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HR 3463 109th Congress House

Action Plan for Public Lands and Education Act of 2005

Official title: To authorize Western States to make selections of public land within their borders in lieu of receiving five per centum of the proceeds of the sale of public l… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To authorize Western States to make selections of public land within their borders in lieu of receiving five per centum of the proceeds of the sale of public land lying within said States as provided by their respective Enabling Acts.

Introduced: November 18, 2005 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources AlaskaArizonaCaliforniaColorado
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Economics and Public FinanceEducationElementary and secondary educationGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment trust fundsHawaiiIdahoImpact aidLand transfersMines and mineral resourcesMining claimsMontanaNevadaNew MexicoOregon
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 19, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8951-8952)
Aug 8, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
Aug 8, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Jul 27, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Jul 27, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 19, 2005

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8951-8952)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Action Plan for Public Lands and Education Act of 2005 - Makes grants of land to the following states in lieu of receiving, for the support of the common schools, five percent of the proceeds of the sales of federally land owned within such states which have not been sold by the United States as of July 1, 2005: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

Makes the amount of land granted to each state five percent of the number of acres of federally owned land within that state as of July 1, 2005. Requires land selected to be held in trust to be sold or leased and the proceeds to be used only for the support of public education.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3464 Related bill Action Plan for Public Lands and Education Act of 2005
  • S 2569 Identical bill Action Plan for Public Lands and Education Act of 2005
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 1
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Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Nov 18, 2005
CANTOR, ERIC
· Oct 28, 2005
SHADEGG, JOHN
· Oct 28, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3463: Action Plan for Public Lands and Education Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3463/
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"H.R. 3463: Action Plan for Public Lands and Education Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3463/.
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