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HR 5339 111th Congress House

Disposal of Excess Federal Lands Act of 2010

Official title: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to sell certain Federal lands in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Wyo… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to sell certain Federal lands in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming, previously identified as suitable for disposal, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 26, 2010 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources ArizonaColoradoIdahoLand transfers
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May 21, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
May 19, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
May 19, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 21, 2010

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Disposal of Excess Federal Lands Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to offer for disposal by competitive sale certain federal lands in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming, previously identified as suitable for disposal in the report submitted to Congress on May 27, 1997, pursuant to the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996. Requires such lands to be disposed of for not less than fair market value as determined by an independent appraiser.

Requires the deposit of all net proceeds from the sale of such lands into the Treasury for the reduction of the public debt.

Requires the Secretary to submit a report to Congress containing a list of any such federal lands that have not been sold and an update of such report, including an inventory of federal lands under the Secretary's administrative jurisdiction that are suitable for disposal.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 5
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McClintock, Tom
California · Jun 14, 2010
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Issa, Darrell
California · May 26, 2010
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Jordan, Jim
Ohio · May 26, 2010
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · May 26, 2010
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Calvert, Ken
California · May 19, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5339: Disposal of Excess Federal Lands Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5339/
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"H.R. 5339: Disposal of Excess Federal Lands Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5339/.
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H.R. 5339, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5339/.
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