Advancing Conservation and Education Act

Summary

Advancing Conservation and Education Act This bill allows the states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, or Wyoming (western states) to relinquish state land grant parcels wholly or primarily within eligible areas and select, in exchange, public land within the state. The bill defines "eligible areas" as lands within the outer boundaries of units or components of the National Park, National Wilderness Preservation, National Wildlife Refuge, or National Landscape Conservation Systems, areas identified by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) of the Department of the Interior as having wilderness characteristics, certain designated lands within the National Forest System or administered by the BLM, and sentinel landscapes designated by the Department of Agriculture, Department of Defense, or Interior. Interior shall create a process for the relinquishment of such parcels. A western state may select, and Interior may convey, lands that are mineral in character. The overall value of the state land grant parcels and the public land to be conveyed shall be equal. The bill sets forth requirements regarding hazardous materials on land conveyed, water rights, grazing permits, and road rights-of ways and other valid existing rights.

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Timeline

1. 6 November 2017

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 6 November 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 6 November 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 14 November 2017

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

   Source: Committee

5. 11 April 2018

   Reported

   Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

   Source: Committee

6. 11 April 2018

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

7. 11 April 2018

   Committee

   Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.

   Source: Committee

8. 25 June 2018

   Passed

   Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

   Source: Floor

9. 25 June 2018

   Passed

   On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5607-5610)

   Source: Floor

10. 25 June 2018

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5607-5610)

    Source: Floor

11. 25 June 2018

    Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4257.

    Source: Floor

12. 25 June 2018

    Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5607-5611)

    Source: Floor

13. 25 June 2018

    Floor

    Mr. Bishop (UT) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

    Source: Floor

14. 26 June 2018

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Referred in Senate · 26 June 2018 · Official file
• Engrossed in House · 25 June 2018 · Official file
• Introduced in House · 6 November 2017 · Official file

Documents

7 official files

• Referred in Senate (text)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 26 June 2018

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• Referred in Senate (PDF)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 26 June 2018

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• Engrossed in House (text)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 25 June 2018

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• Engrossed in House (PDF)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 25 June 2018

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 6 November 2017

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 6 November 2017

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 6 November 2017

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Sponsors

• Chris Stewart · R · Sponsor
• Jared Polis · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] · D · Cosponsor
• John Curtis · R · Cosponsor
• · sseg00 · Standing
• · hsii00 · Standing

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