United States · Law · HR
H.R. 1213 (98th)
Public Lands and National Parks Act of 1983
Introduced
2 February 1983
Last action
31 October 1983 · President
Status
Became Public Law No: 98-141.
Sponsors
Rep. Seiberling, John F. [D-OH-14]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
24 March 2026
Summary
Public Lands and National Parks Act of 1983 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to convey specified land within the Effigy Mounds National Monuments in Iowa in exchange for land adjacent to the monument which shall be added to it. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire certain real property in Missouri in order to establish the Harry S. Truman National Historic Site. Authorizes the Secretary to make certain parts of such site available for the use of Margaret Truman Daniel. Authorizes appropriations for such purposes. Increases the authorizations of appropriations for land acquisition for: (1) the Cape Cod National Seashore in Massachusetts; (2) the Cape Lookout National Seashore in North Carolina; and (3) the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan. Increases the maximum authorization of appropriations allowed for land acquisition and development with respect to Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial in Ohio. Amends the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation Act of 1972 to increase from $100,000,000 to $120,000,000 the borrowing authority of the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation. Authorizes appropriations for the Corporation's operating and administrative expenses for FY 1984 through 1988. Prohibits significant changes in the development plan for the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Area and significant actions by the Corporation which relate to housing, any major structure, historic preservation, office space, or retail uses within the development area for 30 days after notice of any such changes or actions have been submitted to specified congressional committees, unless within such time period each such committee notifies the Corporation that it does not object to such changes or actions. Requires the Corporation to transmit to Congress an estimate, for each fiscal year, of the additional funds needed to carry out the development plan through FY 1990. Requires the Corporation to report annually to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on: (1) its actions to protect and enhance the significant historic and architectural values of structures under its jurisdiction; and (2) actions and issues relating to historic and architectural preservation in the upcoming fiscal year. Provides for the conveyance by the United States of its reverter and reserved mineral interests in certain lands in Florida to the State of Florida in exchange for conveyance to the United States of marketable title to other specified land in Florida. Requires the Secretary of the Interior, immediately upon receipt by the United States of such title to such land, to convey such land to Florida, but with the mineral rights and a right of reverter in such land to be held by the United States. Provides that the conveyance limitation under the Color-of-Title Act (which limits conveyances under such Act to a maximum of 160 acres) shall not apply to any patent claim filed under such Act for a specified parcel of land (described as Saint Helena Meridian) in Louisiana. Provides for the conveyance of certain Federal lands in the Sequoia National Forest in California to persons who submit written applications to the Secretary of Agriculture within five years after enactment of this Act. States that the purpose of such conveyance is the elimination of a conflict between the official cadastral survey and a private survey of certain lands known as the Hartland subdivision in the Sequoia National Forest. Revises the exterior boundaries of the San Juan and San Isabel National Forests in Colorado in order to provide for: (1) the consolidation of lands in such forests, lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, Montrose District, and lands acquired by the Bureau of Reclamation as part of the McPhee Dam and Reservoir; and (2) more efficient administration of such lands.
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Timeline
2 February 1983
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
2 February 1983
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
2 February 1983
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 February 1983
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and National Parks.
Source: Committee
15 February 1983
Committee
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Source: Committee
15 February 1983
Committee
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
15 February 1983
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
22 February 1983
Committee
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Source: Committee
23 February 1983
Reported
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Source: Committee
23 February 1983
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
2 March 1983
Calendars
Placed on Union Calendar No: 10.
Source: Calendars
2 March 1983
Reported
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Report No: 98-15.
Source: Committee
2 March 1983
Reported
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Report No: 98-15.
Source: Committee
8 March 1983
Passed
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Source: Floor
8 March 1983
Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Source: Floor
8 March 1983
Floor
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Source: Floor
10 March 1983
Introduced
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
7 April 1983
Committee
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Reserved Water. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-203.
Source: Committee
10 May 1983
Committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources received executive comment from Interior Department. Favorable.
Source: Committee
12 May 1983
Committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources received executive comment from Interior Department(Revised). Favorable.
Source: Committee
13 May 1983
Reported
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Source: Committee
20 May 1983
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 215.
Source: Calendars
20 May 1983
Reported
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator McClure with amendments. With written report No. 98-141.
Source: Committee
20 May 1983
Reported
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator McClure with amendments. With written report No. 98-141.
Source: Committee
6 October 1983
Floor
Considered by Senate.
Source: Floor
6 October 1983
Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
Source: Floor
20 October 1983
Passed
House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
20 October 1983
Passed
Resolving differences -- House actions: House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
Source: NotUsed
21 October 1983
Floor
Presented to President.
Source: Floor
21 October 1983
President
Presented to President.
Source: President
21 October 1983
Floor
Measure Signed in Senate.
Source: Floor
31 October 1983
Became law
Became Public Law No: 98-141.
Source: President
31 October 1983
Became law
Signed by President.
Source: BecameLaw
31 October 1983
President
Signed by President.
Source: President
Votes
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Documents
6 official files
Public Law (PDF)
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Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 1 November 1983
Passed Senate amended
summary · EN · 6 October 1983
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Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 20 May 1983
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Passed House amended
summary · EN · 8 March 1983
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Reported to House with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 2 March 1983
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 2 February 1983
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Sponsors
- Rep. Seiberling, John F. [D-OH-14] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → A bill to provide for the release of certain restrictions on the conveyance of certain lands conveyed to the State of Florida, and for other purposes.
- related to ← A bill to quiet title and possession with respect to a certain private land claim in Livingston Parish, Louisiana.
- related to ← A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain lands by exchange for addition to Effigy Mounds National Monument in the State of Iowa, and for other purposes.
- amends ← To increase the funds authorized for development of access and visitor facilities in the Congaree Swamp National Monument.
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/house-bill/1213
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- us · 98-hr-1213 · source updated 24 March 2026