US Congress Senate Bill 729 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on April 5 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-05-18 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-39.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Affirms and validates a specified patent and the associated land reconfiguration issued by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) as having been issued in compliance with the Nevada-Florida Land Exchange Authorization Act of 1988, the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and the Federal Land Policy Management Act of 1976 for the benefit and recovery of the desert tortoise and other species and related habitat. Ratifies: (1) the process used by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the BLM in reconfiguring the land as shown in a specified environmental impact statement, and (2) the reconfiguration provided for in a specified Army Corps of Engineers permit.

A bill to validate final patent number 27-2005-0081, and for other purposes.

Sen. John Ensign [R-NV]

Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV]

Sen. Harry Reid [D-NV]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-05-18	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-39.
2011-04-05	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

HB1400 (Related) 2011-04-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/729/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s729/BILLS-112s729is.pdf