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H.R. 4157 (103rd)

To transfer the lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management to the State in which the lands are located.

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Introduced

24 March 1994

Last action

25 May 1994 · Committee

Status

Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

Sponsors

Sen. Thomas, Craig [R-WY], Rep. Hansen, James V. [R-UT-1], Rep. Skeen, Joe [R-NM-2], Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO], Rep. Boehner, John A. [R-OH-8], Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41], Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-50], Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22], Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4], Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2], Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8], Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24], Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5], Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-8], Rep. Lewis, Jerry [R-CA-41], Rep. Livingston, Bob [R-LA-1], Rep. McCandless, Alfred A. (Al) [R-CA-44], Rep. McInnis, Scott [R-CO-3], Rep. Pombo, Richard W. [R-CA-11], Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS], Rep. Schaefer, Dan [R-CO-6], Rep. Smith, Robert [R-OR-2], Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3], Rep. Taylor, Charles H. [R-NC-11], Rep. Vucanovich, Barbara F. [R-NV-2], Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]

Subjects

Environment

Source updated

7 February 2024

Environment

Summary

Requires the Secretary of the Interior to offer to transfer all lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to the State in which such lands are located. Requires a State to accept or reject the total offer of all the lands. Makes the transfer effective on September 30, 1998. Requires each State receiving such lands to honor valid existing leases, permits, and mining claims. Restricts the transferred lands to public purpose use if they are not encumbered by a lease or permit. Reverts such lands to the United States if a State does not use them for public purposes. Exempts BLM lands from transfer under this Act if they are: (1) wilderness; (2) wilderness study areas; (3) areas of critical environmental concern; or (4) determined by the Secretary to be too costly for the United States to decontaminate.

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Timeline

  1. 22 March 1994

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1787-1788)

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 24 March 1994

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 24 March 1994

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1960)

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 24 March 1994

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 24 March 1994

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  6. 27 April 1994

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.

    Source: Committee

  7. 25 May 1994

    Committee

    Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

    Source: Committee

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