Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 2099
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Federal Land Management Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Nov 8, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
Nov 8, 2017
Latest Action
Nov 16, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
2099
Congress
115
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Kansas
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Federal Land Management Act of 2017

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA), upon request of the city of Old Town, Maine, to convey to the city without consideration lands that: (1) were conveyed by the federal government to the city under the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act by the deed dated June 5, 1941, and (2) are proposed for conveyance for the purpose of economic development.

The bill authorizes the USDA to sell or exchange 30 tracts of National Forest System land in Georgia totaling approximately 3,841 acres.

The bill designates specified federal lands in the Cherokee National Forest in Tennessee as wilderness and as additions to the National Wilderness Preservation System.

The bill requires specified lands in the George Washington National Forest (a part of the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests in Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky) to be: (1) incorporated in the Rough Mountain Wilderness, and (2) designated as a potential wilderness area for eventual incorporation in the Rich Hole Wilderness.

The bill authorizes USDA to sell specified federal land in Winn Parish, Louisiana. USDA shall convey a portion of that land to Collins Camp Properties, Inc.

The bill directs USDA to sell and quitclaim a parcel of real property, including improvements, located at 4500 Glenwood Drive in Riverside, California, consisting of approximately 8.75 acres and administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, to the Riverside Corona Resource Conservation District.

Text (2)
November 16, 2017
November 8, 2017
Actions (5)
11/16/2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 262.
11/16/2017
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Roberts without amendment. Without written report.
11/09/2017
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
11/08/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
11/08/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:39:23 PM