US Congress House Bill 5075 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Introduced on July 11 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-07-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Resurveys Entitle Adjacent Landowners to Protection Act or the REAL Protection Act - Directs the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to notify all property owners with land abutting or adjacent to federal land being resurveyed. Requires the BLM to notify affected landowners within 30 days of completion of the resurvey if it extends the boundaries of federal land. Requires the affected landowner to be given the right of first refusal to purchase the land for fair market value minus the value of any significant improvements made to such lands, or be reimbursed for the fair market value of any such improvements made to such lands. Prohibits the landowner from being charged with willful trespass onto the land unless the person used such lands with the knowledge that they should be classified as federal land.

REAL Protection Act

Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]

Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]

Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA]

Rep. Chris Stewart [R-UT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-07-17	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
2014-07-11	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5075/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr5075/BILLS-113hr5075ih.pdf