US Congress House Bill 2240 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on October 5 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-10-05 - Became Public Law No: 112-182.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Lowell National Historical Park Land Exchange Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to exchange any land or interest within the boundaries of Lowell National Historical Park in Massachusetts for any land or interest owned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the city of Lowell, or the University of Massachusetts Building Authority. Subjects, except as provided below, an exchange under this Act to the laws, regulations, and policies applicable to land exchanges administered by the National Park Service (NPS) and any other terms and conditions that are determined to be necessary to protect U.S. interests. Requires, where facilities or infrastructure required for the management and operation of the Park exists on the federal land to be exchanged and the non-federal land or interest to be exchanged is not of equal value, the values to be equalized by a cash payment to the Secretary. Bars the Secretary from being required to equalize the values of any exchange conducted under this Act if the land or interest received by the federal government exceeds the value of the federal land or interest exchanged.

Lowell National Historical Park Land Exchange Act of 2012

Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-10-05	Senate	Became Public Law No: 112-182.
2012-10-05	Senate	Signed by President.
2012-09-25	Senate	Presented to President.
2012-09-24	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2012-09-22	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 9/21/2012 S6674)
2012-05-08	Senate	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 392.
2012-05-07	Senate	Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
2012-04-26	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2012-04-26	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 4/24/2012 H2050)
2012-04-26	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2156)
2012-04-24	House	At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Bishop (UT) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
2012-04-24	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2240.
2012-04-24	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2050)
2012-04-24	House	Mr. Bishop (UT) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2012-04-19	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 314.
2012-04-19	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-450.
2012-02-29	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2012-02-29	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2012-02-29	House	Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Discharged.
2012-01-24	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2011-06-22	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
2011-06-16	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

SB1215 (Related) 2012-03-07 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-401.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/2240/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2240/BILLS-112hr2240ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2240/BILLS-112hr2240rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2240/BILLS-112hr2240eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2240/BILLS-112hr2240pcs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2240/BILLS-112hr2240enr.pdf