Land Transfers
US Congress 116th Congress
Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act [HB-992]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Mining ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Animals ]
Withdraws specified federal land in Curry and Josephine Counties in Oregon from (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) operation under the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws. The bill revises the segment designations for the Chetco River in Oregon. The federal land within the boundaries of such segments of the Chetco River is withdrawn from (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Peter A. DeFazio
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests, And Public Lands. on 02/22/2019
Spread the world
Gettr US Congress 116th Congress
Nashua River Wild and Scenic River Act of 2019 [HB-984]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Water ]
[Recreation ]
Designates specified segments of the Nashua, Squannacook, and Nissitissit rivers in Massachusetts and New Hampshire as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The bill excludes from such designation certain areas with respect to the Ice House and Pepperell hydroelectric projects and the Hollingsworth and Vose dam.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ann M. Kuster
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests, And Public Lands. on 02/25/2019
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Reconstruction Era National Historical Park Act [HB-972]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Community Development ]
Redesignates the Reconstruction Era National Monument in Beaufort County, South Carolina, as the "Reconstruction Era National Historical Park," and authorizes the Department of the Interior to acquire specified lands to expand the park. Interior shall establish within the National Park Service the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network.
Sponsored by: Rep. James E. Clyburn
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests, And Public Lands. on 02/25/2019
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
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-933]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
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 programs. HHS shall convey to the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation in Dillingham, Alaska, all interest of the United States in and to certain property included in the Dental Annex Subdivision (including all land, improvements,
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Referred To The Subcommittee On Indigenous Peoples Of The United States. on 02/15/2019
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Lake Bistineau Land Title Stability Act [HB-894]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Real Estate ]
Directs the Department of the Interior to convey to a specified claimant or claimants the approximately 229.72 acres of the land that was in place during the original survey of the land surrounding Lake Bistineau (including Peggy's Island and Hog Island) that was conducted in 1838.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests, And Public Lands. on 02/15/2019
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Bears Ears Expansion And Respect for Sovereignty Act [HB-871]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Recreation ]
Expands the boundaries of the Bears Ears National Monument in Utah. The Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall administer the lands under their jurisdictions within the expanded boundaries (1) as part of the monument; and (2) in accordance with Presidential Proclamation 9558, dated December 28, 2016, that provided for the establishment of the monument. Interior and USDA shall promptly carry out the proclamation's provisions, including the provisions requiring them to engage the Bears Ears Commission to ensure the
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests, And Public Lands. on 02/13/2019
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act [HB-823]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Air Quality ]
[Mining ]
[Climate Change ]
[Recreation ]
Provides for the conservation of specified lands in Colorado. Specifically, the bill designates specified federal lands within the White River National Forest as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, the proposed Williams Fork Mountains Wilderness as a potential wilderness area, the Tenmile Recreation Management Area, the Porcupine Gulch Wildlife Conservation Area, the Williams Fork Mountains Wildlife Conservation Area, the Camp Hale National Historic Landscape, the Sheep Mountain and Liberty Bell East Special Management Areas,
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Ed Perlmutter
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee On Public Lands, Forests, And Mining. Hearings Held. on 11/18/2020
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Water and Agriculture Tax Reform Act of 2019 [HB-807]
[Agriculture ]
[Taxes ]
[Water ]
Permits tax-exempt mutual ditch or irrigation companies to earn income from dispositions of certain 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 a company may be organized in a manner that permits voting on a basis that is pro rata to share ownership
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Newhouse
Introduced In House on 01/28/2019
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Embry-Riddle Tri-City Land Exchange Completion Act of 2019 [HB-756]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Education ]
Requires the Department of Interior to relinquish its reversionary interest in a 16-acre parcel of land that is located in Yavapai County, Arizona, and owned by the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests, And Public Lands. on 02/11/2019
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Black Mountain Range and Bullhead City Land Exchange Act of 2019 [HB-755]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
Directs the Department of the Interior, upon request by Bullhead City, Arizona, to convey to to the city 345.2 acres of specified federal land in exchange for 1,100 acres of city-owned land in the Black Mountain Range. The lands acquired by Interior shall be, upon acquisition, automatically and permanently withdrawn from appropriation and disposal under the public land laws and specified laws regarding geothermal resources.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests, And Public Lands. on 02/11/2019
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act [HB-733]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Agriculture ]
Directs the Department of Agriculture to transfer to the administrative jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to approximately 11,760 acres of identified federal land in the Chippewa National Forest in Cass County, Minnesota. Immediately upon transfer, the federal land shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and considered as a part of its reservation. The federal land shall not become eligible or be used for gaming activities under the Indian Gaming
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas
Reported By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-665. on 12/18/2020
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Udall Park Land Exchange Completion Act [HB-670]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
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: Rep. Andy Biggs
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests, And Public Lands. on 02/11/2019
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Save Oak Flat Act [HB-665]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Mining ]
[Environmental ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Repeals the requirement for the Department of Agriculture to convey 2,422 acres of Forest Service land located in Pinal County, Arizona, to Resolution Copper Mining, LLC, in exchange for various parcels of land owned by Resolution Copper.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests, And Public Lands. on 02/08/2019
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-648]
[Agriculture ]
[Finance ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Housing ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Aerospace ]
[Food ]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Insurance ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Provides FY2019 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 6 of the 12 regular FY2019 appropriations bills: the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019; the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Nita M. Lowey
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 16. on 01/28/2019
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act [HB-580]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Real Estate ]
[Agriculture ]
Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to instruct the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide advance written notification to each owner of land that is adjacent to a parcel acquired to become public lands or National Forest System (NFS) lands. Interior or USDA must provide advance written notification to each owner of land that is adjacent to a parcel of public lands or NFS lands to be conveyed by sale, exchange, or other disposal method. The Bureau of Land Management, before commencing
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Newhouse
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 02/07/2019
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an agreement with the city of Vallejo, California, for the transfer of Mare Island Naval Cemetery in Vallejo, California, and for other purposes. [HB-578]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the city of Vallejo, California, to enter into an agreement to transfer Mare Island Naval Cemetery in Vallejo, California, to the VA to be maintained as a national shrine.
Sponsored by: Rep. James P. McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 02/08/2019
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Superior National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2019 [HB-527]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Mining ]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
Directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA), if the PolyMet Mining Corporation, Inc., offers to convey 6,690 acres of non-federal land within the Superior National Forest in St. Louis County and Lake County in Minnesota, to accept the offer and, in exchange, convey 6,650 acres of National Forest System land within the forest to PolyMet. The United States shall reserve the mineral rights on 181 acres of such federal land parcel. PolyMet shall waive any payment otherwise owed to it by the United States to equalize the values of the exchanged lands.
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Collin C. Peterson
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests, And Public Lands. on 02/04/2019
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain public land within the Henry's Lake Wilderness Study Area in the State of Idaho to resolve an unauthorized use and an occupancy encroachment dating back to 1983. [HB-483]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Real Estate ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
Authorizes the Department of the Interior to convey the approximately 0.5 acres of specified federal land in the Henry's Lake Wilderness Study Area in Fremont County, Idaho, to the owner of a private residence at 3787 Valhalla Road in Island Park, Idaho. Interior may grant Fall River Electric in Ashton, Idaho, the right to operate, maintain, and rehabilitate a right-of-way encumbering the approximately 0.4 acres of specified federal land in the study area which includes an electric distribution line and an access road. The conveyed land shall be
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael K. Simpson
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests, And Public Lands. on 02/05/2019
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
To amend section 7 of Public Law 100-515 (16 U.S.C. 1244 note) to promote continued use of the James J. Howard Marine Sciences Laboratory at Gateway National Recreation Area by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. [HB-477]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Science ]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Authorizes the transfer of the James J. Howard Marine Science Laboratory at Gateway National Recreation Area in New Jersey, without consideration, to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration by the state of New Jersey and sets forth new requirements governing the continued use of the laboratory.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Pallone
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests, And Public Lands. on 02/05/2019
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Arapaho National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 2019 [HB-475]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Agriculture ]
Adjusts the boundary of the Arapaho National Forest in Colorado to incorporate approximately 92.95 acres of additional land. The Department of Agriculture shall include all federal land within the boundary in the Bowen Gulch Protection Area.
Sponsored by: Rep. Doug Lamborn
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests, And Public Lands. on 02/05/2019