3.0.0 1008 2023-01-11T13:20:23Z 2023-01-11T13:20:23Z House H HR 2011-03-10 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee:H.R. 1008.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority of Congress to enact thislegislation is provided by Article I, Section 8 of the UnitedStates Constitution, specifically Clause 1 (relating to thepower of Congress to provide for the general welfare of theUnited States) and Clause 18 (relating to the power to makeall laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powersvested in Congress), and Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2(relating to the power of Congress to dispose of and make allneedful rules and regulations respecting the territory orother property belonging to the United States).[Page H1726]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee Referred to 2011-03-22T19:22:52Z Referred to 2011-03-10T15:05:25Z hsbu00 Budget Committee House Standing Referred to 2011-03-10T15:05:30Z 2011-03-22 hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry. Committee 2011-03-10 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsbu00 Budget Committee 2011-03-10 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2011-03-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-03-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000533 Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] JOHN DUNCAN R TN J. 2 N Public Lands and Natural Resources Forests, forestry, trees Land transfers Tennessee Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2011-03-10 Introduced in House 2011-03-23T16:30:50Z Benton MacKaye Cherokee National Forest Land Consolidation Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to convey and quitclaim to the Towee Falls Baptist Church a parcel of National Forest System land in Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee, which surrounds the Church.

Requires Towee Falls Baptist Church to pay to the Secretary an amount of cash that is equal to the fair market value of such parcel based on an appraisal approved by the Secretary.

Requires deposit of the consideration received by the Secretary into a specified account in the Treasury and makes the monies so deposited available for the acquisition of lands and interests in the Cherokee National Forest.

Authorizes the Secretary to use such monies to acquire from the Monroe County Tennessee Board of Education a tract of land known as the Doc Rogers tract if the Secretary and the Board reach an agreement on the terms of a federal acquisition.

]]> Benton MacKaye Cherokee National Forest Land Consolidation Act Display Title Benton MacKaye Cherokee National Forest Land Consolidation Act Official Title as Introduced To authorize the conveyance of a small parcel of National Forest System land in the Cherokee National Forest and to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to use the proceeds from that conveyance to acquire a parcel of land for inclusion in that national forest, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Benton MacKaye Cherokee National Forest Land Consolidation Act Introduced in House 2011-03-10T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr1008ih/xml/BILLS-112hr1008ih.xml 2011-03-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.