US Congress House Bill 4027 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on June 19 2012 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-06-19 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Pending: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Authorizes Utah to relinquish for the benefit of the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation certain of its school trust or subsurface mineral lands south of the border between Grand County and Uintah County, Utah, in exchange for certain federal subsurface mineral lands north of that border. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to reserve an overriding interest in that portion of the mineral estate composed of minerals subject to leasing under the Mineral Leasing Act in the mineral lands conveyed to Utah. Delineates the extent of that interest. Requires Utah to reserve, for the benefit of its school trust, an overriding interest in that portion of the mineral estate composed of minerals subject to leasing under the Mineral Leasing Act in the mineral lands it relinquished to the federal government. Delineates the extent of that interest. Obligates neither the federal government nor Utah to lease or otherwise develop oil and gas resources in which the other party retains an overriding interest under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with Utah and the Tribe to facilitate the relinquishment and selection of the lands to be conveyed, and the administration of the overriding interests reserved under this Act. Terminates the overriding interests reserved by the Secretary and Utah 30 years after this Act's enactment.

To clarify authority granted under the Act entitled "An Act to define the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the State of Utah, and for other purposes".

Rep. Jim Matheson [D-UT]

Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-06-19	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2012-06-18	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2012-06-18	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3712)
2012-06-18	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4027.
2012-06-18	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3712-3713)
2012-06-18	House	Mr. Hastings (WA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2012-05-31	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 357.
2012-05-31	House	Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-509.
2012-04-25	House	Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
2012-04-25	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2012-04-25	House	Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs Discharged.
2012-04-25	House	Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
2012-03-20	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2012-02-17	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
2012-02-17	House	Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
2012-02-14	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

HB1053 (Related) 2011-03-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
SB1209 (Related) 2011-06-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/4027/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr4027/BILLS-112hr4027ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr4027/BILLS-112hr4027rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr4027/BILLS-112hr4027eh.pdf