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HR 5653 111th Congress House

Gold Hill-Wakamatsu Preservation Act

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the Gold Hill Ranch in Coloma, California.

Introduced: June 30, 2010 Introduced by: McClintock, Tom Republican · California See on congress.gov
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Jul 6, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Jun 30, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jun 30, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 6, 2010

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Gold Hill-Wakamatsu Preservation Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to acquire the Gold Hill Ranch in Coloma, California, that was the location of the founding of Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Farm Colony in 1869.

Permits the acquisition of the land or interests in Gold Hill Ranch only from willing sellers by donation or by purchase with donated or appropriated funds.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4108 Related bill Gold Hill-Wakamatsu Preservation Act
  • S 1596 Related bill Gold Hill-Wakamatsu Preservation Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jun 30, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5653: Gold Hill-Wakamatsu Preservation Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5653/
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"H.R. 5653: Gold Hill-Wakamatsu Preservation Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5653/.
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H.R. 5653, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5653/.
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