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HR 4423 113th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Budget deficits and national debt General public lands matters Land transfers

Acre in, Acre Out Act

Introduced: April 8, 2014 Introduced by: Griffith, H. Morgan Republican · Virginia See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 22, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
Apr 15, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
Apr 15, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
Apr 8, 2014
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Apr 8, 2014
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Acre in, Acre Out Act - Prescribes a new requirement for the acquisition of land by the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) that would result in a net increase of total land acreage under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), or the Forest Service. Requires the Secretary concerned to offer for sale an equal number of acres of federal land that is under the same jurisdictional status.

Exempts from this requirement any easements acquired to facilitate management of federal lands.

Requires land sold pursuant to this Act to be offered for sale: (1) at fair market value (based on local comparable sales); and (2) at a price reduced by 10% each month if the land is not sold or under contract six months after it was first offered for sale.

Declares that time periods during which such land is under contract or withdrawn from the market shall not be counted for price reduction purposes.

Requires all net proceeds from the sale of federal lands pursuant to this Act to be deposited directly into the Treasury for reduction of the public debt.

What's happening now April 22, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2