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S. 1031 (104th)
A bill to transfer the lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management to the State in which the lands are located.
Introduced
13 July 1995
Last action
17 July 1995 · Referred
Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands.
Sponsors
Sen. Thomas, Craig [R-WY], Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY], Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT], Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID], Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK], Sen. Kempthorne, Dirk [R-ID], Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
24 March 2026
Summary
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to transfer all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to all lands and interests administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to the State in which such lands and interests are located, with the exception of the mineral interests underlying a surface estate held by the United States in trust for an Indian tribe. Allows a State to only either accept the offer of all such lands or to reject such offer. Directs each State receiving lands under this Act to: (1) honor valid existing leases and permits; and (2) respect all rights-of-way granted by the United States on such lands. Requires the validity and existence of a transferred mining claim to be determined and administered under State law, with exceptions for the holders of specified patents. Requires: (1) transferred designated wilderness lands to continue to be managed as wilderness; and (2) transferred military purpose lands to continue to be military purpose lands. Transfers the administration of the mineral interests on Indian lands from the BLM. Sets forth provisions concerning the transfer of all water rights associated with the lands to the State receiving such lands. Caps BLM obligations and expenditures.
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Timeline
13 July 1995
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
13 July 1995
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9913-9914)
Source: IntroReferral
13 July 1995
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
17 July 1995
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 13 July 1995 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Thomas, Craig [R-WY] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Kempthorne, Dirk [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
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Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-bill/1031
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/s/1031
- us · 104-s-1031 · source updated 24 March 2026