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HR 4332 111th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources California Forests, forestry, trees Government liability Historical and cultural resources Land transfers Land use and conservation Mining Parks, recreation areas, trails Public contracts and procurement Watersheds Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Soledad Canyon High Desert, California Public Lands Conservation and Management Act of 2009

Introduced: December 16, 2009 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
Jan 13, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Jan 13, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Dec 16, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
Dec 16, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 16, 2009
Referred to House Natural Resources
Dec 16, 2009
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Soledad Canyon High Desert, California Public Lands Conservation and Management Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) cancel Bureau of Land Management (BLM) mineral contracts CA-20139 and CA-22901; and (2) withdraw the areas that were subject to such contracts from further mineral entry under all mineral leasing and sales authorities available to the Secretary.

Requires the holder of such contracts to receive specified compensation for the cancellation.

Deems: (1) any negotiated agreement between the Secretary and the contract holder as to the amount of compensation to be a compromise settlement of imminent litigation; and (2) judgment by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims to be final.

Directs the Secretary to offer for sale by competitive bidding specified lands identified for disposition near Victorville, California, and provides for the acquisition of environmentally sensitive land and interests with the proceeds of such sale.

What's happening now January 13, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1