America’s Public Land Act of 2019

To reaffirm the policy of the United States with respect to management authority over public land, and for other purposes.

Subjects

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary

America's Public Land Act of 2019

This bill reaffirms that it is U.S. policy

to retain public land in federal ownership unless its disposal has been authorized by an Act of Congress;
to retain management authority over public land, except where a nonfederal individual or entity is authorized to exercise management authority pursuant to an Act of Congress or another applicable law; and
that retention of public land and the management authority over it is in the public interest.

Neither the Department of the Interior nor of Agriculture shall approve or permit the conveyance of public land or the granting of management authority over such land to nonfederal individuals or entities except as authorized by an Act of Congress.

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Related Legislation

S. 491America's Public Land Act of 2019
2019-02-14Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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Legislative Actions

2019-02-14
Introduced in House
2019-02-14
Introduced in House
2019-02-14
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-02-14
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-03-07
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
2019-03-11
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

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