S 409 · 111th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2009

Introduced 2009-02-11· Sponsored by Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 279.(2010-03-02)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) accept a conveyance of non-federal land in Gila, Yavapai, Maricopa, Pinal, and Coconino Counties, Arizona, from Resolution Copper Mining, LLC (Resolution Copper); (2) convey to Resolution Copper certain federal land located in Pinal County, Arizona; (3) convey specified land in Pinal County to the town of Superior, Arizona; and (4) appraise lands exchanged or conveyed under this Act. Instructs Resolution Copper to surrender, without compensation, the rights held by it under mining and other U.S. laws to: (1) commercially extract minerals under Apache Leap or certain of the non-federal land in Pinal County (the Pond); and (2) disturb the surface of Apache Leap. Permits Resolution Copper to carry out mineral exploration activities under the Oak Flat withdrawal area by any method that will not disturb the surface of the area. Requires implementation of a management plan for Apache Leap. Makes lands acquired by the Secretary under this Act part of the National Forest within which the land is located. Requires Resolution Copper to make a specified payment to the Secretary to be us…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

S. 409, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2009

Feb 25, 2010

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on December 16, 2009</p>

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S. 409, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2009

Feb 25, 2010

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on December 16, 2009

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (1)

1 Republican