3.0.0 6479 2023-01-11T13:33:55Z 2023-01-11T13:33:55Z House HR 2016-12-08 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 177 (Thursday, December 8, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. THORNBERRY:H.R. 6479.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 and Article IV, Section 3 of theUnited States Constitution.[Page H7569]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2016-12-15T17:03:56Z hsii24 Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2016-12-15T17:03:43Z Referred to 2016-12-08T14:03:00Z 2016-12-15 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Committee 2016-12-15 hsii24 Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. Committee 2016-12-08 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2016-12-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-12-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000238 Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13] WILLIAM THORNBERRY R TX M. 13 N Public Lands and Natural Resources Lakes and rivers Oklahoma Texas Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2016-12-08 Introduced in House 2017-01-31T21:05:52Z Red River Gradient Boundary Survey Act

This bill directs the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to commission a survey to identify the South Bank boundary line with respect to land along a specified 116-mile stretch of the Red River in Oklahoma and Texas (the affected area).

The survey shall:

  • adhere to the gradient boundary survey method;
  • span the length of the affected area;
  • be conducted by surveyors who are licensed and qualified to conduct official gradient boundary surveys, and selected by and operating under the direction of the Texas General Land Office and the Oklahoma Commissioners of the Land Office (the offices); and
  • be completed within two years of enactment of this bill.

The BLM shall submit the survey to the offices for approval and, within 60 days of receiving it, they shall determine whether to approve it.

Surveys of individual parcels in the affected area shall be conducted according to the requirements for the survey of the South Bank boundary line. A survey of such a parcel shall be approved or disapproved by the offices within 60 days of receipt.

The survey for identifying the South Bank boundary line and any survey of an individual parcel shall not be submitted to the BLM for approval.

After a survey for an individual parcel has been approved, the offices shall submit to the BLM:

  • a notice of the approval of such survey, and
  • a copy of such survey and any field notes related to the parcel.
]]> Red River Gradient Boundary Survey Act Display Title Red River Gradient Boundary Survey Act Official Title as Introduced To survey the gradient boundary along the Red River in the States of Oklahoma and Texas, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Red River Gradient Boundary Survey Act Introduced in House 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr6479ih/xml/BILLS-114hr6479ih.xml 2016-12-15 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.