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HR 4157 103th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Environmental Protection Federal-state relations Government Operations and Politics Land transfers Leases Licenses Mining claims Wilderness areas

To transfer the lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management to the State in which the lands are located.

Introduced: March 24, 1994 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 25, 1994
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Apr 27, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Mar 24, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 24, 1994
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1960)
Mar 24, 1994
Introduced in House
Mar 22, 1994
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1787-1788)
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires the Secretary of the Interior to offer to transfer all lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to the State in which such lands are located. Requires a State to accept or reject the total offer of all the lands. Makes the transfer effective on September 30, 1998.

Requires each State receiving such lands to honor valid existing leases, permits, and mining claims.

Restricts the transferred lands to public purpose use if they are not encumbered by a lease or permit. Reverts such lands to the United States if a State does not use them for public purposes.

Exempts BLM lands from transfer under this Act if they are: (1) wilderness; (2) wilderness study areas; (3) areas of critical environmental concern; or (4) determined by the Secretary to be too costly for the United States to decontaminate.

What's happening now May 25, 1994

Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1