US Congress House Bill 4257 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on June 26 2018 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-06-26 - 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]

Advancing Conservation and Education Act This bill allows the states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, or Wyoming (western states) to relinquish state land grant parcels wholly or primarily within eligible areas and select, in exchange, public land within the state. The bill defines "eligible areas" as lands within the outer boundaries of units or components of the National Park, National Wilderness Preservation, National Wildlife Refuge, or National Landscape Conservation Systems, areas identified by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) of the Department of the Interior as having wilderness characteristics, certain designated lands within the National Forest System or administered by the BLM, and sentinel landscapes designated by the Department of Agriculture, Department of Defense, or Interior. Interior shall create a process for the relinquishment of such parcels. A western state may select, and Interior may convey, lands that are mineral in character. The overall value of the state land grant parcels and the public land to be conveyed shall be equal. The bill sets forth requirements regarding hazardous materials on land conveyed, water rights, grazing permits, and road rights-of ways and other valid existing rights.

Advancing Conservation and Education Act

Rep. Chris Stewart [R-UT]

Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]

Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]

Rep. John Curtis [R-UT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-06-26	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2018-06-25	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2018-06-25	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5607-5610)
2018-06-25	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4257.
2018-06-25	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5607-5611)
2018-06-25	House	Mr. Bishop (UT) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2018-04-11	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
2018-04-11	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2018-04-11	House	Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
2017-11-14	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
2017-11-06	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2017-11-06	House	Introduced in House

SB2078 (Same As) 2018-08-22 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4257/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr4257/BILLS-115hr4257ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr4257/BILLS-115hr4257eh.pdf