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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…

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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
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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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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4272: 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.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4272/
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"H.R. 4272: 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.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4272/.
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H.R. 4272, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4272/.
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[H.R. 4272: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4272/)
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