US Congress House Bill 5758 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Introduced on July 13 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-07-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Federal Lands Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Advancing Conservation and Education Act of 2016 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 of the National Park, National Wilderness Preservation, National Wildlife Refuge, or National Landscape Conservation Systems, areas identified by the Bureau of Land Management of the Department of the Interior as having wilderness characteristics, and certain designated lands within the National Forest System. 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, and grazing permits.

Advancing Conservation and Education Act of 2016

Rep. Jason Chaffetz [R-UT]

Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]

Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]

Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-07-25	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
2016-07-13	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2016-07-13	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5758/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5758/BILLS-114hr5758ih.pdf