Authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to accept certain non-federal lands in California outside the boundaries of the Inyo National Forest in exchange for certain federal land within the Forest boundaries.
Authorizes USDA to accept a cash payment of any size to equalize the values of the properties that would be exchanged. (Current law limits the payments to no more than 25% of the value of the federal lands exchanged.) Requires deposit of the payment into the Treasury account established under the Sisk Act, which shall make funds available for USDA to acquire lands in California to add to the National Forest System.
Declares that this Act does not grant USDA new land exchange authority.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-433.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-281.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-281.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 202.
Mr. McClintock moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7423)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1241.
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Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7423)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7423)
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Landrieu without amendment. With written report No. 113-303.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Landrieu without amendment. With written report No. 113-303.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 643.