3.0.0 4976 2019-11-15T21:31:00Z 2019-11-15T21:31:00Z House H HR 2012-04-27 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. AMODEI:H.R. 4976.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority on which this bill rests isthe power of Congress to make rules for the government andregulation of the land and naval forces, as enumerated inArticle I, Section 8, Clause 14 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H2275]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee Referred to 2012-05-10T16:11:24Z Referred to 2012-04-27T13:10:10Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2012-05-07T16:50:23Z Referred to 2012-04-27T13:10:05Z 2012-05-10 hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry. Committee 2012-05-07 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. Committee 2012-04-27 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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 2012-04-27 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2012-04-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-04-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress A000369 Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] Mark Amodei R NV E. 2 N H001055 Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3] Joseph Heck R NV J. 3 2012-05-10 False L000576 Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7] Billy Long R MO 7 2012-05-10 False J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2012-05-10 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Department of the Interior Forests, forestry, trees General public lands matters Intergovernmental relations Land transfers State and local finance Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2012-04-27 Introduced in House 2012-06-19T16:53:44Z Small Lands Tracts Conveyance Act - Requires the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for a state (respecting certain public lands) or the Regional Forester (respecting certain National Forest System lands) to select an eligible federal lands parcel for conveyance: (1) in response to a request by an owner of non-federal land that shares one or more boundaries with such parcel, or (2) upon the recommendation of the BLM District Office or System unit that exercises administration over such parcel.

Bars a conveyed eligible parcel from exceeding 160 acres unless the Director or Regional Forester concerned approves a request for additional acreage. Permits acquisition by a person of only one eligible parcel a year, subject to an exception.

Instructs the Director or Regional Forester concerned, as consideration for the sale of an eligible parcel, to require a cash payment in an amount equal to not less than the fair market value of such parcel, including the mineral estate, being conveyed.

Requires the Director or the Regional Forester concerned to: (1) pay 50% of the consideration received for the sale of an eligible parcel to the county government in which such parcel is located, and (2) deposit the remaining amount in the general Treasury fund.

Requires the purchaser of an eligible federal lands parcel under this Act to cover the costs to be incurred, or to reimburse the Director or Regional Forester concerned for the costs incurred, in carrying out the conveyance.

]]> Small Lands Tracts Conveyance Act Short Titles as Introduced Small Lands Tracts Conveyance Act Display Title Small Lands Tracts Conveyance Act Official Title as Introduced To provide for the conveyance of small parcels of National Forest System land and small parcels of public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management to landowners whose lands share a boundary with the National Forest System land or public lands, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2012-04-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr4976ih/xml/BILLS-112hr4976ih.xml 2012-05-10 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.