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Sierra National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2006

Introduced: January 26, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 26 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 1, 2006
Became Public Law No: 109-375.
Dec 1, 2006
Signed by President.
Nov 21, 2006
Presented to President.
Nov 13, 2006
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 13, 2006
On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by voice vote. (text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H8582)
Nov 13, 2006
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by voice vote.(text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H8582)
Nov 13, 2006
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 409.
Nov 13, 2006
Mr. Radanovich moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H8582-8583)
Sep 29, 2006
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 29, 2006
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 29, 2006
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 29, 2006
The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 29, 2006
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S10536; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S10536)
Apr 20, 2006
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 405.
Apr 20, 2006
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici under authority of the order of the Senate of 04/07/2006 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 109-243.
Mar 8, 2006
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Sep 21, 2005
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sep 20, 2005
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 20, 2005
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8117-8118)
Sep 20, 2005
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8117-8118)
Sep 20, 2005
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 409.
Sep 20, 2005
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8117-8118)
Sep 20, 2005
Mr. Renzi moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Feb 11, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Jan 26, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Jan 26, 2005
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 29, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Sierra National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey specified federal land in Mt. Diablo Meridian, California, in exchange for certain non-federal land in Mt. Diablo Meridian and a payment of $50,000, if the owner of such land offers to make such exchange during the year following enactment of this Act.

Requires that the recipient of the federal land convey all 160 acres of such land to the Sequoia Council of the Boy Scouts of America within 120 days after the date on which the recipient receives title to that land.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) manage the non-federal land received in accordance with the Weeks Act and any other laws, including regulations, applicable to the National Forest System; and (2) deposit the cash payment received into the fund established by the Sisk Act, to be expended for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands for the National Forest System in California.

Requires that the owner of the non-federal land pay to the Secretary all direct costs associated with processing the land exchange. Requires any such amounts received by the Secretary to be deposited in a cost collection account to be expended for the costs associated with the land exchange. Provides for the refund of any amounts remaining in such account after completion of the land exchange that are not needed to cover the expenses of such exchange.

Considers the boundaries of the Sierra National Forest to be its boundaries as of January 1, 1965.

States that, in accordance with a specified agreement entered into by the Forest Service, the Council, and the owner of the hydroelectric Project No. 67 and executed on April 17, 2006: (1) the Secretary shall grant an easement to the owner of Project No. 67; and (2) the Council shall grant a right of first refusal to that owner.

Requires the Council to provide to the owner of the project, under such terms and conditions as are agreed to by the Council and such owner, a right of first refusal to obtain the federal land, or a portion of such land, that the Council proposes to sell, transfer, or otherwise convey.

Instructs the Secretary, in exercising any discretion necessary to carry out this Act, to ensure that the public interest is well served.

Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to decrease the amount provided for carrying out the Biomass Commercial Use Grant Program and the Improved Biomass Use Grant Program for FY2007-FY2016.

What's happening now December 1, 2006

Became Public Law No: 109-375.

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