3.0.0 304 2022-11-01T13:49:24Z 2022-11-01T13:49:24Z House HR 2019-01-08 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 8, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GOSAR:H.R. 304.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 the power to dispose of andmake all needful rules and regulations respecting theterritory or other property belonging to the United States.By virtue of this enumerated power, Congress has governingauthority over the lands, territories, or other property ofthe United States- and with this authority Congress is vestedwith the power to all owners in fee, the ability to sell,lease, dispose, exchange, convey, or simply preserve land.The Supreme Court has described this enumerated grant as one``without limitation'' Kleppe v New Mexico, 426 U.S. 529,542-543 (1976) (``And while the furthest reaches of the powergranted by the Property Clause have not been definitelyresolved, we have repeatedly observed that the power over thepublic land thus entrusted to Congress is withoutlimitation.'') The exchange codified by this legislation isthus constitutional.[Page H286]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2019-02-05T18:12:09Z Referred to 2019-01-08T17:10:45Z John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act 116 47 S 2019-03-12 Became Public Law No: 116-9. Related bill CRS La Paz County Land Conveyance Act of 2019 116 54 S 2019-01-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Identical bill CRS La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act 116 7966 HR 2020-09-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Related bill CRS La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act 116 4475 S 2020-09-16 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-380. Related bill CRS 2019-02-05 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Committee 2019-01-08 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2019-01-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-01-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 N K000368 Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-2] Ann Kirkpatrick D AZ 2 2019-01-08 True L000589 Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] Debbie Lesko R AZ 8 2019-01-08 True S001183 Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6] David Schweikert R AZ 6 2019-01-08 True S001211 Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-9] Greg Stanton D AZ 9 2019-01-08 True B001302 Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] Andy Biggs R AZ 5 2019-01-08 True G000574 Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7] Ruben Gallego D AZ 7 2019-01-08 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Arizona Government liability Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Historical and cultural resources Indian lands and resources rights Land transfers Pollution liability Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2019-01-08 Introduced in House 2019-07-19T18:32:26Z La Paz County Land Conveyance Act of 2019

This bill directs the Department of the Interior, after receiving a request from La Paz County, Arizona, to convey to the county 5,935 acres of specified federal land.

Interior shall exclude from such conveyance any federal land that contains significant cultural, environmental, wildlife, or recreational resources.

The federal land is withdrawn from the operation of U.S. mining and mineral leasing laws.

]]> La Paz County Land Conveyance Act Display Title La Paz County Land Conveyance Act Official Title as Introduced To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to La Paz County, Arizona, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced La Paz County Land Conveyance Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr304ih/xml/BILLS-116hr304ih.xml 2019-02-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public 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.