3.0.0 4786 2023-01-11T13:31:52Z 2023-01-11T13:31:52Z House HR 2016-03-17 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 43 (Thursday, March 17, 2016)][Pages H1462-H1463]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GOSAR:H.R. 4786.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (the Property Clause).Under this clause, Congress has[[Page H1463]]the power to dispose of and make all needful rules andregulations respecting the territory or other propertybelonging to the United States. By virtue of this enumeratedpower, Congress has governing authority over the lands,territories, or other property of the United States--and withthis authority Congress is vested with the power to allowners in fee, the ability to sell, lease, dispose, exchange,convey, or simply preserve land. The Supreme Court hasdescribed this enumerated grant as one ``without limitation''Kleppe v New Mexico, 426 U.S. 529, 542-543 (1976) (``Andwhile the furthest reaches of the power granted by theProperty Clause have not been definitely resolved, we haverepeatedly observed that the power over the public land thusentrusted to Congress is without limitation.'') Historically,the the federal government transferred ownership of federalproperty to either private ownership or the states in orderto pay off large Revolutionary War debts and to assist withthe development of infrastructure.]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2016-03-22T21:15:06Z Referred to 2016-03-17T13:05:40Z RPPA Commercial Recreation Concessions Pilot Program Act of 2015 114 2380 S 2016-09-22 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-509. Related bill CRS 2016-03-22 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Committee 2016-03-17 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2016-03-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-03-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 N A000369 Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] Mark Amodei R NV E. 2 2016-03-17 True A000373 Rep. Ashford, Brad [D-NE-2] Brad Ashford D NE 2 2016-03-17 True B001273 Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6] Diane Black R TN 6 2016-03-17 True C001096 Rep. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND-At Large] Kevin Cramer R ND 0 2016-03-17 True D000616 Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] Scott DesJarlais R TN 4 2016-03-17 True F000448 Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] Trent Franks R AZ 8 2016-03-17 True H001070 Rep. Hardy, Cresent [R-NV-4] Cresent Hardy R NV 4 2016-03-17 True H001052 Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] Andy Harris R MD 1 2016-03-17 True K000368 Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] Ann Kirkpatrick D AZ 1 2016-03-17 True L000571 Rep. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY-At Large] Cynthia Lummis R WY M. 0 2016-03-17 True P000588 Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] Stevan Pearce R NM 2 2016-03-17 True S000018 Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5] MATT SALMON R AZ 5 2016-03-17 True S001183 Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6] David Schweikert R AZ 6 2016-03-17 True S000250 Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] PETE SESSIONS R TX 32 2016-03-17 True S001191 Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 9 2016-03-17 True S000583 Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] LAMAR SMITH R TX 21 2016-03-17 True H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2016-03-22 False W000804 Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] Robert Wittman R VA J. 1 2016-04-14 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Land use and conservation Outdoor recreation Parks, recreation areas, trails Public-private cooperation State and local government operations Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2016-03-17 Introduced in House 2016-04-06T13:50:05Z RPPA Commercial Recreation Concessions Pilot Program Act of 2016

This bill amends the Recreation and Public Purposes Act to direct the Department of the Interior to establish a pilot program that authorizes commercial recreation concessions on land patented or leased under the Act.

Interior shall enter into at least 10 agreements with parties to whom such land has been patented or leased for the establishment of these concessions.

A party to such an agreement may enter into agreements with third parties to establish such concessions.

]]> RPPA Commercial Recreation Concessions Pilot Program Act of 2016 Display Title RPPA Commercial Recreation Concessions Pilot Program Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced To require the Secretary of the Interior to establish a pilot program for commercial recreation concessions on certain land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced RPPA Commercial Recreation Concessions Pilot Program Act of 2016 Introduced in House 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr4786ih/xml/BILLS-114hr4786ih.xml 2016-03-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. 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.