US HB1931 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on April 22 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-05-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 22 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-05-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
American Land Act Authorizes the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture, for each of FY2016-FY2021, to offer for competitive sale by auction to eligible entities 8% of the federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 8% of the National Forest System land. Includes as an "eligible entity": (1) a U.S. citizen, or (2) a corporation or partnership created or organized in or under the laws of the United States. Requires the land to be sold to: (1) be configured to maximize marketability or achieve management objectives, and (2) include the mineral rights for not more than 50% of the total acreage if such inclusion is likely to maximize marketability. Requires proceeds to be deposited into the Highway Trust Fund.
Title
American Land Act
Sponsors
Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX] | Rep. Sam Johnson [R-TX] | Rep. John Carter [R-TX] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2015-05-19 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. |
2015-05-15 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. |
2015-04-22 | House | Referred to House Agriculture |
2015-04-22 | House | Referred to House Natural Resources |
2015-04-22 | House | 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. |
2015-04-22 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Forests, forestry, trees
Government trust funds
Land transfers
Public lands and natural resources
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding
Government trust funds
Land transfers
Public lands and natural resources
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1931/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1931/BILLS-114hr1931ih.pdf |