United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2223 (105th)
Education Land Grant Act
Introduced
23 July 1997
Last action
9 September 1998 · Reported
Status
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 105-693.
Sponsors
Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5], Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3], Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV], Rep. Riggs, Frank [R-CA-1], Rep. Hansen, James V. [R-UT-1], Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC], Rep. Gibbons, Jim [R-NV-2]
Subjects
Environment, Education
Source updated
21 August 2025
Summary
Education Land Grant Act - Amends the Recreation and Public Purposes Act to provide for the disposal of national forest lands (currently, only public lands) to a State, territory, county, municipality, or other State, territorial, or Federal instrumentality or political subdivision, including to a local education agency (LEA) for an elementary or secondary school, including a public charter school. Makes such Act inapplicable to lands in: (1) the National Park System; (2) the National Wildlife Refuge System; (3) the National Wilderness Preservation System; (4) the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; (5) the National Trails System; (6) any Bureau of Land Management area of critical environmental concern; and (7) any national recreation area. Requires the Secretary of the Interior, upon receipt of an application from a duly qualified LEA that is seeking conveyance of land for use for a school, to: (1) notify the applicant of such receipt before the end of the ten-day period beginning on the date of receipt; and (2) before the end of the 60-day period beginning on such date, determine whether or not to convey such land and to notify the applicant of that determination, or report to the Congress and the applicant the reasons that determination has not been made.
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Timeline
23 July 1997
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
23 July 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
23 July 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
28 July 1997
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.
Source: Committee
24 February 1998
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
24 February 1998
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H540)
Source: IntroReferral
21 May 1998
Committee
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Source: Committee
21 May 1998
Committee
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
22 July 1998
Reported
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Source: Committee
22 July 1998
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
22 July 1998
Committee
Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health Discharged.
Source: Committee
9 September 1998
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 105-693.
Source: Committee
9 September 1998
Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 392.
Source: Calendars
9 September 1998
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 105-693.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Reported in House · 9 September 1998 · Download file
- Introduced in House · 23 July 1997 · Download file
Documents
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Reported in House (text)
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Reported in House (text)
Reported in House · EN · 9 September 1998
Reported in House (PDF)
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Reported to House with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 9 September 1998
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 23 July 1997
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Sponsors
- Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Riggs, Frank [R-CA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hansen, James V. [R-UT-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gibbons, Jim [R-NV-2] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/2223
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2223
- us · 105-hr-2223 · source updated 21 August 2025