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HR 4272 108th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Easements Electric power transmission Energy Indian lands Land transfers Law Licenses Military bases Minorities Native Americans Public Lands and Natural Resources Relocation Washington State

To amend the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 to modify the terms and scope of a land exchange involving Fort Lewis, Washington, authorized between the Secretary of the Army and the Nisqually Tribe and affecting the interests of the Bonneville Power Administration.

Introduced: May 4, 2004 Introduced by: Smith, Adam Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
May 4, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
May 4, 2004
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 to modify the terms of an authorized land exchange involving Fort Lewis, Washington, between the Secretary of the Army and the Nisqually Tribe to: (1) authorize the Secretary of the Army to make such transfer to the Secretary of the Interior to hold in trust for the Tribe; (2) correct the acreage involved in the exchange; (3) consider such exchange a transfer (currently, a conveyance); (4) provide for the treatment of existing permit rights; and (5) direct the Secretary of the Interior to grant to the Bonneville Power Administration easements across the transferred property as necessary to relocate or reconnect power transmission facilities.

What's happening now June 2, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

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