S 891 · 98th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Federal Land Retention Act of 1983

Introduced 1983-03-23· Sponsored by Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.(1983-03-23)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Federal Land Retention Act of 1983 - Requires Executive agencies to comply with specified inventory, public comment and review, and governmental notification procedures before offering Federal lands for sale. Requires that Federal lands included within specified public land systems be sold at fair market value only in accordance with this Act and only with congressional approval under the Federal Land Policy Management Act of 1976. Authorizes conveyances of specified Federal lands for recreational purposes to government units or nonprofit organizations at no cost or for up to 25 per cent fair market value without Congressional approval. Subjects such conveyance to specified conditions under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act of 1976.…

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Cosponsors (20)

14 Democrats6 Republicans
Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI]RI
Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI]RI
Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE]NE
Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD]MD
Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC]SC
Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT]VT
Sen. Pryor, David H. [D-AR]AR
Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA]PA
Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME]ME
Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]VT
Sen. Humphrey, Gordon J. [R-NH]NH
Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT]MT
Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI]WI
Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA]LA
Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH]OH
Sen. Zorinsky, Edward [D-NE]NE
Sen. Rudman, Warren [R-NH]NH
Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA]GA
Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI]MI
Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA]CA