Authorizes the sale through competitive bidding of freehold and leasehold interests in national forest system lands administered by the Secretary of Agriculture or national park system lands administered by the Secretary of the Interior. Excepts certain lands and interests from such sales.
Directs the appropriate Secretary to convey such interests to the highest bidder. Provides guidelines for acquisition of such interests by the last owners of record if such owners agree to meet the highest bid price.
Credits the proceeds received from any conveyance of national park system or national forest system lands by the Secretary of the Interior or by the Secretary of Agriculture to land acquisition appropriations for such areas.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Agriculture Department, Interior Department, OMB.
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Reserved Water. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-203.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources received executive comment from Interior Department. Unfavorable.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources received executive comment from OMB. Favorable.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources received executive comment from Agriculture Department. Unfavorable.
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