H.R. 2806 — A bill to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U. S. C. 1701) to permit temporary use by Federal departments and agencies of public lands controlled by the Bureau of Land Management, Department of Interior. | PoliFocus

H.R. 2806100th Congress

A bill to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U. S. C. 1701) to permit temporary use by Federal departments and agencies of public lands controlled by the Bureau of Land Management, Department of Interior.

Subjects

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary

(Measure passed House, amended)

Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to allow the temporary use for specified military purposes of certain public lands in Alaska for up to three years.

Limits the use of public lands to areas where such use would not be inconsistent with the plans prepared pursuant to the FLPMA. Makes the using department responsible for any necessary cleanup and decontamination of the lands used and for any other terms and conditions which the Secretary may impose to minimize adverse impacts on the resources and values of such lands.

Provides for notification of the public where public safety may require closure to public use of any portion of such lands.

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Legislative Actions

1988-04-26
Referred to House Committee on Armed Services Sequentially, for a Period Ending not Later than May 20, 88.
1988-05-20
House Committee on Armed Services Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
1988-05-20
House Committee on Armed Services Discharged by Unanimous Consent.
1988-05-20
Placed on Union Calendar No: 380.
1988-05-23
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
1988-05-23
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
1988-05-23
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
1988-05-24
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
1988-05-25
Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks.
1988-10-21
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
1988-10-21
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
1988-10-21
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
1988-10-21
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
1988-10-27
Measure Signed in Senate.
1988-10-27
Presented to President.
1988-10-27
Presented to President.
1988-11-03
Signed by President.
1988-11-03
Signed by President.
1988-11-03
Became Public Law No: 100-586.
1988-11-03
Became Public Law No: 100-586.

Enacted as Public Law 100-586

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