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Continental Divide Wilderness and Recreation Act [HB-2554]
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[Recreation ]
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Continental Divide Wilderness and Recreation Act Amends the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 to designate certain federal lands in the White River National Forest in Colorado as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System as follows: approximately 6,349 acres identified as the Proposed Ute Pass Wilderness, Proposed Acorn Creek Wilderness, and Proposed Ptarmigan Additions Wilderness; approximately 5,172 acres as the Hoosier Ridge Wilderness; approximately 7,577 acres as the Tenmile Wilderness; approximately 9,338 acres as the Williams
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Polis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 06/10/2015
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To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes, and for other purposes. [HB-249]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes, and for other purposes. Amends the Indian Reorganization Act to make it applicable to all federally recognized Indian tribes, regardless of when any tribe became recognized. (This effectively overrules the Supreme Court's decision in Carcieri v. Salazar, which held that the Secretary of the Interior could not take land into trust for a specified tribe because that tribe had not been under federal jurisdiction when
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Indian, Insular And Alaska Native Affairs. on 03/02/2015
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America's Red Rock Wilderness Act [HB-2430]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
America's Red Rock Wilderness Act Designates specified lands in the following areas of Utah as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) Great Basin, (2) Grand Staircase-Escalante, (3) Moab-La Sal Canyons, (4) Henry Mountains, (5) Glen Canyon, (6) San Juan-Anasazi, (7) Canyonlands Basin, (8) San Rafael Swell, and (9) Book Cliffs and Uinta Basin. Sets forth administrative requirements for: (1) the exchange of state-owned lands within such areas, (2) federal reservation of water rights, (3) measurement of setbacks for roads with
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 06/10/2015
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SHARE Act Sportsmen's Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act [HB-2406]
[Sports ]
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[Animals ]
[Recreation ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Film Production ]
SHARE Act Sportsmen's Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act This bill revises a variety of existing programs to expand access to, and opportunities for, hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting. Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act Components of firearms and ammunition and sport fishing equipment and its components (such as lead sinkers) are exempted from regulations of chemical substances under the Toxic Substances Control Act. The authority of the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA)
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Sponsored by: Rep. David G. Valadao
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 03/01/2016
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Alaska Native Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act [HB-2387]
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[Native American Affairs ]
[Real Estate ]
Alaska Native Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) to declare that any allotment application pending before the Department of the Interior on December 18, 1971, that was closed by the Department pursuant to the civil action Shields v. United States shall be reopened and considered to be approved. Revises requirements for the eligibility of Alaska Native Vietnam veterans for an allotment. Extends eligibility for allotments to veterans who served between August 5, 1964, and May 7, 1975. Allows eligible
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Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-832. on 11/22/2016
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State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act [HB-2352]
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State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, to provide to affected states all data that is used as the basis of a determination on whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species before making a determination. The appropriate Department must use data submitted by a state, tribal, or county government in making such a determination.
Sponsored by: Rep. David G. Valadao
Introduced In House on 05/15/2015
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To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain property related to the Fort Scott National Historic Site in Fort Scott, Kansas. [HB-2333]
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To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain property related to the Fort Scott National Historic Site in Fort Scott, Kansas. (Sec. 1) This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to acquire the structure known as "Lunette Blair," which is related to the Fort Scott National Historic Site in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas. The boundary of the Fort Scott National Historic Site in Kansas is modified as depicted on the map referred to as "Fort Scott National Historic Site Proposed Boundary Modification," and dated February
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Sponsored by: Rep. Lynn Jenkins
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-820. on 11/14/2016
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Small Lands Tracts Conveyance Act [HB-2324]
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Small Lands Tracts Conveyance Act Requires the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for a state (respecting certain public lands) or the Forest Service (respecting certain National Forest System lands) to select an eligible federal lands parcel for conveyance: (1) in response to a request by an adjacent landholder (any holder of non-federal land that shares one or more boundaries with such a parcel and who requests to purchase such a parcel), or (2) upon the recommendation of the BLM District Office or System unit that exercises administration over such
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mark E. Amodei
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 06/08/2015
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To validate final patent number 27-2005-0081, and for other purposes. [HB-2307]
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To validate final patent number 27-2005-0081, and for other purposes. Affirms and validates a specified patent and the associated land reconfiguration issued by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on February 18, 2005, as depicted on the map entitled "Lincoln County Land Patent" and dated December 4, 2014, as having been issued in compliance with the Nevada-Florida Land Exchange Authorization Act of 1988, the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and the Federal Land Policy Management Act of 1976 for the benefit and recovery of the desert tortoise,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 06/04/2015
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To remove the use restrictions on certain land transferred to Rockingham County, Virginia, and for other purposes. [HB-2288]
[Children and Youth ]
[Community Development ]
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To remove the use restrictions on certain land transferred to Rockingham County, Virginia, and for other purposes. (Sec. 1) This bill declares that the approximately one-acre portion of specified land transferred by the United States to Rockingham County, Virginia, that is used for purposes of a child care center, shall not be subject to the use restriction imposed in the deed for the transferred land. Eliminated is the requirement for the county to include information concerning the use of the transferred land for a child care center in biennial
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Sponsored by: Rep. Bob Goodlatte
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski Under Authority Of The Order Of The Senate Of 07/14/2016 Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 114-313. on 08/30/2016
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Point Spencer Land Conveyance Act [HB-2284]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
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Point Spencer Land Conveyance Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey the surface and subsurface estates of Tracts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 as identified on the map titled "Point Spencer Land Retention and Conveyance Map," dated January 2015, to the Bering Straits Native Corporation and tract 6 surface and subsurface estates to Alaska in accordance with specified terms. The Port Coordination Advisory Council for the Port of Point Spencer is established.
Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 06/04/2015
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Crags, Colorado Land Exchange Act of 2015 [HB-2223]
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[Real Estate ]
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Crags, Colorado Land Exchange Act of 2015 (Sec. 4) This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA), if the Broadmoor Hotel, Inc., (BHI) offers to convey to the USDA 320 acres of specified nonfederal land in the Pike National Forest in Teller County, Colorado, and a permanent trail easement for the Barr Trail in El Paso County, Colorado, to accept the offer and convey to BHI 83 acres of specified federal land within the Forest, together with a non-exclusive perpetual access easement for BHI to and from such land on Forest Service Road 371.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Polis
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 114-196. on 12/16/2015
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To take certain Federal lands located in Lassen County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Susanville Indian Rancheria, and for other purposes. [HB-2212]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Gaming ]
[Native American Affairs ]
To take certain Federal lands located in Lassen County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Susanville Indian Rancheria, and for other purposes. (Sec. 1) This bill takes into trust for the benefit of the Susanville Indian Rancheria approximately 301 acres of federal land under the administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management in Lassen County, California. Certain gaming on these lands is prohibited.
Sponsored by: Rep. Norma J. Torres
Signed By President. on 06/22/2016
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Duwamish Tribal Recognition Act [HB-2176]
[Native American Affairs ]
Duwamish Tribal Recognition Act Extends federal recognition to the Duwamish Tribe. Makes the Tribe and its members eligible for all services and benefits provided by the federal government to federally recognized tribes without regard to the existence of a reservation for the Tribe or the location of the residence of any member on or near any Indian reservation. Defines the Tribe's service area for purposes of the delivery of federal services. Requires the Tribe to submit to the Department of the Interior a membership roll of all individuals enrolled
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jim McDermott
Referred To The Subcommittee On Indian, Insular And Alaska Native Affairs. on 05/26/2015
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Red River Private Property Protection Act [HB-2130]
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Red River Private Property Protection Act (Sec. 2) This bill 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. BLM surveys conducted before enactment of this Act shall have no force or effect in determining the South Bank boundary line. (Sec. 3) The BLM, in identifying the current South Bank boundary line along the affected area,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Blake Farenthold
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 12/10/2015
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Wasteful EPA Programs Elimination Act of 2015 [HB-2111]
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[Air Quality ]
[Science ]
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[Grants ]
Wasteful EPA Programs Elimination Act of 2015 This bill terminates all existing grant programs of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), its National Clean Diesel Campaign, and its environmental justice programs. The EPA may not establish new grant programs. Federal funds may not be used by the EPA: to implement any ozone standard promulgated after this bill's enactment date; to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from mobile sources, or from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units; for the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program; for the
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Sponsored by: Rep. David P. Roe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 08/18/2015
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To authorize the conveyance of certain Coast Guard property in Tok, Alaska, and for other purposes. [HB-2038]
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To authorize the conveyance of certain Coast Guard property in Tok, Alaska, and for other purposes. This bill authorizes the Coast Guard (CG) to convey 3.25 acres of CG real property (including all improvements located on the property) in Tok, Alaska, upon payment to the United States of the fair market value of the property. The Tanana Chief's Conference shall have the right of first refusal to purchase the property. The property must be sold at fair market value. The United States shall deposit the proceeds in the CG Housing Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Referred To The Subcommittee On Coast Guard And Maritime Transportation. on 04/28/2015
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Community Parks Revitalization Act [HB-201]
[Community Development ]
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[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Housing ]
Community Parks Revitalization Act Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to carry out a community revitalization program of federal grants to eligible local governments located within standard metropolitan statistical areas for various park and recreation purposes, including grants for rehabilitation and construction, innovation and recreation programming, and recovery action programs. Authorizes the Secretary to designate local governments not located in standard metropolitan statistical areas to receive such grants under
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Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew A. Cartwright
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 04/29/2015
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Pascua Yaqui Tribe Land Conveyance Act [HB-2009]
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[Water ]
[Gaming ]
Pascua Yaqui Tribe Land Conveyance Act (Sec. 3) This bill declares that 39.65 acres of land are to be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona, effective the day after the Tuscon Unified School District No. 1 relinquishes its interest in the land. (Sec. 4) The United States must convey to the school district 13.24 acres of federal land in exchange for payment of the fair market value of the land and the cost of conveyance. The school district may acquire the federal reversionary interest in 27.5 acres
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 09/22/2016
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Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015 [HB-1987]
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Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015 TITLE I--AUTHORIZATIONS (Sec. 101) This bill authorizes FY2016-FY2017 appropriations for the Coast Guard for: (1) the operation and maintenance of the Coast Guard; (2) the acquisition, construction, renovation, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore facilities, vessels, and aircraft; (3) the Coast Guard Reserve program; (4) the Coast Guard's environmental compliance and restoration functions; and (5) research, development, test, and evaluation. The Coast Guard is authorized an end-of-year strength for
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Sponsored by: Rep. Peter A. DeFazio
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 05/19/2015