3.0.0 470 2023-01-11T13:29:03Z 2023-01-11T13:29:03Z House HR 2015-01-22 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 11 (Thursday, January 22, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. COLLINS of Georgia:H.R. 470.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make allneedful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory orother Property belonging to the United States.[Page H533]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee Referred to 2015-02-05T14:06:52Z Reported by 2016-09-20T19:49:45Z Markup by 2016-09-14T14:35:40Z Referred to 2015-01-22T14:00:31Z H. Rept. 114-769 Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015 114 1744 S 2015-07-16 Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Hearings held. Identical bill CRS Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016 114 2647 HR 2016-09-19 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 634. Related bill CRS 2016-09-20 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 602. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00602 2016-09-20 Reported by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 114-769. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2016-09-20 Reported by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 114-769. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2016-09-14 hsag00 Agriculture Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. Committee 2016-09-14 hsag00 Agriculture Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2015-02-05 hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Committee 2015-01-22 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2015-01-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-01-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001093 Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9] Doug Collins R GA 9 N C001103 Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] Earl Carter R GA L. "Buddy" 1 2015-03-02 False S001189 Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] Austin Scott R GA 8 2015-03-10 False B000490 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] SANFORD BISHOP D GA D. 2 2015-06-09 False G000560 Rep. Graves, Tom [R-GA-14] Tom Graves R GA 14 2015-09-15 False A000372 Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] Rick Allen R GA W. 12 2015-12-11 False H001071 Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10] Jody Hice R GA B. 10 2016-01-28 False S001157 Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] David Scott D GA 13 2016-09-13 False 2016-09-19T12:04:00Z H.R. 470, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52022 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Agriculture on September 14, 2016 Public Lands and Natural Resources Forests, forestry, trees Georgia Land transfers Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2015-01-22 Introduced in House 2015-07-15T18:27:12Z Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015

Authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to sell or exchange any or all interest of the United States in 30 tracts of National Forest System land in Georgia totaling approximately 3,841 acres.

Authorizes USDA to reserve any rights-of-way or other rights or interests in land sold or exchanged under this Act that is considered necessary for management purposes or to protect the public interest.

Prohibits USDA from selling or exchanging land under this Act for less than market value, as determined by an appraisal or through a competitive bid.

Requires proceeds to be used for the acquisition of land for national forest purposes in Georgia.

]]> 79 2016-09-20 Reported to House without amendment 2016-11-10T20:55:31Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015

(Sec. 3) This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to may sell or exchange any or all interest of the United States in 30 tracts of National Forest System land in Georgia totaling approximately 3,841 acres.

USDA may modify the boundaries of such lands based on land management considerations.

USDA shall convey by quitclaim deed land sold or exchanged under this bill.

USDA may reserve any rights-of-way or other rights or interests in land sold or exchanged under this bill that are considered necessary for management purposes or to protect the public interest.

USDA may not sell or exchange land under this bill for less than market value, as determined by an appraisal or through a competitive bid.

Any such appraisal shall be:

  • consistent with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions or the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, and
  • subject to USDA's approval.

The consideration for sales of lands or equalization of exchanges under this bill shall be paid in cash.

USDA may accept a cash equalization payment that exceeds 25% of the value of any of the land to be exchanged under this bill.

USDA may sell lands under this bill at public or private sale, including competitive sale by auction, bid, or otherwise, according to such terms, conditions, and procedures that are in the best interest of the United States.

USDA may:

  • make public or private solicitations for the sale or exchange of land authorized by this bill, and
  • reject any offer that is determined as not being adequate or not in the public interest.

USDA may:

  • use brokers or other third parties in disposing of the lands authorized by this bill; and
  • from the proceeds of such a sale, pay reasonable commissions or fees.

(Sec. 4) USDA shall deposit the proceeds of a sale authorized by this bill in the fund established under the Sisk Act.

Amounts deposited into such fund shall be made available to USDA for the acquisition of land for national forest purposes in Georgia.

Nothing in this bill authorizes the use of the amounts deposited into such fund for the acquisition of land without the written consent of the owner of that land.

]]> Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015 Display Title Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To authorize the sale of certain National Forest System land in the State of Georgia. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015 Short Titles as Reported to House Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015 H House Reported in House 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr470rh/xml/BILLS-114hr470rh.xml Introduced in House 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr470ih/xml/BILLS-114hr470ih.xml 2016-09-20 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 602. 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.