3.0.0 5370 2022-10-28T01:46:01Z 2022-10-28T01:46:01Z House HR 2019-12-09 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 196 (Monday, December 9, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GOSAR:H.R. 5370.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 govememtningautghority 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. TheSupreme Court has described the enumerated grant as one``without limintation'' 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 wihtoutlimitation.'') The conveyance codified by this legislation isthus constitutional.[Page H9387]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2019-12-10T20:36:14Z Referred to 2019-12-09T17:00:36Z 2019-12-10 hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Committee 2019-12-09 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2019-12-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-12-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 N S001211 Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-9] Greg Stanton D AZ 9 2019-12-09 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Arizona Land transfers Public Lands and Natural Resources

00 2019-12-09 Introduced in House 2020-03-06T22:47:32Z This bill directs the General Services Administration (GSA), if the city of Prescott, Arizona, makes a written request to the GSA, to release, convey, and quitclaim, without monetary consideration, all rights, title, and interest of the United States in and to lands conveyed from the United States to the city pursuant to the quitclaim deed of August 8, 2002.

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