildlife Refuge in Yuma County, Arizona, to convey to the current landowner or landowners of certain properties within such lots (property owners) by quitclaim deed that federal land that is within each property owner's lot. Requires each property owner to pay a percentage of the total administrative costs incurred by the United (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 08/31/2015

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Drought Recovery and Resilience Act of 2015 [HB-2983] [Agriculture ] [Cannabis ] [Environmental ] [Energy ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Water ] [Science ] [Food ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Law Enforcement ] [Disaster Relief ] [Economic Development ] [Infrastructure ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ]
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), (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 08/18/2015

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Arizona Sonoran Desert Heritage Act of 2015 [HB-2926] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Environmental ] [Water ]
Arizona Sonoran Desert Heritage Act of 2015 Establishes the Belmont-Harquahala National Conservation Area and the Gila Bend National Conservation Area in Arizona. Requires the Department of the Interior to manage the Conservation Areas as: (1) components the National Landscape Conservation System, and (2) in a manner that conserves and enhances their resources and values. Designates specified wilderness and wilderness additions in Maricopa County, Arizona, as wilderness areas and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Establishes (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 07/14/2015

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W21 Water in the 21st Century Act [HB-291] [Environmental ] [Infrastructure ] [Water ] [Climate Change ] [Science ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Disaster Relief ] [Energy ]
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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 03/02/2015

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Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act of 2015 [HB-286] [Native American Affairs ]
Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act of 2015 Extends federal recognition to the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana. Makes the Tribe and each member eligible for all services and benefits provided by the United States to Indians and federally recognized Indian tribes, without regard to the existence of a reservation for the Tribe or the location of the residence of any member on or near an Indian reservation. Considers the federal service area of the Tribe to be the area comprised of Blaine, Cascade, Glacier, and (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Pete Sessions Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 09/29/2015

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Keep Our Pension Promises Act [HB-2844] [Pensions ] [Retirement ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Finance ] [Taxes ] [Real Estate ]
Keep Our Pension Promises Act This bill repeals the elimination of the pension anti-cutback provisions under the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014. The anti-cutback provisions prohibit reductions in pension benefits to participants in multiemployer pension plans. The bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to allow a plan sponsor of an eligible multiemployer plan to petition the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation for a partition of a financially-troubled pension plan. PBGC is required to establish a legacy (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James R. Langevin Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 11/16/2015

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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [HB-2822] [Environmental ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Finance ] [Water ] [Energy ] [Mining ] [Native American Affairs ] [Budget and Spending ] [Climate Change ] [Air Quality ] [Animals ] [Food ] [Arts and Culture ] [Recreation ] [Science ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ]
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides FY2016 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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Calvert H.amdt.630 On Agreeing To The Black Amendment (a100) Agreed To By Voice Vote. on 07/08/2015

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To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land in Blaine County, Idaho, to the city of Ketchum, Idaho, to be used to support recreation, educational, and public purposes, including river restoration, floodplain management, and municipal water storage, and for other purposes. [HB-2816] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Water ] [Community Development ] [Recreation ]
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land in Blaine County, Idaho, to the city of Ketchum, Idaho, to be used to support recreation, educational, and public purposes, including river restoration, floodplain management, and municipal water storage, and for other purposes. This bill directs the Department of the Interior, through the Bureau of Land Management, to convey to the city of Ketchum, Idaho, a total of approximately 374.5 acres of land in Blaine County, Idaho, as identified on the map "Ketchum R&PPA Proposal North & South (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michael K. Simpson Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 07/14/2015

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Save Oak Flat Act [HB-2811] [Mining ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Native American Affairs ] [Environmental ]
Save Oak Flat Act This bill repeals the provisions under the Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 providing for a land exchange between the Department of Agriculture and Resolution Copper Mining, LLC. Under the provisions of that Act, 2,422 acres of Forest Service land located in Pinal County, Arizona, are to be exchanged for various parcels of land owned by Resolution Copper.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 07/01/2015

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Western Oregon Tribal Fairness Act [HB-2791] [Native American Affairs ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Gaming ] [Real Estate ]
Western Oregon Tribal Fairness Act TITLE III--OREGON COASTAL LANDS Oregon Coastal Lands Act (Sec. 303) This bill requires that 14,408 acres of land be held in trust for, and be part of the reservation of, the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians. (Sec. 305) Federal law applies to the export of unprocessed logs harvested from this land and to forest management on this land. Gaming on this land is prohibited. (Sec. 306) Interior must reclassify public domain land as Oregon and California Railroad grant land in equal acreage (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Peter A. DeFazio Received In The Senate. on 09/17/2015

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Nevada Native Nations Land Act [HB-2733] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Gaming ] [Native American Affairs ]
Nevada Native Nations Land Act (Sec. 3) This bill requires the United States to hold in trust the following lands for the benefit of: the Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe of the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation, 19,094 acres of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land; the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation, 82 acres of Forest Service land; the Summit Lake Paiute Tribe, 941 acres of BLM land; the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, 13,434 acres of BLM land; the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, 6,357 acres of BLM land; and the Duckwater (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mark E. Amodei Signed By President. on 10/07/2016

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To authorize a land exchange involving Fort Hood, Texas, and the City of Copperas Cove, Texas, to support the city's efforts to improve arterial transportation routes in the vicinity of Fort Hood and to promote economic development. [HB-2727] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Economic Development ] [Real Estate ] [Military ] [Infrastructure ]
To authorize a land exchange involving Fort Hood, Texas, and the City of Copperas Cove, Texas, to support the city's efforts to improve arterial transportation routes in the vicinity of Fort Hood and to promote economic development. Authorizes the Department of the Army to convey all right, title, and interest of the United States in certain real property to the city of Copperas Cove, Texas, in order for the city to improve arterial transportation routes in the vicinity of Fort Hood and to promote economic development in the area. Requires the city, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Roger Williams Referred To The Subcommittee On Readiness. on 08/13/2015

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Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act [HB-2684] [Gaming ] [Native American Affairs ] [Law Enforcement ]
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act This bill amends the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Restoration Act to repeal the prohibition against gaming activities by the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas on its lands if those gaming activities are prohibited by Texas law. The United States and the Tribe must execute and file in each applicable court a motion for dismissal of any pending claim arising out of or relating to any interest in the aboriginal lands of the Tribe. Any claim by or on behalf of the Tribe, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 07/15/2015

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States' Medical Marijuana Property Rights Protection Act [HB-262] [Cannabis ] [Real Estate ] [Crime ] [Healthcare ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
States' Medical Marijuana Property Rights Protection Act t Exempts real property from civil forfeiture under the Controlled Substances Act due to medical marijuana-related conduct that is authorized by state law.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 02/02/2015

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Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [HB-2577] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Housing ] [Budget and Spending ] [Defense ] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Construction ] [Public Health ] [Military ] [National Security ] [Environmental ] [Water ] [International ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Public Safety ] [Energy ] [Law Enforcement ] [Disaster Relief ] [Economic Development ] [Small Business ] [Consumer Protection ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Children and Youth ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Property Tax ] [Real Estate ] [Air Quality ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Pensions ] [Cybersecurity ] [Data Privacy ] [Ethics ] [Taxes ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Animals ] [Food ]
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (Sec. 3) Specifies that references to "this Act" included in any division refer only to the provisions of the division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) Specifies that the sums in this bill are appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for FY2017. (Sec. 5) Specifies that each amount in this bill designated by Congress as an emergency requirement is contingent on the President also designating all of the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart Conference Report Considered In Senate. (consideration: Cr S5229-5240) on 09/06/2016

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