LAND USE

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: provide for crop production on native sod (see S. 801), S2960 [24AP]

——— support maple syrup production research and education, sustainability of maple syrup resources, promotion of maple products, and access to lands for maple sugaring activities (see S. 879), S3158 [7MY] (see H.R. 1272), H1630 [19MR]

Anchorage, AK: provide for unencumbering of title to non-Federal land owned by the city for purposes of economic development by conveying Federal reversion interest to the city (see S. 182), S400 [30JA] (see H.R. 585), H413 [6FE]

Arizona: withdraw certain Federal lands and interests in Pima and Santa Cruz Counties from mining and mineral leasing laws (see H.R. 1183), H1426 [14MR]

Benjamin Harrison Society: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia to honor the patriots of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2420), H3758 [18JN]

BLM: prohibit land increase until centralized data-base of lands identified suitable for disposal by Resource Management Plans is publicly accessible via a website (see H.R. 2095), H2910 [22MY]

——— transfer certain public land to administrative jurisdiction of the Dept. of the Navy for inclusion in Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range in California (see H.R. 1691), H2246 [23AP]

Colorado: withdraw unleased public minerals in the Thompson Divide area from future oil and gas development while preserving existing private property rights for current leaseholders (see S. 651), S2328 [22MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: amend maximum enrollment and eligible land in the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 349), H222 [22JA]

——— authorize producers on a farm to produce fruits and vegetables for processing on the base acres of the farm (see S. 751), S2749 [17AP] (see H.R. 1610), H2124 [17AP]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain Federal land to Vancouver, WA (see H.R. 716), H546 [14FE]

——— develop a cadastre of Federal real property to assist with land management, conservation, and development and identify land that no longer needs to be federally owned (see H.R. 916), H815 [28FE]

——— establish an environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 49), H29 [3JA]

——— provide for Indian trust asset management reform (see S. 165), S329 [28JA] (see H.R. 409), H281 [23JA]

——— release reversionary interest in certain land conveyed to Oregon for establishment of Oregon State University Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center (see S. 1437), S6207 [1AU] (see H.R. 3366), H6901 [29OC]

——— withdraw and reserve certain public land for military uses (see S. 1309), S5708 [16JY]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct a study of economically beneficial uses of rights-of-way associated with certain highways (see H.R. 3048), H5398 [2AU]

FERC: remove authority to collect land use fees for land that has been sold, exchanged, or otherwise transferred from Federal ownership but that is subject to a power site reservation (see S. 564), S1853 [14MR]

Hawaiian Homes Commission Act: consent to certain amendments (see S.J. Res. 12), S2146 [21MR]

Idaho: provide for exchange of lands between the city of Ketchum and Blaine County School District (see H.R. 1142), H1396 [13MR]

Lyon County, NV: designate the Wovoka Wilderness and provide for certain land conveyances (see S. 159), S329 [28JA] (see H.R. 696), H545 [14FE]

Mining and mineral resources: clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes have authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation projects and acid mine remediation programs (see S. 222), S469 [4FE] (see H.R. 488), H342 [4FE]

——— facilitate remediation of abandoned hardrock mines (see S. 1443), S6207 [1AU] (see H.R. 2970), H5344 [1AU]

——— provide that production of all locatable minerals, concentrates, or derived products from mining claims located under general mining laws are subject to certain royalties (see H.R. 2467), H3988 [20JN]

Native Americans: facilitate development of energy on Indian lands by reducing Federal regulations that impede tribal development of Indian lands (see H.R. 1548), H1992 [12AP]

——— require tribes to demonstrate a substantial direct modern and aboriginal connection to certain lands to allow for gaming on such lands (see S. 477), S1229 [6MR]

Power resources: achieve domestic energy independence by empowering States to control development and production of all forms of energy on all available Federal land (see S. 1233), S5264 [26JN] (see H.R. 2511), H4078 [26JN]

Public lands: direct land management agencies to report on public access and egress to public lands for hunting, fishing, and recreation and use Land and Water Conservation Fund funds to secure such access (see S. 1554), S6960 [26SE]

Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act: extend (see H.R. 518), H370 [5FE]

——— reauthorize (see S. 659), S2328 [22MR] (see H.R. 3176), H5832 [25SE]

Taxation: allow a credit for qualified conservation contributions which include national scenic trails (see S. 1160), S4481 [13JN] (see H.R. 474), H341 [4FE]

——— allow taxpayers to assign another taxpayer the amount of unused charitable deduction for qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 2714), H4597 [17JY]

——— apply installment sales treatment to property acquired for conservation purposes by a State or local government or certain tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 48), H29 [3JA]

——— exclude from gross income gain from, and allow sale or grant of conservation easements for special estate tax valuation provisions for farm and other trade or business real property (see H.R. 2713), H4597 [17JY]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 526), S1710 [12MR] (see H.R. 2807), H5049 [24JY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: protect farmers and hunters from fines due to taking of migratory birds on agricultural fields by clarifying distinction between normal agricultural practices and baiting (see S. 1634), S7728 [31OC]

U.S. Sentencing Commission: establish penalties for causing environmental damage while cultivating marijuana or other controlled substances on Federal lands or trespassing on private property (see S. 1889), S9105 [20DE] (see H.R. 2735), H4724 [18JY]

Utah: authorize a land exchange between the Ute Indian Tribe and the State Institutional Trust Land Administration (see H.R. 356), H278 [23JA]

——— convey certain public land within the boundaries of Camp Williams to support training and readiness of the Utah National Guard (see S. 1732), S8186 [19NO] (see H.R. 462), H341 [4FE]

Winslow, AZ: remove use and disposal restrictions on certain property (see H.R. 3421), H6953 [30OC]

Remarks in House

Benjamin Harrison Society: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia to honor the patriots of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (H.R. 2420), E910 [18JN]

BLM: allow Dept. of Defense approval over any new land use activity that utilizes any research, development, test, and evaluation of land critical to national security, H3523, H3524 [13JN]

——— collaborate with Western States to prevent listing of sage-grouse as an endangered species, H7458 [4DE]

California: impact of budget sequestration on Kern and Fresno Counties relative to BLM cancellation of all oil and natural gas leases, H2668 [16MY]

Congressional Research Service: report showing U.S. oil and natural gas production down on Federal lands but increasing on private and State lands, H1802 [21MR], H1892 [10AP]

Corps of Engineers: prohibit funding to regulate farming, forestry, and ranching activities exempted under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H4358, H4359 [10JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: require a portion of land in Conservation Reserve Program be set aside for the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program and the Continuous Conservation Reserve Program, H3694 [18JN], H3863 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense: Defense Environmental Restoration Program-Formerly Used Defense Sites funding through reductions in Army research and development funding, H4914 [23JY]

Forest Service: permit States to allow nongovernmental entities to hold Forest Legacy Program conservation easements, H3899, H3900 [19JN]

Local government: reaffirm local stakeholder role in land management policies, H4587 [17JY]

Mining and mineral resources: require mining companies to pay a royalty for value of hardrock minerals mined on Federal lands and designate revenues for cleanup of abandoned hardrock mines, H5602, H5603 [18SE]

Montana: revitalize Forest Service forestlands and timber harvests, H1802 [21MR]

Native Americans: facilitate development of energy on Indian lands by reducing Federal regulations that impede tribal development of Indian lands, H7212, H7213 [19NO]

Power resources: promote use of natural gas, H5374 [2AU], H6695 [23OC]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: permit King Cove Native Corp., land conveyance in exchange for construction of single-lane gravel emergency road access through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, H514 [14FE]

Utah: authorize a land exchange between the Ute Indian Tribe and the State Institutional Trust Land Administration (H.R. 356), H2631, H2632 [15MY]

Zane, Denny: Westside Urban Forum (organization) John Leighton Chase Legacy Award recipient, E784 [4JN]

Remarks in Senate

Anchorage, AK: provide for unencumbering of title to non-Federal land owned by the city for purposes of economic development by conveying Federal reversion interest to the city (S. 182), S404 [30JA]

BLM: collaborate with Western States to prevent listing of sage-grouse as an endangered species, S2305 [22MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize producers on a farm to produce fruits and vegetables for processing on the base acres of the farm, S3732 [22MY]

Dept. of the Interior: facilitate new energy production on Federal lands and waters that are not currently open to development, S2124 [21MR]

——— release reversionary interest in certain land conveyed to Oregon for establishment of Oregon State University Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center (S. 1437), S6219 [1AU]

FERC: remove authority to collect land use fees for land that has been sold, exchanged, or otherwise transferred from Federal ownership but that is subject to a power site reservation (S. 564), S1856 [14MR]

Mining and mineral resources: facilitate remediation of abandoned hardrock mines (S. 1443), S6221 [1AU]

Native Americans: require tribes to demonstrate a substantial direct modern and aboriginal connection to certain lands to allow for gaming on such lands (S. 477), S1233 [6MR]

Real estate: discourage taking of private property to transfer to another private, nongovernmental use, S2305 [22MR]

Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act: reauthorize (S. 659), S2337 [22MR]

Taxation: make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (S. 526), S1711 [12MR]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: permit King Cove Native Corp., land conveyance in exchange for construction of single-lane gravel emergency road access through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, S493–S496 [7FE], S997 [28FE], S2543 [10AP]

U.S. Sentencing Commission: establish penalties for causing environmental damage while cultivating marijuana or other controlled substances on Federal lands or trespassing on private property (S. 1889), S9107 [20DE]

Reports filed

Anchorage Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 585) (H. Rept. 113–298), H8117 [16DE]

Clarify That Uncertified States and Indian Tribes Have Authority To Use Certain Payments for Noncoal Reclamation Projects and Acid Mine Remediation Programs: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 222) (S. Rept. 113–20), S2844 [22AP]

Hawaiian Homes Commission Act Amendments Consent: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S.J. Res. 12) (S. Rept. 113–76), S5687 [15JY]

Hill Creek Cultural Preservation and Energy Development Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 356) (H. Rept. 113–57), H2602 [14MY]

Lyon County Economic Development and Conservation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 159) (S. Rept. 113–94), S6327 [10SE]

Native American Energy Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1548) (H. Rept. 113–263), H6996 [12NO]

Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act Reauthorization: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 659) (S. Rept. 113–73), S5687 [15JY]

Utah National Guard Readiness Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 462) (H. Rept. 113–80), H2773 [17MY]

Texts of

H.R. 356, Hill Creek Cultural Preservation and Energy Development Act, H2631 [15MY]

S. 1437, Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center Land Conveyance Act, S6220 [1AU]

S. 1889, Protecting Lands Against Narcotics Trafficking (PLANT) Act, S9107 [20DE]

S.J. Res. 12, consent to certain amendments of Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, S2162 [21MR]