HR 1214 · 114th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

National Forest Small Tracts Act Amendments Act of 2015

Introduced 2015-03-03· Sponsored by Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2]· House

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Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.(2015-09-17)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2015-09-16
Roll #495
Yea 403Nay 0
Democrats
174 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
229 Yea·0 Nay
PassedHouse · 2015-09-16
Roll #495
Yea 403Nay 0
Democrats
174 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
229 Yea·0 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] National Forest Small Tracts Act Amendments Act of 2015 Amends the Small Tracts Act to permit the sale, exchange, or interchange under such Act of National Forest System (NFS) lands the sale or exchange of which is not practicable under any other authority of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) which have a value determined to be not more than $500,000. Includes as those lands permitted to be sold, exchanged, or interchanged under such Act: (1) parcels of 40 acres or less which are determined to be physically isolated, to be inaccessible, or to have lost their National Forest character; (2) parcels of 10 acres or less which are not eligible for conveyance under such Act, but which are encroached upon by permanent habitable improvements for which there is no evidence that the encroachment was intentional or negligent; or (3) parcels used as a cemetery, a landfill, or a sewage treatment plant under a special use authorization issued by the USDA. Requires any proceeds under this Act to be deposited in the special fund established under the Sisk Act and made available for: (1) the acquisition of land or interests in land for administrative sites for the NFS in the state from which the…

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H.R. 1214, National Forest Small Tracts Act Amendments Act of 2015

May 29, 2015

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 30, 2015

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Cosponsors (3)

1 Democrat2 Republicans