3.0.0 1445 2023-01-11T13:28:07Z 2023-01-11T13:28:07Z House HR 2015-03-18 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 18, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HARDY:H.R. 1445.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:``clause 18 of section 8 of article I of theConstitution''.[Page H1771]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee Referred to 2015-04-08T19:00:08Z Referred to 2015-03-18T14:01:30Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2015-04-07T21:03:41Z Referred to 2015-03-18T14:01:25Z 2015-04-08 hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Committee 2015-04-07 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Committee 2015-03-18 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 2015-03-18 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-A 9 Library of Congress 2015-03-18 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 2015-03-18 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1727-1728) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2015-03-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-03-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001070 Rep. Hardy, Cresent [R-NV-4] Cresent Hardy R NV 4 N S001187 Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] Steve Stivers R OH 15 2015-03-18 True W000806 Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-10] Daniel Webster R FL 10 2015-04-15 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Budget deficits and national debt Forests, forestry, trees General public lands matters Land transfers Parks, recreation areas, trails Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2015-03-18 Introduced in House 2015-04-02T16:56:59Z Land Acquisition to cut National Debt Act or LAND Act

Bars the Department of the Interior from using federal funding to purchase land resulting in a net increase of land acreage being under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, or the Bureau of Land Management unless the federal budget is balanced for the year in which such land would be purchased.

Makes such prohibition inapplicable to: (1) lands purchased with funding made available through the sale of Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps, and (2) easements acquired by Interior to facilitate the management of federal lands.

Bars the Department of Agriculture (USDA) from using federal funding to purchase land resulting in a net increase of land acreage included in the National Forest System unless the federal budget is balanced for the year in which that land would be purchased. Makes such prohibition inapplicable to easements acquired by the USDA to facilitate the management of federal lands.

]]> LAND Act Display Title LAND Act Official Title as Introduced To provide that there shall be no net increase in the acres of certain Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or the Forest Service unless the Federal budget is balanced for the year in which the land would be purchased. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced LAND Act Short Titles as Introduced Land Acquisition to cut National Debt Act Introduced in House 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr1445ih/xml/BILLS-114hr1445ih.xml 2015-04-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation 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.