United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 496 (114th)
Alabama Hills National Scenic Area Establishment Act
Introduced
22 January 2015
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Status
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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Summary
Alabama Hills National Scenic Area Establishment Act Establishes the Alabama Hills National Scenic Area, comprised of approximately 18,610 acres of land in Inyo County, California. Directs the Department of the Interior to manage the area as a component of the National Landscape Conservation System. Permits Interior to acquire non-federal land within the area only through exchange, donation, or purchase from a willing seller. Withdraws the federal land within the area from: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. Directs Interior to take approximately 132 acres of federal land into trust for the benefit of the Lone-Pine Paiute Shoshone Tribe, excluding a specified right-of-way granted to the City of Los Angeles. Prohibits gaming on such land. Transfers administrative jurisdiction of approximately 40 acres of specified federal land from the U.S. Forest Service to the Bureau of Land Management. Authorizes Interior to sell the surface estate of specified federal land to Reginald Cook.
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11 official files
Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate · EN · 24 May 2016
Referred in Senate (PDF)
Referred in Senate · EN · 24 May 2016
Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 23 May 2016
Engrossed in House (PDF)
Engrossed in House · EN · 23 May 2016
Passed House amended
summary · EN · 23 May 2016
Reported in House (text)
Reported in House · EN · 19 May 2016
Reported in House (PDF)
Reported in House · EN · 19 May 2016
Reported to House with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 19 May 2016
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 22 January 2015
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 22 January 2015
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 22 January 2015
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/496
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/496