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S 2354 110th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Agricultural conservation Agriculture and Food Animals Environmental Protection Habitat conservation Idaho Land transfers Water quality

A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 4 parcels of land from the Bureau of Land Management to the city of Twin Falls, Idaho.

Introduced: November 14, 2007 Introduced by: Crapo, Mike Republican · Idaho 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
Sep 16, 2008
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 981.
Sep 16, 2008
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with amendments. Without written report.
Sep 11, 2008
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Jul 16, 2008
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-603.
Nov 14, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Nov 14, 2007
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to convey four specified parcels of land in Twin Falls, Idaho, to the city of Twin Falls for use to support public purposes of the Auger Falls Project, including a limited agricultural exemption to allow for water quality and wildlife habitat improvements.

Prohibits the use of the conveyed land for residential or commercial purposes, except for the limited agricultural exemption described above.

Authorizes the Secretary to require additional terms and conditions as considered appropriate to protect U.S. interests.

Requires, if, the conveyed land is no longer used in accordance with this Act: (1) such land shall revert to the United States, at the discretion of the Secretary; and (2) if the Secretary chooses to have such land revert, and if it is environmentally contaminated, the city or any other person responsible for the contamination to remediate such contamination.

Requires the city to pay all survey and other administrative costs.

What's happening now September 16, 2008

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 981.

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