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Federal Land Management Act of 2017

USA115th CongressS-2099| Senate 
| Updated: 11/16/2017
Pat Roberts

Pat Roberts

Republican Senator

Kansas

Cosponsors (1)
Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Federal Land Management Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA), upon request of the city of Old Town, Maine, to convey to the city without consideration lands that: (1) were conveyed by the federal government to the city under the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act by the deed dated June 5, 1941, and (2) are proposed for conveyance for the purpose of economic development. The bill authorizes the USDA to sell or exchange 30 tracts of National Forest System land in Georgia totaling approximately 3,841 acres. The bill designates specified federal lands in the Cherokee National Forest in Tennessee as wilderness and as additions to the National Wilderness Preservation System. The bill requires specified lands in the George Washington National Forest (a part of the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests in Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky) to be: (1) incorporated in the Rough Mountain Wilderness, and (2) designated as a potential wilderness area for eventual incorporation in the Rich Hole Wilderness. The bill authorizes USDA to sell specified federal land in Winn Parish, Louisiana. USDA shall convey a portion of that land to Collins Camp Properties, Inc. The bill directs USDA to sell and quitclaim a parcel of real property, including improvements, located at 4500 Glenwood Drive in Riverside, California, consisting of approximately 8.75 acres and administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, to the Riverside Corona Resource Conservation District.

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Timeline
Nov 8, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Nov 8, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Nov 9, 2017
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Nov 16, 2017
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Roberts without amendment. Without written report.
Nov 16, 2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 262.
  • November 8, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 8, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • November 9, 2017
    Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.


  • November 16, 2017
    Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Roberts without amendment. Without written report.


  • November 16, 2017
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 262.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • HR 115-2218: To expand the Big Laurel Branch Wilderness and Sampson Mountain Wilderness in the Cherokee National Forest in the State of Tennessee, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-973: A bill to designate as wilderness certain public land in the Cherokee National Forest in the State of Tennessee, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-3567: To authorize the purchase of a small parcel of Natural Resources Conservation Service property in Riverside, California, by the Riverside Corona Resource Conservation District, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-715: A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to release on behalf of the United States the condition that certain lands conveyed to the City of Old Town, Maine, be used for a municipal airport, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-2941: Kisatchie National Forest Land Conveyance Act
  • HR 115-1434: To authorize the sale of certain National Forest System land in the State of Georgia.
  • S 115-571: A bill to authorize the sale of certain National Forest System land in the State of Georgia.
  • HR 115-1177: Removing Outdated Restrictions to Allow for Job Growth Act
  • S 115-1975: A bill to designate additions to the Rich Hole Wilderness and the Rough Mountain Wilderness of the George Washington National Forest, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-2031: A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain National Forest System land within Kisatchie National Forest in the State of Louisiana.
CaliforniaEconomic developmentForests, forestry, treesGeorgiaLand transfersLouisianaMaineTennesseeVirginiaWater qualityWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Federal Land Management Act of 2017

USA115th CongressS-2099| Senate 
| Updated: 11/16/2017
Federal Land Management Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA), upon request of the city of Old Town, Maine, to convey to the city without consideration lands that: (1) were conveyed by the federal government to the city under the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act by the deed dated June 5, 1941, and (2) are proposed for conveyance for the purpose of economic development. The bill authorizes the USDA to sell or exchange 30 tracts of National Forest System land in Georgia totaling approximately 3,841 acres. The bill designates specified federal lands in the Cherokee National Forest in Tennessee as wilderness and as additions to the National Wilderness Preservation System. The bill requires specified lands in the George Washington National Forest (a part of the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests in Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky) to be: (1) incorporated in the Rough Mountain Wilderness, and (2) designated as a potential wilderness area for eventual incorporation in the Rich Hole Wilderness. The bill authorizes USDA to sell specified federal land in Winn Parish, Louisiana. USDA shall convey a portion of that land to Collins Camp Properties, Inc. The bill directs USDA to sell and quitclaim a parcel of real property, including improvements, located at 4500 Glenwood Drive in Riverside, California, consisting of approximately 8.75 acres and administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, to the Riverside Corona Resource Conservation District.

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Timeline
Nov 8, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Nov 8, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Nov 9, 2017
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Nov 16, 2017
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Roberts without amendment. Without written report.
Nov 16, 2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 262.
  • November 8, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 8, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • November 9, 2017
    Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.


  • November 16, 2017
    Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Roberts without amendment. Without written report.


  • November 16, 2017
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 262.
Pat Roberts

Pat Roberts

Republican Senator

Kansas

Cosponsors (1)
Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • HR 115-2218: To expand the Big Laurel Branch Wilderness and Sampson Mountain Wilderness in the Cherokee National Forest in the State of Tennessee, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-973: A bill to designate as wilderness certain public land in the Cherokee National Forest in the State of Tennessee, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-3567: To authorize the purchase of a small parcel of Natural Resources Conservation Service property in Riverside, California, by the Riverside Corona Resource Conservation District, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-715: A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to release on behalf of the United States the condition that certain lands conveyed to the City of Old Town, Maine, be used for a municipal airport, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-2941: Kisatchie National Forest Land Conveyance Act
  • HR 115-1434: To authorize the sale of certain National Forest System land in the State of Georgia.
  • S 115-571: A bill to authorize the sale of certain National Forest System land in the State of Georgia.
  • HR 115-1177: Removing Outdated Restrictions to Allow for Job Growth Act
  • S 115-1975: A bill to designate additions to the Rich Hole Wilderness and the Rough Mountain Wilderness of the George Washington National Forest, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-2031: A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain National Forest System land within Kisatchie National Forest in the State of Louisiana.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
CaliforniaEconomic developmentForests, forestry, treesGeorgiaLand transfersLouisianaMaineTennesseeVirginiaWater qualityWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats