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HR 1559 111th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Florida Land transfers Parks, recreation areas, trails

To provide for the resolution of several land ownership and related issues with respect to parcels of land located within the Everglades National Park.

Introduced: March 17, 2009 Introduced by: Diaz-Balart, Mario Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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Mar 23, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Mar 17, 2009
Introduced in House
Mar 17, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires the Secretary of the Interior, if the state of Florida offers to convey specific parcels of non-federal land within Florida and the offer is acceptable, to accept the offer and convey federal land within Everglades National Park identified as Tract A to the state.

Requires the land acquired by the Secretary through the exchange to become part of the Park. Requires the Secretary, if the Florida Power & Light Company offers to convey non-federal land within Florida identified as Tract D and the offer is acceptable, to accept the offer and convey to the Company the federal land identified as Tract B, along with a perpetual easement on a corridor of land contiguous to that tract for the purpose of vegetation management.

Requires the land acquired by the Secretary to become part of the Park.

Adjusts the boundaries of Everglades National Park upon the completion of the land exchanges authorized by this Act, including by removing the land conveyed out of federal ownership.

What's happening now March 23, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1559: To provide for the resolution of several land ownership and related issues with respect to parcels of land located within the Everglades National Park.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1559/
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"H.R. 1559: To provide for the resolution of several land ownership and related issues with respect to parcels of land located within the Everglades National Park.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1559/.
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H.R. 1559, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1559/.
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