3.0.0 5836 2023-01-11T13:33:21Z 2023-01-11T13:33:21Z House HR 2016-07-14 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 114 (Thursday, July 14, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GOSAR:H.R. 5836.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (the Property Clause).Congress has the power to dispose of and make all needfulrules and regulations respecting the territory or otherproperty belonging to the United States. By virtue of thisenumerated power, Congress has governing authority over thelands, territories, or other property of the United States--and with this authority Congress is vested with the power toall owners in fee, the ability to sell, lease, dispose,exchange, convey, or simply preserve land. The Supreme Courthas described this enumerated power as one ``withoutlimitation'' in Kleppe v New Mexico, 426 U.S. 529, 542-543(1976).[Page H5013]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee Referred to 2016-08-30T13:55:55Z Referred to 2016-07-14T13:12:25Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2016-08-04T18:28:32Z Referred to 2016-07-14T13:12:20Z 2016-08-30 hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Committee 2016-08-04 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Committee 2016-07-14 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 2016-07-14 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 2016-07-14 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 2016-07-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-07-14 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 2016-07-14 True B001297 Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] Ken Buck R CO 4 2016-07-14 True C001094 Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] Paul Cook R CA 8 2016-07-14 True F000448 Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] Trent Franks R AZ 8 2016-07-14 True H001070 Rep. Hardy, Cresent [R-NV-4] Cresent Hardy R NV 4 2016-07-14 True H001071 Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10] Jody Hice R GA B. 10 2016-07-14 True L000573 Rep. Labrador, Raul R. [R-ID-1] Raul Labrador R ID R. 1 2016-07-14 True M001177 Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4] Tom McClintock R CA 4 2016-07-14 True N000189 Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] Dan Newhouse R WA 4 2016-07-14 True S001183 Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6] David Schweikert R AZ 6 2016-07-14 True S000250 Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] PETE SESSIONS R TX 32 2016-07-14 True S001192 Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] Chris Stewart R UT 2 2016-07-14 True T000470 Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] Scott Tipton R CO R. 3 2016-07-14 True Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. 0 2016-07-14 True D000533 Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] JOHN DUNCAN R TN J. 2 2016-07-14 True K000362 Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] Steve King R IA 4 2016-07-14 True N000181 Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22] Devin Nunes R CA 22 2016-07-14 True B001291 Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] Brian Babin R TX 36 2016-07-14 True C001077 Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] Mike Coffman R CO 6 2016-07-14 True P000588 Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] Stevan Pearce R NM 2 2016-09-07 False M001144 Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] Jeff Miller R FL 1 2016-09-09 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Agricultural education Agricultural research Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Higher education Hunting and fishing Land transfers Land use and conservation Outdoor recreation State and local government operations Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2016-07-14 Introduced in House 2016-11-22T23:24:20Z Hunting, Education, and Recreational Development Act or the HEARD Act

This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to dispose of federal lands under their respective jurisdictions by offering them for sale or exchange to units of local government in accordance with this bill.

Before the offering of lands for sale or exchange, states or the unit of local government in whose jurisdiction the lands are located may elect to obtain any such lands for local public purposes pursuant to the Recreation and Public Purposes Act. Interior or USDA, as appropriate, shall retain the elected lands for conveyance to such states or unit of local government in accordance with that Act.

The bill prescribes requirements for disposition of the gross proceeds of the sales of lands under this bill, including that:

  • 15% be paid to the state where the sale takes place to be used to supplement the education of students in kindergarten through grade 12, to supplement public support of institutions of public higher education, and to supplement state agricultural and natural resource agencies; and
  • 10% of such proceeds be deposited in a special account to be created in the Treasury which may be used for the acquisition of recreational beneficial lands and interests (providing an opportunity for hunting, recreational fishing, recreational shooting, recreational off-highway vehicles, or other recreational purposes, or to achieve better management of public lands through consolidation of federal ownership).
]]> HEARD Act Display Title HEARD Act Short Titles as Introduced HEARD Act Short Titles as Introduced Hunting, Education, and Recreational Development Act Official Title as Introduced To provide for the orderly disposal of certain Federal lands, to benefit education and other purposes through the sales of such lands, to consolidate Federal lands to improve management, to provide for the acquisition of lands for recreational and other opportunities, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr5836ih/xml/BILLS-114hr5836ih.xml 2016-08-30 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.