S. 59 — National Forest and Public Lands of Nevada Enhancement Act of 1988 | PoliFocus

S. 59100th Congress

National Forest and Public Lands of Nevada Enhancement Act of 1988

A bill entitled the "National Forests and Public Lands of Nevada Enhancement Act of 1987".

Subjects

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary

(Measure passed Senate, amended)

National Forest and Public Lands of Nevada Enhancement Act of 1988 - Transfers specified public lands in Nevada to the Secretary of Agriculture for inclusion in the Toiyabe or the Inyo National Forests. Transfers specified national forest lands to the Secretary of the Interior. Requires lands designated for inclusion in such Forests to be managed so as not to impair their suitability for wilderness designation.

Excludes such additional national forest lands from calculations for interstate (California and Nevada) but not intrastate (Nevada) distribution of the Twenty-Five Percent Fund.

Authorizes the Secretary to transfer land known as Wilbur Square to Boulder City, Nevada.

Full Text

Related Legislation

H.R. 267National Forests and Public Lands of Nevada Enhancement Act of 1987
1988-10-13For Further Action See S.59.
Related

Legislative Actions

1987-06-30
Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. Hearings held.
1987-07-09
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources received executive comment from Department of Agriculture. Favorable.
1988-08-11
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
1988-09-15
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Johnston with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 100-511.
1988-09-15
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Johnston with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 100-511.
1988-09-15
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 941.
1988-10-12
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
1988-10-12
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
1988-10-12
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
1988-10-13
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
1988-10-13
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.

Enacted as Public Law 100-550

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