US Congress House Bill 1554 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on September 17 2015 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-12-16 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 340.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Elkhorn Ranch and White River National Forest Conveyance Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill requires all interest of the United States in 148 acres of identified land shall be conveyed by patent to the Gordman-Leverich Partnership (GLP), a Colorado Limited Liability Partnership. The conveyance: (1) is subject to the valid existing rights of the lessee of federal oil and gas lease COC-75070 and any other valid existing rights, and (2) shall reserve to the United States the right to collect rent and royalty payments on such lease for its duration. The conveyance does not modify the exterior boundary of the White River National Forest in Colorado nor the boundaries of Sections 18 and 19 of a certain Township in Colorado, as such boundaries are in effect on the date of enactment of this Act. The conveyance shall: (1) be completed by no later than 180 days of enactment of this Act; and (2) be without consideration, except that all costs incurred by the Department of the Interior relating to any survey, platting, legal description, or other activities carried out to prepare and issue the patent shall be paid by GLP to Interior prior to the conveyance of such land.

Elkhorn Ranch and White River National Forest Conveyance Act of 2015

Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]

Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-12-16	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 340.
2015-12-16	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 114-195.
2015-11-19	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2015-10-08	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
2015-09-17	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2015-09-16	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2015-09-16	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5997-5998)
2015-09-16	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1554.
2015-09-16	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5997-5998)
2015-09-16	House	Mr. McClintock moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2015-09-09	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 195.
2015-09-09	House	Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-257.
2015-07-09	House	Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
2015-07-09	House	Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
2015-07-09	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2015-07-08	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2015-06-16	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2015-04-08	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
2015-03-23	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2015-03-23	House	Introduced in House

SB1942 (Same As) 2015-12-16 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 334.
SB2012 (Related) 2016-09-08 - Conference held.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1554/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1554/BILLS-114hr1554ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1554/BILLS-114hr1554rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1554/BILLS-114hr1554eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1554/BILLS-114hr1554rs.pdf